Struggling with craving for a beer in the sunshine

[TinyTerror1]

Anyone else? Before I got pregnant I drank pretty regularly. I've been completely sober since 4+4 when I found out I was pregnant but this weather just makes me want to sit in the sun with a nice cold beer. It's driving me nuts

I am just like you OP! Gonna stock up on non-alcoholic beer and lemonade at the weekend.

I have tried Becks Blue. That was nice. I found the Budweiser's Prohibition Brew non-alcoholic beer drinkable as well.
I will also try the Heineken 0% since it has been mentioned a few times on this thread!

Brewdog Nanny State gets really ratings, must keep my eye out for it (haven't seen it in my local Tesco):
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/13/alcohol-free-beer-best-worst-taste-test-supermarket

Becks Blue is your friend!

and another vote for Becks blue!

Seems like I've got a lot of 'beers' to try! Thanks everyone for the recommendations, hopefully this will help get me through the summer without giving into the craving for real alcohol And definitely good to know I'm not the only one finding it a bit of a struggle!

I don't drink and the best alcohol free beers I've found are Bavaria and Budweiser alcohol free. I can't stand Becks Blue, Cobra 0% or Brewdog Nanny State, they're all too chemical tasting

Lol, the article I posted gave both the Bavaria and the Cobra 0/10!

Erdinger alcohol free weißbier.

Actually miles nicer than most regular beers.

OK we have beer covered, has anyone found a wine that is drinkable?

Becks Blue and lemonade is apparently a good compromise... contemplating it this weekend :)

I'd just have one - it wont do you any harm! I'm 18 weeks and I do have the odd bottle of beer, maybe once a fortnight or so. I might have one tonight thinking about it!

Another vote for Beck's Blue - but also half a pint won't do you any harm. Just make sure that you drink plenty of water and don't get dehydrated in the lovely sunshine.

Tesco do cans of 'low alcohol G&T' which are

I really dislike Becks blue, has a weird aftertaste. The Heineken 0% is pretty nice though.

Bavaria is the best non-alcoholic beer. Tastes 99% the same, and they also do a Radler (posh shandy) version which goes down a treat in this lovely weather. Not for nothing are they the supplier of NA beer for US soldiers stationed abroad.

I stopped drinking 8 months ago (developed epllepsy).

I don't like blue Becks. I find it has a weird taste and much prefer the Heineken version.

Occationally I will mix non and normal beer together so that I can join in with a few beers rather than just one.

You have loads of great beer recommendations but if anyone is craving an alcohol free G&T - Waitrose stocks a couple of lovely alcohol free guns. Not quite the real thing but close enough to scratch that itch in the third trimester!

I get Bavaria from Waitrose. love it. Tastes the same as any light alcoholic lager, but doesn't make you woolly headed. And only 50p a bottle!

I don’t drink even when I’m not pregnant, but every time I’ve been pregnant I’ve craved a beer. Totally random!

I'm off to Waitrose @ZaphodBeeblerox! Tried Tesco's one and it was just wrong! Too fake tasting. I will remain hopeful for the Waitrose one

The only alcohol free beer I've found that tastes remotely like beer is bitburger.

Becks blue is vile.

If I've fancied a drink I've just had one to be honest, thoroughly enjoyed an ice cold Bud in the garden last night 😀

sashh no there are no wines which are remotely drinkable without alcohol in them. That’s the million pound idea I reckon. A decent non alcoholic wine. Apparently there was a hardy’s one available last year in Tesco which was lovely but they didn’t produce much and didn’t expect it so be such a hit and now you can’t get it.
I’ve tried lots and yet to be even remotely convinced.

Really understand you! During pregnancy with DS my only craving was beer! I used to sit there sniffing at DP's bottles or make him order one so I could have just a sip. In the end I gave in to having a bitter-shandy a few times but it really didn't cut it and for me neither did any of the alcohol free ones. Becks Blue is by far the worst of the alcohol free beers and I think Nanny State I probably the better one I have tried.

I’d go for erdinger or franziskaner weissbeer. Both are really nice and can be found in Tesco or Sainsbury’s.

Personally not a fan of becks blue etc, but then I wouldn’t drink normal becks either so it’s just not to my taste.

I’m an ale drinker rather than a larger drinker, which is more difficult, I’d agree with the wheat beers being most tolerable.

Erdinger non alcoholic is lovely.

Erdinger for sure. I massively missed enjoying a beer in the sun and that was the closest to the real thing