If beer had no alcohol...

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Das_Reh, Jan 5, 2015.

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Would you still drink beer if it had no alcohol, but was the same in every other way?

  1. Yes, and more frequently.

    81 vote(s)
    23.9%

  2. Yes, I'd drink the same amount.

    51 vote(s)
    15.0%

  3. Yes, but less often.

    128 vote(s)
    37.8%

  4. No, what's the point without alcohol?

    79 vote(s)
    23.3%
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  1. Das_Reh

    Das_Reh Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Florida

    But tasted the same, aged the same, and smelled the same, would you still drink it?
     
    #1 Das_Reh, Jan 5, 2015
  2. EveningCordial

    EveningCordial Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2014 New Jersey

    Id prob be more into wine or bourbon then. It's not all about the buzz, but it definitely plays the biggest role.
     
    #2 EveningCordial, Jan 5, 2015
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  3. craft_is_king

    craft_is_king Pundit (773) Jul 24, 2014 California

    I would drink but would spend a lot less money and drink less
     
    #3 craft_is_king, Jan 5, 2015
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  4. Uniobrew31

    Uniobrew31 Pooh-Bah (1,567) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Not as much. Hey, I like milkshakes too but I never drink six in one sitting!
     
    #4 Uniobrew31, Jan 5, 2015
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  5. deford

    deford Pooh-Bah (1,559) Nov 11, 2013 California
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Without alcohol it'd be a lot less expensive, but with all those calories and no buzz...I don't know. I don't drink too much chocolate milk or lemonade or anything else that tastes like some of my favorite beers now, so....prolly not.
     
    #5 deford, Jan 5, 2015
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  6. Boverhof3

    Boverhof3 Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2006 Michigan

    I'd drink coffee instead.
     
    #6 Boverhof3, Jan 5, 2015
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  7. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    Not as much, I'd probably treat it the same way I do gourmet coffee and really rich desserts, as a guilty pleasure
     
    #7 TonyLema1, Jan 5, 2015
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  8. misternebbie

    misternebbie Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2014 Pennsylvania

    non or low alcohol have been around since Moses wore short pants. I remember as a kid drinking Near Beer which was sold in the soda pop cooler and lack much if any flavor! Its the brewing process that drives the way a beer tastes, if you find a way to make a non alcohol beer taste like an Imperial Stout, you would be beyond wealthy
     
    #8 misternebbie, Jan 5, 2015
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  9. Drew26

    Drew26 Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2012 Wisconsin

    If the sun provided no heat... but really, would probably drink less. Buzz isn't the most important thing but a solid side effect
     
    #9 Drew26, Jan 5, 2015
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  10. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Beer without alcohol is out there. It sucks. And if it was the only beer out there, I wouldn't be drinking beer.
     
    #10 otispdriftwood, Jan 5, 2015
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  11. kscaldef

    kscaldef Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2010 Oregon

    Yeah, it's an worthwhile technical question... does no alcohol actually mean without those calories as well? Same taste, but no alcohol and no calories, I'd absolutely drink more. No alcohol but still all the calories, the same or maybe a bit less.
     
    #11 kscaldef, Jan 5, 2015
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  12. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    I love getting a rock solid buzz and I'm proud of it
     
    #12 hopnado, Jan 5, 2015
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  13. Jsmick

    Jsmick Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2013 New Hampshire

    Alcohol makes it difficult for me to sleep (I'm cursed, I know), so I'd definitely be drinking it more often.
     
    #13 Jsmick, Jan 5, 2015
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  14. DelMontiac

    DelMontiac Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 Oklahoma

    I would not be very interested in beer without alcohol. The reason I choose craft beer is because it is a superior transport material for alcohol involving all the senses, but that's just like, my opinion, man.
     
    #14 DelMontiac, Jan 5, 2015
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  15. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    ....it wouldn't be beer
     
    #15 rozzom, Jan 5, 2015
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  16. TheNightwatchman

    TheNightwatchman Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I would. I wouldn't drink it now if I didn't think it tasted great. I'd probably drink it a bit less though, because I don't go out to the bar to stay completely sober. If beer didn't have alcohol, I'd have to drink something else at the bar.
     
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  17. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    I'm going to keep it real, I'd drink the same amount as I do now.
     
    #17 Shroud0fdoom, Jan 5, 2015
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  18. Das_Reh

    Das_Reh Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Florida

    You're all missing the point of the poll... I'm saying it would be alcohol free, but retain ALL of it's qualities, such as taste and aroma. It wouldn't be near-beer or taste like Sharp's or anything. It would cost less and have fewer calories of course. If beer were the same yet somehow alcohol free, would you still buy and drink it? Surely taste comes before the buzz...?

    Personally, if this were the case, I'd never buy soft drinks ever again.
     
    #18 Das_Reh, Jan 5, 2015
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  19. JayORear

    JayORear Grand Pooh-Bah (3,058) Feb 22, 2012 California
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    Another perspective is that you're missing the point: alcohol is a part of the taste of beer, inextricably linked. You really couldn't have an alcohol-free beer taste like beer.
     
    #19 JayORear, Jan 5, 2015
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  20. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    I bet there would be a lot of Belgian monks strongly rethinking their faith
     
    #20 hopnado, Jan 5, 2015
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