Decent Non-Alcoholic Beer?

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  1. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    So, my wife is pregnant and really craving some beer. I offered up a couple of sours I have at 3-4%, but she wants to try an NA beer first.

    Is there such as thing as one that isn't unbearable?

    Cheers!

    (I didn't find a good thread on this in a search)
     
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  2. wesbray

    wesbray Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012 Canada (AB)

    Maisel Weisse and Weihenstephaner make decent alcohol free beers. Not sure if you get them in the US or not.
     
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  3. BeerBob

    BeerBob Initiate (0) May 30, 2002 Nebraska

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  4. ivorycannon

    ivorycannon Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2013 Indiana

    No such thing:grinning:
     
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  5. MarshallBirdhouse

    MarshallBirdhouse Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2013 Kentucky
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    I'm a real big fan of water personally
     
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    corbmoster Pundit (848) Dec 15, 2014 Texas
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    why.... just.... w... *shakes head.
     
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  7. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    I feel her pain... I was in the same situation from july 2013-march 2014. That being said, near beer sucks.
    she's already not eating most of her fav foods (no salad bars, undercooked meats/fish, unpasteurized cheeses......) so beer isn't that much more to avoid.
    Plan to give that fine lady a beer basket as a "push present".
     
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    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    This was my thought, so I figured I'd ask the peanut gallery :slight_smile:
     
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  10. BeerBob

    BeerBob Initiate (0) May 30, 2002 Nebraska

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    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    There are some Goya malt drinks that may act as half-assed substitutes. Otherwise, may I suggest does a good low ABV quality beer in crushed ice? What ever is left over, Dad can drink what ever is left if there is a huge worry? I used to this at the beach for a different reason. Any good low ABV beer I ever had was really beer, weighing in at close to 3.0 ABV or there abouts.
     
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  13. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    Alcohol free beer?...ain't nobody got time for that!
     
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  14. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    "The man who called it 'near beer' was a bad judge of distance." --- Philander Johnson
     
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  15. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Basically a decent alcohol free beer is an impossibility. That's because the alcohol isn't just a component which sits in the beer and which can be removed without disturbing the rest.It is in the way of being a canvas on which the flavours are painted. The "New Scientist" published a work on this some years ago.
    It is possible to find an NAB which is acceptable in its own right but isn't beer as we know it. Rather like instant coffee in relation to the fresh.
     
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    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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  17. GuitarIPA

    GuitarIPA Savant (1,229) Mar 24, 2013 Connecticut

    A&W
     
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  18. SaisonRichBiere

    SaisonRichBiere Pooh-Bah (2,033) Mar 23, 2011 Michigan
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    I really enjoy Malta once in a while. Big molasses, malt sugar flavors. Pretty much unfermented beer. Brewed with water, malt(sugar), yeast, hops. The only bummer is that it is sweet, and most varieties use a sugar syrup to boost the sugar. The result is a sweet stout type beer, with minimal or no alcohol. Technically a soft drink, but brewed nonetheless.
     
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  20. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    O'doul's really isn't that bad, for what it is.
     
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