Speights in the UK?
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Is this the bit where I admit I virtually never drink alcohol anymore...
I occasionally have alcohol free beer (Erdinger is actually very good)
I generally avoid consuming calories in liquid form nowadays and I never want to get drunk so I find a nice low alcohol beer actually works better for me.
Will still have grog on occasion (I haven't banned myself from it or anything just don't want it) but it was always mainly for work with clients.
That's why I liked getting a few bottles of Monteiths, 3 bottles would last me like 6 months as I really only wanted a taster every now and then
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@Davesofthunder said in Speights in the UK?:
I occasionally have alcohol free beer (Erdinger is actually very good)
I was speaking to someone who has had to give up drinking for health reasons and he mentioned that, as well as a Russian beer he has been drinking, said both were good, he also has a no alcohol Gin (that he said is more expensive than normal gin!)
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@taniwharugby said in Speights in the UK?:
@Davesofthunder said in Speights in the UK?:
I occasionally have alcohol free beer (Erdinger is actually very good)
I was speaking to someone who has had to give up drinking for health reasons and he mentioned that, as well as a Russian beer he has been drinking, said both were good, he also has a no alcohol Gin (that he said is more expensive than normal gin!)
I want to try that just so I can say I have.....but fuck spending 50 or 60 bucks for it !
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@Davesofthunder shipyard ipa zero is also good, as well as the guiness before it was recalled.
Avoid brewdog zeros, leffe zero, peroni zero.
When you really fancy a beer tho due to thirst / heat, Heineken zero is hands down winner.
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@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@Davesofthunder shipyard ipa zero is also good, as well as the guiness before it was recalled.
Avoid brewdog zeros, leffe zero, peroni zero.
When you really fancy a beer tho due to thirst / heat, Heineken zero is hands down winner.
Being in that state for many months in Sydney fooled me into thinking Tooheys New was a good beer.
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@Davesofthunder said in Speights in the UK?:
Is this the bit where I admit I virtually never drink alcohol anymore...
I occasionally have alcohol free beer (Erdinger is actually very good)
I generally avoid consuming calories in liquid form nowadays and I never want to get drunk so I find a nice low alcohol beer actually works better for me.
Will still have grog on occasion (I haven't banned myself from it or anything just don't want it) but it was always mainly for work with clients.
That's why I liked getting a few bottles of Monteiths, 3 bottles would last me like 6 months as I really only wanted a taster every now and then
mods. ban hammer!! this is obviously a bot
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@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@Davesofthunder shipyard ipa zero is also good, as well as the guiness before it was recalled.
Avoid brewdog zeros, leffe zero, peroni zero.
When you really fancy a beer tho due to thirst / heat, Heineken zero is hands down winner.
I found BrewDog Nanny-State to be a remarkably drinkable super-low booze option, when I was on a ride around the countryside but had to stop in somewhere to watch morning-hours rugby.
That was the one and only time I ever had it though, so... small sample size. -
My mate owns Hawkesbury Brewing Co here in Sydney, they do a zero-alcohol beer which is different in process from the others. They actually brew the beer then take the alcohol out, or something like that.
Beer is called Hawkesbury Prohibition Pale Ale.
http://hawkesburybrewingco.com.au/prohibition-pale-ale/
No idea if it's any good, cos no-alcohol.
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@voodoo said in Speights in the UK?:
My mate owns Hawkesbury Brewing Co here in Sydney, they do a zero-alcohol beer which is different in process from the others. They actually brew the beer then take the alcohol out, or something like that.
Beer is called Hawkesbury Prohibition Pale Ale.
> No idea if it's any good, cos no-alcohol.
doubtful
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@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@Davesofthunder shipyard ipa zero is also good, as well as the guiness before it was recalled.
Avoid brewdog zeros, leffe zero, peroni zero.
When you really fancy a beer tho due to thirst / heat, Heineken zero is hands down winner.
Is the shipyard one the citrus one? That was the best I tried by a country mile in Jan. The others all had a weird pungent aftertaste.
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Disagree about the no alcohol gin. The Seedlip ones are excellent. I found them great to alternate with when having a session on G&Ts. Just as refreshing as a real one, just missing the buzz, but if you have a couple of real ones then one of these then start again you hardly notice.
Drinking isn't all about getting smashed.
Same with the beers. Those 0% ones are worthless. Find something else to drink. But something less than a unit is a good option. Tastes like beer but you'd have to chug them back rapidly to get pissed. If starting on a long arvo/evening they are great to kick off with. Can always have something stronger along the line if you want. 2.5% seems to be the sweet spot.
Fugazi, Croucher, White Mischief, Small wonder, a Three Boys one that I can't remember the name, all excellent.
If you take a rubbish beer (or rather malt liquor) to start then remove the alcohol it removes the only good thing about it. -
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