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What is your favorite non-alcoholic beer? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago by FringeTheory999 to c/asklemmy

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I’ve gone on medication that makes drinking kind of problematic, but I really love beer of all kinds, IPAs, sours, etc. I like flavorful and varied beers. I’d like to try some interesting non-alcoholic options. What is your favorite non-alcoholic beer?

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[–] foggy 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Athletic brewing company has a a stout...that if they billed as an ESB would be amazingly convincing.

I swear to you, I am (or I guess used to be) a BJCP certified beer judge. (former) Cicerone ii

Athletic is the best out there for NA, that I've seen. And that stout... I was intrigued to see how you could make beery. And you can't. But... an ESBs flavor profile is, for all intents and purposes, a watered down (Still spritzy) dry stout.

I'll bet there are better for hopheads. Hell, I prefer lagunitas's NIPA offering more than athletics pale ale. So... yeah.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I read this twice and have no idea what you said.

[–] foggy 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

ESB means "extra special bitter," which is a beer style

One that BJCP judges need to know. They also need to know a variety of stouts. BJCP stands for beer judge certification program.

And cicerone is like sommelier.

Sommelier is like wine expert but certified.

Idk about wine, but cicerone has three levels.

Level 1 is trivial and about glassware and cleanliness and beer style general knowledge.

Level 2 is a bit more intense (identifying specific problems with a slightly imperfect beer)

Level 3, to me, is wizardry. It's like mouth-brain-beer turning completeness. Basically.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the rundown.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks! This helps. I really wish they made a decent non-alcoholic beer. I don’t drink alcohol by choice, but I love the taste of beer.

I tried a few non-alcoholic things that are local, but they are all pretty water downed tasting.

[–] blattrules 11 points 10 months ago

Guinness has the best NA stout because it tastes just like regular Guinness. When I had to stop drinking, I really missed this and none of the other NA stouts scratched the itch. Once this came out, I was really happy. Other than that, anything from Athletic Brewing Company is awesome. They have some good IPAs, their sour and gose options are really good, there’s a cerveza that tastes similar to negra modelo and a bunch of their seasonal offerings are really good. A big problem with a lot of NA beers is that they don’t get the carbonation right (brew dog has some good tasting ones, but their carbonation is no good). Athletic nails it. After that I’d say Brooklyn Brewing and Partake both have a few really solid ones; just pick whatever looks interesting from them and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've never had a NA beer, so this is kind of a joke answer, but I actually wonder it technically counts.

Root Beer?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

In the same vein- Ginger Beer. Specifically the great Jamaican brand in the yellow labeled bottles

[–] CombatWombatEsq 8 points 10 months ago

I love Athletic Brewing Company. Their Oktoberfest is very good, and their Blueberry Lemon Mango sour is my favorite NA beer on the market. I also really like Best Day, especially their Kolsch.

[–] boyago 7 points 10 months ago

Agree with everyone on Athletic I like their upside dawn golden. I also like Black Butte Port which is a NA I’ve only seen at BiMart of all places. I go through a lot of the Claushaller dry hopped.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Guinness 0 is remarkably good I have to say.

[–] satanmat 5 points 10 months ago

So far the Athletic IPA

Solid hops hit. It’s a bit thin in the mouth feel. But the. Hops hit home.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Another mention of Athletic, sours for me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For IPAs: Brooklyn Special Effects and BrewDog Punk AF

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I agree with BrewDog Punk AF. It has the mouthfeel of a real IPA.

[–] CoffeeJunkie 4 points 10 months ago

Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher is fantastic, but it's not trying to be a beer or anything.

Lagunitas IPNA tastes fucking awful, DO NOT BUY.

Brew Dog NAs are great.

All Athletic Brewing offerings are great as well!

[–] frosty99c 4 points 10 months ago

I had a NA Guinness Stout that I really enjoyed. Had I not followed it up with an actual Guinness, I may have been convinced it was the real thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Clausthaler Dry-Hopped (the brown bottle, not the green). It actually tastes like a beer.

[–] RizzRustbolt 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Anything root!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I make my own! From real roots!

[–] kometes 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0 -- really scratches the lager itch.
Sam Adams, Just The Haze -- my fav NA IPA
Athletic Brewing Company -- many offerings but Upside Dawn Golden is my favorite.

[–] SpaceNoodle 3 points 10 months ago

Fremont Brewing Non-Alcoholic IPA. Tastes real.

Guinness 0 is surprisingly good as well.

[–] Nolvamia 2 points 10 months ago

For the Aussies: Free Time Pale Ale

https://bridgeroadbrewers.com.au/products/free-time-alcohol-free-pale-ale

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Non-alcoholic beer makes my brain go crazy. I do not like it at all. WHERE IS THE JUICE?!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some of us really like beer but don't want the juice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I dig it. I wish I never tasted the sweet nectar of the juice.

[–] Jay212127 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I actually prefer malt drinks like Barbican. For me it is significantly cheaper than NA lager. I also like the flavored Barbicans (pomegranate) but they're closer to a soft drink than a NA Radler.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Aren't all non alcoholic drinks "soft drinks"?

[–] Jay212127 1 points 10 months ago

Fair, taste more like a pop

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Molson Excel. I'm a recovered alcoholic, and it does it for me. There are some nice other options, but I go through so many of the Excels.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Spicy virgin bloody mary

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Alcohol free Guinness was amazing, until Celiac ruled that out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Came here to suggest the Guinness 0, it's so good and practically indistinguishable from the standard stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If they'll ship to wherever you are, you should give Mash Gang a try. My personal favourite is a fruited west-coast IPA, but mostly I just like that they're constantly trying new things. Since giving up alcohol, it's the closest I've gotten to that feeling of trying a bunch of crazy craft beers and not knowing exactly what you're about to get.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Non-alcoholic beer has come along in leaps and bounds and there are many very drinkable beverages available now.

For the past 2 years, I've bought a non-alc beer Advent Calendar, which is basically a case of beer with perforated "doors" that you get a can from for the first 24 days of December and then about 4 cans for 25 December itself. Only one or two that I didn't like enough to not drink them and several I thought were amazing.

As I live in Australia, the majority are from here. There were some from the US and Europe, though. Some that spring to mind are : Athletic, Løwlander, Vandestreek, Sheep in Wolf's Clothing, Bravus, Big Drop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where did you get that from? I quit last year so when I'm in the mood just grab whatever my IGA has.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This most recent one was from Craftzero.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ooh thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

You're welcome!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Brewdog does some really good NA beers

[–] ShunkW 1 points 10 months ago

I hate the company for various reasons, but they do make some of the best NA beers.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Lagunitas IPNA

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Dr Pepper.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Piss