Susan Wachob

Hi folks-

For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.

We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?

Thanks-

Susan

Juangrande1

Please try Jupiler NA if in Brugge/Ghent/Flanders. An amber delight!

nightjar

"Susan Wachob" wrote in message
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    > Hi folks-
    > For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
    > the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.
    > We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
    > London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
    > common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?

In Britain, simply ask for an alcohol free beer. The chances are that you
will be offered Kaliber, but there are a few pleasant surprises around.

Colin Bignell

Wessie

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    >
    > Hi folks-
    >
    > For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
    > the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.
    >
    > We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
    > London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
    > common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?

this one is widely available in the UK
http://www.clausthaler.com/ealkoholfreiindex.html

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nightjar

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    > Susan Wachob wrote in news:3E682756.468D2DA7
    > @swachob.com:
    > >
    > > Hi folks-
    > >
    > > For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
    > > the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.
    > >
    > > We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
    > > London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
    > > common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?
    > this one is widely available in the UK
    > http://www.clausthaler.com/ealkoholfreiindex.html

Technically Clausthaler is a low alcohol beer, rather than alcohol free.
That improves the taste, while still making it suitable for drivers to
drink. However, if there are medical or religious reasons to avoid alcohol,
even a small amount may be important. The best of the alcohol free beers was
the first, made by Ruddles when the big breweries all told an Arab customer,
who wanted it for foreign workers, that alcohol free beer was not possible.
It used to be sold in motorway service areas, however, I've not seen it
around for decades.

Colin Bignell

Colin Bignell

Sebastiaan

"Susan Wachob" schreef in bericht
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    > Hi folks-
    > For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
    > the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.
    > We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
    > London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
    > common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?
    > Thanks-
    > Susan

Hi,

in holland almost every restaurant or bar has at least one non-alcoholic
beer, not that I like them but that doesn't matter.

Mike O'Sullivan

"Susan Wachob" wrote in message
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    > Hi folks-
    > For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
    > the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.
    > We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
    > London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
    > common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?

In France there's a brand called Buckler.

Michael Leahy

The Belgian brewer Boon (pronounced bone) makes or used to make a nice
low-alcohol beer called Lembeeks, after the village it is brewed in. But
it's very hard to find.

http://www.hotels-in-brussels.com/belgian_beer.html


Susan Wachob wrote in message
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    > Hi folks-
    > For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
    > the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.
    > We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
    > London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
    > common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?
    > Thanks-
    > Susan

Forrest

I have read the various replies several of which give useful answers but
some seem to be from people who do not drink it regularly.

I do drink it regularly.

Kaliber is indeed the commonest in the UK and in my opinion the worst.

Claustaller is indeed officially ""less than 0.5 percent" and therefore "low
alcohol". But in other countries that is called "sans alcool" or
"alkoholfrei". So it is really comparable - but Kaliber appears to claim
"zero".

However the best in my view is Bitburger Drive. It is sold in the UK and we
drink it at home but it is not very common.

In France I drink Tourtel which is only a little less good than Bitburger.
Buckler seems to be a case of Gresham's law in France - the less good
driving out the best. But it's still better than Kaliber.

I have been waiting for customs at Dover pulling me over and pouncing on my
imports (for personal use) of non-alcoholic beer.

To summarise my pecking order is:

Bitburger Drive if you can get it (which you can in principle in UK and
Germany).
Claustaller (unless the idea of 0.5 pc is too much)
Tourtel which you can get with increasing difficulty in France (and I expect
Belgium).
Buckler

Kaliber (in extremis).

Michael Forrest

"Susan Wachob" wrote in message
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    > Hi folks-
    > For various reasons, my traveling partner cannot drink beer though likes
    > the flavor and often drinks non-alcoholic "beer" in the US.
    > We'll be traveling to Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales and a few days in
    > London. What non-alcoholic beers are available in those places? Are they
    > common or an unusual item for restaurants or bars to carry?
    > Thanks-
    > Susan