Speaking of his decision to go teetotal on Adam Buxton's podcast Lee Mack described how he set about finding the best alcohol free alternatives.
He apparently lined up and tasted 50 different beers and settled on Freedam and Lucky Saint. Both review well. Lee Mack was brought up in a pub environment and speaks with some authority on the subject, so they may well be worth a try ... if desperate
I've tried Lucky Saint and didn't like it at all, but it's a lager and I don't think they translate at all well to the alcohol free format. They lack the bite that you get from a hoppy beer and this makes the absence of alcohol much more apparent. Best ones I've found have been Run Wild IPA, Big Drop pale, Days pale ale and Guinness 0/0, all of which I've had quite a lot of over the last three or four months.
Guinnness 0 is probably the best alcohol free I’ve tried it tastes just as good as the real stuff. Admittedly only tried it in Ireland. It’s main draw to the other alternatives is it looks and smells like a real pint
Guinnness 0 is probably the best alcohol free I’ve tried it tastes just as good as the real stuff. Admittedly only tried it in Ireland. It’s main draw to the other alternatives is it looks and smells like a real pint
Had a couple of cans last night... At least as good as canned Guinness!
I quite like freedam as an alcohol free lager, and ghost ship for a bitter.
Normally have Becks 0 in pubs which is drinkable but would much rather have a pint so it's the same as the rest of the table, I'd maybe even carry on drinking if they have that... Mind you my local has some large bottles of Erdinger which is good
One of the best beers I’ve ever had. 8.5% though, so careful with this one. If you love your Hazy IPA’s and can’t get enough of it, this is the one, but it’s massive! It truly is a Double Hazy IPA.
On of the benefits of skiing in Vermont is you can get decent beer on the mountain. The beer that really kickstarted high quality craft brewing in New England.
A quick trip to Lawsons Finest Liquids, as they’re only a few miles from the bottom of the mountain. This place is much bigger than I expected. Here we have a Double Sunshine IPA with red grapefruit. Very pleasant, 8%.
Trillium Citra Dry Hopped Trillium - sour/wild ale - 6.4%. Very nice, up front acidity, but a really smooth finish. Big fan of sour IPAs, and although I think that technically this isn’t one, it’s definitely a favorite. It’s a shame they don’t have this in cans/bottles. Draft only.
My favourite is St Peters but Titanic isn't bad, though it tastes a bit artificial to me - there's no plum juice only plum flavouring in that one. That said, St Peters doesn't list any ingredient that would give it a plum flavour so I suspect it's similarly done but they just missed it off the list.
Another Lamplighter day, to pick up the first subscription beer for 2023. Tried this one on draft - Frida. Billed as a barrel aged Mexican hot chocolate stout. Definitely a stout, definitely chocolate. Definitely 11.7%. Not sure about the Mexican bit.
The Barrel Project - Volcano. A coffee sour. My curiosity got the better of me. I know sour espresso is a bad pour, so why would this work. It’s OK just for it’s sourness, and you know it’s coffee, but I wouldn’t do it again.
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He apparently lined up and tasted 50 different beers and settled on Freedam and Lucky Saint. Both review well. Lee Mack was brought up in a pub environment and speaks with some authority on the subject, so they may well be worth a try ... if desperate
Best ones I've found have been Run Wild IPA, Big Drop pale, Days pale ale and Guinness 0/0, all of which I've had quite a lot of over the last three or four months.
I quite like freedam as an alcohol free lager, and ghost ship for a bitter.
Normally have Becks 0 in pubs which is drinkable but would much rather have a pint so it's the same as the rest of the table, I'd maybe even carry on drinking if they have that... Mind you my local has some large bottles of Erdinger which is good
If you love your Hazy IPA’s and can’t get enough of it, this is the one, but it’s massive! It truly is a Double Hazy IPA.
This was very pleasant, a shame I only had one.
Petersfield is a very nice place to visit for a beer.
If so which is best?