Sometimes a non-alcoholic beer hits the spot, especially if it is during work hours. So which non-alcoholic beers are the best ones to reach for when you feel like having a beer without the alcohol?
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St. Pauli NA – a good crisp taste, not sweet like the majority of non-alcoholic beers and a bit of the skunky taste that is good and hard to find in a non-alcoholic beer. - Clausthaler – Crisp, clean and a little bitter. A tad sweeter that St. Pauli NA and therefore why it is #2.
- Kaliber – A product made by Guinness has to make the top 3; good flavor, smooth and has the familiar Guinness flavor.
- O’Douls Amber – being a Budweiser fan, this is a good tasting non-alcoholic beer with a few more calories than the others and worth it for the taste.
- O’Douls – still Budweiser and still good. A bit lighter, very drinkable and no sweet aftertaste like the others not on the top 5 list.
Others that were tried but failed, Beck Haake, Sharps, Buckler (Heineken), Pabst NA, Old Milwaukee NA and I think this list is long enough. Stick with the top 5 best non-alcoholic beers listed above and you will agree with me that they are the best.
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Wrong, #@*!’er.
#1 Coors N/A
#2 Busch N/A
#3 Odoul’s Amber
#4 and #5 do not exist. St. Pauli’s is the worst N/A beer on the planet. Extremely “sweet” aftertaste.
I retract that expletive. That was unjust. However, from a drinker’s perspective, a SERIOUS drinker’s perspective, not some bourgois liberal micro-kettle-amber-bock-oktober-scottish douche ale drinker, these three beers are the only drinkable ones on the market. Period. Everything else tastes like sweetwater gay-man Le Tigre piss. I gave up alcohol for lent, and I am a beer drinker. If you drink the macros on the steady like I do, only those three beers will make you happy. Anything else will have you spilling all of your friends’ blood out of the sheer anger that that sweet piss aftertaste inspires in the well-testicled man. For those who drink micros as their staple beer–just drink your own piss. It’ll save you money.
Where can you purchase O’douls Amber by 6 packs or case of cans in Muncie Indiana or the closest store from Muncie IN
Best N/A Beers?
Glad you asked .
Euro:
1) Paulaner – medium bodied warm hoppy / not bitter very welll rounded.
2) Erdinger (Wheat Hefeweizen) N/A (w/orange slice )amazing this is N/A
3) Warsteiner – Good clean fun love it.
4) Buckler – always a great bet . Very balanced little top refreshing but also packs full taste. ratchet it up with a slice of lemon
5) Kaliber- a fantastic dark beer alternative (Made by the Guinness people)
Domestic N/A:
1) Coors I don’t know why it always seems to be better than O’Douls to me and even though it’s a watery beer, it tastes closer to the original
2) O’Douls Amber- not bad
3)Haven’t tried the Busch.
4) Wish the Milwaukee’s Best came in bottles I could try them but the cans are okay.
You can get into N/A wines later. But since I’m passing through:
Ariel Vinyards – Cabernet – Almost fooled a friend with it
Ariel -white Zinfandel- nice in summer.
St Regis – Chardonnay or Cab
Ariel N/A champagne is awesome.
Great input. I have never tried an N/A wine. Interesting and a great addition to the post. Thanks!
It looks like the nearest Target store in Muncie, Indiana carries O’Douls Amber.
For me, the best N/A beer is :
CLAUSTHALER
Coors is the only Non Alkie beer I’ve ever liked. Very similar to the original. You can decide if that’s a good thing or not. I’ve never liked O’Doul’s but recently tried the Amber and liked it much better than the original. St. Pauli N.A. is not my favorite even though I am drinking one right now.
I recently started drinking na beer and here is what I think in order of trying them.
O’Doul’s premium-Pretty good
Busch-Not too bad prefer bottles
Kaliber-Terrible bad after taste
Labbat’s blue-Awesome very hard to find but the best so far
O’Doul’s Amber-Just alright
Becks-Pretty good but not great
Buckler-Very good almost as good as Labatt’s
Warfteiner-Not good funny after taste
Great list John M. and love your comments. I have not tried Labatt’s Blue NA but I love their Light beer and again, tough to find. It is surprising that their are not better tasting non-alcoholic beers. They are their too sweet or do not have a bite that makes you feel like you are drinking a regular beer. Thanks for sharing!
Coors is a great addition to the list Rick. Thanks for sharing!
I strongly recommend Bittburger Alcohol frei by bottle, very tasty, flavoured everything you want from a lager!
Also I’ve tried once a alcohol free DAB, someone brought for me from Dortmund area of Germany, couldn’t find anywhere else! again not bad at all!