Alcohol free lager, wine and beer, the designated driver
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Drink Driving
How can we seriously expect to tackle the problems of drink driving in this country and alcohol related crime when there isn't even a decent non alcoholic alternative on offer? The pubs aren't interested in selling alcohol free beer!
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It looks like it’s really not cool to be tee total in Britain. If you fancy an alcohol free night out and want to take the car there really isn't much to choose from at the pub when it comes to drinks. Where's the alcohol free beer?
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| 23-1-2010 | We have such a big drinking culture that it is touch to change. Alcohol free beers are catching on now though, especially as more come on to the market. Some bottles are really hard to tell from normal bottles too, so that is slowly helping to crack the image problem.
See a href="http://www...more | Graham |
| 13-1-2010 | Our experience is if it is promoted then people feel comfortable asking for it and, if the bar staff don't take the piss - which too often they still do, then it sells. It's simple. Of course it does demand on the type of pub and the clientele. There are some venues where it will be harder ...more | John |
| 13-1-2010 | It was advertised as much as anything else was. Maybe a couple of posters. I don't remember in that much detail, it was a few years ago now. But it was on the top shelf in the fridge, I remember that much. Perfectly visible. People just didn't want it.
(also, sorry about the double post...more | Clairey |
| 13-1-2010 | I worked in a pub for a few years, and only once was asked whether we had any alcohol free beer. The answer was no. If that gentleman had been in a few months prior the answer would have been different, but due to a complete lack of demand, almost a full crate had gone to waste; it had passed its b...more | Clairey |
| 12-1-2010 | Clairey - Was the alcohol-free beer promoted in the pub at all? Did anyone know it was there? Or did you just wait for someone to ask? This is an article I wrote recently for The Publican that puts forward our point of view as a supplier of alcohol-free beer - a href="http://www.thepublican.com/st...more | John |
| 12-1-2010 | I worked in a pub for a few years, and only once was asked whether we had any alcohol free beer. The answer was no. If that gentleman had been in a few months prior the answer would have been different, but due to a complete lack of demand, almost a full crate had gone to waste; it had passed its b...more | Clairey |
| 05-12-2009 | I went into one b&b in skegness and they had a drivers shelf that was full of diffrent alcohol free beers,lagers and soft drinks would it hurt the goverment to make it legal that there should be the option of alcohol free in every establishment if they can ban smoking inside then I dont see why...more | speedyward2002 |
| 28-10-2009 | Interesting viewpoint Terry. It raises many questions and points. Firstly: many would view non-alcoholic beer as just another soft drink, albeit a less sickly sweet one. Why restrict ourselves to coke and not alcohol-free beer? Secondly: coke contains the stimulant caffeine, best avoided by people ...more | abysseus |
| 28-10-2009 | I am total agreement with you here!! I live in Norway and although there is generally alcohol-free beer available in pubs, it's the same price or more expensive than it's alcoholic counterpart. For a country that is otherwise famed for its ultra nanny-state Sally Army-type conservative legi...more | abysseus |
| 12-10-2009 | A pint of cola, or a pint of non-alcoholic beer should by law, be available in all pubs, and be considerably cheaper than the cheapest alcoholic beer, but that's common sense and will never happen, Incidently, half a lager, and a half pint bottle of non-alcoholic lager in a pint glass is quite ...more | Gainsborough lad. |
| 12-10-2009 | Cobra Zero beer is the best non-alcoholic lager out there! Tastes like beer - but no alcohol | sz |
| 01-10-2009 | Many thanks, Shelf Filler : if I can find an excuse to go via Upper Norwood, I will indeed try your branch. When I asked in my local Sainsbury's (Tunbridge Wells), I was told it was discontinued, and when I tried to order it online I found it was no longer listed on Sainsbury's web site. | PT |
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