Non alcaholic beer

[Mrs Macks]

First of all apolagies....I am a donkey....
This is Macks...Not Mrs Macks...I forgot to log in as myself...And now i dont know how to delete a thread...Oh well...i suppose i can have a sex change for this one post....( SORRY )

I tried this for the first time last night.( Non alcaholic beer..not sex change ) I know some of the ladies have tried alcahol free wine.
I used to love having a drink while i was cooking...The two seemed to go hand in hand. I was looking in the supermarket for a different drink to coca cola. And found a non alcaholic beer called cobra..I wasnt expecting it to be much good..I do like the taste of beer, and this one tasted no different..I'm not saying i'm gonna buy it every night to replace the real beer i was drinking, but on the odd occasion i think this could be a massive help to me...The ritual of the walk to the fridge and popping the cap off a cold beer was fulfilled

The strangest thing was after a couple of bottles i actually felt a bit tipsy...WEIRD...I think it goes to show how psycological it is.
The other weird thing was it made Lisa feel uncomfortable seeing me with a beer in my hand..

I was just wondering if anyone else had similar experiances with this?

[Mackeral]

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Thank god i'm me again.....Although i do miss the tight underware

[Paddy]

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Hi there Macks! You gave me the creeps, thought you had a sex change in addition to the snip snap ha, ha.

Listen, regarding the alcohol-free beer, I actually did read somewhere that it wasn't REALLY alcohol-free. You may check this article on wikipedia

Low alcohol beer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In my opinion, if it ain't real, don't touch it. Anyway, anything carbonated at present will taste like SH*T with me being on TOPA!

Catch ya

[Mackeral]

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Thanks Paddy, that was a bit of an eye opener..

But on the bottle last night it did actually say 0.0%

It is worth knowing what you pointed out though..Thanks

[Mackeral]

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Something else, i felt guilty drinking it....Why ?

[YoungAtHeart]

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Usually the "alcohol free" products have about 1/2 percent of alcohol in them. It's not really enough to get you tipsy, really. I drink the AF wine now and again, and it does alter my state of consciousness a bit though. I think it is the ritual and the comfort of it that does this. I don't feel tipsy though. But I do feel guilty--as if I'm cheating on being alcohol free. It's stupid though. I still use cooking sherry in food and I don't feel guilty at all about that.

[AAthlete]

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Macks, as you mentioned - it's all psychological. To me, there is a VERY thin line between regular beer and NA beer, and crossing over that line (mentally and physically) is way too easy.

Maybe your little voice is telling you the same thing?

[YoungAtHeart]

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Good point, AAthlete. I think that my little voice might be trying to tell me that!

[Determinator]

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Mackeral, I must own some stock by now in the O'douls market...I go through a case of it per week on average. sometimes it really helps me out, and other times it give me a headache for some reason. I don't feel crummy about it though ...at least I'm hydrating and not hitting the hard stuff.

[Newyear]

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Hey Macks- and everyone who posted.
I have never tried either one. It seemed pointless to me before. You know the awful thing? After reading this I started thinking maybe I would try it. But I just came clean with myself and realised the reason I wanted to try it was that Kathy said there was a 1/2% alcohol in it!
Wow... that was a surprise.
Maybe you feel guilty Macks because although you aren't drinking any real alcohol...you are still practicing the habit of drinking. But if it is af and it helps....I don't see a big issue with it.

:l
Lisa

[DidItForMe]

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I have tried NA beers before and I think my brain tricks me into thinking I have a bit of a buzz. It's like the flavor sends a signal to the brain that says "here it comes" and the brain just gets fuzzy. It is weird. I am not a big beer drinker, so I don't have a real craving for it, but I do get the same feeling Macks. Can't tell you if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Can you get addicted to a fake high?

[sammys]

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O'douls has saved me from being drunk dozens of times since I decided to change things for myself. I feel perfectly comfortable drinking an 0'douls instead of a beer. I also do alot of virgin mary's.

Works good for me for now
Sammys

[dilayne]

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it's interesting to hear other thoughts about drinking the NA drinks. I do drink them sometimes, but also have a that same little guitly feeling...I guess because maybe it reminds me that I can't drink the other. I think it's an individual thing..and that it is wise to observe yourself..Macks, explore that guilt feeling for a while..it may be something else and it may be trying to tell you something. If it keeps you from drinking the hard stuff..well, it may be a good thing from time to time..anyway..no answers here..just interested in the topic.

[Mackeral]

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Thanks for the feedback guys. I bought another 6 bottles of the na beer last night, and there is still 2 in the fridge this morning. I was just thinking is it like pretending to be able to drink like a normal person thats part of the allure to me? Being able to have a couple of bottles of beer and going to bed with a clear head. Not having to drink every drop in the house....I dunno.....

[Popeye]

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Hi Macks
Re- feeling guilty drinking AF beer.
I feel guilty drinking anything.
I feel guilty taking my supps when Susan's there, even though I know that she knows what I'm trying to do.
I feel guilty not socialising. Our 'friends' miss me, but more to the point, Susan misses them.
Ain't self loathing shite?????

BTW
Still looking good for a Celtic v Man Utd. final..........I wish