Anyone else like Budweiser Zero?

Ice Tea · 17 Jul 2022 at 10:07

I really like it yet everyone i know hates it?

200sols · 17 Jul 2022 at 12:44

Ice Tea said:
I really like it yet everyone i know hates it?

Because it really is utter crap.

Ice Tea · 17 Jul 2022 at 13:02

200sols said:
Because it really is utter crap.

I pretty much expected that response or it's just fizzy water.

{SAS}TB · 17 Jul 2022 at 13:07

I've tried quite a few of the non-alcoholic lagers and by far the one I find most palatable (oddly as I wouldn't drink the alcohol version) is Heineken

goldy6660 · 17 Jul 2022 at 13:10

Brooklyn lager is very good for a non alcoholic, that or non alcoholic Guinness

200sols · 17 Jul 2022 at 13:12

Ice Tea said:
I pretty much expected that response or it's just fizzy water.

Well as alcohol free beers go its one of the worst IMO.

the-evaluator · 17 Jul 2022 at 14:54

{SAS}TB said:
I've tried quite a few of the non-alcoholic lagers and by far the one I find most palatable (oddly as I wouldn't drink the alcohol version) is Heineken

Agreed, alcohol free Heineken is very nice. Loads better than the normal Heineken which even when I drank alcohol I didn't like.

goldy6660 said:
Brooklyn lager is very good for a non alcoholic, that or non alcoholic Guinness

I tried alcohol free Guinness yesterday for the first time and it's great!

chroniclard · 17 Jul 2022 at 15:01

I quite like bud light, not tried zero. I like Heineken 00, aka breakfast beer.

BUDFORCE · 17 Jul 2022 at 17:33

I'll actually go with the OP, I don't mind it.

I mean, it's not remotely the same as drinking an actual beer, and 99% of the time I'll do just that. But I do remember when my son was due in like a week the Mrs didn't want me drinking (I know right) so I was drinking that and thinking it wasn't terrible.

something daft already!! · 17 Jul 2022 at 18:06

I could never understand the point of alcohol free lager. I recall that stuff Billy Connolly used to advertise, Caliba I think it was called. It had all the taste of a waterlogged ashtray and was about as much fun as drinking one. Lager tastes nasty at the best of times IMO, I cannot understand why people would drink for any other reason than to get intoxicated. Alcohol free lager tasted vile and did not have the added bonus of seeing double before vomiting it back up.

Edit: here it is:

Maybe things have improved since then but I still would not try it myself.

ThriceNightly · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:00

how much is average pint alcohol free beer in a pub compared to alcohol version?

dlockers · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:13

ThriceNightly said:
how much is average pint alcohol free beer in a pub compared to alcohol version?

There is parity.

0% beer doesn't have the volume to reduce the costs (yet) and AFAIK the beer needs to be brewed in pretty much an identical way and then the alcohol is removed - so it is theoretically even harder to make.

IMO -
I forget the name of the worst but I had it on holiday in the Canary Islands - tasted like almonds
Bavaria pretty grim but palatable
Bud is grim (but palatable infrequently)
Lucky Saint is the best (but silly money)
Heineken is the go-to.

chroniclard · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:16

Alcohol free stuff is generally cheaper.

dlockers · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:24

chroniclard said:
Alcohol free stuff is generally cheaper.

Proof pls

(as I spend a fortune on it)

Scuzi · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:24

I can’t speak for The Budweiser variant but I tried one of the Brewdog options. Tasted like acid reflux, which was apt as it had bovine tit juice in the ingredients. Who wants milk in their beer?

chroniclard · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:33

dLockers said:
Proof pls

(as I spend a fortune on it)

Heineken 00 6 pack of cans is £4, normal Heineken 6 pack is £6

BUDFORCE · 17 Jul 2022 at 21:59

Because of the tax on alcohol.

I reckon if it wasn't for the tax the alcohol free would be more expensive.

dlockers · 17 Jul 2022 at 22:12

chroniclard said:
Heineken 00 6 pack of cans is £4, normal Heineken 6 pack is £6

Hmm perhaps you are right - I am not comparing apples to alcohol-free-apples.

Heineken has definitely driven the price down quite low. I subscribe to the 24 packs on Amazon for <£15 a go.

Malevolence · 17 Jul 2022 at 22:27

No, don't like the Budweiser Zero. This is my current drink of choice. £1.30 for s 500ml bottle

dlockers · 17 Jul 2022 at 22:30

Malevolence said:
No, don't like the Budweiser Zero. This is my current drink of choice. £1.30 for s 500ml bottle

Where from? Not spotted those before.

Good luck to you all but this is my 0% beer tracker (with some Guinness for comparison).

		price	units	unit ml	total ml	per l		per thing
heinken	unit input	19	24	330	7920	2.39899	comparable	0.791667	comparable
becks	unit input	15.43	24	330	7920	1.948232	comparable	0.642917	comparable
lucky	unit input	63.02	48	330	15840	3.978535	comparable	1.312917	comparable
guinness	unit input	6.2	4	568	2272	2.728873	comparable	1.55	< warning, bigger unit size
jupiler	unit input	16.95	24	330	7920	2.140152	comparable	0.70625	comparable
flat iron	unit input	20.39	24	330	7920	2.574495	comparable	0.849583	comparable
budweiser	unit input	15.3	24	330	7920	1.931818	comparable	0.6375	comparable
budweiser new	unit input	17.27	24	330	7920	2.180556	comparable	0.719583	comparable
heinken	unit input	16	24	330	7920	2.020202	comparable	0.666667	comparable
budweiser s+s	unit input	15.3	24	330	7920	1.931818	comparable	0.6375	comparable
lucky saint	unit input	65.03	48	330	15840	4.105429	comparable	1.354792	comparable
blue moon	unit input	72.6	72	330	23760	3.055556	comparable	1.008333	< alcohol
heinken	unit input	66.5	120	330	39600	1.679293	comparable	0.554167	comparable
heinken	unit input	45.6	72	330	23760	1.919192	comparable	0.633333	comparable
flat iron	unit input	20.39	24	330	7920	2.574495	comparable	0.849583	comparable