posted February 28, 2008 09:08 PM         

it was fun because it was such a casual holiday, hanging out around the fire, sound and smell of the surf...and drinking non-alcohol beer. it's a great experience....enjoying beer, but not the effects of alcohol. you can drink as much as you want, and still awake to Santa's deliveries feeling wonderful,

posted February 28, 2008 09:12 PM         

Erdinger Alcohol-Free wheat beer is one of the nicest beers we sell. With a crisp, earthy aroma of hops this wheat beer is full of flavour. It is isotonic, vitamin-rich and calorie-reduced.

Erdinger is a premium alcohol-free beer which is free of chemical additives and brewed in strict accordance with the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516 - using just water, malt, hops and yeast.

http://www.alcoholfree.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=2_12&products_id=118

What on earth does “tri-active wheat beer enjoyment” mean? That’s not all though, it is also…

Isotonic:

It is therefore the ideal regeneration drink after sports activities and is a mineral-rich or electrolyte beverage suitable for a balanced sports diet. In contrast to other isotonic sports drinks Erdinger Non-Alcoholic is also free of chemical additives.

Full of minerals:

is rich in potassium, magnesium and phosphorus - it can therefore be described as a mineral-rich or electrolyte beverage.

contains, for example iodine and iron

And vitamins:

contains almost all vitamins of the B-group, especially thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), folic acid (B9) and cobalamin (B12). The amount of folic acid contained in Erdinger Non-Alcoholic (50 µg per 500 ml) corresponds to 25 % of the recommended daily dosage, that of cobalamin (0.20 µg per 500 ml) 20 %, according to the German Nutrition Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung).

And this gem in the FAQ:

Should women drink non-alcoholic beer while pregnant or breast-feeding?

An alcohol content of 0.4 % vol has no effect on the body and is regarded as completely harmless. Fruit juices often contain the same level of alcohol. Erdinger Non-Alcoholic can even be a valuable dietary component for pregnant women - it has few calories and is very low on sodium, but at the same time is rich in potassium, fat- and cholesterol-free and contains no chemical additives. Non-alcoholic beer can promote the formation of prolactin, a hormone of the pituitary gland that stimulates the production of milk during the breast-feeding period. The bitter substances in non-alcoholic beer also have a soothing effect.

La Leche League says the same about this:

Beer, but not ethanol, has been reported in a number of studies to stimulate prolactin levels and breastmilk production (1, 2, 3). Thus it is presumed that the polysaccharide from barley may be the prolactin-stimulating component of beer (4). Non-alcoholic beer is equally effective.

posted February 28, 2008 09:20 PM         

Because some NAs don't go through the same fermentation process that regular beer goes through, the sugar just stays there. This is where adding extra hops comes in and Buckler's taste manages to reflect this quite nicely. The arrested fermentation process seems to bring out the best flavor in NA beer, and Buckler is a prime example...

Buckler's flavor begins and ends with hops, making it rich, crisp and full, very balanced and tasting like real beer. Its aroma and flavor is so good, that it began to arouse the same sense of well being that accompanies a great, satisfying beer. This sensation was so strong, that I had to double check the label to make sure that I was drinking NA beer.

Buckler is best when served between 45-65 degrees. Drinking it ice cold will only mask most of its aroma and flavor.

If you like the taste of European beer or micro-brews, I am sure that you will enjoy the taste of Buckler.

posted February 28, 2008 09:41 PM         

O'Doul's Amber - Introduced in 1997, this brand is brewed using two-row and specialty caramel malts with a blend of the finest imported and domestic hops, to create a full-bodied nonalcohol brew. O'Doul's Amber offers consumers the look and richer taste of an all-malt specialty beer in a nonalcohol beverage.

posted February 28, 2008 10:00 PM         

Kaliber is a premium non-alcoholic ale style brew imported from the makers of Guinness. The rich amber color and full-body delivers all the taste of a beer with less alcohol.

posted February 28, 2008 10:21 PM         

Unlike some non-alcohol brews on the market which rely on vacuum distillation to remove alcohol from full-strength beer, Haake-Beck is fermented with a specially-propagated yeast that converts only a limited amount of the sugars in the wort, resulting in no loss of taste, body or aroma in the finished product...