Thoughts on "non-alcoholic" beer

Shepsbride · December 2009

Some say it's safe during pregnancy but for some reason I thought I heard that it still has alcohol in it. It's obviously something I can go w/out but it sounds so good and just thought it would be fun to ring in the new year w/something other than juice! I wasn't a big drinker to begin with and was only plannning on having one but still wanted your thoughts. Thanks and Happy New Year!!!

MrsBalletStar05 · December 2009

I think it DOES still have a small amount of alcohol in it, however I think if you have one or two on a special occasion it wouldn't do any harm.

eileenberg · December 2009

Non-alcoholic has a little bit of alcohol in it. You have to buy "alcohol Free"

Then you are good to go. That's what I'm going to look for tonight.

erin1205 · December 2009

One NA beer has about 0.5% ABV, or alcohol by volume which is how alcohol is measured in drinks. A beer like, say, Coors Light, has 4.2% ABV. So yes, it does have a small amount of alcohol in it, but it is just that, small. If you don't like the idea of having any alcohol you could have a sparkling cider...they are similar to champagne and fun to drink. I had one on Christmas!

taraleffel · December 2009

i drank o'douls with dd, and have had a few with this LO. that's just my decision. I drink a lot of water with it, and only have 1 on any given occassion.

babycrane · December 2009

I am making a couple of different mocktails for tonight. I am making non-alcoholic Frozen Strawberry Daiquiris and NA cosmopolitians. MMM....can't wait!

lildevil968 · December 2009

Near beer is nasty! However if you drink to much of it you can still get that buzzed feeling.

islandgirl79 · December 2009

I think you would have to drink like 6 of them to have consumed the same amount of alcohol that is in a Budweiser. I would have one and enjoy it!

I tried the Sutter Home "fre"sparkling wine over the holidays and it was suprisingly good. It was sweet, kind of like Asti Spumante.

Mrs.Weggy · December 2009

I drank 2 O'douls Amber at a Christmas party b/c I was tired of drinking water and juice. There is a tiny bit of alcohol in it, but there is also alcohol in mouthwash. You would have to drink 10 of them to get the same amount of alcohol as a regular beer. I know it takes more than one beer to get me buzzed, so you would have to drink A LOT of it to even get a buzz.

MWoodside · December 2009

I don't see the point. Then again, I was never one who drank beer "just for the taste". I don't think the super minor amt of alcohal is a big deal, but personally I'd go with sparking juice. My mom got some white grape flavor for me on Christmas & it was yummy.

rxqueen918 · December 2009

It has 0.5% alcohol by volume or less in it. I had some quite often with DD (but only 1 or 2 per occasion) because I was pregnant over the summer and like beer at barbecues and baseball games. This time I did have some at a Christmas party. The kind that tastes the most like real beer is Clausthaler, not usually found in bars but can be bought in a liquor store.

All mocktails/sparkling ciders/etc. just taste like juice to me, so I don't even bother with them because if I am having something like that I want it to taste like the alcoholic version, not like juice. I usually either have the n/a beer or my drink of choice during pregnancy, cranberry with seltzer water and a lime. I'll probably just have water or whatever soda is available at the party tonight. Wooo!!!

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