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Low alcohol beer?

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  • 18-11-2014 12:44pm
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    CuppaCocoa
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    Has anyone seen any in an off-licence/supermarket? Not talking about no-alcohol ones (vile :eek:) but ones with a low alcohol content, 2% approx.

    In Sweden where my partner comes from, it's all you can buy in supermarkets as you have to get the strong stuff in the state run off-licence. It's very common to drink the low stuff at meals and it actually tastes ok :o. I'm trying to cut back on my alcohol consumption but don't want to give it up completely.


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    BeerNut
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    There have been a few threads on this. Here, for instance.

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    CuppaCocoa
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    Thanks, but I don't drink Ale!


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    BeerNut
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    Oh right. It's just that ale is beer. Is it low-alcohol lager you're looking for?

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    CuppaCocoa
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    Sorry, yes, it's only larger I'm interested in!


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    BeerNut
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    Ah. I don't think you'll have much luck there.

    I wouldn't write off ale completely -- it's a very diverse sub-set of beer. There's also Stonewell's Tobairín Cider which is 1.5% ABV.

    And don't tell us you don't like cider :p

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    bennyob
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    Lidl have a version of their finkbrau lager and its around 2%. They are 250ml bottle and 10 in a pack. Can't remember the price nor do I know what they're like.


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    loyatemu
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    Tesco's own brand lager is <3% , I assume it's muck though. there's also Amstel radler, that's more like a shandy I think.


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    CuppaCocoa
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    Thanks, I'll try the Tesco one. I think I've tried the Finkbrau before and hated it!


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    loyatemu
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    lilybarlean wrote: »
    Thanks, I'll try the Tesco one.

    Good luck, you'll need it ;)

    I'd like to see more decent mid-strength beer available, particularly in pubs. The trend in craft and premium beers is towards stronger 5%+ products, but if you're an ageing lightweight like me, having more than a couple of pints of these is a bad idea.

    Currently the only widely available pint under 4% is Smithwicks, which has no flavour whatsoever.


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    enda1
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    Wonder what if would be like to just mix a decent 5% lager with equal parts sparkling water...?


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    loyatemu
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    enda1 wrote: »
    Wonder what if would be like to just mix a decent 5% lager with equal parts sparkling water...?

    Thin.


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    enda1
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    loyatemu wrote: »
    Thin.

    But I've had those 2% Swedish beers, and that's how I'd describe them too!


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    hfallada
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    In Germany, they drink Radler which is Helles and 7up. Its about half beer and half 7up. TBH it isn't bad at all


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    Lurching
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    The German diesels are nice too.
    It's a shandy made with WeisBier and Coke.

    I'm not a big coke fan but would always go for a diesel before a regular shandy.


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