NON ALCOHOLIC BEER.

Uncharted · 16-10-2018 03:19PM #1

Quick question....

Is it legal to purchase non alcoholic beer before 10.30 in a supermarket?

(Obviously,it's slop and shouldn't be sold anytime,but that's irrelevant right now)

Having a debate with the wife,she says no.
I say yes.

Help me sort it out.

henryforde80 · 16-10-2018 03:24PM

It's the same as buying a can of Coke

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But will the shop open the beer section for you. Very much doubt it

floatwinner · 16-10-2018 03:25PM

They will sell it. Only if you shout at them though.

The Davestator · 16-10-2018 03:26PM

Uncharted wrote: »

Quick question....

Is it legal to purchase non alcoholic beer before 10.30 in a supermarket?

(Obviously,it's slop and shouldn't be sold anytime,but that's irrelevant right now)

Having a debate with the wife,she says no.
I say yes.

Help me sort it out.

You have to have it authorised at the self service checkouts the same as normal beer. Drives me nuts the odd time I buy it

sbsquarepants · 16-10-2018 03:28PM

As the age old adage goes.....

Drinking non alcoholic beer is like going down on your sister - it tastes much the same, but it's just plain wrong:D

henryforde80 · 16-10-2018 03:36PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

As the age old adage goes.....

Drinking non alcoholic beer is like going down on your sister - it tastes much the same, but it's just plain wrong:D

It doesn't feel wrong to me!

CruelCoin · 16-10-2018 03:36PM

Uncharted wrote: »

Quick question....

Is it legal to purchase non alcoholic beer before 10.30 in a supermarket?

Not legal.

Most non-alcoholic beers are full-fat beers that are boiled at a certain temperature to boil off the alcohol.

That process is never 100% accurate, so the "beer" always has something like 0.1% alcohol.

That's enough to lump it in with the rest of the booze when it comes to sales regulations.

JohnnyFlash · 16-10-2018 03:38PM

Guinness have a new non alcoholic lager out called Pure Brew. It’s a lovely drop if you can’t have the real stuff.

nim1bdeh38l2cw · 16-10-2018 03:38PM

Non-alcoholic beers surprisingly do contain alcohol (about 0.5%) so to answer your question, it's illegal to sell them before 10:30am, which is why you also need to have it authorised at the self-service checkouts.

Uncharted · 16-10-2018 03:39PM

CruelCoin wrote: »

Not legal.

Most non-alcoholic beers are full-fat beers that are boiled at a certain temperature to boil off the alcohol.

That process is never 100% accurate, so the "beer" always has something like 0.1% alcohol.

That's enough to lump it in with the rest of the booze when it comes to sales regulations.

Kinda makes sense,although you'd more than likely drown before you were drunk at that abv.

kylith · 16-10-2018 03:41PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Guinness have a new non alcoholic lager out called Pure Brew. It’s a lovely drop if you can’t have the real stuff.

That’s not a bad drop, but Nanny State is by far the best I’ve come across

evillive · 16-10-2018 03:55PM

Something which I only twigged recently sitting down enjoying my few bottles of Heineken zero as I was driving. So it's costing in/around a fiver for the drink, no problem with this, nice pub, overheads, staff etc all have to be paid for. . . . . . . . . But there must be no excuse duty payable (anything up to 1.2% is exempt) so where's the money going? I guess the Publican is hitting the non-alcoholic beer drinking customer so even more than the real beer drinkers? Or am I wrong?

Bob Harris · 16-10-2018 03:57PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

As the age old adage goes.....

Drinking non alcoholic beer is like going down on your sister - it tastes much the same, but it's just plain wrong:D

I don't know what your sister tastes like but it is not nearly the same.

B0jangles · 16-10-2018 04:06PM

:eek:

evillive wrote: »

Something which I only twigged recently sitting down enjoying my few bottles of Heineken zero as I was driving. So it's costing in/around a fiver for the drink, no problem with this, nice pub, overheads, staff etc all have to be paid for. . . . . . . . . But there must be no excuse duty payable (anything up to 1.2% is exempt) so where's the money going? I guess the Publican is hitting the non-alcoholic beer drinking customer so even more than the real beer drinkers? Or am I wrong?

I noticed the same thing in the supermarket, so it's not just the publicans doing it - the per-bottle profit on non-alcoholic beers must be enormous!

Yeah, the market is much smaller, but even so, it's extremely cheeky to charge the same when there's no duty on it. I saw a 700ml bottle of non-alcoholic gin* up in Tesco that they wanted 30 quid for.

30 quid!!!

*

it's herby water

stevek93 · 16-10-2018 04:09PM

I was in Holland recently and the non alcoholic beer there was very tasty! Also a few people mentioned that non alcoholic beer has somewhat of alcohol will this now be included in the minimal pricing of alcohol?

scotchy · 16-10-2018 04:16PM

henryforde80 wrote: »

It doesn't feel wrong to me!

Going down on your Sister?

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Guy:Incognito · 16-10-2018 04:43PM

The Davestator wrote: »

You have to have it authorised at the self service checkouts the same as normal beer. Drives me nuts the odd time I buy it

You deserve the ball ache and much more for buying it in the first place

The Davestator · 16-10-2018 04:56PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

You deserve the ball ache and much more for buying it in the first place

True! Although, in my defense, I only buy it when I am in the last few weeks before a marathon etc and trying desperately 'to be good' (or at least better)

ablelocks · 16-10-2018 07:09PM

Erdinger and Paulaner non-alcoholic weizen beer are quite nice.

And for the sporty among you, non-alcoholic wheat beer has been proven* as a very effective drink during training and competition - very isotonicy apparrently. The German winter olympics team brought 5000 bottles of it to Korea - they won 31 medals in total, 14 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze, ranking second in the medal table after Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

When you think about it, if the gubberment were serious about trying to slow or stop alcohol intake in Ireland, they would remove all excise, VAT and whatever other taxes are on non-alcoholic beer (the decent stuff, not the likes of Becks or Kalibre or whatever other muck is out there taht should be banned and all traces of those responsible for it should be removed from the face of this earth)

*by a few Universities, but funded in part or in total by manufacturers of weizen bier. but i believe them.

misstearheus · 16-10-2018 07:34PM

Is a Publican required to carry Non-Alcoholic stock or is it up to themselves? When out with a friend recently, they were driving home so weren't drinking Alcohol, and I think one place actually just didn't stock them none at all, in more Pubs they only had one variety, so friend ended up buying Coke or Lucozade a few times throughout the night, others did have a couple of varieties in stock. It'd be nice if every place stocked Non-Alcoholic Beers and had a good range to choose from.

SEPT 23 1989 · 16-10-2018 07:50PM

Never saw the point of it

Have a drink or don't

sligojoek · 16-10-2018 08:23PM

Alcohol free beer is as useful as voltage free electricity

skooterblue2 · 16-10-2018 08:56PM

Might as well save a few Euro and buy spring water in fancy bottles for all the good it does.

BrokenArrows · 16-10-2018 09:04PM

1. Most "Non alcoholic" beer isn't actually non alcoholic, it just has a low amount. So it depends on the interpretation of the law and whether a 0.05% alcohol content is considered alcoholic.

2. They will almost always be on the same shelves as the regular beer so will usually be closed off and not accessible.

3. It may not be up to the staff directly. The computer systems may be configured to prevent the sale of the product even if its 0.00% and there will be nothing then can do about it.

Harika · 16-10-2018 09:13PM

No you can't buy non alcoholic beer before 10:30. As Saturday morning shopper who is finishing his tour usually at 10:00 I had to find that out. You have to wait until 10:30 to buy it as the checkout won't let it through. Had long chats with the managers there that never call back. Even as those beers have the same alcohol content as orange juice or any other fruit juice. Tiramisu is also more alcoholic than those beers. Decide if they are low or non alcoholic and label them properly. Cause non alcoholic drinks that are really alcoholic makes no sense.
I anyway think this is just a labelling issue that non alcoholic beer is not listed as soft drink but beer instead.

AllForIt · 16-10-2018 09:26PM

henryforde80 wrote: »

It doesn't feel wrong to me!

I got a bit of shock there cause I didn't read the post you quoted.

ben.schlomo · 16-10-2018 10:34PM

kylith wrote: »

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Guinness have a new non alcoholic lager out called Pure Brew. It’s a lovely drop if you can’t have the real stuff.

That’s not a bad drop, but Nanny State is by far the best I’ve come across

Try Mikeller's Drinking in the Sun, very good. There's a UK website called drydrinker that has a good selection too, including stouts.

Daisybelly · 16-10-2018 10:56PM

henryforde80 wrote: »

It doesn't feel wrong to me!

Ooookayyy.......awkward.

Gwynplaine · 16-10-2018 11:08PM

Why bother?

Danjamin1 · 16-10-2018 11:56PM

Don’t get the dislike from some posters for non-alcoholic beer - some people like the taste of beer but don’t want the effects of higher ABV. Why is that seen as weird? Fair enough if you genuinely just don’t like the taste of it but to dismiss it out of hand with a comment like “either have a proper drink or don’t” seems childish to me!

Ursus Horribilis · 17-10-2018 12:02AM

I prefer beer that has alcohol in it. But, if I'm out socialising and will be driving afterwards, no alcohol beer is a godsend. What do the "what's the point of no alcohol beer" brigade suggest people drink instead?

NON ALCOHOLIC BEER.

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