Non Alcaholic Lager

admiralofthefleet · 14-08-2009 01:54PM #1

why is it so difficult to get decent unleaded lager in pubs?
im off the beer at the moment and have taken a shine to erdinger blue label but its near impossible to get it. i went into a pub on the quays last week with my two brothers and asked the barman what N/A he had and the cheeky wanker said 'tap water', then becks.
went to another pub and they only had becks as well so in the end i had a pint of heineken that was poxy and ended up only drinking a quarter of it.
it seems that pubs dont want non drinkers on their premises

Tallon · 14-08-2009 01:56PM

In fairness, i would have said water

brummytom · 14-08-2009 01:57PM

What's wrong with Becks?
Never found it a problem to get non-alcohol lager in pubs.. but Erdinger might just be a hard one to get hold of?

Prefer Cobra 0% myself

admiralofthefleet · 14-08-2009 01:58PM

brummytom wrote: »

What's wrong with Becks?
Never found it a problem to get non-alcohol lager in pubs.. but Erdinger might just be a hard one to get hold of?

Prefer Cobra 0% myself

had that in the russell court a while ago, piss

G_R · 14-08-2009 02:00PM

i honestly don't see the point of N/A Beer. Just drink Coke, its cheaper

TheZohanS · 14-08-2009 02:01PM

Apart from some of the German beers all beer tastes and smells like piss.

Long Onion · 14-08-2009 02:02PM

dannym08 wrote: »

i honestly don't see the point of N/A Beer. Just drink Coke, its cheaper

Coke fills you up too much. I like the taste of beer but don't like feeling drunk or sick and often drive as well.

Cookie_Monster · 14-08-2009 02:03PM

2 cokes (to make up a pint) cost over €1 more than an erdinger. €5.20 v €4 or so. And you can't drink coke alnight, gets horrible and leaves a layer on your teeth after one or two.

spurious · 14-08-2009 02:04PM

brummytom wrote: »

Prefer Cobra 0% myself

A nice drop.

admiralofthefleet · 14-08-2009 02:04PM

dannym08 wrote: »

i honestly don't see the point of N/A Beer. Just drink Coke, its cheaper

not if your getting a pint of it

brayblue24 · 14-08-2009 02:04PM

Holsten 0% for me. Even has a bite to it

Cookie_Monster · 14-08-2009 02:04PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Apart from some of the German beers all beer tastes and smells like piss.

You're in America so I'm going to agree with that statement, otherwise :rolleyes:

petes · 14-08-2009 02:04PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Apart from some of the German beers all beer tastes and smells like piss.

What were you doing when you were tasting piss?

TheZohanS · 14-08-2009 02:06PM

Insurgent wrote: »

What were you doing when you were tasting piss?

Taking part in a golden shower.

Sea Sharp · 14-08-2009 02:06PM

Ahh, reminds me of the teenage years when we gave somebody non-alcoholic beer and told him it was some new kind of import. We then watched him progressively get drunker through the night

Davie_m · 14-08-2009 02:08PM

i was working as a barman down in waterford during my first year in college.
my first night was typically thrown in the deep end.. shown my area of the bar to get through.
got on grand, at the end of the night one of the other bar staff was giving me a hand cleaning up behind the bar.
while looking at the shelves that i was serving off, he passed a comment something like 'jeez you sold some amount of non alcoholic becks tonight i rarely sell one..'
to which i replied whats a non- alcoholic becks??

didn't realize there was a difference, in hindsight i saved some lad a hangover the next morning

petes · 14-08-2009 02:09PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Taking part in a golden shower.

That's alright then. If you had said that you were lost in the outback and needed to drink your own piss to survive I wouldn't have believed you anyway!

Long Onion · 14-08-2009 02:11PM

Davie_m wrote: »

i was working as a barman down in waterford during my first year in college.
my first night was typically thrown in the deep end.. shown my area of the bar to get through.
got on grand, at the end of the night one of the other bar staff was giving me a hand cleaning up behind the bar.
while looking at the shelves that i was serving off, he passed a comment something like 'jeez you sold some amount of non alcoholic becks tonight i rarely sell one..'
to which i replied whats a non- alcoholic becks??

didn't realize there was a difference, in hindsight i saved some lad a hangover the next morning

I used to work in a concert venue in Dublin and the reverse happen there to some business type dude - he lost the fcukin rag and was threatening to sue the place as he needed his car the next day and had a big meeting - never heard what happenend afterwards.

Cookie_Monster · 14-08-2009 02:12PM

Davie_m wrote: »

didn't realize there was a difference, in hindsight i saved some lad a hangover the next morning

The hang over off NA beck is a million times worse than normal Becks, horrible chemical ****

Fratton Fred · 14-08-2009 02:14PM

shouldn't this thread be moved to the lesbian and gay forum?

AnonoBoy · 14-08-2009 02:17PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

shouldn't this thread be moved to the lesbian and gay forum?

Oh I see what you did there.

G_R · 14-08-2009 02:33PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

not if your getting a pint of it

well in my local, 2 cans of coke (660ml - more than a pint) costs €3
one bottle of becks (380ml i think) prob costs about €4

dlofnep · 14-08-2009 02:36PM

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

Ahh, reminds me of the teenage years when we gave somebody non-alcoholic beer and told him it was some new kind of import. We then watched him progressively get drunker through the night

Placebo effect. Watched the same with a guy take an anadin years ago. Claimed to be "buzzing of me head boi".

Long Onion · 14-08-2009 02:36PM

dannym08 wrote: »

well in my local, 2 cans of coke (660ml - more than a pint) costs €3
one bottle of becks (380ml i think) prob costs about €4

I used to drink in a pub that sold cans of coke too ...

... then i got a job;)

Biggins · 14-08-2009 03:08PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Apart from some of the German beers all beer tastes and smells like piss.

Thought that was just ciders in general.
Bulmers to me smells like cats urine all the time when the stuff comes near me in a glass or bottle.

rhapsody! · 14-08-2009 03:10PM

Out of curiosity, can under 18's buy non alcohol lager? I saw it in Lidl the other day and couldn't help but wonder.

I'm 18 anyway, but I was curious.
Lager tastes like piss anyway.

rubadub · 14-08-2009 03:15PM

dannym08 wrote: »

i honestly don't see the point of N/A Beer. Just drink Coke, its cheaper

dannym08 wrote: »

well in my local, 2 cans of coke (660ml - more than a pint) costs €3
one bottle of becks (380ml i think) prob costs about €4

Well it is very unusual to see cans in pubs.

In my local a pint of coke would be €8.40

If you don't see the point of N/A beer, then whats the point of coke?

Zonda999 · 14-08-2009 03:15PM

rhapsody! wrote: »

Out of curiosity, can under 18's buy non alcohol lager? I saw it in Lidl the other day and couldn't help but wonder.

I'm 18 anyway, but I was curious.
Lager tastes like piss anyway.

Probably not because afaik, becks NA is actually 0.3% vol

rubadub wrote: »

Well it is very unusual to see cans in pubs.

In my local a pint of coke would be €8.40

Indeed, Coke in most pubs is a complete and utter rip off, tiny glass bottles of the stuff. Why cant they just sell the plastic 500ml bottles in the shops?

brummytom · 14-08-2009 03:19PM

rhapsody! wrote: »

Out of curiosity, can under 18's buy non alcohol lager? I saw it in Lidl the other day and couldn't help but wonder.

I'm 18 anyway, but I was curious.
Lager tastes like piss anyway.

Sure I read somewhere in a pub it's at the owner's discretion.. wouldn't be surprised in a shop though if you have to be over 18, as there's a very very small amount of alcohol in them

sock puppet · 14-08-2009 03:22PM

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

Ahh, reminds me of the teenage years when we gave somebody non-alcoholic beer and told him it was some new kind of import. We then watched him progressively get drunker through the night

The first time I tried to get served in an off license I got non-alcoholic beer. I was 15 and so worried about getting served that I just grabbed it without looking properly.

Borneo Fnctn · 14-08-2009 03:22PM

Non alcoholic beer is like eating your sister's pussy. I tastes the same but it just isn't right.

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