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I'm doing my best to stop drinking, but my local only has Heineken 0 available. What else do you lot drink that I can reliably get in the pub, which isn't full of caffeine or sugar?

Water is about all I can think of but I'm wondering if there is something I can ask for that I'm overlooking. I'm hoping this will be like when I learned about pesto; I couldn't believe I had gone so long before eating it.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Worst thing about ordering non-alcoholic drinks (like NA beer or mocktails) at a bar is that they charge you the same fucking price as drinks with alcohol. That’s a ripoff.

I like HOPWTR. Guinness - there’s two versions, one properly carbonated like real Guinness and the other version which is carbonated like soda pop. The “real” one is fantastic, hardly tell the difference between that and real Guinness. i find the majority of Athletic’s NA selection mediocre at best, but they have a few decent standouts like their Moscow Mule. Corona makes a really good 0.0% beer, it’s close to the real thing. Franziskaner Weissbier is a good NA, too. Tanqueray makes a 0.0% gin and tonic, decent, and you can make a decent a fake Aperol Spritz using NA prosecco and one company (Monetto) makes the fake Aperol.

The desire for NA drinks is really growing. The difficulty is finding a decent shop that carries a good variety.

I quit drinking ~3 years ago, and I don’t miss the buzz anywhere near as much as I miss the huge variety of flavors that alcoholic beverages had.