Non alcoholic or very low alcoholic drinks.

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    OH doesn’t front alcolohol any more. His favourite alternatives are Estrella and Guinness zero, or a ginger ale/soda mix. Tanqueray zero is also very good, hard to distinguish from their alcoholic gin
     
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      I drink Bavaria 0.0% when I want 0 alcohol.
      It's cheap, has few calories and rather than thinking of it as beer, it's like a sparkling malt drink.
      Much like the taste of beer that's not yet been fermented.

      Or, fizzy water (abt 70%) with pressed apple and mango juice (from w/rose)
       
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        Yes I find the zero beers I have tried as just too malty, not something I find pleasant, not sure why they cant remove the alcohol and leave the taste alone.
        Reminds me of cold Horlicks or some such drink.
         
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          I like grapefruit juice (preferably the pink one) with fizzy water, about 1/3 juice to 2/3 water, and maybe a dash of lime juice.
           
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            Erdinger o or guiness 0 alcohol are the best to me the lager ones aren’t very good have been t total for 7 years .
             
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              My neighbour says the 0% Guinness is good although I haven't tried it yet.
              I went through quite a few of the zero beers and they all had a slightly odd taste. I think Heineken was a better one. I settled on sofa water with ice and a slice in the end. Refreshing and cheap!
               
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                My neighbour gave me a can of Guinness 0 to try.
                I was impressed by the taste, but the smell was revolting.
                I won't try it again.
                 
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                  Something I do at home is to whizz up a lemon and some water in the liquidiser and strain it to get most of the bits out. Then mix with sugar. You can store this in the fridge. Best served with 7 Up (full sugar) and ice. It's a very refreshing drink.
                   
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                    If you are at all sensitive to alcohol, beware, Guinness Zero does contain alcohol, although "not more than 0.05%", as stated on the can label. Advertising regulations allow it to be marketed as alcohol free and 0%.

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                      I've never liked Guinness anyway so I don't think I'd like the low alcohol one.

                      Just tried to get in the supermarket but far too busy for me so tried a corner shop and all they had was corona, a bit like gnats pee at the best of times.
                       
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