Big Drop Brewing Paridiso Citra IPA 4X330ml £4 Clubcard Price at Tesco

lazyfatboy16/05/2022 14:30

UK law has had that less than 0.5% alcohol can be called alcohol-free for …UK law has had that less than 0.5% alcohol can be called alcohol-free for decades. No need for false equivalences about vegetarianism, really.Read lessRead more

You missed out a zero. Europe works on 0.5% or less, but the UK definition of alcohol free is 0.05% or less (see here).

GreekJesus16/05/2022 12:54

Surprised they are allowed to call it alcohol free if there's alcohol in …Surprised they are allowed to call it alcohol free if there's alcohol in it!You couldn't call a salad with just a little bit of meat in it vegetarian!Read lessRead more

A banana can be up to 0.4% alcohol. A burger bun can be over 1%. There has to be a cutoff, otherwise so many things would have to be labelled.

GreekJesus16/05/2022 14:16

I didn't waffle on, I was surprised that a drink with alcohol in could be …I didn't waffle on, I was surprised that a drink with alcohol in could be called alcohol free.You're the one who replied with your scientific studies.Read lessRead more

UK law has had that less than 0.5% alcohol can be called alcohol-free for decades. No need for false equivalences about vegetarianism, really.

GreekJesus16/05/2022 13:50

So you COULD have a vegetarian salad with only a tiny bit of chicken in it?

You’re the only one here waffling on about vegetarianism on a post about drinks.

Big Drop do the best alcohol free beer in my opinion. plus this particular one is gluten free!

Used to only be able to get this brand in Holland and Barrett but pleased it's going mainstream

You can get some good deals via their website also.

pottycow2916/05/2022 16:17

AF what's the point

Lots of people going AF these days. No hangover, less calories, some can't consume alcohol, you can drive if you drink AF, lots of variety and still more coming etc etc

pottycow2916/05/2022 16:17

AF what's the point

Lots of people going AF these days. No hangover, less calories, some can't consume alcohol, you can drive if you drink AF, lots of variety and still more coming etc etc (edited)

I am still working through the "24 cans for £15" deal from a couple of months ago. I also like their Galactic Milk stout.

bozo00716/05/2022 15:33

I am still working through the "24 cans for £15" deal from a couple of …I am still working through the "24 cans for £15" deal from a couple of months ago. I also like their Galactic Milk stout.Read lessRead more

I had that too, wish I was still working through. Really enjoyable beer for the price

GreekJesus16/05/2022 13:50

So you COULD have a vegetarian salad with only a tiny bit of chicken in it?

I get what you're going on about but you're going on about it the wrong way.

Vegitarians cannot have meat, they choose to not have meat and follow a vegan or vegitarian lifestyle.

In the same sense, muslims cannot have 0.5% beer because of their religious beleifs and guidence.

As a designated driver, you would have to drink 10 of these to be 5%,but by the time you drink a 0.5% can at a normal pace, it would have no effect on your blood stream, you would have to drink 28 cans within an hour for that to happen.

Here's some more information - pistonheadlager.com/can-you-get-drunk-on-non-or-low-alcohol/

I'm a big drinker, I've drank over 1000 different beers, craft, lager, stouts, porters, sours, lambics etc etc, love the stuff, but I give myself a break a fair bit over the year too and I often drink non alco's on a weekend instead for a month.

Personally, I've receieved flack, but beer/alco is a sociabile drink and unless you tell people you're drinking non alco, no one seems to have a moan at you on a night out, coke or j2o etc though, you would get rip to shreds. (edited)

Surprised they are allowed to call it alcohol free if there's alcohol in it!
You couldn't call a salad with just a little bit of meat in it vegetarian!

REALLY happy Big Drop has finally landed in Tesco. 5% Airtime Rewards too.

If anyone from Tesco procurement is reading this, can I please beg you to stock my all-time favourite NA beer from Big Drop - Poolside

Decent stuff

Didn't rate this at all when we got the 24 pack or whatever it was on the deal a month or two back. Each to their own though.

On a personal level I'm not a big fan of big drop, if you have it it has to be ice cold, I'm not a big fan of Becks but their non alco taste like Becks and smells like Becks, ghost ship do a great non alco varient too which I actually quite like and probably consider it to be the best. I've had all the big drop stuff even the collabs and for as much as I love what they're doing every beer just seems to miss the mark, but they will get there.

Alco free beer is miles ahead of the game compared to wine however which all of it just taste like juice. Awful stuff and I've tried so many of them as well.

bigpappa6917/05/2022 14:12

I second, this: took me ages to drink the pack. I haven't found any even …I second, this: took me ages to drink the pack. I haven't found any even half decent NA beer, closest I've come is Powderkeg's Green Light. - 1.2%, but one at least wants to drink itRead lessRead more

Must say, Ghost Ship AF is really good. Far and away the best alcohol free beer I've tried. Well worth a try.

lazyfatboy16/05/2022 13:09

A banana can be up to 0.4% alcohol. A burger bun can be over 1%. There has …A banana can be up to 0.4% alcohol. A burger bun can be over 1%. There has to be a cutoff, otherwise so many things would have to be labelled.Read lessRead more

So you COULD have a vegetarian salad with only a tiny bit of chicken in it?

GreekJesus16/05/2022 14:16

I didn't waffle on, I was surprised that a drink with alcohol in could be …I didn't waffle on, I was surprised that a drink with alcohol in could be called alcohol free.You're the one who replied with your scientific studies.Read lessRead more

lol

Bring back Top Deck.

There might be 0.5% or less and still classified as AF nothing new, their is lots of things which we eating everyday basis with more abv

lazyfatboy16/05/2022 14:09

You’re the only one here waffling on about vegetarianism on a post about d …You’re the only one here waffling on about vegetarianism on a post about drinks.Read lessRead more

I didn't waffle on, I was surprised that a drink with alcohol in could be called alcohol free.
You're the one who replied with your scientific studies.

lazyfatboy16/05/2022 14:30

UK law has had that less than 0.5% alcohol can be called alcohol-free for …UK law has had that less than 0.5% alcohol can be called alcohol-free for decades. No need for false equivalences about vegetarianism, really.Read lessRead more

Ok no need to waffle on.
Have a nice day.

AF what's the point

mb116/05/2022 14:31

REALLY happy Big Drop has finally landed in Tesco. 5% Airtime Rewards …REALLY happy Big Drop has finally landed in Tesco. 5% Airtime Rewards too.If anyone from Tesco procurement is reading this, can I please beg you to stock my all-time favourite NA beer from Big Drop - PoolsideRead lessRead more

ok will do

Davison8916/05/2022 21:36

I get what you're going on about but you're going on about it the wrong …I get what you're going on about but you're going on about it the wrong way.Vegitarians cannot have meat, they choose to not have meat and follow a vegan or vegitarian lifestyle.In the same sense, muslims cannot have 0.5% beer because of their religious beleifs and guidence.As a designated driver, you would have to drink 10 of these to be 5%,but by the time you drink a 0.5% can at a normal pace, it would have no effect on your blood stream, you would have to drink 28 cans within an hour for that to happen.Here's some more information - pistonheadlager.com/can-you-get-drunk-on-non-or-low-alcohol/ I'm a big drinker, I've drank over 1000 different beers, craft, lager, stouts, porters, sours, lambics etc etc, love the stuff, but I give myself a break a fair bit over the year too and I often drink non alco's on a weekend instead for a month.Personally, I've receieved flack, but beer/alco is a sociabile drink and unless you tell people you're drinking non alco, no one seems to have a moan at you on a night out, coke or j2o etc though, you would get rip to shreds.Read lessRead more

Don't take everything so seriously, it was just a passing observation.

I had high hopes for this (I also got the £15 case offer that a few people have mentioned) but it isn’t great. Beavertown Laser Crush is so much better it’s untrue. That said, for me Guinness 0% is the best out there at the moment; they nailed that one.

Slarty16/05/2022 19:11

You missed out a zero. Europe works on 0.5% or less, but the UK definition …You missed out a zero. Europe works on 0.5% or less, but the UK definition of alcohol free is 0.05% or less (see here).Read lessRead more

Interesting. So, this product is mislabelled by the manufacturer...

Might try this. Lucky Saint is also an okay AF beer but as with all things taste is personal. They all make a great AF shandy tho 😁

Big Drop beers give me the worst hangovers - worse than beers with alcohol in them. Their brewing process must be off :/

Joshimitsu9116/05/2022 20:11

Didn't rate this at all when we got the 24 pack or whatever it was on the …Didn't rate this at all when we got the 24 pack or whatever it was on the deal a month or two back. Each to their own though.Read lessRead more

I second, this: took me ages to drink the pack. I haven't found any even half decent NA beer, closest I've come is Powderkeg's Green Light. - 1.2%, but one at least wants to drink it

Anything below 0.5% is considered AF, I believe it's an EU regulation probably adopted by the UK ,USA and other countries too as I have tried several Americans AF too. Don't be fooled by comparing them to the older 0.0 beers, they're in another league. for sure they will never match a 4/5% but I got interested on these during the first lockdown and I tried at least 40/50 types, this CITRA IPA and the BrewDog AF are still my favourites. BIG DROP does a tasting pack of 8 you can find in amazon which I tried and the Citra won for me hands down. Another thing to consider when it comes to these AF beers is sugar content as some I used to like were packed with sugar and calories, this one not! So it's my daily "healthy" routine to have lunch at work in the canteen with one of these now and I have converted more than one hardcore beer fan. Of course I still like to have a normal beer when I go out but during the week this is my go to as I hate water and this stuff is far more healthy and tasty than any soda or sugary drink!

I got a lot of the info I now know from this website that specialises in AF beers, how they're made, where they come from, and their content as not all AF are the same and there're a few different techniques to make them so several are still done by small companies and in an artisan way, Check it out:

steadydrinker.com/

Heat, eat or beer? hmmmm

Cremoso9916/05/2022 22:37

Bring back Top Deck.

That’s what this stuff is really…. pop.

Fair enough, but it ain’t beer and it shouldn’t be called beer. It’s pop

The AF Erdinger is worth a go. Bristol Brewery Clear Head is decent if you can find it.

None of them truly replace the real thing, but if you're drinking AF you likely don't want everything else that comes with the real thing. It's nice to have instead of water once in a while.

If you have a feeling you drink too much try going sober for 6 months, it's hands down the best thing I've done for myself in my adult life maybe you'll like it too. Or don't 🤷‍♂️ you do you hun x

Iani_I17/05/2022 18:55

That’s what this stuff is really…. pop.Fair enough, but it ain’t beer and i …That’s what this stuff is really…. pop.Fair enough, but it ain’t beer and it shouldn’t be called beer. It’s popRead lessRead more

No, it's not pop. It's brewed like beer, looks like beer, smells like beer and tastes like beer. I'd argue this a is lot more like beer than a 4% Bud.