I drink it all the time. It does quite a good job of pasifying cravings for me. After a 3 or 4 bottles of alcohol free beer I loose interest in drinking. My alcohol abuse councillor recommended it on day 1 of treatment so its not just me lol.

I am not willing to Dance with the Devil. I have witnessed to many others that did and ended up back out drinking. There is proof that the non alcoholic beer anyway, sets off the receptors in our head that can return the cravings. Will that happen to all of us? I doubt it as we are all made up entirely different.

I'm just speaking for me, and the wine on that website has .2% alcohol it in.I would be scared it would set something off in my alcoholic brain to crave more.Plus, the game it would play with my head: opening the bottle,getting out a wine glass, etc. And with so little alcohol, what's the point in drinking a lose dose replica of the stuff that ruined my life. But that's just me. For special occasions, I try to pamper myself in other ways, i.e a decadent dessert, interesting appetizer, etc.

*I meant Low, not lose LOL I'm a poet and I did not know it.

isn't this called juice? lol

"HALF-MEASURES AVAIL US NOTHING"

I will occasionally have a "near beer" and I figured out why they call it that too...because it NEARLY tastes like beer...and it never gives me the desire for the real thing...and I used to drink Corona and a shot of Jose and call it ONE drink...lol.

It depends on the person...if you feel strong enough...try it...but If you get any sort of craving or desire for it...give it up.

Also, I've found that if you are in a social situation and don't want it to be obvious that you're not drinking...you can ask for a OJ/7-up and grenadine...it's very refreshing and looks like a fruity drink.

Ain't no such animal as alcohol free beer. Don't know about the wine but I have no euphoric recall of alcohol so why would I glorify it by drinking "non-alcoholic" wine or beer?.

Dangerous thought processes. Remember, alcoholism is cunning, baffling & powerful.

I don't understand the purpose really. I mean I didn't drink cause I LOVED the taste of wine or beer, I drank cause I like the way it made me feel. The alcohol is what gave me that feeling, so if there's no alcohol in it, why on earth would I want to drink it? I don't get it..I'll never get it...but okay.

I'm with Truckin, way too close to the real thing.
I saw a program once on drugs. The patient was given a fake ingredient, instead of weed or whatever. He could still go through the motions of rolling a joint and even smoke it. That was supposed to ease his withdrawl.
I thought to myself, that's just practicing. Well the experiment didn't work and soon he was back to the real thing. For me those non alcohol drinks wouldn't work, it's just a tease.

Never drank because it tasted good. From the first time to the last time it was to get drunk. Thats why Im what I am.

hmmm....i have found that nothing is "free" if you want to drink drink......don't fake yourself out. remember "near" beer? lost a very talented artistic friend to the mantra.........he was 76....a pool shark....musician and artist.........he found another venue.


never fool self

Yeah it keeps the addictive process very active, whenever you use anything that reminds you of drinking that is a bad thing. Drink some juice. anybody drinking non alcoholic anything or near beer is playing russian roulette if they are alcoholic. I don't even see why you would want to, drink some dr pepper it tastes way better or some juice.

Reply #1 I see why you call yourself slippery, lmao!

Why would I want to drink 'near beer'? because of the taste? Because I'd want to mirror the exact experience I was trying to avoid maybe? What happens when that near beer isn't around? Might pick up a real one perhaps? I choose to deal with my alcoholism as a 'job lot', any less is just not worth the risk. And they do contain alcohol. So if I knew that and consumed this 'near beer' that would have me back at day one.

It must be just me then after all lol. It just goes to show you trust everyones advice!!!!!!!!!!