Just a couple of comments. First of all, most non-alcoholic beer still has a small amount of alcohol. It should say so somewhere on the label, but it typically has something like .05%. That would simply wet my appetite for more.

Secondly, I associate the flavor of beer with alcohol, so it's too tempting for me to get anywhere near that stuff if I want to maintain sobriety.

If you are an alcoholic, beware. If you are a heavy drinker trying to moderate, then I guess it could work for you.

I guess im more of the heavy drinker trying to moderate. I have set up a support system that will help me out as well. I love the taste of beer and this is a good alternative, at least to me. But I appreciate your comments. Good to keep in mind, thanks!

I remember going to a 'moderation group' and trying 3% wine! It was awful yet I tried. It was not too long before I was back where I had been plus some.

Then again, I am alcoholic...no heavy drinker here!

I never find sites like this either until I admitted to myself I was alcoholic. Thats just me though.

Thanks for post...always love to reflect on the ways I tried to 'moderate' before I realised the only way for me was complete abstinence :)

I was about a month into sobriety and I had a compulsion to drink. I ran off to the beer store, got to the cooler section and for some reason I reached for the non alcoholic beer, got home stuck it in the freezer, got it good and cold like I always did. And don`t you know, I drank the whole six pack in 20 minutes WOW!!! same old behavior, one after another. I even felt like I relapsed. As already stated, I got to looken at the label and sure enough .05% Hmm... give me a case of that stuff and I just might get enough alcohol in my system to trigger the allergic reaction. I`v since decided to just leave it alone.

Then I got to thinking, If I was a cocaine addict , what purpose would it serve to snort a line of flower?

Not something I would drink. I heard a speaker say they call it non alcoholic beer because alcoholics arent supposed to drink it:) that works for me.
Why would I drink it? Well, in the past when I was not drinking ** I did**. Why? I loved the taste, the "act" of drinking. The realiity is I needed to change EVERYTHING to stay sober. Sipping a non alcoholic beer was too close for this alcoholic.

Yes, for sure - non alcoholic beer/wine is for non-alcoholics.

I tried it a long time ago with good intentions and couldn't understand why I ended up drunk. I didn't know about the physical allergy in those days.

I wouldn't do it. As other people have said, it has alcohol in it. I used seltzer water because I liked the bubbles. I still drink a lot of seltzer water actually. I was a beer snob so non-alcoholics would not have cut it for me. I would have wanted an IPA. Something to think about: if you have to watch over the amount you drink you may be wasting a lot of energy that could go elsewhere. Why is it worth the time? I wish you well whatever you discover about yourself.

Foe me, I needed to get comfortable in social situations without an alcoholic drink in hand and using a NA drink was me still trying to be one of the drinkers.
I'll take a diet with lime please

Some alcoholics can drink that without a problem. I don't think I will try it.

A few minutes ago I had a sip of a fruit based vitamin energy drink. Tasted like it might be fermented and I ran and spit it out. I checked, there was no alcohol in it, but even having a bit of an under taste like beer scared me.

Don't know why that bothered me so much when I have no problem cooking with wine or beer. (and yes, I know all about how much alcohol burns off in what time frame.)

Why would you want to drink 'near beer'. For the taste, or perhaps to mirror the experience you probably need to avoid. What happens when that near beer isn't around? Might pick up a real one perhaps? Just not worth the risk. I know many who are heavy drinkers who do have non-alcoholic wine, and that's fine if it keeps them from drinking to oblivion, but I'll steer clear of habits associated with drinking. Worked hard to make change away from old ones and I'm not going to risk it. There's a lot of drinks around that are not as bad as I thought and they don't contain or mirror alcohol. Might go have one now.

If you are an alcoholic, non alcoholic or near beer beverages are not helping - gives you a good state of mind to think it is, but it's not.

Peace!

see reply #1:
I ended up drinking 12 packs of it during Football and Hockey games, and figured it was great (except it was really expensive because the best tasting was Buckler and Haake beck), but I knew there was something going on behind the scenes. Of course the little alcohol that is in it, just served to get back into my system and instigate a major relapse after 3-4 years of sobriety!!
Nice going, heh?