Beck's Blue 0 Percent Alcohol Free German Lager Beer Bottle, 24 x 275 ml

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Flavour-wise, it’s a slightly harsh bitterness that hits your tastebuds first and hangs around until well after the sip. There’s none of the sweetness from the aroma, which could have worked nicely with the bitterness. It’s slightly syrupy but the body isn’t too bad. It’s highly carbonated but the foam gives it a creamy – dare I say luxurious – feel as it slips down your throat.

Sure, it’s not the best alcohol-free lager out there. But it’s a decent option when you’re not drinking alcohol, especially since it’s available in so many pubs and bars. Some drinkers like the crispness and maltiness of the beer’s taste, but many complain of excess bitterness and a harsh, “overcooked” flavor. This all happened around 2003. And that was still a decade after the Bremen-based brewery created this alcohol-free pilsner-style lager in 1993. On the contrary, the hop bitterness is rather subdued – initially, at least. The hop bitterness gets stronger and lingers after each finish. According to NHS England, the average wine drinker consumes 2,000 calories from alcohol every month, and the average beer drinker - drinking 5 pints of lager a week - takes 44,200 calories a year, the equivalent of 221 doughnuts.

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We’ve covered ways to prevent a hypo when drinking, and we also have a separate article on alcohol and diabetes. Your diabetes and drinking Not only does alcohol contain lots of calories (these are basically ‘empty’ calories, with no nutritional value), but it also stops your body burning fat as all its attention is turned to burning off the alcohol.

Any sweetness eludes me, and I have a hunch the hop bitterness would be at least moderately strong on the palate.Yes, it is not going to blow your mind, but it does what it’s suppose to do – be a clean, refreshing, cheap non-alcoholic lager that you can easily find. Yes, but it wouldn’t be my first choice if there were other options, especially when there are so many tasty non-alcoholic beers these days. This leaves a beer with only trace amounts of alcohol if any – up to 0.05%. This is less than what occurs naturally in many types of food.

However, it’s worth bearing in mind that it’s possible the alcohol content could be higher because labelling rules vary between regions and some countries like the UK allow a small tolerance to what’s shown on the label. Make a long drink with a shot of spirits such as vodka or rum and use plenty of a mixer such as diet lemonade, diet ginger ale, diet cola or water. Top with plenty of ice. Just like using smaller plates can help you to eat less food, using smaller wine and beer glasses can help you drink less - try it, it really does work!ABV means alcohol by volume. The strength of alcoholic drinks has increased over the years, with new wines from South America, South Australia and South Africa containing 14% ABV or higher – this means that a bottle will contain approximately 10.5 units and 750 calories, and a large 250ml glass can be over 3 units and 200 calories. The smell is sweet, malty and clean with straw and lemon aromas appearing as it warms in the glass. This early faith in non-alcoholic beer paid off, in the UK at least. Here it’s a staple in the beer coolers of many a pub up and down the country. It still accounts for more than a third of all alcohol-free sold in the UK.