Non-alcoholic beer
 

This is probably a crazy question, but do England/Scotland serve non-alcoholic beer?

Thanks!

Maybe not the tiniest establishments, but if you see (imported) whiskey from the US or Canada at the bar (Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Seagram's, Crown Royal, for example) - - then I bet you will find non-alcoholic brands like Holsten or Clausthaler. Maybe even O'Doul's?

Best wishes,

Rex

Non-alcoholic beers are readily accessible in supermarkets; never tried ordering it at a pub or restaurant. Supermarkets also stock an interesting seleciton of non-alocholic wine substitutes. The Ame Dry is a particular favorite of mine. In bars I often order lemonade and lime.

During our one stay a friend of mine with us was on medication and couldn't do any alcohol. She put away a whole lot of non-alcohol beers and never had a problem finding them at any pub in London we went to. In fact it became sort of funny, because no two pubs seemed to have the same one -- every pub had a new one for her to try -- some pretty bad, some very good.

THey're freely available and taste bloody awful. Like drinking wet air.

There are many better non-alcoholic options available.

I agree with the last post. I think all pubs have some, but it tastes awful. Don't imagine that the non-alcoholic beer tastes anything like the real thing. If you want a non-alcoholic drink, try water, fruit juice, tea, or anything other than non-alcoholic beer - it's not even cheap and, I think, often costs as much as the real thing.

I don't know about England or Scotland, but Italy, Germany and Austria all have WONDERFUL non-alcoholic beers. They actually taste like a good expensive beer, but are non-alcoholic. Germany has many different brands, so I would think they would be carried in England and Scotland. Good luck, and just ask. We found it at ALL restaurants, small and large, and supermarkets. Patti

I have seen very high praise for:

St. Pauli N/A
Kaliber
Clausthaler