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Stealthy non-alcoholic beer and wine options

xray7

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As this British summer exhales its last few gasps and we saunter back into the cool damp fugue of normality, you can tell I’ve really had to press myself for new non-alcoholic options as I got this bugger from Aldi, and it is firmly in keeping with the weather - a cool, damp fugue, a real beer flavour and a lack of terrible after taste.

Extra points for the Euro style 500ml bottle.

 
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As this British summer exhales its last few gasps and we saunter back into the cool damp fugue of normality, you can tell I’ve really had to press myself for new non-alcoholic options as I got this bugger from Aldi, and it is firmly in keeping with the weather - a cool, damp fugue, a real beer flavour and a lack of terrible after taste.

Extra points for the Euro style 500ml bottle.

A half point off, bottles too long for the wine cooler 😉
 

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Here’s one I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Do note my wife loves the mood lighting.



A little bit of an aftertaste on this one of which I’m not a big fan.
 
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I enjoy a "Gunner's" -- in a pint glass - very refreshing in hot weather and looks like a pint of lager if Stealthy is the theme here.

Pint glass - couple of cubes of ice if you want
I mixer bottle Ginger Ale
1 mixer bottle Ginger Beer
Top up with Soda Water with a splash of Lime Cordial
2 or 3 drops Angustura Bitters if you wish.
 
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I enjoy a "Gunner's" -- in a pint glass - very refreshing in hot weather and looks like a pint of lager if Stealthy is the theme here.

Pint glass - couple of cubes of ice if you want
I mixer bottle Ginger Ale
1 mixer bottle Ginger Beer
Top up with Soda Water with a splash of Lime Cordial
2 or 3 drops Angustura Bitters if you wish.
I quite like the sound of that.
 
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Is this a real thread? Dudes, at least in the US, a tonic water with a lime is not even noticeable.
The tonic is so sweet, you think you're drinking... lime tells anyone staring at you that you have a vodka drink. Just toss a small straw in there if it didn't come with one.
It does have excess sugar, but if I wasn't drinking, that's what I would be drinking. If I was going to be stealthy!
 

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Pictures were taken. Beers were drunk. Reviews were not written.



Points for big bottle, but lost ground on questionable aftertaste.
 

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It’s taken me three bottles of it over a week or so but I’m coming around to this one. I really wanted to love it but the taste was all wrong… initially, at least. But it’s growing on me.


 

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If I don't want to drink alcohol and don't want to advertise it I just put some sparkling water in a glass with some ice cubes and lemon slices. Nobody bats an eye.