My sobriety date is the day after my last drink (drunk)....the day I decided to turn my life around... I've had a near beer this past summer.....just out of curiousity.....cant say I will ever have another one...and I'm not changing my sobriety date because of it.....there has been alot of discussion on SR about near beer....some drink it without any problems..and others like me can see where that near beer may take us....