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lol RaA - I'm not sure if Marine meant it tastes like wine, or if it's just a good drink to replace it in a social situation. I like soda water as my non-alcoholic beer replacement, though it in no way reminds me of beer.
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Originally Posted by ReadyAndAble 
That would be like dating a woman because she reminds me of my ex-wife.
When it's over, it's over, you know?
When it's over, it's over, you know?
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Originally Posted by Joybot
LOL, not quite. It's only apple cider. And also wine is good for you if us if we had any self control.
Personally, anything like wine, beer or booze just doesn't even make sense to me anymore. Early on though, I used to think anything close...but alcohol free...was pretty cool. Now though, i see that stuff as not something I have any desire for. Like RaA said....once you're done with drinking and (I'd add) once you're recovered....there's simply no desire to fool with anything even close to any of that stuff from the "good ol days."
I'd add that I don't know one person with long term sobriety who's got a life I want, a program I respect and recovery that's obviously attractive to everyone around them....... who drinks "sparkling anything," NA beer, or any of that sort of stuff.
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heh.......really? NO resemblance? Google "sparkling cider," click on images on the left and and all I see are wine look-a-likes.
To each their own though. I stand by my comments earlier but if this stuff is cool with you, you're sober, you're happy and you don't want to listen to my advice/warning..... then it's all good and none of my business.
To each their own though. I stand by my comments earlier but if this stuff is cool with you, you're sober, you're happy and you don't want to listen to my advice/warning..... then it's all good and none of my business.
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Originally Posted by Elbow
Cider has many meanings , cider here (Japan) means a sparkling soda drink.
Back in the UK it means an alcoholic beverage made from pressed apples.
Don't quote me on that....
Back in the UK it means an alcoholic beverage made from pressed apples.
Don't quote me on that....
Yup, I live in the UK. Cider is a cheap way to get drunk and rot your guts.
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Oh for heavens sake, the shape of a bottle has nothing to do with the contents.
Sparkling cider is nothing more than fizzy apple juice in a fancy bottle. It doesn't look, taste, or act like wine, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Sparkling cider is nothing more than fizzy apple juice in a fancy bottle. It doesn't look, taste, or act like wine, and there is nothing wrong with it.
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as long as it's not alcoholic and you enjoy the taste, what's the difference what you drink?
BTW, sparkling cider appears here around Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and is on sale through New Years. They used to serve it at my mother's nursing home.
BTW, sparkling cider appears here around Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and is on sale through New Years. They used to serve it at my mother's nursing home.
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Originally Posted by onlythetruth
Oh for heavens sake, the shape of a bottle has nothing to do with the contents.
Sparkling cider is nothing more than fizzy apple juice in a fancy bottle. It doesn't look, taste, or act like wine, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Sparkling cider is nothing more than fizzy apple juice in a fancy bottle. It doesn't look, taste, or act like wine, and there is nothing wrong with it.
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LOL...
For years my in laws served the sparkling juices at Thanksgiving, for the kids... Now, they buy an extra bottle or two!! I like the cranberry from Trader Joes... They have a Trader Joes close to them...
Martinelli's make a great sparkling apple. It is waaaaayyyyyy better than NA beer. Good fiz, tart. Unlike the NA beer, they do have a point beyond or besides simulating drinking... They taste good, LOL
For years my in laws served the sparkling juices at Thanksgiving, for the kids... Now, they buy an extra bottle or two!! I like the cranberry from Trader Joes... They have a Trader Joes close to them...
Martinelli's make a great sparkling apple. It is waaaaayyyyyy better than NA beer. Good fiz, tart. Unlike the NA beer, they do have a point beyond or besides simulating drinking... They taste good, LOL
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Personally, I don't really care to shop at Trader Joe's any more because I used to buy booze there and it brings back too many bad memories.
Just so everyone's clear, cider has vastly different meanings depending on where in the world you live, as Elbow mentioned. Here in the states apple cider = apple juice with some mulling spices thrown in. I'd say 70% of people that live in the US don't even know that there is such a thing as alcoholic cider, which we call hard cider.
Just so everyone's clear, cider has vastly different meanings depending on where in the world you live, as Elbow mentioned. Here in the states apple cider = apple juice with some mulling spices thrown in. I'd say 70% of people that live in the US don't even know that there is such a thing as alcoholic cider, which we call hard cider.
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Originally Posted by Paraffin
Forgive me but it the UK sparkiling cider is an alcoholic beverage commonly associated with street drinkers.
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Originally Posted by eJoshua
Personally, I don't really care to shop at Trader Joe's any more because I used to buy booze there and it brings back too many bad memories.
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