sammysmith

It's actually really nice too

doggonecarl

I found there were hundreds of beverages that did not try to emulate my DOC (drink of choice), which for me was beer. So no NA beer for me.

Non-alcoholic beer (or wine) is for non-alcoholics, IMHO.

sammysmith

My DOC is now non alcoholic wine 😂😂

Soberwolf

Hey Sammy I m not one for NA beers/wines etc as it's too close to the real thing (for me, each to thier own) eventually il say screw it and il go for the real thing but that's me

I remember you saying about mocktails which look sophisticated and have 0.00% alcohol and it doesn't try to taste like alcohol

don't think I'm shooting you down x

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Anna

Yeah, it's not for me, either.

least

Since I drank wine to get drunk, and not for the taste, I don't like NA wine.

suki44883

If it contains any alcohol at all, it is not alcohol free.

FLCamper

I don't even use mouthwash with alcohol. .05% alcohol is still alcohol. There are too many other options for drinks. I wouldn't tempt myself.
And, I'm with Least - I drank it for one purpose.

ScottFromWI

NA beer/wine is an oft-discussed topic here. It's really up to you to decide what your motivations are in drinking it or whether or not you can safely consume it. Many have reported that it leads back to drinking regular wine/beer, others drink it on occasion with no problems. You need to make the decision for yourself, no one here is "keeping track".

Carlotta

Since you already know what you want to do and are doing it and laughing about it, what was the purpose of your original post?

I drank to get drunk so I don't see any purpose in drinking non alcoholic wine or beer. You are an adult and you can do whatever you want.
Just from being around those forums for some years now I can tell you that people in early sobriety who make a big to do about drinking non alcoholic wine/beer sooner or later end end up "relapsing" on the real thing.
Deep inside, they were just not ready and were still playing games with themselves.

Good luck to you

Carlotta

I see from another thread that today is your first day sober and that you are detoxing yourself.
Do you have a plan?

sammysmith

Yes. To keep off booze...

Fabela

And how are you going to accomplish that?

sammysmith

Well I've invested in a soda stream so can start making these and sasparila

Fabela

You sound like some of my students. They say they want good grades, but when I ask them how they are going to achieve that, they have no idea. And in the end they usually don't do well.

Jackandbess2

I have been sober for two and a bit years now and I have a glass of non alcoholic wine with my meal most nights and swear by the fact that it has played a massive part in me staying off the real thing. I make sure that it is chilled and I drink it from a proper large wine glass. I even take it to restaurants with me.
Do what you need to do to stay sober and if it is drinking non alcoholic wines or beers then so be it.
Enjoy!

freshstart57

Lots of things contain alcohol, from trace amounts all the way up to fractions of a percent ABV. If you are going to remove everything from your consumption list that has even trace amounts, you are going to be one very surprised and disappointed camper. You would include virtually everything and I mean everything that has sugar or starch, and yeast, or has been exposed to yeast.

Does it make sense to talk at all about avoiding things that have trace amounts of alcohol because of their alcohol content? Maybe it makes sense to talk more about what it is, rather than if it contains trace amounts of alcohol.

Information is the remedy here. Inform yourself and make your own decision.

sammysmith

With all due respect, you know nothing about me- so why judge?

sammysmith

Thanks for the constructive and supportive reply. That's what I intend to do also. Keep it for treats. Tonight was about testing the waters with a variety of cordials, flavoured waters and NA drinks to see what I like and what I don't. Once the soda stream arrives, it'll be interesting to start carbonating my down sasparila. Love that stuff

Fabela

I don't know you at all. I merely said that you sound like some of my students. If it sounds like a duck...