Have any of you tried the new 0% alcohol beers?
I’m interested in trying them just to see if they taste decent and like the main brew the company puts out.
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I’m interested in trying them just to see if they taste decent and like the main brew the company puts out.
My friend has started drinking a 0% IPA from a small brewery and he loves it! It does taste exactly like a real IPA (Which I don't care for very much) and is low calorie as well. He wanted to cut back on his intake and happened to find something he actually likes. I will try to find out the name of it.
Uh, no. What’s the point?
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Sometimes I set up a temporary, collapsible work table; in the morning I used it, in the afternoon, when I decided to change the strings, I had already taken it apart; sorry for bad pic:
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I am at 2.5 years of self imposed sobriety. I’ve tried every NA beer available to me. My observations:
the IPA and amber lager from Athletic Brewing are the best I’ve found. Their hazy IPA is ok
Lagunitas IPA is decent
Sam Adams hazy IPA is ok
Guiness’s NA stoudt is….ok….kind of
the rest that I have tried I cant recommend
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My current pick of choice is the "Miles Pick" on the right. This was the first test version. I've since found that one larger hole will work for me really well. Helps when there is a little perspiration which can make the pick move around a little. I used to use these Mel Bay picks. Super grippy. I have a few from Gary Rossington from years ago and that got me to buying them. I now prefer the sound of celluloid picks. But in a live setting it actually makes no noticeable difference. But when noodling at home there is a different sound. But, I'm not saying tone is in the pick or anything crazy like that.
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When I first started playing bass as a young teen - I bought a number of picks of different types and mostly experimented with then, ending up playing finger-style. In the past 10yrs, I've become primarily a pick-player. I still play finger-style if that's what the song requires - but I'm most comfortable playing with a pick and it has defined my personal 'sound' as a bass-player. As a pick-player - I would say tone achieved is dependent on what the pick is made of, the thickness/stiffness of the pic, and of course how the pick is manipulated. (the greatest factor) I've tried about every type of pick out there and although a number 'work' - I've narrowed it down to one that checks all my boxes. Maybe my tone with that specific pick is less different than using another pick live (and I really don't feel the necessity to A-B them live either
)- but for me I do feel it makes a tonal difference because I hear it at home, at rehearsal, and live.
well the conversation was hinting at trying not to drink too much at events while giving the impression you were drinking. I thought thee may be an option so me had taken up.
Heineken have one amongst others - I don’t like Heineken so won’t be trying it anyway. Even Guinness has a 0.0 now, though that sounds too sacrilegious to me. There are a couple of other brands in the local
supermarkets now.
I generally just have one or two and then stop drinking in those situations.
Guinness is a light beer in every way, so I'd give theirs a chance. I'd also give the Heineken a chance because I've learned that canned Heineken is very different than the (IMO) awfulness in a bottle.
With CTS, it isn't the pain, it is the numbness. Even if numbness doesn't show while playing, the angle is still putting pressure on the nerve.
And with CTS, first it is numbness. But left untreated, strength goes and fretting becomes more difficult.
Thanks, I'll check it out
That’s an interesting comment. I’ve only had bottled Heineken, and I really dislike it. Here I was thinking I was the only one.
During the Gulf War, as we were in Saudi Arabia which prohibits alcohol consumption (and possession I believe), we could't get beer. But the British canteen started selling "near beer" - de-alcoholized beer. One of the triage docs and I decided that since there is no alcohol, it is essentially soda pop. So, we replaced mid-morning coffee break with mid-morning beer break.
Thank you. I love Guinness. I will try it. The Hazy amber from Athletic sounds like something I should try. Mixed with the “Real thing” at 50/50, those would probably work for me.
Thanks Heather.
Or, and here me out on this, spend a lot of time drinking and your alcohol tolerance goes way up. Drinking a few with colleagues becomes a doddle... Exercise that liver and make it stronger!
That’s an interesting comment. I’ve only had bottled Heineken, and I really dislike it. Here I was thinking I was the only one.
I too dislike Heineken. Guiness is great stuff. It is relatively low alcohol. And it is filling, so it is easy to nurse one.
These days, I don't drink a lot of beer, but when I do, I want something interesting. There are a few good microbrewers around here that keep me satisfied.
There used to be a zero “beer” years and years ago in our supermarkets. It was swill and really was like “sex in a canoe”.
My wife drinks Carlton Zero in 375ml tinnies and loves it...its also in 330ml bottles... dan murphys sells it.
I used to alternate with a pick and fingers back in the the day depending on the song. A I was was actually “ok.” When I stopped playing bass and dabbled with acoustic guitar over the years (life happened) I only used fingers. When I started playing bass again seriously, now going on ten years or so, my pick skills (to the extent I had any) were gone. I’m getting serious again and really need to add pick skills to my playing.When I first started playing bass as a young teen - I bought a number of picks of different types and mostly experimented with then, ending up playing finger-style. In the past 10yrs, I've become primarily a pick-player. I still play finger-style if that's what the song requires - but I'm most comfortable playing with a pick and it has defined my personal 'sound' as a bass-player. As a pick-player - I would say tone achieved is dependent on what the pick is made of, the thickness/stiffness of the pic, and of course how the pick is manipulated. (the greatest factor) I've tried about every type of pick out there and although a number 'work' - I've narrowed it down to one that checks all my boxes. Maybe my tone with that specific pick is less different than using another pick live (and I really don't feel the necessity to A-B them live either
I agree on the Guinness. I haven’t found any micro beers that I like. Ok a couple, but they aren’t micro breweries any more but pretty mainstream now. But I really dislike the taste of IPAs that I’ve tried. There is a certain flavour to me that I can’t enjoy.
I do like the local Coopers Pale Ale which they call an Australian Pale Ale. It’s not an IPA and I don’t think it is really an Ale either. But is is excellent.
Also I have enjoyed quite a few James Squire One Fifty Lashes pale ale. Very nice, similar in style to the Coopers.
Coopers was started by a Dr Cooper
in Adelaide. James Squire is named after a Convict.
THE STORY
When James Squire was discovered stealing ingredients from the stores to make the colony’s first batch of beer, the Judge ordered 150 lashes… plus two barrels of ale. Thankfully for us, James Squire was a far better brewer than he was a thief.
James Squire: Taste it all
