It’s a hot summer afternoon. I’m sitting down on a hot afternoon, with a burger, and a cold beer.
What I’m looking for is something to replace that cold beer with. I want it to be crisp and fresh, but also not sweet. I love tart and bitter flavours. Unfortunately, my options are either cold and sweet, cold and alcoholic or hot and non sweet.
So threadiverse, what alternatives am I missing?
Tereré is great, but it’s a bit of a pain to source in Australia. What else is there?
My go-to fave is Peroni 0.0%
Not sure it’s available in Australia, but it’s really good NA beer imo. Someone else mentioned hop water. It’s more like soda, at least to me, but similarly bright and v fizzy
Beef broth, mmmm savory!
Michellada
Try Nimbu Pani! It’s an Indian drink that hits the tart and slightly savory points. May be annoying to get black salt though.
Guinness. It’s actual beer. Everything else is just barley soda.
Guinness 0% and you might be onto something. It is really good.
Cold fruit teas sound like they could be good for ya
Everyone is recommending just stuff that’s not sweet, but you asked for savory.
Beef Fizz Search YouTube for videos of it.
Sugar free ginger ale
Hop water
Tonic water and lime is probably my favorite combo. Sometimes, I’ll even add gin.
I haven’t seen it mentioned in here, but switchel is a favorite of mine. Water, Apple cider vinegar, some kind of sweetener (molasses is traditional), and ginger. Pretty easy to make a pitcher of during the summer. Tart, and hits the spot in the summer. You can also utilize a shrub for some NA mocktails.
Unsweet iced tea
Sparkling water with pickle juice. Add bitters if you want different flavors.
Non alcoholic beer
On the days when I’m really just hanging out for, and worked a really sweaty, dirty day on the chainsaws, I drink N/A beer. The cheapest I can find. It either hits the spot or it tastes like garbage and turns me off beer again. Either way it averts the craving and lets me stay sober. Most alcos in recovery will frown on N/A beer, but I don’t care, whatever helps me not drink alcohol is fair game.
Unsweetened, iced, mint tea.
