What’s the best non-alcoholic beer you’ve had?
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- Kaliber might be the best of the near beer lot.
It’s hard to see a fellow beer lover suffer. But not even a surprise 12-pack of Pabst’s NA (sold at a grocery store near the Lake of the Ozarks) could raise the spirits of a pregnant friend. At the end of the day, even the potential king of near beers — Kaliber — is at best just a placeholder, according to A Beer Sort of Blog:
Kaliber tastes reminiscent of beer. Malty, carbonated, almost the right color. But it is in no way real beer. Do not believe a word of anyone that says it is. It is NOT. Enjoy it for what it is, or just skip it and order a soda, which is what I have been doing for now.
The closest disappointment I have felt was likely a decade ago when I discovered that the 12-pack of beer in my hands from a Kansas grocery store was 3.2 percent — this discovery being 30 minutes after I’d paid. That said, I’ve never been away from full-strength beer for an extended period of time. It may be an oxymoron, but what’s the best non-alcoholic beer or beer alternative you’ve had?
