how do they make alcohol free lager?

[jamesy boy]

Do they evaporate the alcohol and then add the carbon dioxide? Or what?

[Loosehead]

Yes Alcohol boils at a lower temperature than the main constituent, water, unfortunately most of the flavour boils away too creating a drink that really shouldn't be termed lager. Very little CO2 is in the lager anyway it is only added as a consequence when the lager is pumped from the barrel under CO2 pressure as with normal lager.

[Chillum]

Why do they make alchohol free lager? It's the same as vegetarian sausages, if you ask me.

[corganiser]

I've just tried drinking half a pint of veggie sausages and they've stuck in my throat.

[jamesy boy]

I've stopped drinking, and I actually like Kaliber, etc just as much as normal lager.

[ianess]

They strain the solids out of the cat's litter tray then bottle it.

[WoWo]

The best low alcohol (which is virtually alcohol free) is Becks Low Alchohol, much better than Kaliber. You can get it in Tesco's. Having said that I don't mind Kliber if it's cold enough. The point is it tastes a little bit like larger.

[jamesy boy]

I saw that Beck's in Tesco, but bought Kaliber instead.I bet you all feel better for knowing that. 

[rusty0505]

Kaliber is quite nice, it is Kronenborg 1664 but without the alcohol..........so obviously not AS nice!

[apex204]

A friend of mine on heavy drugs can't drink alcohol but continues to drink non-alcohol lager so that he doesn't feel left out or excluded when out. He's visiting soon - what's the best 0% beer on the market?

[jamesy boy]

Well, as I say, as a former VERY heavy lager drinker, I personally think Kaliber is as palatable as any "standard" 4%-ish lager.

WoWo prefers the Beck's, which I haven't tried.I've only seen the Beck's in lickle bottles, but the Kaliber is available in cans so...