| Alcohol-free beer is as healthy as its traditional | | | | way as traditional beer: mixing water, barley malt, |
| counterpart, as rich in vitamins and minerals, fat | | | | hops and yeast. The alcohol is taken out only |
| free and yes, the perfect substitute for beer | | | | after the beer is fully brewed. The process, called |
| when you need to drive. But is that alcohol-free | | | | vacuum evaporation, influences partially the taste |
| beer real beer or something else tasting similar? | | | | of the beer, making it slightly bland. If it's |
| They state alcohol-free beer is alcohol free. This | | | | something you miss when you drink non-alcoholic |
| sentence sounds as strange as the following: | | | | beer, that's the alcohol itself. Alcohol-free beer |
| alcohol-free beer is not really alcohol free. To call | | | | contains the same ingredients as traditional beer, |
| beer with a highly reduced percentage of alcohol | | | | minus 99.95% of the alcohol. And that's the good |
| "alcohol-free" is pretty misleading. Let's make it | | | | part about this drink: it keeps the nutritional values |
| clear: alcohol-free beer has an alcohol | | | | of a normal beer (fiber, iron, magnesium, |
| concentration of 0.05%. This is certainly not | | | | potassium, phosphorus and plenty of B vitamins) |
| enough to make us drunk (juices contain the | | | | and consuming it, even excessively, doesn't |
| same amount of alcohol) and makes the so-called | | | | influence our health negatively. |
| alcohol-free beer safe for pregnant women and | | | | On the contrary: recent studies show that |
| drivers. | | | | alcohol-free beer may ward off cancer, |
| If you are a beer enthusiast you'll wonder, "why | | | | contributes to the decrease of thrombin and has |
| bother?" But when you need to take medicine | | | | the same cardiovascular benefits as traditional |
| that interacts with alcohol, you'll find "fake" beer | | | | beer. Drinking non-alcoholic beer helps decrease |
| not so bad. Besides, people actually like the taste | | | | the components which form blood clots at about |
| of beer and not necessarily the alcohol in it. Beer | | | | the same rate as the moderate consumption of |
| goes great with steaks and sausages, French fries | | | | regular beer. |
| and other dishes. And finally: Muslims can also | | | | Non-alcoholic beer, as you already found out, |
| have a taste of beer. For these reasons and the | | | | contains the same amount of alcohol found |
| ones mentioned below, alcohol-free beer is a | | | | naturally in fruit juices and has half the proteins |
| great discovery. | | | | regular beer does. So you don't need to be afraid |
| So far it is clear: alcohol-free beer is not | | | | about that "beer belly" any longer, just cut out |
| alcohol-free, but is a safe drink. Now let's take a | | | | the snacks and you're done. |
| look at the other benefits. | | | | And let's end this "pro alcohol-free beer" debate |
| We should first state that alcohol-free beer is real | | | | with the most important benefits: you can drink |
| beer, although many occasional consumers and | | | | and drive. You can go in a bar, have nearly the |
| beer enthusiasts will argue that. While some | | | | taste of the real stuff, look as if you're really |
| alcohol-free beers are made without fermentation | | | | drinking plain beer and be sociable without getting |
| and get their taste from natural flavorings, | | | | the effects of alcohol on your brain. |
| non-alcoholic beer is usually produced in the same | | | | |