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