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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Zero alcohol beer? May 15^th, 2017 at 7:44am I was going to say good luck with that one till I read further. Apparently it's already 10% or so of the global market. Heineken have launched their 0.0 Beer globally. Can't imagine it would have gone down well with the multi-schooner lunchtime wharfies in the old days.
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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 92409 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #1 - May 15^th, 2017 at 11:13am I blue Islam. Never trust a man who doesn't drink.
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Unforgiven Gold Member Offline I have sinned Posts: 8879 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #2 - May 15^th, 2017 at 11:24am Does it have Halal certification?
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47481 At my desk.	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #3 - May 15^th, 2017 at 12:25pm Bundaberg Breweries does a good non-alcoholic ginger beer. It is usually called soft drink.
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #4 - May 15^th, 2017 at 12:59pm Birrell made a super low alcohol beer years ago
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 131562 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #5 - May 15^th, 2017 at 1:03pm Back during the America's Cup days - 1986/7 - we (Perth) used to export ship loads of non-alcoholic beer to Saudi Arabia (and Yemen, Singapore, and Malaysia).
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Reply #6 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:32pm

greggerypeccary wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 1:03pm:

Back during the America's Cup days - 1986/7 - we (Perth) used to export ship loads of non-alcoholic beer to Saudi Arabia (and Yemen, Singapore, and Malaysia).

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~beercanologist/cans/WA/w1404.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~beercanologist/cans/WA/w1403.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~beercanologist/cans/WA/w1409.jpg

Used to able to buy that in woolies

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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 92409 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #7 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:35pm Pathetic.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72272 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #8 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:35pm Zero alcohol beer? IS THERE A POINT TO IT?
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Reply #9 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:43pm

Its time wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:32pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 1:03pm:

Back during the America's Cup days - 1986/7 - we (Perth) used to export ship loads of non-alcoholic beer to Saudi Arabia (and Yemen, Singapore, and Malaysia).

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~beercanologist/cans/WA/w1404.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~beercanologist/cans/WA/w1403.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~beercanologist/cans/WA/w1409.jpg

Used to able to buy that in woolies

Yeah, that's right - you could too.

Not sure why anyone would bother, though: it tasted like diluted urine.

(Who will be the first rightard to chime in with "How do you know what diluted urine tastes like, Pecca?")

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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80333 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #10 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:46pm
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80333 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #11 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:48pm John Smith wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:35pm: Zero alcohol beer? IS THERE A POINT TO IT? It would suit the 48% of respondents to a Queenslund survey, who said they didn't drink alcohol to get drunk........ thus clearly showing Queenslund to be miles ahead of the rest of the country in its surveys......
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Reply #12 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:50pm

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:48pm:

John Smith wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:35pm:

Zero alcohol beer?

IS THERE A POINT TO IT?

It would suit the 48% of respondents to a Queenslund survey, who said they didn't drink alcohol to get drunk........ thus clearly showing Queenslund to be miles ahead of the rest of the country in its surveys......

so don't get drunk. Drink softdrink instead. Why do you need pretend beer to say you're drinking beer?

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I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Reply #13 - May 15^th, 2017 at 2:54pm

John Smith wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:50pm:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:48pm:

John Smith wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:35pm:

Zero alcohol beer?

IS THERE A POINT TO IT?

It would suit the 48% of respondents to a Queenslund survey, who said they didn't drink alcohol to get drunk........ thus clearly showing Queenslund to be miles ahead of the rest of the country in its surveys......

so don't get drunk. Drink softdrink instead. Why do you need pretend beer to say you're drinking beer?

Hilarious, isn't it? Damn - this thread has me thinking of the contents of my beer fridge... must be an advertising trick.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20231 Gordon Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #14 - May 15^th, 2017 at 3:02pm My first customer was Megan She came in for a hamburger with the lot - no meat "Hey that's a salad roll" I said and we started going out
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 131562 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #15 - May 15^th, 2017 at 3:07pm Gordon wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 3:02pm: My first customer was Megan She came in for a hamburger with the lot - no meat "Hey that's a salad roll" I said and we started going out
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Reply #16 - May 15^th, 2017 at 5:24pm

John Smith wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:50pm:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:48pm:

John Smith wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:35pm:

Zero alcohol beer?

IS THERE A POINT TO IT?

It would suit the 48% of respondents to a Queenslund survey, who said they didn't drink alcohol to get drunk........ thus clearly showing Queenslund to be miles ahead of the rest of the country in its surveys......

so don't get drunk. Drink softdrink instead. Why do you need pretend beer to say you're drinking beer?

Exactly. Drink proper beer. Assimilate or fck off.

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Its time Gold Member Offline Boot libs out Posts: 25639 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #17 - May 15^th, 2017 at 8:10pm Couldn't have any cronulla riots drinking that
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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 92409 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #18 - May 15^th, 2017 at 9:25pm Its time wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 8:10pm: Couldn't have any cronulla riots drinking that Couldn't have any riot in Australian history - couldn't have Australian history.
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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14004 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #19 - May 15^th, 2017 at 10:06pm John Smith wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 2:35pm: Zero alcohol beer? IS THERE A POINT TO IT? ... as was MY first thought I'd label it 'PLACEBO'
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95522 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #20 - May 15^th, 2017 at 10:32pm Nothing new:
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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 92409 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #21 - May 15^th, 2017 at 10:41pm Bobby. wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 10:32pm: Nothing new: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P_QM3eUrYcM/SDEVOHXlDiI/AAAAAAAAAxc/f1tjiGmlwCw/s320/0... Fck off.
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 28107 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #22 - May 16^th, 2017 at 10:44am It's called Sex on the Beach beer. F*#king near water. Non alcoholic beer is soft drink
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80333 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #23 - May 16^th, 2017 at 2:59pm Gnads wrote on May 16^th, 2017 at 10:44am: It's called Sex on the Beach beer. F*#king near water. Non alcoholic beer is soft drink Love on a raft - farken close to water....
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21749 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #24 - May 16^th, 2017 at 9:17pm I think we have had alcohol free beer in Australia for quite some time. You can buy it at the supermarket.
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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 92409 Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #25 - May 16^th, 2017 at 9:26pm UnSubRocky wrote on May 16^th, 2017 at 9:17pm: I think we have had alcohol free beer in Australia for quite some time. You can buy it at the supermarket. Don't encourage them.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21749 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #26 - May 19^th, 2017 at 2:08am $20 for some slab of Beck's imported beer. That'll do me for the next week.
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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 15929 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #27 - May 19^th, 2017 at 2:15am UnSubRocky wrote on May 19^th, 2017 at 2:08am: $20 for some slab of Beck's imported beer. That'll do me for the next week. From where?
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Valkie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16097 Central Coast Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #28 - May 19^th, 2017 at 7:26pm Its probably just recycled beer. And you wondered where the urinals went at the pub. Thats why the beer is in the basement and piped in......yuk
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21749 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #29 - May 20^th, 2017 at 1:30am Setanta wrote on May 19^th, 2017 at 2:15am: UnSubRocky wrote on May 19^th, 2017 at 2:08am: $20 for some slab of Beck's imported beer. That'll do me for the next week. From where? Dan Murphy's
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80333 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #30 - May 20^th, 2017 at 2:35am I tried some zero alcohol beer once - didn't change a thing! (ta-boooom- tish!)...
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Reply #31 - May 20^th, 2017 at 9:02am

bogarde73 wrote on May 15^th, 2017 at 7:44am:

I was going to say good luck with that one till I read further.
Apparently it's already 10% or so of the global market.
Heineken have launched their 0.0 Beer globally. Can't imagine it would have g
one down well with the multi-schooner lunchtime wharfies in the old days.

The difference is like screwing with and without condom.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21749 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Zero alcohol beer? Reply #32 - May 22^nd, 2017 at 5:20pm For some reason, full strength or lite beer seem to make me feel a lot better than spirits. Must be the sugar. Just finishing up my slab of beer I bought last Wednesday.
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