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Soft drinks - Small chilli - 03-01-2023
I need suggestions for soft drinks to replace my evening beer. I’m a bit of a one trick pony when it comes to drinks ( soft or alcoholic). I live on coke. I occasionally have an orange juice but only in warm weather. I occasionally have hot chocolate but it has to be Baltic (it hasn’t been cold enough yet this winter). Only drink water if I’m on deaths door! I don’t like squash (I’ve tried lots of different ones).
I know there are many many different things out there but I really don’t know where to start.
RE: Soft drinks - Jimny14 - 03-01-2023
Alcohol free beer?
RE: Soft drinks - Veggie - 03-01-2023
I'm not fond of fizzy drinks like coke although ginger beer is OK. GInger cordial is nice too (I like ginger!!)
These days I'm drinking herb tea and, believe it or not, one teaspoonful or teabag lasts me all day. I like it whether its hot or cold so keep topping up my teapot whenever there's some hot water in the kettle.
Not everyone's taste I know.
RE: Soft drinks - Small chilli - 03-01-2023
(03-01-2023, 09:34 PM)Jimny14 Wrote: Alcohol free beer?Can you recommend any ?
RE: Soft drinks - Jimny14 - 03-01-2023
(03-01-2023, 10:22 PM)Small chilli Wrote:(03-01-2023, 09:34 PM)Jimny14 Wrote: Alcohol free beer?Can you recommend any ?
Sure, depends what sort of beer you're in to though.
RE: Soft drinks - Small chilli - 03-01-2023
I was a lager lout & a Prosecco tart
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RE: Soft drinks - JJB - 03-01-2023
I like elderflower cordial, I like St. Germain even more but of course that's not soft
RE: Soft drinks - Vinny - 03-01-2023
My favourite soft drink is a freshly squeezed lemon in a pint glass topped up with the cheapest sugar free lemonade I can find.(Usually Aldi's 29p a 2 litre bottle)
I don't particularily like the fizz so sometimes make it in the morning and don't drink it until later in the day. Very refreshing and good for you.
RE: Soft drinks - SarrissUK - 03-01-2023
Iced coffee - very nice and quick and easy to make
Elderflower cordial is lovely, or apple cordial with mint in it (crush the mint yourself fresh from the garden)... My favourite squash is Vimto, and I like it strong.
Water with cucumber, if sat in the fridge for a few hours, it's very refreshing in hot weather.
RE: Soft drinks - Jimny14 - 03-01-2023
Leave alcohol free wine alone, they're not good alternatives to wine. Alcohol free lagers are difficult as there is so little hop profile to disguise the missing alcohol. The becks blue was the closest and most palatable for years, I haven't tried the more events ones like morretti or lucky Saint as I'm not much in to lager. Brew dog do a good selection of AF beers, punk AF and hazy Jane AF probably the most lager ish but a little more hoppy and zesty. There is also ghost ship AF by adnams which is great, light, citrus, refreshing. If you'd prefer something from a brewery set up to just do AF beers look no further than big drop brewery. They're all good drinks, I was especially surprised with their stout. But for a curve ball, closest alcohol free drink to the real thing that we have found has been sainsburys AF cider.