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Alcohol free beer: discover the best choices
Are you looking for the best alcohol-free beer? Discover the tastiest choices and 0.0 beer most similar to normal beer. Find your ideal choice at Consum.
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BEERS TO TAKE ON A PICNIC
With the start of the good weather, there are many more opportunities to get out into the countryside and enjoy the marvels of nature. The days are longer, the temperatures warmer and the plant life is blooming everywhere, just inviting us to pack a picnic hamper and enjoy a day out.Our lunchtime menus usually follow tradition and common sense: if we are going somewhere where we can light a fire for a barbecue, sardines, chops, sausages and belly pork are the usual ingredients to delight our palates. On the other hand, if we are not going to be able to cook our food outdoors, we will usually take a delicious potato omelette, breaded fillets, roast peppers and different salads to accompany those delicacies.So now let’s turn to the drinks. Apart from soft drinks, sangria and lightly carbonated wine, we could say that beer is the star drink at these outdoor meals. Its moderate alcohol content, pairing versatility and refreshing nature make it the go-to drink for picnics.The question remains then: Is there a best beer for these occasions? As always, the answer to that question depends on our own personal tastes. Nevertheless, there are some recommendations that could be useful when choosing beer for our picnics. Let’s take a quick look at them:Cans rather than bottles > before moving on to discuss the type of beer, we should first look at the container, where tin cans, in our opinion, are the best choice. There are several practical reasons for this: they take up less space and are lighter than glass bottles, they are easier to carry and keep cold. We do recommend serving the beer in a cup though, even if it is a plastic one, rather than drinking straight from the can. That will avoid the metallic taste that we get from the can itself when it comes into contact with our lips, rather than from the beer itself, which thanks to the coating inside cans does not actually come into contact with the metal.Lower alcohol content > because of our physical activity outdoors, the temperature and the moment itself, we are likely to drink more fluids on a picnic than on other occasions. Therefore, choosing lower alcohol content beer, and even alcohol-free beer could be a good idea. If you are going to drive afterwards, you should avoid drinking alcohol, both for your own safety and that of others.Fresher rather than stronger > golden lager, wheat beer or the popular Radler with lemon juice beers are particularly refreshing and are the ideal drink for picnics, rather than more malty, full-bodied beers. IPA style beer with moderate alcohol content with its herbal, fruity nuances of hops also makes an excellent choice.
TOO FEW PLANS FOR SO MUCH BEER
At Consum we know that nothing goes together better than a good plan and a good beer. And if you like beer, you never turn down an invitation when there’s beer going around. Our choice of brands and types of beer opens up a range of plans to go with each beer, in fact sometimes so many that we could be overwhelmed by the choice. Therefore, through this blog we wanted to make some recommendations for you to find the right one for each occasion.Classical plans with standard lager.A Friday at your single friend’s house, a Sunday snack before lunch or an evening of board games at home with the family. The beer that makes the perfect companion for those plans is almost certainly the classical lager you already have in the fridge. There’s nothing more something to play it safe.Some of our brands: Amstel, Heineken, Mahou, Estrella Damm, San Miguel…If you’re more into chilling, then 0.0 is for you.Because, who says that the couch, a movie and blanket don’t go well with a beer? 0.0 is a good choice to enjoy a beer without missing out on the plot, and without that sleepiness that stays with you all day. What's more, you can enjoy it on weekdays without that guilty feeling, an added bonus!Some of our 0.0 beers: Águila 0,0, Turia 0,0, Ambar Triple 0, Estrella Galicia 0,0…So is it going to be a barbecue day? A roasted malt then!If there is one event that can win everyone over, it has to be those that last all day. Starting early in the morning, lighting a fire for a barbecue or paella, stretching the hours to last well into the night... There is nothing better. And to rise to the occasion, there no better companion than a good roasted malt beer.Our choice: Amstel Oro, Adlerbrau, Turia…For those fancy days, a craft beer.There are days when you wake up and feel like going to see an exhibition, a cheese or other deli tasting session, or getting together with friends for some craftwork sessions. But you also feel like a beer that meets the occasion. For those days, we recommend a craft beer.Choose from a wide variety: La Socarrada, Tyris, Mala Vida, 18/70…And for those crazy days, an IPA.Because there are also moments when we just let ourselves go, do something new and that “what if...” that we’ve always wanted to do. Parachuting, a last minute trip, or who knows, writing to your crush on the spur of the moment. All of them deserve to be rounded off with a good toast. And for that, an IPA is perfect.Among ours, you’ll find: Cerdos Voladores, Hoppy Flower and Mahou IPA.If you’ve already made plans and are looking for the ideal beer, or if you still haven’t decided what to do but you want to have a good time, discover our beers:Amstel,Heineken, Mahou, Estrella Damm, San Miguel…
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