Non-alcoholic beverages

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I've given up drinking for the time being, which may or may not need to be permanent. In any case, I'll be drinking substantially less. So what on earth do non-drinkers drink on social occasions? I used to mainly drink lager when out, or wine at home. Becks Blue is aweful, and I'm not 12 so there is only so much diet coke and lemonade I can handle.

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Du1point8 said:

I have tried most of these and they are nice:

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Shopping/FindProduc... free beer

Cobra
Bavaria
Erdinger << nicest

But I still find them terribly gassy, are you looking for non alcoholic beers or recipies for other non alcoholic drinks?

One drink I tried that was not bad was something along this:

soda water, elderflower cordial, dash of orange blossom water and angostura bitters... all over ice

I'm looking for things I'd be able to order in an ordinary city centre bar really. Lager was my usual berverage of choice, but I'm open to ideas. Like your suggestion above, never even heard of two fo those ingredients! Will I get punched if I ask for it in northern pub?

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LordGrover said:

Fentimans ginger beer.

Unfortunately I detest ginger in all it's forms, which is ironic given my hair colour.