Healthy option at the pub?

[Pickled Piper]

Inspired by the what (non- alcoholic) drink to have in the pub on the Food and Drink section, I am putting this out to the Health forum.

Can't be tap water and must be able to drink in pints.

Suggestions welcome.

pp

[Pothole]

Last time I tried anything like this it was Orange Juice and Soda....except when a mate thought I said Cider!

[harry010]

Lime and soda?

[Hoofy]

Diet coke?

[disco1]

Coors lite?

Nearly half the calories of a premium lager and quite nice v cold.

[Pickled Piper]

Lime or Orange and Soda sound promising and showing at about 30 calories per pint. Much better than the 165 calories for my usual lager shandy.

Not sure about the Diet Coke. I have the odd glass but would worry about consuming it in pints.

Coors Lite is a possibility but a quick check shows it's probably about the same as lager shandy in terms of calories.

pp

[Cheib]

Soda water with fresh limes rather than lime cordial.

[LordGrover]

I like the sound of Big Tom on the other thread but nowhere here stocks it.
Checking the website they have some interesting offerings too: click.

[Halb]

Pothole said:

Last time I tried anything like this it was Orange Juice and Soda....except when a mate thought I said Cider!

That's what I had last time I was in the pub. Not being strict with calories, just didn't want a sugary drink (which seems to be the only alternative) if I wasn't having an alcoholic beverage.

[condor]

Tomato juice with plenty of Lea & Perrins and/or Tabasco

[Halb]

condor said:

Tomato juice with plenty of Lea & Perrins and/or Tabasco

Why add sauce?

[OllieC]

Halb said:

Why add sauce?

I find it tastes much better with either

[condor]

...and it gives it a bit of a kick

[chunoo]

Ginger Beer!

[merc_man]

chunoo said:

Ginger Beer!

I know he's decided to give up the beer for a bit in the pub but there's no need for that old thing.

[Pothole]

LordGrover said:

I like the sound of Big Tom on the other thread but nowhere here stocks it.
Checking the website they have some interesting offerings too: click.

It would be about £7 a pint in a pub, too!

[Davey S2]

Gunner

Equal measures of ginger beer and ginger ale, dash of lime cordial and a few dashes of Angostura Bitters in a pint glass with ice.

Make them at home and they are lovely. Probably expensive in a pub though.

[Ilikebeaver]

Slimline tonic water is my drink of choice

Edit: sorry, I didn't read the bit where it has to be drunk in pints!

[z4chris99]

diet coke...

i drink it like its water and haven't died yet..

Bill gates has been drinking diet coke only for decades and hes still alive too..

Edited by z4chris99 on Saturday 5th January 13:59

[Jamie VTS]

My first trip to the pub since giving up drinking and it was a strange experience, I drank Orange juice and soda and although not quite as nice as a pint of beer it did the job!