Reasons for Drinking Non Alcoholic Beers
Those people who are recovering from an addiction may feel that they have good justifications for drinking non alcoholic beers. The most common reasons they will give include:
* Even though people have entered recovery they can still like the taste of beer, and these beverages seem to offer a safe way of indulging this taste.
* The individual is less likely to feel out of place when they go into a bar.
* It avoids having to give reasons for not drinking. Other people will just assume that the individual is consuming an alcoholic beverage.
* Drinking soft drinks all the time can be a bit sickly. It may be easier to drink non alcoholic beers some of the time because they are not so sweet.
* Even though the beer in non alcoholic it may give the individual a bit of comfort because it reminds them of the real thing.
* These beverages can contain many calories – as much as 200 kcal in a small bottle. If the individual is drinking them too regularly it may lead to obesity.
* The individual may experience placebo effects from the beer, and they can become convinced that they are drinking the real thing.