# Recommend to me a CANNED non-alcoholic beer. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153 "2009-04-15T06:35:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/1 "2009-04-15T06:35:09Z")
A good friend of mine has to quit drinking for medical reasons. We will still have fun together but I need to find a canned NA beer we can both enjoy while floating in my raft. A misplaced bottle could break and cause several thousand dollars in damage. He currently likes O’Douls Amber but I can’t find it in the can. Any suggestions for a canned non-alcoholic beer we could enjoy? Thanks, whistlepig ---
**Author:** ![Discipline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Discipline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Discipline)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/2 "2009-04-15T06:53:37Z")
That’s not going to help him quit. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/3 "2009-04-15T13:46:17Z")
Just a warning - NA beer does still contain alcohol. It’s a very small percentage but it’s there. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/4 "2009-04-15T15:00:54Z")
> [@Discipline](#): > > That’s not going to help him quit. FWIW, “has to quit drinking for medical reasons” doesn’t necessarily equate to “is an alcoholic and is trying to beat an addiction”. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/5 "2009-04-15T15:08:39Z")
[Beeradvocate](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/209/5333/) has good reviews for Kaliber, and at least one serving claims it came in a can. It’s put out by Guinness, so in theory it should be pretty readily available. The only NA beer I drink with any regularity, [Labatt Nordic](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/478/3452), seems to be pretty available in cans here and tastes reasonably good, but that might prove difficult if you’re further from Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/6 "2009-04-15T18:51:45Z")
I like Kaliber, but I’ve seen it in bottles only. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/7 "2009-04-15T19:38:43Z")
Man, I think that I’d switch to soda rather than try to drink a non-alcoholic beer. As it is, I have to severely limit my beer intake (also for medicinal purposes) and I haven’t found a non-alcoholic beer that I like. I do drink my share of iced tea, which comes in plastic gallon jugs if you want to take it on a raft. Perhaps you and your friend might like to sip some tea, in plastic cups? It’s fairly cheap, too. You could brew it yourself and put it in a Thermos, too. Maybe I’ll toddle down to the liquor store later and look for some Kaliber. Summer is nearly here, and I get thirsty. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/8 "2009-04-15T22:55:57Z")
Old Milwaukee makes 12 packs of NA brew… Might be just the thing for refreshment on the river, light and crisp. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-a-canned-non-alcoholic-beer/493153/9 "2009-04-16T03:13:11Z")
Sharps? I’ve only seen it in a can. Never tasted it, though. I think Miller makes it.