Lucky Saint (no-alcohol beer, also on draught)
Lucky Saint is a brand of superior alcohol-free beer, which is widely sold across England in grocery stores. Left unfiltered for maximum flavour, and made with all natural ingredients. It’s also vegan-friendly, and low in calories and sugar.
The beer is not gluten-free, due to Pilsner malt used.
The beer is brewed to German purity laws, and takes four weeks to allow the sediment to drop out of the beer naturally, so it can remain unfiltered.
- Lucky Saint blends toasty Pilsner malt with fresh citrus German hops (dried lemon, light orange) and has a fresh bread aroma. Blend with Fentimans lemonade for a summer shandy, or serve over ice with ginger beer.
- Hazy IPA has notes of tropical and stone fruits.
- Lemon Lager includes a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
- Weissbier is a Bavarian wheat beer, with notes of cloves, banana and citrus.
All beers are available wholesale (including on draught).
No alcohol can be 0% booze, as even fruit and bread contain a little alcohol. But 0.5% is the main percentage used. It is safe to drive, but it’s best to avoid even this amount, if pregnant or nursing.
Before recycling, pop the ring-pulls back over the cans (and pinch tops shut), to help avoid wildlife getting caught inside. Set up a can recycling program to raise money for your community! Never buy beers wrapped in plastic rings, they harm wildlife (if you see any, rip the holes and securely bin).
Experts recommend that it’s still best to avoid for pregnancy/nursing and medical conditions including alcohol addiction.
UK drink-driving laws are not as strict as some countries. So although this is considered ‘safe’, in some countries (including France and Austria) the limit is lower – and lower still for newly-qualified drivers). This is because any alcohol can impair concentration, judgement and reaction times.
Do you drink too much booze?!
If you like to drink boozy beer, and are wondering whether you need to cut down (and perhaps sub with a few alcohol-free beers through the week), here is a simple guide (none of that confusing ‘unit’ stuff):
For a normal sized adult, NHS recommendations are (these are either/or – not all together!):
- 6 pints of beer a week (not all on the same day!)
- 6 glasses of wine a week
- 12 measures of spirits
So in plain English, if you drink 14 pints of beer a week (way over recommended limits) but still wanted to drink beer, you would cut down to one beer a day for six days (and the other one could be alcohol-free, plus go booze-free one day a week). Or mix and match if you also drink wine or spirits.
