I don't like alcohol (never had a taste for it). I have tried both alcoholic beers - just a few sips, since I can't stomach the stuff - and non-alcoholic beer.

I don't like alcohol (never had a taste for it). I have tried both alcoholic beers - just a few sips, since I can't stomach the stuff - and non-alcoholic beer. I can, and have, drank full bottles of non-alcoholic beer on occasion, but it basically felt like liquid barely/wheat, slightly bitter. So, I can drink it, but it's a pointless activity AFAIAC. I feel like I'm drinking bread. > beer has been relied upon both to refresh and intoxicate. I've never understood how beer could be described as refreshing. Is bread refreshing? --------- Having said that, I am partial to "malta" - a carbonated soft drink with mostly the same basic ingredients as bear: barley, hops and water; but with a higher ratio of water, I think. It has added sugar and caramel flavoring typically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink)