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As ‘sober curious’ trend grows, major brands tap into non-alcoholic drinks - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is non-alcoholic beer reallly more expensive than the regular? In Europe they're on par in most places. In Northern Europe (Norway, Denmark) it's even significantly cheaper due to taxes.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, it tends to be pricier. It's not addictive, so they need bigger margins that they can't make up in volume.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It’s actually a more costly process to make non alcoholic beer, than with alcohol.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The process? Distillation method, sure. Limited fermentation, fermentation free, and dilution are quite similar to their alcoholised counterparts.

    The ingredient/supply costs for non-alcoholic beer is more expensive; which is mostly a volume thing, but their is a portion of that related to precision required for a near-beer not required for a normal beer.

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