Vort Posted March 9, 2012 Report Posted March 9, 2012 For all realistic intents and purposes, near beer is non-alcoholic. There is probably more alcohol in real root beer (yum!) than in near beer. I agree, non-alcoholic beer tastes simply awful. Why anyone willingly drinks such swill is beyond me. But against the Word of Wisdom? I don't believe it.
KevlarH Posted March 20, 2012 Report Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) On my mission, I had companions that would buy it, I never would. I've always felt that it fell under the "avoid even the appearance of evil" category. I had friends in my youth that bought gum that resembled cigarettes. It was just gum, but I felt it was wrong to mimic what I knew was bad. Did anyone technically brake the word of wisdom? Probably not. However, it would be wise to not try to mimic an act that is against the word of wisdom, as you would not imitate sinful acts. Edited March 20, 2012 by ldrkholt
skalenfehl Posted March 20, 2012 Report Posted March 20, 2012 Forgive my bluntness, but if people really have to ask this, they are completely missing the mark. Just go drink real beer and forget about the law of sacrifice.
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German_LDS Posted November 3, 2013 Report Posted November 3, 2013 I know this topic is quite old but it still carries important thoughts. So I like to add my ¢2: I'm not familiar with the term "near beer". But I do know non-alcoholic beer. This is beer, that was traditionally brewed but the alcohol was either removed or the brewing was process stopped before alcohol could be produced. The product will contain traces of alcohol. In Germany where I live (yes, land of the beer, I know) non-alcoholic beer must not contain more than .5 % alcohol. This amount is the upper limit and most non-alcoholic beers will contain much less alcohol. The trace amount cannot be reduced to zero out of technical limitations. Many fruit juices and fermented milk products can easily contain more than .5 % alcohol naturally. Eat ripe fruits and your body will produce alcohol by itself up to a certain amount. I know LDS members who like to drink non-alcoholic beer from time to time. For them its a beverage just like soda. They drink it because they like the refreshing taste and don't have to worry about consuming alcohol. They don't drink because they would like to impress non-LDS friends or something like that. You certainly cannot impress anybody by drinking beer without alcohol. Not were I live at least.
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