Minus The Hangover

Christophe & Pete guide us through the best No and Low alcohol drinks to enjoy at Christmas - with tastings of Nozeco 0.0% Bucks Fizz, Lidl’s 0% aperitivo Cedrata, and Lucky Saint’s 0.5% Lemon Lager.

This is the bonus After Hours chat about Episode 9, in which Christophe and Pete chat about the gap between episodes, what the two dots above the "a" in älska is actually called, whether the CBD in the Trip Lemon & Basil had any effect, and the imminent Minus the Hangover Christmas Special. Plus, Pete presents the content he omitted from the main episode: how much alcohol remains in food after you cook it?

Christophe & Pete explore the everyday, naturally occurring levels of alcohol in food & why it matters - plus tastings of our first spirit, Captain Morgan Spiced Gold 0.0%, Aldi’s Ålska Nordic Berries 0% cider, and Trip Lemon Basil CBD drink.

Captain Morgan Spiced Gold 0.0%: https://www.captainmorgan.com/en-gb/our-spirits/captain-morgan-spiced-gold-0-0-alcohol-free-spirit

Aldi’s Ålska Nordic Berries 0%: https://alskacider.com/catalog/products/nordic-berries-00

Here's the German study on alcohol in food (and drink) that Pete mentions: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5421578/

In this bonus After Hours chat about Episode 8, Christophe and Pete chat about the no and low alcohol beers featured, the difficulty of compiling the list, Pete's beef with the pronunciation of the word "riband", whether or not we can smell "sweet", and finally a bit of bonus content cut from the original episode.

Christophe & Pete count down the Top 10 Global Best-Selling NoLo Beers, and give 3 of them a taste: Bavarian Erdinger Alkoholfrei wheat beer, Italian Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% lager, and F1 sponsor Heineken 0.0% lager.

• Erdinger Alkoholfrei: https://erdinger.de/en-UK/beers/non-alcoholic-wheatbeer
• Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0%: https://www.birraperoni.it/en/prodotto/nastro-azzurro-zero/
• Heineken 0.0%: https://www.heineken.com/gb/en/our-products/heineken-0-0/

Christophe and Pete discuss episode 7 - NoLo Wine Special - in this After Hours bonus episode. They talk about cut content (including how a certain Swiss psychiatrist is involved in non-alcoholic wine production), celebrity-endorsed drinks, Chris's first crush on a certain Australian pop princess, how they haven't (yet) been given any drinks samples by suppliers, how Chris has managed to find (and taste!) UK-sourced Crodino, and more.

Join Christophe & Pete with our first Wine Special, exploring what no and low alcohol wine is, how it’s made & more - plus tastings of our first celebrity NoLo, Kylie Minogue’s No Alcohol Sparkling Rosé, French Nozeco’s Zero Still Merlot & Australian McGuigan’s Zero Sauvignon Blanc.

Kylie Minogue No Alcohol Sparkling Rosé: https://kylieminoguewines.com/wines/no-alcohol-sparkling-rose/

Nozeco Still Merlot: https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/nozeco-still-merlot/114436478

McGuigan Zero: https://www.mcguiganwines.co.uk/our-wines/range/mcguigan-zero/

Christophe & Pete continue their delve into the history of No & Low alcohol drinks - plus tastings of Suffolk golden ale St Peter’s Without Gold, French radler Saint-Omer Panaché and Britvic brand J2O Mocktails White Peach & Mango Daiquiri.

Christophe & Pete delve into the surprising history of No & Low alcohol drinks, from the ‘Dark Ages’ of, well, the Dark Ages, through the Small Beers of the Industrial Revolution, the tumultuous 20th Century, and onto Barbican, Bass and the ‘birth of the modern era’ - plus a walk on the wild side with tastings of Cornish amber ale Doom Bar Zero, crisp Mexican lager Corona Cero, and Italian ‘non-alco-peritivo’ Crodino.

Find out more about this episode’s drinks:

Doom Bar Zero - https://www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/

Corona Cero - https://coronaextra.co.uk/

Crodino - https://www.crodino.com/

This episode, Christophe & Pete shine a light on ABV: what does it actually mean? The first in a series examining the crazy mess of acronyms, industry short-hand and confusing No & Low Alcohol drinks jargon - plus tasting reviews of indie brewery Brulo’s Lust For Life IPA, Stowford Press’s (or is it Westons’?) Low Alcohol Cider, and from Sweden Kopparberg’s Gin & Lemonade (or is it Strawberry & Lime?) Alcohol Free ‘flavored drink’. Confused? You will be - but not as much as Chris…