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JOHANNESBURG - Brand Director for Castle Lager and Castle Free Vaughan Croeser says the new non-alcoholic Castle Free tastes exactly the same as the alcoholic beer.

He says the same ingredients were used in the Castle Free. He says there is a quite a market for low/no alcohol beer.

He says in the South African context, South African Breweries wants to encourage moderate drinking and hopefully build a market for alcohol-free beer.

http://ewn.co.za/2017/10/27/listen-no-hangover-sab-introduces-alcohol-free-lager

 

That's seriously misleading advertising. I just went to the grogshop to get some Castle Free. Bulelani the security guard moered me solid for walking out with a slab of Charles and not paying.

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En ek is dikgesuip laas nag by Thomas Rivier. Table58, R10 Tafels and castle light. #nodiscrimination think those cheap ass Tafels gave me the headache I have today ????????

 

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What we really need is carb free beer...

 

 

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The calorie content of beer comes largely from the ethanol and residual carbohydrates. Of the latter, simple 'sugars' such as mono-, di- and tri-saccharides should have been fermented out, leaving small quantities of more complex and non-fermentable poly- and oligo-saccharides. Are these still an issue w.r.t diet in a zero-alcohol (abv% < 0.05%) beer?

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The calorie content of beer comes largely from the ethanol and residual carbohydrates. Of the latter, simple 'sugars' such as mono-, di- and tri-saccharides should have been fermented out, leaving small quantities of more complex and non-fermentable poly- and oligo-saccharides. Are these still an issue w.r.t diet in a zero-alcohol (abv% < 0.05%) beer?

That's a good question... I don't really drink alcohol free beer though.

 

I do have plenty enough evidence though that Castle lite is very fattening and detrimental to my diet. Every week I drop down to around 87kg's, every weekend I go back up to 89kgs - only difference generally is I will have beers on the weekend. 2-3 Friday night, 4-6 on Sat depending on what we get up to, and maybe one or two with Sunday lunch or after a race. It's very funny and sad all at the same time :)

 

Not willing to give up my beer, so they really are a massive spanner in my low carb diet  :blush:

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That's a good question... I don't really drink alcohol free beer though.

 

I do have plenty enough evidence though that Castle lite is very fattening and detrimental to my diet. Every week I drop down to around 87kg's, every weekend I go back up to 89kgs - only difference generally is I will have beers on the weekend. 2-3 Friday night, 4-6 on Sat depending on what we get up to, and maybe one or two with Sunday lunch or after a race. It's very funny and sad all at the same time :)

 

Not willing to give up my beer, so they really are a massive spanner in my low carb diet  :blush:

10 beers not close to enough calories to add 2kg in 3 days, unless you weigh like 21kg's. Weight gain is more likely attributed to weekend diet change and water retention.

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Well I've decided, no more beer for me until I lose this stomach that's trying to come back. I'm not sure how fattening red wine is, but at the moment I would rather have a few glasses of dry red over the weekends.

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shot. will be there in December. Where do you get it?

If you are very lucky you'll find them at some Tops stores. They are like hen's teeth though

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That's a good question... I don't really drink alcohol free beer though.

 

I do have plenty enough evidence though that Castle lite is very fattening and detrimental to my diet. Every week I drop down to around 87kg's, every weekend I go back up to 89kgs - only difference generally is I will have beers on the weekend. 2-3 Friday night, 4-6 on Sat depending on what we get up to, and maybe one or two with Sunday lunch or after a race. It's very funny and sad all at the same time :)

 

Not willing to give up my beer, so they really are a massive spanner in my low carb diet  :blush:

 

 

10 beers not close to enough calories to add 2kg in 3 days, unless you weigh like 21kg's. Weight gain is more likely attributed to weekend diet change and water retention.

 

Totally agree with GrahamS2.

 

Castle lite (340ml serving): 101 kcal, 2 g CHO consisting of 1.8 g sugar.

 

So crudely, to accumulate 2 kg fat (+/- 14000 kcals), you'd need to 140 Castle Lites over the weekend.....

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10 beers not close to enough calories to add 2kg in 3 days, unless you weigh like 21kg's. Weight gain is more likely attributed to weekend diet change and water retention.

Yeah, pretty sure a fair bit of it's water retention... hence why I can lose it pretty quickly too.

My diet change is pretty minimal - time wise it's actually a bit easier to manage things better over the weekend.

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Well I've decided, no more beer for me until I lose this stomach that's trying to come back. I'm not sure how fattening red wine is, but at the moment I would rather have a few glasses of dry red over the weekends.

 

Measure for measure: red wine has more calories, carbohydrates and sugar than, say, a Castle Lite. 

 

Red wine (150 ml): 125 kcal, 3.8g CHO, 0.91 g sugar.

 

Castle Lite (340 ml): 101 kcal, 2 g CHO, 1.8 g sugar.

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Yeah, pretty sure a fair bit of it's water retention... hence why I can lose it pretty quickly too.

My diet change is pretty minimal - time wise it's actually a bit easier to manage things better over the weekend.

I ride more on weekends, but also drink a lot more water than in the week. And beer. Well that's my excuse anyway! 

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Well I've decided, no more beer for me until I lose this stomach that's trying to come back. I'm not sure how fattening red wine is, but at the moment I would rather have a few glasses of dry red over the weekends.

I couldn't do it, the beer was just too enticing.

 

Been dopping the following over the past few weekends:

 

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And then I tried a craft beer last weekend.

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