The option of 'delicious non-alcoholic beer' I discovered while abstaining from alcohol

As someone who loves an evening drink more than anything, I stopped drinking at home after a health checkup pointed out I had a 'fatty liver'.

Since the goal was to cut out alcohol, I initially drank things like arrowroot starch tea, but a new option that emerged during my non-alcoholic life was non-alcoholic beverages.

When I used to drink alcohol, I had the impression that they were 'something you drink out of necessity when you're out driving,' and I never found any of them particularly tasty, but apparently the non-alcoholic market is growing tremendously now.

Like cigarettes in the past, which used to be a sign of adulthood, they are now treated as a 'harmful substance.' It seems alcohol is gradually being treated in the same way.

That is why there are so many delicious non-alcoholic beverages available now.

For the time being, I wanted to drink something beer-like without sweetness, so I didn't find the non-alcoholic beers from domestic manufacturers to be sweet and tasty.

However, I had heard from an acquaintance that this non-alcoholic beer was delicious, so I bought it to try it out: a German-made 'Veritas' non-alcoholic beer.

It's not available in regular supermarkets, so I ordered it on Amazon and it arrived right away. Apparently, you can also buy it at Kaldi or Gyomu Super.

By the way, the price is also wallet-friendly at about 108 yen per bottle.

When I tried it, yes, it's delicious!

It's not the taste of Japanese beer, but it tastes like what you get when you order a 'hop-scented craft beer' at a slightly expensive, specialized craft beer bar.

There is absolutely no sweetness, so it is exactly to my liking.

The big difference from domestic non-alcoholic beer is not 'making something that looks like beer', but rather 'removing alcohol from beer', which is a fundamental difference in approach.

It's true that domestic non-alcoholic beers were 'similar but different,' but if you remove the alcohol from beer, the taste is beer, right? It's interesting how the way of thinking changes depending on the country.

Moreover, this non-alcoholic beer is apparently natural and has zero additives.
In fact, it even says to drink it as a health beverage. Since the calorie count is 11 kcal per 100 ml, that's less than 40 kcal per 350 ml. Isn't that great?

When I drink beer this delicious, I don't feel dissatisfied with the lack of alcohol. It turns out I didn't want to drink alcohol, but rather I like these kinds of unsweetened beverages—meaning I like the taste of beer.

If that's the case, I've started to feel like I could just live on non-alcoholic beverages.

Fatty liver can be cured by cutting out alcohol, but if I drink the same amount again, it will return to its original state, and since liver function declines as we age, it's obviously better to keep reducing my alcohol consumption from now on.

In my 40s, I still disliked the term 'health-conscious,' and I couldn't quite understand why my husband, who is 20 years older than me, and my mother, who is in her mid-80s, were always talking about 'health' at every opportunity.

I used to think that having health as a goal was uncool, but now that I'm older, I understand.

Approaching 50, you reach an age where you can no longer maintain your health unless you make a conscious effort to do so.

If you do nothing, you only decline. It's an age where you have to put in the effort just to manage to maintain things. It's intense, isn't it?

You have to train and keep up the outside of your body, like your muscles, and you have to take care of your internal organs by being mindful of what you eat.

The alcohol I used to gulp down with such vigor must have become too much for my liver to process, leading to a fatty liver. Yes, while I don't feel old mentally, my body is definitely aging, so I need to stay healthy for the sake of a fun retirement.

To all you young people, you'll understand why old folks talk about health all the time once you get close to 50. Just watch over us with a warm, indulgent gaze.

With that said, now that I know non-alcoholic drinks are actually pretty good, I'm thinking of trying out various non-alcoholic options other than beer.

I'll report back if I find anything else delicious, so look forward to it!

Delicious even without alcohol! You can purchase the non-alcoholic beer "Veritas" here. It's affordable, so please give it a try.

Thank you for reading again today!