Rae Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 I found myself out of beer late at night on the weekend, so I had one of my wife's 0.5% beer (O'doole's I think) and I couldn't believe how much it tasted like the real deal. I even had one the next day to confirm this. So I was thinking how nice it would be to have a cold 0.5% beer on the boat while fishing and remain within the law, or is anything above 0.0% too much? Rae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Its not really 0.5. 0.5 is the limit to be considered "non-alcoholic". As long as its below 0.5, they can sell them in-stores, but they call it 0.5 anyways. I asked an officer and he said you can have them in your car without issue, although I'm sure an unsuspecting officer would have a hard time believing your beer breath is non-alcoholic haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 I believe the law states NO alcoholic beverages. No reference to percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 I believe the law states NO alcoholic beverages. No reference to percentage. They are non-alcoholic, only refered to as 0.5. Drink away in your boat, bt get ready piss like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) I don't think that it would be a problem. If it smells like beer though you might be subjected to a roadside screening device...you'd be surprised how many people say "I've been drinking non alocholic beer" and blow way over the legal limit lol... Edited August 4, 2011 by FishnNAutographs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 bt get ready piss like crazy. i here they are worse than coffee for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 First coffee in the morning is a killer lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 First coffee in the morning is a killer lol I remember when the first 2 'COFFEE' came up as fast as they went down.The third always stayed where i put it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Buddy first coffee is 3 trips to the bathroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikeslayer8 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 We got checked by MNR in June. I was drinking coffee all morning but had a couple Molson NA in my cooler. He did not actually check my cooler but I told him I had it. He said that is perfectly ok. I like the idea of non alcoholic beer in the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 N/A beer is expensive though! Well, the N/A Blue from Mac's was. I agree, that a nice cold N/A would be a nice, legal treat in the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 N/A beer is expensive though! Well, the N/A Blue from Mac's was. I agree, that a nice cold N/A would be a nice, legal treat in the boat. That stuff is crap and nowheres worth what they charge for it. I just stick with ice cold H2O,add some crystal lite for flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 The only good one is "Red Brew".. by President's Choice from Zehr's superstore or similar. ..and if it was illegal to drink them and drive I'd have been a bad bad boy this morning on the way to Cambridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto_Angler Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 I just stick with ice cold H2O,add some crystal lite for flavor. Crystal Lite?...... ........ya big POOF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 The O'Dooles is pretty good IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Zero beer in the boat, regardless of what it's content is supposed to be. It's kind of like if your teenage daughter came home to tell you she's pregnant .... but it's okay, she's only a tiny weeny bit pregnant. The amount doesn't really matter. You might get lucky and face an officer who gives you a break (because he agrees no one will ever get drunk on this stuff) but officially, the OPP has zero tolerance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanT Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Zero beer in the boat, regardless of what it's content is supposed to be. It's kind of like if your teenage daughter came home to tell you she's pregnant .... but it's okay, she's only a tiny weeny bit pregnant. The amount doesn't really matter. You might get lucky and face an officer who gives you a break (because he agrees no one will ever get drunk on this stuff) but officially, the OPP has zero tolerance. The rule is no 'alcoholic' beverages in the boat. Not 'no beer'... If non-alcoholic beer has no alcohol it should be fine. Someone said they got checked by MNR having non-alcoholic beer without a problem. Maybe just try and get a beer that has 0% on the label instead of 0.5%... http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=2eb670b7-59f9-4d9a-a468-b5984a365935 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 If a 5 yr old can buy it at the grocery store, i think that means the law considers it non-alcoholic. For those who like bitter lagers (heineken, carlsberg, moosehead) try the becks non-alcoholic. To me it is BY FAR the best of the non-alcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrilla Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I don't know about y'all but I drink beer to get drunk. I don't see that beer getting me very drunk. Stick to fishing and drink real beer when you get back to the dock. My 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I don't know about y'all but I drink beer to get drunk. I don't see that beer getting me very drunk. Stick to fishing and drink real beer when you get back to the dock. My 2 cents Oh to be 19 again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigs Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 If a 5 yr old can buy it at the grocery store, i think that means the law considers it non-alcoholic. For those who like bitter lagers (heineken, carlsberg, moosehead) try the becks non-alcoholic. To me it is BY FAR the best of the non-alcs. Agreed. I was going to say Becks is the best one I've had. It's actually 0% also if I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Zero beer in the boat, regardless of what it's content is supposed to be. It's kind of like if your teenage daughter came home to tell you she's pregnant .... but it's okay, she's only a tiny weeny bit pregnant. The amount doesn't really matter. You might get lucky and face an officer who gives you a break (because he agrees no one will ever get drunk on this stuff) but officially, the OPP has zero tolerance. If I let my apple ferment a in the sun for a couple hours it'll have more C2H5OH than the beer bought in a grocery store. It's completely legal, Cent pourcent point final, baton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I don't know about y'all but I drink beer to get drunk. I don't see that beer getting me very drunk. Stick to fishing and drink real beer when you get back to the dock. My 2 cents Try this buddy: http://www.aa.org Luckily most of us got over our addiction to alcohol and enjoy the taste of beer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I don't know about y'all but I drink beer to get drunk. I don't see that beer getting me very drunk. Stick to fishing and drink real beer when you get back to the dock. My 2 cents I used to drink to get drunk.I had to quit 22 years ago.I still believe that the only reason to drink is to get drunk. I can't get drunk, so I dont drink. If it tastes like beer, and looks like beer, then in my mind i want beer, not some yellow frothy fake junk that costs 4 times as much. Drink diet pepsi, or ice tea.Takes away the thirst and doesn't get skunky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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