Re: Alcohol free beer and champagne.
Quran has not specifically declared Alcohol haram as it has categorically made many things Haram and Halal. Yes Quran has condemned the use of alcohol in many verses and declared it harmful.
There are ahadees according to which Alcohol is Haram. Personally I do not accept the ahadees which go beyond Quran. Why I am saying that because based on their ahadees very strict and harsh Islamic hadood/punishments have been prescribed for consumers of alcohol which I think is going beyond hadood of Allah or going beyond boundaries drawn by Allah. Going beyond boundaries of Allah is specifically prohibited in may places in Quran. Instead of beating these alcoholics the Islamic State should pay for their psychological and medical treatment. And if someone is not an addict and just consumes alcohol it is between him and Allah . That being said I will take the advice from Quran and will not consume it as I believe that Allah knows the best.