Ok call me stupid but I have no idea how this stuff works or why stuff is even out theRe in the first place, or how popular it is etc etc… I was talking to one of my childhood friends in saudi arabia and he was like “I’m sipping away on Barbican” … Me: “What’s barbican?” … Him: “Non-alcoholic malt beverage a.k.a. beer” … I was shocked at the word beer and didn’t say anything for like a minute or so and he started giving explainations about how this is not haram, its yummy etc etc..
So what exactly is this stuff made up of? Why is it still called beer if its non-alcoholic?
Why isn’t this haram??
How many of you have tried such non-alcoholic beverages?
Are there any health effects of these??
Are they just like soft drinks or will they actually make u feel .. “hyper”?!
PS: I won’t be checking GS for a while now, so if I don’t reply to your posts, plz don’t think I’m being rude.. I’m just going to the laa laa land until my alarm goes off in a few hours! Cheers!
The fact that we still call them beer/wine gives me the idea that these drinks still give u the same effect but in a non-alcoholic way? in a halal way…
I might read up on this stuff later on but.. nity nity for now!
^ but why is it non-alcoholic and still called wine?? Why isn't it haram? Does it make u drunk???
It's not hard to understand. It's still made from grapes.
Just like non-alcoholic beer is still made from malt or whatever.
It's alcohol that is haram not 'wine' or 'beer'.
I don't get the attraction, they still look like they probably taste gross.
Anyways, the Irish are big drinkers. I'm surprised you haven't tried non-alcoholic drinks there, they are quite popular with muslim folk living in Ireland.
non-alcoholic beverages actually contain small amounts of alcohol like 0.5%-0.03%. I believe they are available in all Muslim countries and purchase of them is not prohibited.
here in pakistan beer is available but its not with alcohol .........there r types of alcohol
here its called JOO kA PANI.......dont know the english of JOO
It's not hard to understand. It's still made from grapes.
Just like non-alcoholic beer is still made from malt or whatever.
It's alcohol that is haram not 'wine' or 'beer'.
I don't get the attraction, they still look like they probably taste gross.
Anyways, the Irish are big drinkers. I'm surprised you haven't tried non-alcoholic drinks there, they are quite popular with muslim folk living in Ireland.
They remove the alcohol, so no it can't give you the same effect.
Now chill out and go smoke some good stuff.
haha lol.... no way i'm gonna drink or smoke these weird things... Even if they're not haram... Sheesha is also very popular in KSA and Dubai etc but tis not for me...
Every time I go out with my friends, all I need is coke or something..
non-alcoholic beverages actually contain small amounts of alcohol like 0.5%-0.03%. I believe they are available in all Muslim countries and purchase of them is not prohibited.
Yes they are very popular in muslim countries and are sold over the counter. I think this particular brand is manufactured in Egypt?
I'll read up more on it later on in the day and will post here if I find something interesting...
Nonalcoholic beer is made the same way as regular beer - bacteria (such as yeast) is used to ferment the carbohydrates of a grain/juice which also produces other compounds. Once completed, the alcohol is removed from the product to make booze. The residue which is left is used to make the nonalcoholic beverage (I think they add water to it). They both taste pretty much the same, afaik. It is not haraam because it is not intoxicating. On the contrary, red wine (in moderate amounts, although forbidden), whether alcoholized or not, contains a high concentration of resveratrol which leads to longevity. Its very hard to find a good source of resveratrol.
Well excuse me try BARBICAN before saying it tastes gross or something. It is the best tasting thing ever and yes it is very popular in Dubai. Jeez. I DRINK IT. I even have non alcoholic chardonnay! There!
non-alcoholic beverages actually contain small amounts of alcohol like 0.5%-0.03%. I believe they are available in all Muslim countries and purchase of them is not prohibited.
Some of these bottled beverages say on them: "contains as much as alcohol as a glass of fresh orange juice". This is because all fruit juices contain carbohydrates, and fresh juices, when met with bacteria (which is everywhere) produce alcohol as a byproduct. The alcohol concentration is insignificant. Processed juices become sterile so they cannot be fermented, but they also remove essential compounds such as resveratrol.
Well excuse me try BARBICAN before saying it tastes gross or something. It is the best tasting thing ever and yes it is very popular in Dubai. Jeez. I DRINK IT. I even have non alcoholic chardonnay! There!
