Age limit on alcohol free beer?

Question

do you have to be 21 to purchase or drink non alcoholic beer

Answer 1

yes you do because the process for extracting alcohol from beer still leaves trace amounts most non alcoholic beers are about 0.04% therefore are not completely alcohol free so you still have to be the legal age of where you live.

Answer 2

Yes.  It actually contains some alcohol even though they say NA.

Answer 3

yes u have to be 21 to purchase alcohol free beer not to sure about drinking

Answer 4

Nope

Answer 5

Technically non-alcoholic beer is not (obviously) alcohol (just trace amounts), so there is no law to say you cannot purchase it and drink it. If you are refused purchase threaten legal c**p, that always works.

I think the laws specify what legal alcoholic drinks exist, and what % alcohol the have to have (ie light beer might be from 1.5 - 3%) so if the alcohole is in non-alcoholic beers is so low as to not be listed it is either illegal alcohol, or not an alcoholic berverage at all.

Though I would check what the specific laws of your state are first.

Also why drink non-alcoholic beer anyways? I mean, its not the best of stuff. You are better off either waiting till 21, or if you are that eager get it from other means.

BTW, I am from Aus, just to let you know the purchasing age here is 18, but you are allowed to drink in private premises at any age. BUT I do have a few Americans friends and therefore do understand the woes of American young beer lovers to some extent.

Happy drinking!

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

Yes. I've tried to do it before and there is a trace amount of alcohol in it so you still have to be 21. It sucks. I know.

Answer 8

According to ABC offices, technically you can buy it, but it is left up to the store owner decision since it could negatively reflect on the store owner.