Non alcoholic beer/wine

[Lorraine]

Does alcohol free beer and wine come under the ‘soft drinks’ guideline?

ie can you take multiple AF beers and wine plus two wine and 6 (4)? small beers?

many thanks

lorraine

 

[professorandmom]

We brought several bottles of Fre wine and this did not "count" toward our room allowance.
In addition, our beverage server did not charge a corking fee (although your mileage may vary) when serving during dinner

 

[auntlynne]

Yes. It’s not alcohol - you are neither cutting into their profit nor getting sloshed from your drinks.

If you can carry/roll it and put it through a luggage scanner, bring what you want.

Corkage fee is also a way to keep up profits. You are not paying for the work - just the lost sale.

Your stateroom host will bring you a (edit: corkscrew) to use on the ship.

Don‘t be surprised if people question if it’s alcohol, though.

 

[RedHead0186]

Your stateroom host will bring you a screwdriver to use on the ship.

A corkscrew might be a slightly easier way to open a bottle

 

[tvguy]

Yes. It’s not alcohol - you are neither cutting into their profit nor getting sloshed from your drinks.

If you can carry/roll it and put it through a luggage scanner, bring what you want.

Corkage fee is also a way to keep up profits. You are not paying for the work - just the lost sale.

Your stateroom host will bring you a screwdriver to use on the ship.

Don‘t be surprised if people question if it’s alcohol, though.

Well, it just depends I guess what the person screening you getting on the ship does. And for the record, those beverages do in fact have alcohol in them. In the case of Fre, it is only .5%, but it's there.
The grocery stores here still classify them as alcohol and you have to be 21 to buy them, and in California, just like their higher alcohol content brothers and sisters, you can't buy them at a self check checkstand.

 

[auntlynne]

Well, it just depends I guess what the person screening you getting on the ship does. And for the record, those beverages do in fact have alcohol in them. In the case of Fre, it is only .5%, but it's there.
The grocery stores here still classify them as alcohol and you have to be 21 to buy them, and in California, just like their higher alcohol content brothers and sisters, you can't buy them at a self check checkstand.

Good to know. I would have thought alcohol free was alcohol free. That would have changed my answer.

 

[auntlynne]

A corkscrew might be a slightly easier way to open a bottle

. The drinks server brings you the screwdriver.

 

[professorandmom]

The grocery stores here still classify them as alcohol and you have to be 21 to buy them, and in California, just like their higher alcohol content brothers and sisters, you can't buy them at a self check checkstand.

Requirements about age vary widely by state...

State	Buying	Consuming
Alabama	Not regulated in wet counties. “Sale” is prohibited in dry counties.	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Alaska	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers if less than 0.5% ABV	Permitted if less than 0.5% ABV
Arizona	Undefined	Undefined
Arkansas	Undefined	Undefined
California	No laws regulating the sale of non-alcohol beers to minors if less than 0.5% ABV	Permitted if less than 0.5% ABV
Colorado	Undefined	Undefined
Connecticut	Undefined	Undefined
Delaware	Undefined	Undefined
Florida	Must be over 21	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers with 0.5% ABV or less. Must be over 21 for 0.5% and more
Georgia	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Hawaii	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Idaho	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Illinois	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Indiana	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Iowa	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Kansas	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Kentucky	Undefined	Undefined
Louisiana	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Maine	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Maryland	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers
Massachusetts	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Michigan	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Minnesota	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Mississippi	Must be over 21	Permitted for aged 18-21 with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Missouri	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Montana	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Nebraska	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Nevada	Undefined	Undefined
New Hampshire	Undefined	Undefined
New Jersey	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
New Mexico	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted for with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian on real property, other than licensed premises
New York	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
North Carolina	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above
North Dakota	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted for aged 18-21 with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Ohio	Must be over 18	Must be over 18
Oklahoma	Must be over 21	Permitted for with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian, as long as the possession or consumption does not occur in an establishment licensed to sell alcohol
Oregon	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Pennsylvania	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Rhode Island	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
South Carolina	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
South Dakota	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Tennessee	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Texas	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Utah	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Vermont	Undefined	Undefined
Virginia	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Washington	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
West Virginia	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent who is related to the minor by blood or marriage
Wisconsin	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Wyoming	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian

 

[tvguy]

Requirements about age vary widely by state...

State	Buying	Consuming
Alabama	Not regulated in wet counties. “Sale” is prohibited in dry counties.	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Alaska	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers if less than 0.5% ABV	Permitted if less than 0.5% ABV
Arizona	Undefined	Undefined
Arkansas	Undefined	Undefined
California	No laws regulating the sale of non-alcohol beers to minors if less than 0.5% ABV	Permitted if less than 0.5% ABV
Colorado	Undefined	Undefined
Connecticut	Undefined	Undefined
Delaware	Undefined	Undefined
Florida	Must be over 21	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers with 0.5% ABV or less. Must be over 21 for 0.5% and more
Georgia	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Hawaii	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Idaho	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Illinois	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Indiana	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Iowa	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Kansas	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Kentucky	Undefined	Undefined
Louisiana	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Maine	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Maryland	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers
Massachusetts	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Michigan	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Minnesota	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Mississippi	Must be over 21	Permitted for aged 18-21 with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Missouri	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Montana	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Nebraska	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Nevada	Undefined	Undefined
New Hampshire	Undefined	Undefined
New Jersey	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
New Mexico	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted for with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian on real property, other than licensed premises
New York	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
North Carolina	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above
North Dakota	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted for aged 18-21 with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Ohio	Must be over 18	Must be over 18
Oklahoma	Must be over 21	Permitted for with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian, as long as the possession or consumption does not occur in an establishment licensed to sell alcohol
Oregon	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian
Pennsylvania	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Rhode Island	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
South Carolina	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
South Dakota	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Tennessee	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Texas	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Utah	Must be over 21	Must be over 21
Vermont	Undefined	Undefined
Virginia	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Washington	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
West Virginia	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent who is related to the minor by blood or marriage
Wisconsin	Under 21 can buy non-alcoholic beers	Under 21 can consume non-alcoholic beers
Wyoming	Must be over 21 for 0.5% and above	Permitted with parental permission and/or in the presence of a parent or legal guardian

Yes, it is confusing. Legal in California but some stores have it flagged in their checkout computers so that you have to be 21 to buy it. In California, you can't buy alcohol at self check check stands, and so you can't buy it there. Clearly not legally necessary, but stores are very gun shy about selling alcohol to those under age 21 since there is a hefty fine and they could lose their license to sell alcohol.

 

[AquaDame]

This explains why all the N/A beer I have on hand is less than .5%! I never paid much attention tbh but that must be why there is that line in the sand. Side note: Ritual rum alternative is also pretty good and 0.0% - it lacks the burn but is good with eggnog and in tropical drinks. I am told makes a good rum and coke too, but I'm not a soda drinker myself.