Guinness Zero is the "closest tasting to the original" non-alcoholic beer I've found so far. Don't know if its available in Oz but its worth a try.
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Tonic and Angustura on ice, with a splash of lemon. I put a dab of sugar sometimes.
Not sure about availability or price in AU, but I like "hoplark" non alcoholic beer. Their IPAs are awesome.
Have you tried a Shandy? It's beer mixed with lemonade or orange juice. It's delicious.
Schwepes bitter lemon?
Ginger soda. You can use a ginger bug to ferment soda. You can add flavors to make different varieties or you can just do the ginger base.
Its refreshing and good for you. Does have like up to a half percent alcohol... But nothing that will be inebriating.
I don’t know if you can get it in Australia but I like Spindrift seltzer/sparkling water when I want a beer substitute. Obviously it doesn’t taste like beer. I was someone who hated seltzer for a long time, none of it tasted right and too fruity but also somehow not enough since its just sparkling water. Someone recommended Spindrift since they use real fruit so it has some real flavor but it’s still low in calories. I’m partial to the grapefruit flavor because it’s the most tart/crisp.
Along the same lines, I think, I don't know what Spindrift is, but when my hubs went sober, he started drinking 100% grapefruit juice with Seltzer (usually grapefruit flavored seltzer) on ice. He says it tastes just like IPA with it's bitter notes. Probably a 1:2 ratio of juice:seltzer
So if you can't get Spindrift, you can still make something similar!
Spindrift is the brand but it’s basically what you described, unsweetened fruit juice with sparkling water. I think the ratio is a little different but exact same idea. I like the flavor of beer but I just need the tartness and the bubbles to be happy.
Tonic water and lime is probably my favorite combo. Sometimes, I'll even add gin.
My go-to fave is Peroni 0.0%
Not sure it's available in Australia, but it's really good NA beer imo. Someone else mentioned hop water. It's more like soda, at least to me, but similarly bright and v fizzy
I’m a huge iced tea fan.
Have a shrub. It's flavor infused apple cider vinegar and sparkling water. You can buy or make the vinegar and just use other flavors and sweetened for the bubbles
Subcontinental:
- gin
- Cointreau
- cucumber juice
- lime juice
- simple syrup
For a non-alcoholic drink, suerta:
- 3 limes (preferably Mexican or Key limes)
- Coarse kosher salt
- Chilled sparkling water
- Ice
Non alcoholic radler? (Beer diluted with soda lemon - it is said that a brewery in munchen had too many cyclists one day and not enough beer to serve everyone, so in order to maximize profits and avoid leaving money on the table he decided to scam them by diluting the beer with lemon juice and saying "it's less alcoholic so it's perfect for you cyclists 😉" - and somehow they liked it instead of getting pissed)
The classic margarita. Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and just a little bit of sweetener to take the edge off the acidity, or omit it altogether. Serve over ice.
Aperol Spritz?
I don't understand what you mean by "not beer".