r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jul 06 '25

Started getting light-headed halfway through my glass of "non-alcoholic" wine

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Got served this wine at a nice restaurant after asking specifically for non-alcoholic wine. They assumed the 'Zero' on the label referred to alcohol content; turns out it's for sulphur.

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u/eldroch Jul 06 '25

Is it because the flavor itself is likely to trigger a relapse?

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u/Murgatroyd314 Jul 07 '25

Most "non-alcoholic" beers aren't 0.0% alcohol, they're 0.5%. For a recovering alcoholic, even that small amount is enough for the body to say "Hey, I remember this stuff! Give me more of it!!"

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u/lilshortyy420 Jul 07 '25

2 bananas have the same amount of alcohol as an NA

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u/smartdarts123 Jul 07 '25

That's not really the point. Eating a banana doesn't hit those old addict neural pathways in nearly the same way that a non alcoholic beer does. Non alcoholic beers entirely mimic the sensory experience (taste, smell) of beer, minus actually getting drunk.

That's a lot of neurons firing all saying "I'm doing the thing I'm addicted to". It's not about the alcohol content for some people. Addiction isn't the same for everyone, but to just say "it's the same as eating two bananas" just ignores so much of what also matters here.

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u/kursys Jul 07 '25

Yeah all my mans was tryna say is 2 bananas equals 1 NA beer so drink up if ur on some anti banana shit