There’s all the characteristics of a traditional wheat beer in this drink, just without the buzz. A handsome layer of froth sits on top of the liquid when it’s first poured, which settles to just a thin layer and it tastes malty and rich. Delicious.

Schneider Weisse Tap 3 Alkoholfrei (0.5% alcohol), £34.99 for a 24 x 500ml case, www.alcoholfree.co.uk

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If you’re a fan of bitter, this is for you. It’s dark with a good frothy head, which quickly dles down leaving a thin covering of fine bubbles. This has rich flavours of dark malt and tastes a bit like well-made brown bread. It’s refreshing without being overly cloying.

Bernard Free Alcohol-Free Beer (0.5% alcohol), £34.99 for a 24 x 500ml case, www.alcoholfree.co.uk

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Clear and golden, with a nice froth, this is light and dry with a slightly metallic taste. It would make a good base for an alcohol-free lager shandy, topped up with a splash of lemonade.

Beck’s Blue (no more than 0.5% alcohol), £3.20 for a pack of six 275ml bottles, direct.asda.com

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This has the same aroma as a regular lager and it pours like one, too. There’s a good frothy head, a strong lager flavour with a lemony taste. A good all-rounder.

Marks & Spencer Czech Lager (0.5% alcohol), £1.50 for 500ml www.marksandspencer.com

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Promoted as an isotonic, vitamin-rich drink, this is the alcohol-free tipple that most people turn to when they want or need to lay off the booze. It pours well, producing a thick frothy head and looks and tastes just like a cloudy wheat beer. Very drinkable.

Erdinger Weissbbrau Alkohol-frei Isotonic Drink (less than 0.5% alcohol), £1.60 for 500ml, widely available including www.tesco.com and direct.asda.com

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Struck down by the annual Christmas cold that does the rounds every year? Then this is perfect. It doesn’t have a lager base, and is bursting with sweet lemon and honey flavours and lots of fizz. Good with ice, a sprig of mint and a few slices of fresh root ginger.

Foster’s Radler Cloudy Lemon (0% alcohol), £3 for four 300ml bottles, widely available including direct.asda.com, www.tesco.com, www.sainsburys.co.uk

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There’s no frothy head on this drink, which has a flavour very similar to a shandy. It’s clean and refreshing, perhaps a little bit on the thin side, but it is a good match for a slice of tortilla and would also taste good with a wedge of lemon or lime. 

Sainsbury’s Low Alcohol Czech Pilsner Lager (0% alcohol), £1.20 for 500ml, www.sainsburys.co.uk

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With its auburn hue and bubbles, this looks similar to beer but tastes just like a liquid lollipop. It’s soft and moussey, has a backnote of hops and a generous helping of lime and elderflower.

Lime & Elderflower Soft Brew (0% alcohol), £1.20 for 275ml, www.sainsburys.co.uk

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This cider produces a lovely fragrant aroma of freshly squeezed pear juice. It tastes as it smells, with a toothsome pear drop essence, and has a gentle fizz. Zhuzh it up with a splash of iced sparkling water, a couple of thin slices of pear and a sprig of mint.

Kopparberg Alcohol-free Pear Cider (0% alcohol), around £1.29 for 500ml, www.tesco.com

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If you like a dry cider, try this. Made from a selection of bittersweet apples and matured in traditional oak casks, it has a pleasing apple aroma and crisp finish, with very little fizz similar to a scrumpy. Would go very well with a traditional ploughman’s lunch or savoury cheese scone.

Waitrose Low Alcohol Cider (1% alcohol), £1.15 for 500ml, www.waitrose.com

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