Root beer

[mario92]

Hello all, is drinking root beer considered breaking 5th precept? I considered for a long time root beer to be like a soda, and i didnt feel the alcohol feeling like other fermented drinks. It was even my favourite drink along with cocacola light. But i researched a little bit and it contains a tiny amount of alcohol and is considered a drink made with fermented root, and other ingredients. What is your opinion?

[BKh]

Where are you finding root beer with alcohol? Serious question. I've never seen that before. Same with ginger beer.

Looking at Wikipedia it seems that it is possible to make it alcoholic by adding yeast. Otherwise no alcohol. But of course you can make anything alcoholic by fermenting it with yeast.

In any case, if it contains alcohol, don't drink it. Not that complicated.

[santa100]

Hello all, is drinking root beer considered breaking 5th precept? I considered for a long time root beer to be like a soda, and i didnt feel the alcohol feeling like other fermented drinks. It was even my favourite drink along with cocacola light. But i researched a little bit and it contains a tiny amount of alcohol and is considered a drink made with fermented root, and other ingredients. What is your opinion?

The History of Root Beer

[mario92]

Thank you Bkh and santa

[Ceisiwr]

Where are you finding root beer with alcohol? Serious question. I've never seen that before. Same with ginger beer.

Looking at Wikipedia it seems that it is possible to make it alcoholic by adding yeast. Otherwise no alcohol. But of course you can make anything alcoholic by fermenting it with yeast.

In any case, if it contains alcohol, don't drink it. Not that complicated.

Even 0.5% vol? A lot of non-alcoholic beers have that percentage.

[BKh]

Even 0.5% vol? A lot of non-alcoholic beers have that percentage.

From what I read, regarding the OP's question, either root beer is manufactured to be alcoholic intentionally or it's not. Therefore, if it contains alcohol don't drink it.

[mario92]

Where are you finding root beer with alcohol? Serious question. I've never seen that before. Same with ginger beer.

Looking at Wikipedia it seems that it is possible to make it alcoholic by adding yeast. Otherwise no alcohol. But of course you can make anything alcoholic by fermenting it with yeast.

In any case, if it contains alcohol, don't drink it. Not that complicated.

Even 0.5% vol? A lot of non-alcoholic beers have that percentage.

Hello Ceisiwr does A & W root beer brand has that percentage of alcohol? i couldnt find enough information about this brand.

[bodom]

Where are you finding root beer with alcohol? Serious question. I've never seen that before. Same with ginger beer.

Looking at Wikipedia it seems that it is possible to make it alcoholic by adding yeast. Otherwise no alcohol. But of course you can make anything alcoholic by fermenting it with yeast.

In any case, if it contains alcohol, don't drink it. Not that complicated.

Even 0.5% vol? A lot of non-alcoholic beers have that percentage.

Hello Ceisiwr does A & W root beer brand has that percentage of alcohol? i couldnt find enough information about this brand.

A&W is a popular brand of root beer here in America and I've never seen it with alcohol.

[dharmacorps]

I like root beer and I've never seen any brand marked as having alcohol in it at all. It rose in popularity here during prohibition so the entire idea was it was free of alcohol.

The only beverage with substantial alcohol and very poor notice on labels is I have noticed is kombucha. Sometimes as much alcohol as beer.

[mario92]

Thank you all

[Ceisiwr]

Even 0.5% vol? A lot of non-alcoholic beers have that percentage.

From what I read, regarding the OP's question, either root beer is manufactured to be alcoholic intentionally or it's not. Therefore, if it contains alcohol don't drink it.

I take it from this then that for you Bhante even if a drink contains 0.5% alcohol, which isn’t going to do anything, it still shouldn’t be drunk?

[BKh]

I take it from this then that for you Bhante even if a drink contains 0.5% alcohol, which isn’t going to do anything, it still shouldn’t be drunk?

Let me say it again:

From what I read, regarding the OP's question, either root beer is manufactured to be alcoholic intentionally or it's not. Therefore, if it contains alcohol don't drink it.

[Ceisiwr]

I take it from this then that for you Bhante even if a drink contains 0.5% alcohol, which isn’t going to do anything, it still shouldn’t be drunk?

Let me say it again:

From what I read, regarding the OP's question, either root beer is manufactured to be alcoholic intentionally or it's not. Therefore, if it contains alcohol don't drink it.

So for you even if it’s 0.5% it shouldn’t be drunk. Thank you. You could have just said “yes”, but here we are.

[Ceisiwr]

Where are you finding root beer with alcohol? Serious question. I've never seen that before. Same with ginger beer.

Looking at Wikipedia it seems that it is possible to make it alcoholic by adding yeast. Otherwise no alcohol. But of course you can make anything alcoholic by fermenting it with yeast.

In any case, if it contains alcohol, don't drink it. Not that complicated.

Even 0.5% vol? A lot of non-alcoholic beers have that percentage.

Hello Ceisiwr does A & W root beer brand has that percentage of alcohol? i couldnt find enough information about this brand.

I don’t know sorry. My question was just a general one.

[mikenz66]

I take it from this then that for you Bhante even if a drink contains 0.5% alcohol, which isn’t going to do anything, it still shouldn’t be drunk?

0.5% beer has a noticeable effect for me. I drank some some time ago, thinking it was 0%...

Mike