r/ATC • u/ATC_Goober • 1d ago
Meme NA Beer
Is it frowned upon or a flex cracking one of these open at work? Like if it's truly 0.0% ABV
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u/offbrandcheerio 1d ago
It’s typically not fully NA. There’s like 0.5% or less ABV, but it’s not fully zero. When I worked in grocery in high school and college, I had to card people for it.
So, I wouldn’t if I were you.
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u/kristephe Commercial Pilot & CFI 1d ago
There's an increasing amount of 0.0% drinks though that are truly alcohol free which they mention in the post. But I understand that perception is really important and it's just not worth it. But someone else made the correct point that kombucha has as much alcohol as an NA beer but no one cares about that.
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u/Rupperrt Current Controller-TRACON 1d ago
A lot are closer to zero these days. But bananas and other fruits can have up to 0.5.
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u/Former_Farm_3618 1d ago
Starting the troll off a lil too early. This is a good 11pm post. Not 830am.
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u/ForsakenRacism 1d ago
Who frowns on kombucha? They will serve it to my 3 year old at a restaurant
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u/Former_Farm_3618 1d ago
There’s a few facilities that have been told kombucha isn’t allowed. I haven’t seen it enforced as they just drink it not in the room.. it’s silly management is picking choosing
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u/leonworth 1d ago
Why? Even if it was fine, why?
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u/BrekkenTurrin Retired Controller ~ Enroute 1d ago
I like the flavor of beer and have drank n/a beer many times when it wasn't appropriate to consume alcohol like when i had to drive later. Drinking n/a beer at work seems breathtakingly stupid. Makes me wonder how did such an idiot slip through the cracks?
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u/Actually_The_Dog_ 1d ago
Athletic beer has some really good ones, but they do put a disclaimer saying since its naturally fermented it may have less than 0.5% ABV
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u/cazzipropri Ignorant Pilot 1d ago
Just pour tea into a Jack Daniels bottle and drink from it like all normal people do.
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u/Friendly-Gur-6736 1d ago
So we have a reporter trying to go to bat for us in the media, and someone thinks this is the kind of stuff we need to be asking about.
Geezus.
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u/TempusFugit2020 1d ago
This is kind of like cracking open an NA while you're driving. You get pulled over and then try to embarrass the cop only to have the cop find six other things that get you in court.
Pilot here...I think you should try it and get canned so I don't have to worry about your irresponsible behavior while I'm speaking to you.
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u/Level-Mix2065 Current Controller-Enroute 1d ago
We’re not even allowed Kombucha at my facility so I can only imagine their reaction to NA beer.
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u/VOls6901 1d ago
Kombucha??? Why
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u/Level-Mix2065 Current Controller-Enroute 1d ago
We have one psycho person in management. He said it can potentially be higher than 0.00% since it’s fermented so it’s not allowed.
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u/Hawgdestroyerxtreme 1d ago
Yes, frowned upon. Even if you find one of the 0.0 ones, you're going to be explaining it to everyone under the fucking sun for longer than you care to. Also, you're prolly going to get "randomly" tested for the next 5 years straight.
Juice just ain't worth the squeeze. Want to really stick it to the FAA? Just make it to retirement and collect what you are owed.
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u/Ok-Debt-6223 1d ago
I suppose you could but it doesn't look professional. A true professional doesn't need beer, 0.0 or otherwise. A true professional will offer to spruce up the facility, spray painting each room with fresh coat. A retro silver color is best. A true professional will use mouthwash often, between coffees, sometimes between transmissions. I often add it to my coffee because that is more efficient. A true professional will clip their favourite references out of the manuals and carefully glue them into a scrapbook. With model plane glue, not that crappy stick stuff. Since becoming a professional the days seem to pass by much faster.
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u/sheikhyerbouti5 Current Controller-Enroute 1d ago
Why start so small? You could also fill water into an empty Vodka bottle and drink from that.
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u/ohYeah_inSight 1d ago
Glad to see we’re getting the best and the brightest still. Your facility should fire you into the sun if you thought for even a second NA beer could be a flex
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u/PROPGUNONE 1d ago
Realistically? Shouldn’t be any problem whatsoever. It’s a true 0%. Watches supes smash kombucha before… way more alcohol than any 0% beer.
Probably cause a ruckus tho. Could be fun.
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u/kristephe Commercial Pilot & CFI 1d ago
It is wild how no one gets carded to buy kombucha yet we get carded for NA beer, though I think it's somewhat just coding in grocery systems since I can get athletic delivered to my doorstep without a signature.
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u/HomelessFed Current Controller-TRACON 1d ago
If I crack an actual beer on position what are they gonna do? Fire me or just give me a year long break downstairs?
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u/yyz_barista 1d ago
I suggest you have a Liquid Death first and see how that goes over before going to NA beer.
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u/macayos 1d ago
A guy had hop water at my place. That’s fine. Anything labelled differently if just asking for trouble, and why? Can’t wait 8 hours for some yeasty drink? Caffeine is the accepted addictive beverage of this industry.
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u/ATC_Goober 1d ago
Hop water is delicious! I don't drink alcohol, but I like all of the different flavors Athletic has. I'm not talking about pounding a case of NA Busch lol
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u/alphakizzle 1d ago
Really testing the "do what your career can handle" thing aren't ya