Beer and hotdogs. They go together like… well, beer and hotdogs. So what could be better than a Beer & Hot Dogs night in central London? This was the concept behind #DryDrinkerNight, an evening for bloggers and influencers, hosted by Mothers & Shakers in collaboration with Dry Drinker and Big Apple Hot Dogs (aka my fella).
As a surprise for our guests, drinks were provided by DRY DRINKER, the award-winning UK specialist in low and non-alcoholic premium beers, wines and spirits. Boasting a wide stock of 0.5% or less, Dry Drinker offers a refreshing alternative to a boozy night out. The best part is they’ll deliver to anywhere in the UK mainland for a flat rate of just £6.99 — no matter how much you order (they also cover NI and Europe)!
Dry Drinker is run by Stuart (top pic), a family man and former boozer. He cut down alcohol a few years back, mainly for health reasons. Stuart and his fellow beer experts scour the globe for the finest craft beers, fruit beers, ales, spirits and wines — all guaranteed NOT to leave you legless!
Dry Drinker is the only place you’ll find Big Drop Brewery beers, like their Chocolate Milk Stout. And with popular brands like Franziskaner and Teetotal G&T in their catalogue, Dry Drinker provides a handy backup for your party, BBQ, festival or wedding.
After all, it’s good to have options for designated drivers, expecting mums, people in training for sports events, anyone having a dry month, recovering or teetotal. Who wants to nurse a soft drink all evening?!
At the Dry Drinker night, Stuart served guests with drinks as they arrived. It was fun to see their reactions: first, to the beers (‘oh my gosh, this blood orange beer is delicious!’); and then, once they learned the drinks were booze-free.
‘I’m going to get so much stick for drinking non-alcoholic wine,’ said Liz of Me & My Shadow. But she enjoyed the Zinfandel, along with Big Apple Hot Dogs beef hotdogs without buns (gluten-free).
Afra of Mad Mum of 7 and her mate admitted they’d only accepted fruit beers to be polite. However, they were amazed by how good they tasted.
I’m not a beer drinker myself, but I’ve become a fruit beer convert, thanks to Dry Drinker. The Citrus Pale Ale is really light and fresh and would go down a treat on a hot summer’s day!
Maria of Tiger Tales and Me was excited to discover a range of drinks to suit her teetotal husband. She said, ‘He gets so bored at parties drinking juice. Every now and then he’ll have a taste of cider, but he’s going to love these beers!’
Dry Drinker beers are low sugar and less than 100 calories per bottle. So you can rest assured you won’t grow a beer gut to match your taste for dry beers!
It was lovely hanging with Big Fish Little Fish dream team Hannah and Natasha, Laura of London Baby and Kids, and Jackie of Transatlantic Mom. And so nice to meet lifestyle and foodie bloggers Elinor of Beach Hut Cook and Eboni of Eboni+ Ivory.
The event took place at Cole AND Sons, unofficial HQ of Big Apple Hot Dogs. It’s a cool, quirky space — basically Abiye’s man cave away from home! Cole AND Sons is available for hire both upstairs and in the basement (known as The Bunker). Past events have ranged from chef’s demos to art shows, foodie pop-ups, and birthday parties.
For bookings and enquiries, get in touch via bigapplehotdogs.com
To order booze-free beers, wines or spirits (taster packs available), visit the Dry Drinker shop at drydrinker.com
To order Big Apple Hot Dogs at home, visit the BAHD online shop at big-apple-hotdogs.myshopify.com
**Win Dry Drinker Beers & Big Apple Hot Dogs Packs!**
To mark Father’s Day coming up, we have a treat for that special man in your life (or just for you, if you don’t fancy sharing). Award winning specialists Dry Drinker and award winning gourmet Big Apple Hot Dogs have teamed up to offer a sizzling gastronomic giveaway! Win a 12 pack of St Peter’s Without, described as “a full-bodied and alcohol-free craft ale, which has a distinctive malt flavour”. You can pair this with 3 Big Apple Hot Dogs Personalised Packs of sausages from the Big Apple Hot Dogs online shop. Perfect for your summer barbecues!
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London Kids Weekend Scoop (Jun 8-11, 2017)
Some cold dry cider with the Big Frank
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
I like the Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages.
cold dry cider and the pimp steak sausages
pimp steak and stowford press
I would take the pimp steak along with the Bernard visen
Big Dog and Moritz 0.0%
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
oh i like cold dry cider and the pimp steak sausages
The Super Bock stout and the Big dog sausages.
The Pimp Steak sausages and the cold dry cider fab giveaway this looks great !
cold dry cider and the pimp steak sausages :)
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages sounds amazing!
To be honest… I can’t have beer so I can’t really pick a favourite combo. I’m allergic to alcohol. BUT my Husband isn’t ;)
Torres Mixed Wine Case with Pimp Steak sausages
Franziskaner Lemon and The Pimp Steak sausages sounds lovely!
Wiener and Torres mixed wine case
cold dry cider and the pimp steak sausages
cold dry cider &pimp steak sausages
Stowford Press Cider 0.5% – love a crisp cider – yummy with BIG FRANK (5-PACK) 600G! oooh yeah!
Franziskaner Lemon 0.5% and Vegan Def Grip :)
Like the sound of Zero Hero beers and Vegan Def Grip
Vegan Def Grip and San Miguel 0.0%
The Pimp Steak sausages with the Zero Hero beers
Recently given up the booze, so I am struggling to find some decent beers to replace them!
The pimp Steak Sausages look awesome and so does the Nanny State – Already a brew dog fan.
Franziskaner Lemon with the zero hero burgers!
TORRES MIXED WINE CASE & VEGAN DEF GRIP
huge pole ann the ale collection sound a fab ombo
love the sound of the Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
The Pimp Steak and Bitburger Drive sound fab
The Pimp Steak sausages and the cold dry cider – sounds delicious!
I’d like to try the Torres Mixed Wine Case with Pimp Steak sausages. :)
Big brew 3 with pimp steak sausages
FRANK JR and Scavi & Ray Prosecco
Super Bock Stout with Pimp Steak Sausages
Torres Mixed Wine Case with the big dog sausages
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
The Big Brew Mixed Wheat Beers and BIG FRANK
A big frank & a dark cherry lager sounds good
big drop citrus pale ale and huge pole x
Pimp Steak With Franziskaner Lemon :)
I really fancy the pimp steak sausages – not sure but probably pair them with the dark cherry lager
Big dog sausages and big drop citrus pale ale
A Brewdog Nanny State with a yummy huge pole
Franziskaner Lemon sounds yum combined with Pimp Steak sausages – cracking combo!
Pimp steak sausages with cold dry cider yummy
cider and sausage baps :)
i would like to try the cherry ale alongside the pimp steak sausages.
The pimp steak sausages and big drop citrus pale ale
The Erdinger Wheat Beer and the Big Frank sounds fab :-)
he Super Bock stout and the Big dog sausages
I would like to try the BAHD Brat and the Bernard Amber Cherry Ale
I think that the Clausthaler Classic beer would be great teamed up with the very tasty looking Frank. Jr hot-dogs!
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages :)
THE PIMP STEAK —with the soon arriving stowford press low alchol cider
I’d like to try the pimp steak dogs with a bottle of Natureo Syrah…. Yum!
Such yummy choices! I’d go 1st for Franziskaner Lemon and the Big Dog sausages
big frank and st peters without ale
cold dry cider and pimp steak dogs
Krombacher Weizen with Huge Pole, sounds like the 2 might team together nicely.
After speaking with my hubby it has to be the Super Bock Stout & the Big Dog Sausages!
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
stowford press cider with pimp steak sausages
Pimp Steak sausages with stowford press cider
Pimp steak and sowford press. All sound amazing though
Cold cider with stake sausages yum sounds amazing
pimp steak sausages and dry cold cider
I want to try the Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages, if they taste as good as their name that’s good enough for me!
The cold dry cider and the pimp steak sausages
Bernard Amber Cherry Ale and The Pimp Steak
I would like to try Franziskaner Blood Orange and the Pimp Steak
The pimp steak sausages and cold dry cider…
Cider and Big Frank
Cold dry cider with pimp steak yummylicious
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
ooh the cherry ale and pimp steak sound good as do all
Pimp steak and cherry ale :)
I’m a big fan of the Franzikaner so would love to give the low alcohol version a try – The Blood orange and lemon version sounds interesting! Would pair it with a big bahd brat, with plenty of kraut and onions!
Would love to try the pimp steak yum ! With a sweet cider 👌🏼😍
I’d try the Big Frank sausages with one of the non-alcoholic Belgian beers.
Franziskaner Lemon with The Pimp Steak sausages
Big frank and dark cherry lager and the pimp steak sausages
dry cider with pimp steak sausages
Cold dry cider and pimp steak 😍
Pimp steak and stowford press