credencial & alcohol

[midge]

Couple of unconnected questions:

1) I'm arriving in Logrono on Sunday evening to start my walk from there. Anyone know where I can get credencial - planned this all far too late to join csj and get it through them.

2) Because I'm anxious about travelling alone I want to avoid alcohol but still quite fancy sitting in a bar with tapas and a drink. Wondering what Spain is like for non-alcoholic beer/lager? Is it something they serve there and if so what would I ask for (my Quickstart Spanish CD seems to have omitted that one :wink: )

 

[jeff001]

Hi Midge:

1. You should be able to get a credential at almost any alburgue. Check the one in Logrono. If they don't have one they can tell you where to go. I used the CSJ credential and would advise against it anyway. It is too large to carry in your pocket and therefore less likely to be used.

2. I saw many places with "sin alcohol" beer. You shouldn't have any problem except perhaps in some of the smaller village bars. You might have more of a problem finding tapas.

 

[ivar]

non-alcoholic beer = Cerveza sin alcohol

According to this article, over 8% of the beer consumed in Spain is without alcohol.

"All" bars should have it, should not be a problem.

Buen camino,
Ivar

 

[Chev.Jerry]

Hi Midge,

I drank an apple cider at the bars, Sidra. Manzonava is a brand name. I liked its taste much better than non alcoholic beet. A tast think I know, but try it.

Even the smallest stop along the way had it. It does have .5% acohol content, however...that's point 5 % - one half of one percent - or less.

I buy it now that I am back home.

Jerry

 

[midge]

thanks all of you .... really useful. will look out for the Manzonava - sounds interesting.

 

[glor_k]

Credential and alcohol

hi,
you can obtain a credential at any albergue on the Camino. For myself there were certain parts of the walk that necessitated alcohol so chin! chin!

 

[Javier Martin]

Hi,

Because of driving law in Spain, all bars let you to drink non alcoholic beers and others drinks.

Or at least, most bars.

Buen Camino,

Javier Martin
Madrid, Spain.