Low and no alcohol beer and wine

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Non sequitur: We offered an NA beer to some firefighters who brought a truck to a block party for the kids to see. They turned it down because it would make them smell like they’d been drinking regular beer on the job.

Never considered that side effect—“really, officer, I haven’t been drinking....”

While I can understand that they might want to err on the side of caution, my impression is that NA beer does not leave an odor on the breath. Isn't the alcohol rather than the barley, hops and malt that leaves one with "beer breath"? With just a trace of alcohol in NA beer I don't think it leaves an odor. (And if others are like me, one or two NAs are all I care for in a sitting. Whereas with real beer I was often interested in a few more than that. That could have had something to do with tha aroma on the breath.)