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Beer is one of the few alcoholic beverages where the taste difference to non-alcoholic is really small, many would even say non-existent (at least for the ones that are regularly sold in German supermarkets).
Yesterday I even used non-alcoholic pilsener in an alcoholic cocktail, there was just no reason to use alcoholic pilsener instead.
As compared to what? Non-alcoholic wine? Is that even a thing? And I don't mean grape juice obviously.
I find the taste difference to be pretty strong and would rather have no beer at all ๐คท Which is also fine ofc.
In Germany, alcohol-free wine is very common, and even smaller supermarkets sell alcohol-free gin and rum (specifically Captain Morgan Spiced). Whether those are any good really depends on what kinds of drinks you make with them, IME they usually suck when drunk neat, but e.g. alcohol-free wine is fine in an Aperol Spritz.
I have never tasted a difference between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer of the same brand, though I'm not a big beer drinker so the nuances might be lost on me. But I don't really like wine, either, and that difference is extremely obvious to me.
captain morgan spiced isn't very good to begin with
Meh, it's not that bad. Wouldn't pick it over any of the rums I usually buy (which aren't available in supermarkets anyway), but it's a decent enough spirit for its price class. I'd pick it over Bacardi or cheap whisky for sure.