If I'm going to drink non-alcoholic beer, it will be Kaliber--on the advice of an Irish waitress I used to know. I would eat at her pub for lunch but could not go back to work drunk. I had to explain to her one day why I wanted an O'Doul's shandy (lager + lemon soda), and she told me that Kaliber was better. She was right!

Your vodka drink idea makes me want to try vodka mised with ginger beer and lemon juice.