Alcohol culture differs per region. In most western Europe countries (Netherlands, Germany) alcohol free / low-ABV beer has been gaining a lot of popularity. More and more people, myself included, prefer alcohol free over regular beer, because you get the social benefits without the all the downsides of alcohol.
However, during my visit to Canada last year I asked a waiter at a bar for an alcohol free beer and she basically made fun of me. Making the "that's like sex without an orgasm" joke.
Partake, a Canadian brewery, makes an IPA that is the best non-alcoholic beer. Because all the grain carbs are converted to alcohol, when they remove the alcohol hey remove almost all the calories too. I don’t know if I could have stopped my 6 pack per day habit without pounding those.
I have never seen alcohol free beer offered in Berlin or Amsterdam. I can’t tell whether I just haven’t noticed, or whether your experience is really specific.
All major German and Dutch beer brands have alcohol free versions. I'd estimate that about 1/4th of the shelf space in the beer department in my local supermarket (Albert Heijn) is dedicated to alcohol free or low ABV beer.
I'm pretty confident to say that just about every bar and restaurant in the Netherlands serves alcohol free beer.
However, during my visit to Canada last year I asked a waiter at a bar for an alcohol free beer and she basically made fun of me. Making the "that's like sex without an orgasm" joke.