Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα low alcohol beers. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων
Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα low alcohol beers. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων

Τρίτη 25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012

Vitalis Malt 0,0%


This is advertised mostly as a healthy energy drink, although on its commercial description states clearly that is a beer. I consider it to be a beer too, since it contains water, barley malts and hops, more importantly. A non-alcoholic one, but still, a beer. From an internet search I only found suppliers and that is made in Germany, from whom and where exactly I haven't the slightest idea.
Small bottle of 330 ml, poured into a standard glass. It produced a very dark brown beer, almost black. Non transparent at all.One finger of beige head, with low retention that leaves light lacing.
Aroma is very sweet and quite unique. I can't really tell what this smell is but it may be coming from the glucose/fructose syrup.
On the taste is very sweet, with some corn traces, although it doesn't contain any, at least according to the label, so I guess is once again the syrup responsible for this. Sweet on the aftertaste too, but much less now.
Medium thickness on the body, with almost non-existent carbonation, which is weird because even now I can see lots of bubbles rising to the surface. It goes down just like water.
Overall I am pretty confused with this one, I liked the appearance and the aroma, taste wasn't that bad but on the other hand I felt like I was drinking a soft drink that had gone flat, something that I didn't have with other non-alcoholic beers.

2.88/5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5



Τετάρτη 8 Αυγούστου 2012

Bavaria 0,0% Rosé


ABV 0,0%



A bottle of 300 ml, at home. On RB is not considered a beer for a number of reasons that I can't really understand. To me, since it has water, hops and malts, is as beer as many others out there. Bottle says to roll it three times and then pour it. That, I didn't do. The bottle gave me a light pink coloured beer, quite hazy. One finger of head that dissolved quickly and left a very thin layer on the surface and some lacing around the glass.
Aroma is of fruits of course,  mostly raspberries and some strawberries. But underneath those smells someone can find the annoying corn smell, thankfully not so strong.
Taste is also of raspberries, very sweet. Leaves behind a subtle corn aftertaste.
Very thin body, almost watery, with light carbonation.
As someone can guess this is for people who are driving later, for pregnant women etc. With that in mind it's not that bad.

2.8/5



Πέμπτη 26 Ιουλίου 2012

Finkbräu Panaché

ABV 0.8%


Bottle of 250 ml, I got 10 of those for 3 euros at the local LIDL. Alcohol is less than 1%, I saw somewhere that it actuall is 0.8%. A beer mix, containing only 38% beer and the rest is lemonade. Poured into a shaker glass, just a thin line of white head that disappeared straight away. Lots of bubbles on the glass's walls, as someone see on a glass with softdrink. Colour is light copper and reminds me of apple juices. If it ever had a beer aroma, is now covered from all the lemonade. So, just lemons on the aroma and as artificial as on other beers of the type. Very sweet taste, the lemonade flavour not as obvious as I expected from the smell, but it's certainly there. Makes sense afterall, 62% of this is lemonade. Very thin on the body, and very carbonated. Overall, hmm, if I hadn't poured it myself but it was given to me instead, I would bet my right hand that it was Lemon Ice Tea. Still, it's a rather hot day today and this makes for a great beverage.




3.05/5
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

The things I go and buy! This goes down as easy as water, almost no difference from an iced tea! I put some bottles in the freezer, it's quite hot today and this beer mix with its low alcohol content is pretty helpful. Funny thing, I was asked to show my identification at the supermarket, and the minimum age for alcohol consumption is 16 years old over here.