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I finally tackled the topic of non-alcoholic beer for The Bulletin in my latest article, which came out this week. Of course I’ve been covering NA beers here for the past year and a half, but with the availability of two local near beers from Deschutes Brewery and Crux Fermentation … Continue reading
In recent months, Crux Fermentation Project has been testing a non-alcoholic IPA on draft at its tasting room: NØ MØ. It’s gone through several iterations of research and recipe development, as the brewers worked to create a non-alcoholic brew that doesn’t use methods like arrested fermentation or post-fermentation alcohol removal. … Continue reading
So, a spoiler to start: I’m not doing Dry January, but I certainly applaud the effort of those who do. I have however found myself tasting and reviewing a number of non-alcoholic beers over the past year, and recently BrewDog sent me a full complement of its NA (or AF) … Continue reading
Non-alcoholic beers have been on the rise over the past year—at least, based on what I’ve seen and tasted so far—and I’ve just received the largest selection of them yet from Scotland-based BrewDog. The company’s “Tasty AF” (AF of course, open to interpretation from “alcohol free” to “arrested fermentation” to … Continue reading
A few days ago I featured the non-alcoholic Santa Clausthaler on the Beer Advent Calendar, and I mentioned that it’s really good. And it really is, not just when it comes to non-alcoholic beers, but as an overall holiday libation, it works really well. Clausthaler is a German NA brand, … Continue reading
Today’s beer pick is a first for the Beer Advent Calendar in all of the years I’ve been doing this: Santa Clausthaler, a non-alcoholic beer from Germany’s Radeberger Gruppe that launched in the United States. Why non-alcoholic? To start with, if there’s any year an NA beer should appear on the … Continue reading
This is the year for non-alcohol beers, as I’ve been reviewing and writing about since February, and among the latest I’ve tried and considered are five NA beers from Partake Brewing. I received the lineup which consisted of Blonde, Pale, IPA, Red, and Stout. Partake is located in Canada, with … Continue reading
At some point with the non-alcoholic beer trend, I was wondering if a seasonal or holiday themed one would be released. Yes, as it turns out, and it’s from Germany’s own Clausthaler. Two bottles arrived from the brewery’s U.S. PR rep, Bolide, this week: Santa Clausthaler. (I love the name!) … Continue reading
Last week I received a package of samples from Partake Brewing, which specializes in non-alcoholic beers that span several popular styles. Among the five cans are Blonde, Pale, IPA, Red, and Stout. Keen eyes will notice the cans say, 0.3% alcohol by volume; that does fall below the legal definition … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery has been adding lifestyle or “better for you” beers into its lineup over the past year, and this week announces the latest addition that also pushes it into a new space: Non-Alcoholic Irish Stout. It’s an interesting move and an intriguing style to start with for an NA … Continue reading