Birell

Brewed by Al Ahram (Heineken)
Style: Low Alcohol
Giza, Egypt

Canned, brewed by Al Ahram in Egypt (0.0%). Very pale yellow fizzy looking with brief head. Raisiny wort aroma with some black currant. Sweet, thin and metallic wit hnotes of saccharine and sourdough. Finishes with some blood, but no bitterness. Mediocre but drinkable N/A.

Can, bought in Egypt. Sweet perfumy aroma. Clear golden colour. No head. The flavour is thin and slightly teaish. Very watery, but less unpleasant than most NA beers.

My first Birell was from Switzerland but I didn’t have any real notes on it, so this re-rate is based on a can from Al-Ahram of Egypt, purchased at my local halal meat shop. The colour is light gold, kind of dull, and there is not much head. The aroma has a lightly toasted malt character with a hint of bread, along with somewhat pee-like hops and distinct brussel sprout. The body is kind of watery, the flavour like hollowed-out grain husks with a hint of rooty hop. My first notes simply said "There are worse" and that’s true, but this is no prize.

Can at Cairo airport lounge
Blond color. Sweetish aroma, cereals and egg. Quite smooth mouthfeel, with light cereals flavor, but also a quite nasty bitterness. Different from the others low-alcohol tried, but not better.

Can. Golden colour with a small white head. Weak chemical cornz aroma and a sick sweet taste. Waterz bodz and a appel kind of finish.

[Brewed and canned in Egypt by Al Ahram under license from Hürlimann] I feel extremely sorry for all the moslems of Egypt, who aren't allowed to drink alcohol. This is the beer that all the true moslems are drinking all the time. If they ever tried any other beer, they would probably never drink this awful beer again. It is completely watery with some disgusting chemical notes. I suspect that this is carbonated Nile water mixed with urine to get the colour.

Can. Pale golden beer, fast fading white head. Thin worty aroma. A nasty combination of metal and urine. Flavour is sweet and simple, worty and pissy as well. Watery finish. Not good.