Holsten Non-Alcoholic

Brewed by Holsten-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Style: Low Alcohol
Hamburg, Germany

Much carbonation, some bitter very less basic, some very thin grain. No problem to finish a 500cl

330ml bottle - courtesy of Lufthansa at Hamburg Airport. Typical NA - sweet and cloying; a rather lifeless straw colour with a rapidly disappearing white head; stong malt aroma and flavour.

Pale yellow in colour. minor white head. A distinct flavour of sewer. The flavour is somewhat like a disappointing wheat beer.

My thanks to the Germans for producing a truly flavorful 0.0% alcohol beer...for those who want the taste of beer minus the bad effects of ethanol.

Can, 330 ml Pours a clear regular yellow color. Head is big, white but very thin, airy. It diminishes pretty fast as expected. Aroma is malty/yeasty with notes of dough, cardboard, bread and a touch of herbal hops. Soft but a little cleaner than other low-alcohol beers. Flavor is bitter with metallic hints. It has notes of bread, asparagus, artichokes, other veggies, herbs and kiwis. Not enjoyable at all. Weak, light bodied and highly carbonated. Medium metallic finish and aftertaste. Watery texture. Another crappy low-alcohol beer. I have yet to find a decent one.

Keeping things in context, I’m rating this against its low-alcohol peers. Bright clear gold, foamy white short-lived head. Green grassy hop aroma, underlying oat/barley tones. Dominant flavour is cereal, like Cheerios, with surprisingly generous green hop character. Thin mouthfeel. Quick sour/tart finish. Certainly among the most beer-like of the non-alcohol beers I’ve tried.

Canned 33 cl. Pale golden colour with nice foamy white head. Strange cereal aroma. Bitter, vegetable flavour. Tastes like it’s big brother, Holsten Premium, only much more watery.

in Can 330 ml., Pale yellow, with a very fine and white head. She is watery and it lacks body, but the end is hoppy, which is good. Although they are not my favorite "beers", I believe that she is a regular "non-alcoholic".