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The only alcohol-free beer I've found in the UK that tastes very similar is Adnams Ghost Ship. Others I've tried have tasted too malty or with an entire missing
by klondike_klive 3y ago
The only alcohol-free beer I've found in the UK that tastes very similar is Adnams Ghost Ship. Others I've tried have tasted too malty or with an entire missing section in the flavour profile.
- Klonoar 3y agoIf you come stateside, search out Athletic. It's what I and most people I know swear by nowadays.
- klondike_klive 3y agoWell well - looks like they have a UK supplier too. Thanks for the recommendation!
- gniv 3y agoYou might find Brewdog beers in the UK, they are good. (In France they are hard to find and unreasonably expensive.)
- vladvasiliu 3y agoAround Paris, Monoprix tends to carry some of their lineup. The Punk IPA is fairly easy to find in most supermarkets, though it is indeed quite expensive.
- gniv 3y agoThanks. Here in the Yvelines it's hit or miss at Monoprix. Instead I found a German store in Paris that stocks about 20 AF beers, so I'm set for a while.
- Nursie 3y agoThat one is OK, yep. You might want to add stuff by "Big Drop" to the 'to try' list. They do a good (if highly calorific) milk stout and some of their pales are pretty decent. If you like weissbier then Franziskaner Weiss alcohol-free is available in the UK and to me tastes as good or better than their version with alcohol. When brewdog have their Hazy AF available, which is not all that often, that one's really worth a go. I like "Nanny State" too, but I see why not everyone does, and I'm not a huge fan of Punk AF. Hazy AF is damn good though.
- NoboruWataya 3y agoBig Drop is my go to for NA beer in the UK. Their whole range is quite good (and I usually drink alcoholic beer)
- Aeolun 3y ago> an entire missing section in the flavour profile I think you sort of get that simply by excluding alcohol, but you can’t really expect that to still be there in my opinion. But almost all the alcohol free beers in the Netherlands now are very good (heineken in the UK too, but heineken doesn’t really have a very unique taste to begin with).
- beej71 3y agoI'll have to look for that. I haven't found a single one that's not missing the alcohol bite, but I think the closest NA beers are Guinness, Deschutes Black Butte Porter (US), and Corona, of all things. There are a couple other US breweries I like, both of which I doubt distribute internationally: Ration Ale and Best Day Brewing.
- klondike_klive 3y agoI think the citrus hops give enough of a bitter aftertaste to mask the absence of alcohol. I can't imagine a red or golden ale doing the same, the malt would make it taste like Horlicks.