I've only tried three of these nonalcoholic beers before. None of them have been good. One of them was at the lowest end of the average scale as it could get, but it managed not to be terrible. Someone has to break out with a good nonalcoholic beer, right? This one has the right attitude toward it. This appears to be targeted at the designated driver who doesn't want to be left out while everyone else is drinking beer. That is really what this kind of beer should be for. It maybe should be for those of us who like the taste of beer and don't necessarily want to be impaired on a given night.
I chose an IPA glass without knowing what the beer was going to look like. I chose poorly. This looks like a golden lager. Its head is an excellent imitation of a golden lager. It's not going to leave a lot of lacing, so the bubbles are also a good imitation of a golden lager. The aroma is nothing like a golden lager. When they say it's a hoppy golden, they mean it is very hoppy. Pine and floral hops seem to be the direction they've decided to go, and I won't know until I drink it if that was a good choice.First sip is pretty horrendous. It's like someone took raw, unfermented hops, poured water over them, collected the water, and then added carbonation. It is watery as hell, and the hops have attempted to imbue flavor while only managing bitterness. As a casual drink for the designated driver, this would not do well. Even if it goes well in a gulp, which we will find out, you can't just sip this along with the people you're with. Sipping it is torture.
Tip-in is bitter twang with carbonation sizzle and rusty water. The middle is bitter pine wastewater with carbonation swelling all around it. The finish seems to be trying cut down on the bitterness, but it's not adding any flavor, so it's not any use.
Bottom Line: My expectations were not high. My expectations were still too high.
0.0/5