I like it. It’s clean and fairly crisp but with a hint of something extra going on (sort of a light, fruity maltiness). So far, my favorite N/A beers have been those that emulate mass market lagers. They seem to taste more like regular beer than do the IPAs, etc. that I have tried, although some of them are pretty good in their own right (e.g. Bravus Brewing’s Oatmeal Stout).
I think maybe this is getting kind of popular? I went to a show downtown last week, and the bar adjacent to the venue had it on the menu but was sold out. I’ve also seen some advertising outside of bars, etc.
The packaging is somewhat discreet, which is also nice.
When I went to Amsterdam, Heineken was everywhere. The barkeep would pour 10 or 12 at a time, take a knife-like tool and run it across left to right removing foam that had risen above the rims of the glasses. Each was a perfect beer. Liquid to the government line with foam above it to the top edge of the glass.
BTW I’d like to thank you, narcout, for these periodic reviews. Most of us aren’t necessarily going to make the change you’ve made for now, but for that reason we have no real impetus to investigate these things. Should we at any time want to go for a non-alcoholic option, it will be great to have some guidance from someone who understands beer rather than having to choose blindly.
I don’t know that it really tastes like Heineken, but it does taste like beer which is good enough for me at the moment.
Yeah, no problem. Truthfully, I don’t think many people here care about N/A beer. And it’s somewhat of a selfish endeavor - it’s hard to go from reading every single post to not participating at all, and right now this is the only way I can do so that works for me.
the white star in Europe is soooooooo much better than the red star here. I’ve tried a few N/A beers over the years. the best by far was St Pauli Girl. Odoul’s was by far the worst. haven’t tried this one…
I appreciate the review. I’ve seen the ads for the Heineken 0.0 - was just thinking this week that I should be exploring options for low or no alcohol beer for times such as running a club brew day or back yard BBQ times when too much ETOH can get in the way of a clear head but I still want to enjoy something beerish. I don’t really relish the thought of buying a 6 pack of something to check it out then discovering it’s rubbish and I’m stuck with 5 bottles I don’t want. Some years back there was a period I needed to go alcohol free when I drank some St. Pauli NA and recall it not being terribly awful. It had some maltiness beerish quality I was able to enjoy.
