ThomasBrau
Paulaner Brauerei

RB transfer

So it's not easy to be fair or kind here so all I will say is if you have this as a choice for non alcoholic beer, it may very likely be your best option in terms of beer character.
Please, don't expect much but if compared to say, O'Doul's, this is the way to go.

In the context if all beer obviously this isn't something you buy, but in the sparse world of decent NA beer, this may be the pick of the lot. It still has a German malt character, richer and fresher than any other beer in this style. Not way off from other paulaner beer honestly in that regard. It can't hold a head though, and lacks carbonation, which really us my biggest knock against it. It's got hops in the finish and a hint if yeast breadiness, what more can you ask for in a beer that's hardly beer. My friend who can't drink also was stoked how much this reminded him if the genuine thing. It serves a purpose that way far better than the more available ones in the American market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a bright and clear yellowish golden orange with a lot of rising bubbles. Big four finger white head with decent retention. Leaves a fair amount of lacing.

Smell: A very bready and fairly sweet smelling Pilsner style aroma. Bready malts with hints of biscuit, cereal grains, yeast, straw, and cracker. Light vegetal like hints and a little skunk. No noticeable hop presence. Kind of strange smelling but not terrible.

Taste: Like it smells, a pretty faint taste of bready malt and grains with not much else. Malts with a light taste of biscuit, cereal grains, straw, yeast, and cracker. Light earthy vegetal notes. Slightly skunky. Kind of tastes like a very light version of a pilsner. Light but nothing really off putting.

Mouthfeel: Very light bodied with an average amount of carbonation. Crisp and goes down very easy.

Overall: Saw this laying out as a single and picked it up out of curiosity as I haven't tried a NA beer yet. As expected the flavor and body is very light. Not good but not terrible either although if I had to give up booze I doubt I would drink something like this much.

 

I have by no means sampled all the non-alcoholic beer available. Mainly because it's hard to find. I found this one at one of the larger spirit stores in Carrollton, Texas. And I have to say I like it. I have not had a drop of alcohol in 13 years and can't for health reasons. If you can't drink alcohol this one is worth a try. On a side note: One of my friends who can, tried a bottle the other day and said he was going to switch from alcoholic beer to this one. Admittedly he's on a health kick.

What I purchased was fresh. I bought it cold and kept it cold. I had to really take a whiff to smell the malt - no skunk here. The flavor is sharp and the malt lingers in the wash. To makeup for the absence of alcohol there are mineral overtones - sodium is slightly pronounced. What I like about it most of all. I could tell the makers wanted to deliver a satisfying beverage for those of us who can't drink alcohol.

 

Clear gold with small white head, some minor lacings.
Smell is floral and bready yeast.
Taste is sweet malty some mineral and a small amount of hop bitterness.
Mouthfeel is a bit thin with less than average carbonation.
Overall a well crafted brew but has almost no character.

Poured into a Dogfish Head pint glass. Pours a pale golden amber with a one finger white head that dissipated slowly, leaving light lacing. Faint aroma of sweet malt, not much else. Light flavor of sweet malt with a hint of light fruit juice and no noticeable hops. Light bodied. A light, but pleasant no/low alcohol malt beverage. A little on the sweet side and the malt is subdued, but quite drinkable. I'm a little surprised at other recent reviews: how does this compare to craft beer? Not well. But it is sold as a no/low alcohol brew. My ratings will be higher because I'm reviewing to style, not comparing to a high ABV craft beer. That being said, I've enjoyed the stronger malt flavors of other no/low malt beverages, but this was a nice low key one.

There has to be better ones out there...

A- Somewhat golden yellow colored, poured cold into a pint glass. Head was pretty white and slowed to a slim ring around the glass.

S- Sweet and bready smelling.. some yeasty notes hit my nose.

T- Tastes kind like it smells, bready, slight yeast taste. No real hop taste even on the finish which to me is disappointing. They could use some hops at the finish to give it some punch and reduce the sweet taste that seems to linger for some time on my tongue.

M- Mouth feel is actual nice. Its not watery and thin. It has some decent body for what it is.

Overall - If you like light beers like Bud and Coors light, which haven't much flavor, it would drink this instead , but I wont buy this again the price was a little too steep for what you get. At $10.99 a six pack this beer should be outstanding compared to what you will get for a craft beer here in the Pacific Northwest.

A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a thin bright white head that gradually died down, leaving a large patch of bubbles on the surface and a thick ring around the edge of the glass.
S: There are aromas of sweet bready malts in the nose.
T: Like the smell, the taste has flavors of sweet bready malts. No hop bitterness is present, but the sweetness is not overpowering.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate (but is not thin and watery) and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer isn’t that bad for being non-alcoholic, although it could use some more hops to lend bitterness and cancel out some of the sweetness. The label says to serve this cold—and that’s how I consumed it—so I’m not sure if it would become sweeter after warming up. It’s quite drinkable.

Had a six pack n my basement left over from during my wife's pregnancy. Opened one tonight just to give it a try. Poured into a small beer tasting glass. Bright orange color, some carbonation, but no head or lacing. Smell was somewhat skunky and vegetable-like. Taste was like malty apple juice. No hops at all. Mouthfeel was thin but slightly similar to a pilsner. Slight bitter aftertaste. I have had one other wretched low alcohol beer, and this I will admit was slightly better. At least this is German.