Santa Clausthaler
Binding-Brauerei AG

 

Amber hued with a fingernail of off white around the rim and covering a quarter of the top. The aroma is of cranberries and cinnamon. I’m tasting cinnamon and cranberries. The mouth is busy with spices and offers a bit of a cooling sensation to the mouth.

12 oz bottle, dated Packaged 7/30/25 and Enjoy By 1/30/27

Pours a clear light peach color, with foamy white head. This is a 50/50 blend of Non Alcoholic Clausthaler near beer and Cranberry-Cinnamon drink. I like it, the hint of cinnamon and mild cranberry tartness is a good balance to any malt sweetness that you often have with an NA beer. Thin to medium bodied.

A refreshing cinnamon cranberry non alcoholic beer with Santa on it, what more could you want? Well besides alcohol to be in it. I really enjoyed this beer, and plan on pairing it with some Holiday vittles, would buy again.

Style: N/A Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 0.5% | Rating: 5

The aroma is sweet and fruity with cherries and raisins and noticeable spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. The appearance is cola brown with a large head that falls fast. The taste is like the aroma, I'm sure there is a hint of malt and hops but that is all. The beer is a good attempt at a Christmas beer. It comes off a bit more like a Christmas soda than a beer but it tastes good and has the elements I'm looking for in a seasonal beer.

This beer? pours a dark orange/amber in color with almost no head. The aroma is more like spiced apple cider than beer and so is the taste, though the taste is halfway between beer and cider. Very tasty and easy drinking.

Binding-Brauerei AG "Santa Clausthaler"
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle "BEST BEFORE: P:12.06.2024 E:12.12.2025 L1206031452"
$2.49 @ Total Wine & More, Claymont, DE

Notes via stream of consciousness: The body is a clear deep amber/copper in color beneath a finger's width of white foam. The aroma is fruity and spicy with cranberry and cinnamon. The taste follows and it reminds me of a glühwein. Obviously it's malty and bready rather than vinous but you get the idea. I'm not finding any bitterness but it remains balanced although some malty sweetness does linger on the palate. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp. What a charming beer! The balance between malt, fruit, and spice is perfect. I'll certainly be looking for more of this for the next holiday season.
Review #9,193

From the bottle, it pours a clear amber color with a modest white head that soon diminishes to a ring. The nose gets a sweet scent with cinnamon. The mouth gets a sweet taste with Christmassy notes of cranberry and cinnamon.

 

The Santa Clausthaler pours a golden amber hue with a decent head of foam that does dissipate pretty quickly.
The aroma is definitely sweet with mostly cinnamon coming through.
Flavor wise it is quite nice though. The cranberry and cinnamon mix together wisely and nothing is overpowering. There is no bitterness whatsoever either in the finish.
Overall, this is probably the closest N/A beer I have had that reminds me of soda. However, it is pretty good and is a nice Holiday drink.

I wanted to try something a little different, and so this is a Christmas themed non-alcoholic beverage. It's advertised as 50% cost. Holler non-alcoholic malt beverage and 50% cranberry cinnamon drink. I can honestly say the cranberry cinnamon carries the nose. It pours a dark gold with a white head and that spiced aroma is potent. That same note carries into the flavor which is unapologetic, however, there is almost nobody and the flavor falls away very quickly. It's almost like drinking a soda rather than a near beer. It's probably not something I would seek out again, but if you want something light and that may cut through a fatty meal, it may be an option.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a copper color with a minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma is sweet spices. Taste is very sweet, fruity with cinnamon and other spices. Somewhat thin but pretty good for a holiday, non-alcoholic brew.

11/13/23 Update: The spice character, especially the cinnamon, seems stronger this year. It's a pleasant combination of flavors, but a bit stronger than the 2022 version I'm backing down the Taste rating a bit.
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Gorgeous dark-honey color and clear as can be. Fruity/cinnamon-y taste that masks the malt aroma without overpowering it, and the taste follows. (From the label, it's a blend of malt beverage and a cranberry drink that has cinnamon added.) The only fault with this beer is the aroma is not very appetizing. Relative to other NA beers, this one should rate around 4.25.

Bottle poured into a nonic pint

A- pours a clear golden color with a one-finger foamy white head that reduces to a film

S- aroma smells of cinnamon spice cranberry cordial, with undertones of spiced cider. Very welcoming

T- sweet up front with notes of cider and cinnamon, followed by notes of cranberry, candied orange peel and ripe pear. The finish is slightly bitter, with the cranberry lingering

M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a crisp finish

O- refreshing and highly drinkable a fine choice if going for the low abv route

Bottle. White head with lace. Clear golden color with a slight amber/ruby hue.

Fruity and spiced. I feel like I get cinnamon and cranberry. Easy drinking. Some sweetness. Doesn’t take long to get through bottle.