Alten Beer tasting the Dry january edition!

Welcome to the Alten Beer Tasting the Dry January edition!

Tonight we are going to taste 5 different types of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beers from different brands/breweries. Some well-known and some (for most) unknown beer brands/breweries. But before we begin, first an introduction.

Alcohol-free beer house started in October 2021 with the online sale of alcohol-free specialty beers, with the aim of selling an interesting and complete range of specialty beers, offering something for everyone. Our special beers are selected on quality and diversity, herewith we aim to offer an alternative to the already very complete but often commercial assortment of liquor stores and supermarkets.

 

 

 

Alcohol Free Beer House has two owners. Mohammad Moghtader (former elementary school classmate of your colleague Marco Placanico) and Robin Damen. Mohammad is an avid Rugby player and powerlifter, often concerned with living as healthy a life as possible. Alcohol and sports do not go well together, hence his interest in non-alcoholic beverages. Robin has been a lover of specialty beers for many years, therefore he has gained a broad knowledge of the diversity of specialty beers. Since 2020, he has made the choice to focus more on non-alcoholic specialty beers. 

Alcohol-free beer is also called malt beer in the Netherlands. For a long time there was something of a taboo around drinking alcohol-free beer; the taste often left something to be desired. With the advent of Radlers, alcohol-free beers took off. In the Netherlands, a beer is alcohol-free when it contains less than 0.1 percent alcohol. There are beers with 0.0% and beers with a very low alcohol percentage. Within our webshop you will only find beers with less than 0.5% alcohol, also known as the international standard for alcohol-free. This is mainly due to the brewing process.

Alten

Robin & Mohammad

How do I rate beer?

watch

Look closely at your beer and the foam, what do you see?

  • Foam, much or just little foam?
  • Clarity, is it clear or cloudy?
  • Color? Eg: light yellow, orange, brown, black?
  • Do you see any more?

smell

Aromas are very important in beer. Therefore, smell well, what do you smell?

  • Intensity scents, light or strong?
  • Fruity, light or very fruity?
  • Malty, light or very malty?
  • Spicy, light or strong?
  • Do you smell anything else? Eg: toasted, coffee, almonds, ...

trials

Take a good sip and take your time. What do you taste?

  • Sweet, little or much?
  • Acidic, light or strong?
  • Bitter, light or strong?
  • Body, light or full?
  • Carbonated, flat or sparkling?
  • Afdonk, short or long?
  • Do you taste any more?

The beers

Maisels Weisse Alkoholfrei - white beer

Maisel's Weisse

Alkoholfrei - white beer

Nøgne Ø - Himla / Humla - IPA

Nøgne Ø

Himla/Humla - IPA

Guinness - Draught 0.0 - Stout

Guinness

Draught 0.0 - Stout

La Trappe - Nillis - Amber Trappist

La Trappe

Nillis - Amber Trappist

Force Majeure - Tripel

Force Majeure

Triple

Maisels Weisse Alkoholfrei - white beer

1. Maisel's Weisse - Alkoholfrei - Witbier

The Maisel Weisse alcohol-free is a delicious Weisse. It is a fresh wheat beer with 0.5% alcohol. Made from natural ingredients, vitamin-rich and isotonic. 40% less calories than its peers. During the brewing process, the brewers slowly removed the alcohol from the beer, preserving its characteristic flavors. Because this beer is isotonic, this beer is great for after exercise, but also for non-athletes looking for a delicious white beer. 

Fun fact(s): 4th Largest weissebier producer in Germany.

Origin: Germany
ABV: 0.5%
Untappd: 3.21

2. Nøgne Ø - Himla/Humla - IPA

Himla Humla, Heavenly Honey in Swedish, is a delicious 0.0% IPA. Hazy, full of fruity flavors and aromas and has a long pleasant bitterness, just like drinking a normal IPA. This nice hoppy IPA has a tropical flavor due to the use of cascade, vic secret and citra hops

Fun fact(s): The name Nøgne Ø comes from a poem by Henrik Ibsen and means "naked island," a term used for the many islands off the Norwegian coast.

Origin: Norway
ABV: 0.0%
Untappd: 3.22

Nøgne Ø - Himla / Humla - IPA
Guinness

3. Guinness - Draught 0.0 - Stout

Guinness as you would expect from Guinness, but without alcohol.

The Guinness Draught 0.0 is an alcohol-free dark (stout) beer. The use of different malts and extra hops makes the beer creamy and smooth in flavor. This iconic beer is brewed at the Guinness brewery in Ireland.

Fun fact(s): Guinness beer is actually not black or dark brown, but dark red (dark ruby red). Three of its five breweries are located in Africa.

Origin: Ireland
ABV: 0.5%
Untappd: 3.15

4. La Trappe - Nillis - Amber Trappist

La Trappe Trappist Nillis 0.0, the first 0.0% Trappist beer in the world. The beer has a deep brown color and contains 0% alcohol. You will taste a pleasant caramel taste combined with fresh fruit and malt. It also contains a bitter undertone. This makes it the ideal choice for the responsible drinker. 

Fun fact(s): The Nillis was only available in their monastery store. With a maximum of 6 Nillis beers per customer.

Origin: Netherlands
ABV: 0.0%
Untappd: 3.13

Nillis
Force Majeure - Tripel

Force Majeure - Tripel

As a Belgian beer brewer, Force Majeure does not compromise on taste but does opt for 0% Alcohol. The beers are brewed in the traditional Belgian style Blond, Dubbel (brown), Tripel and Tripel Hop. This Tripel is a real tripel. A delicious fresh and fruity triple that you should definitely have drunk.

Fun fact(s): Idea arose because the owner (triathlete) found it difficult to combine alcohol with sports. Their Tripel is the first alcohol-free tripel in the world. Also, force majeure zis still the only one in Belgium that focuses solely on alcohol-free beers.

Origin: Belgium
ABV: 0.4%
Untappd: 2.91

In conclusion.