What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the states?

c (TOM KAN PA) wrote in
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> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the
> states?

There is no even vaguely decent NA beer.
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Dan Iwerks <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote:
(TOM KAN PA) wrote in
>> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the
>> states?

>There is no even vaguely decent NA beer.

Well..... I did an evaluation about 10 years back, and
found that the German NA beers tended to taste more like
beer than US or British NA beers.
I agree that none of them would ever be mistaken for
"real" beer.
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In article >,
Dan Iwerks <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote:
(TOM KAN PA) wrote in
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>> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the
>> states?
>
>There is no even vaguely decent NA beer.

True, Dan, but let's give Tom some RateBeer love anyway--

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TopB...asp?StyleID=75

Clausthaler doesn't make me retch.

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(nicholas peter dempsey) wrote in
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> In article >,
> Dan Iwerks <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote:
(TOM KAN PA) wrote in
:
>>
>>> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the
>>> states?
>>
>>There is no even vaguely decent NA beer.
>
> True, Dan, but let's give Tom some RateBeer love anyway--
>
> http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TopB...asp?StyleID=75
>
> Clausthaler doesn't make me retch.

Hmm. Gave it a .9 out of 5 myself. "Gaaaaaaah. The worst scent I have
ever had come out of a beer. We often say beers are skunky; this one
literally smelled like a dead skunk. Just foul. Nasty. Flavor is
vaguely non-disgusting, but not good. Salvaged by a mite of creaminess
and some hints of vanilla in the finish."

Made me retch.
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c (TOM KAN PA) wrote in message >...
> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the states?


the following three are real-beer quality (IMHO)
1.) O'Douls (Golden Lager, this has the freshest taste and a good
light-hop aroma)
2.) Old Mil NA (Golden Lager, similar to odouls)
3.) O'Douls Amber (Much like amber bock, very malty dark caramel color
and no real hop character).

Coors NA is drinkable but not as quality as the above products. The
Coors product is too clean, maby missing some depth found in real
beer.

St Pauli NA is horrible. Tastes like wort (unfermented beer) cut with
carbonated water. I seriously doubt this is the result of removing
alcohol from a fermented product.

I have never tried the Guinnes "ale" proudct, the Miller product, the
Becks product, or any of the other imports out there. I usually
personally buy Old Mil NA because it is a spectacular value.

TOM KAN PA wrote:
> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the states?
>
>

I used to like to pick up a can of Birrell occassionally in a mall. (It
used to be sold in health food stores.) A Swiss product, it was
contract brewed by several US breweries years ago (Schmidt's of Phila.,
Matts, etc.). Haven't seen it in years. Like all NA's, it wasn't beer
but it did have more hop flavor than the others (brewer's gold,
according to the label), so it was a refreshing drink and an alternative
to soda pop. (It was sort of iced hop tea.)

All the US NA's seem to go for the lightest taste possible, so they seem
to delete the hops as well as the malt and (eventually) alcohol.
O-Doul's Amber at least has a bit of malt flavor.

The imports are, as noted elsewhere, often packed in green glass and
often very old and tend to skunkiness, so if you're a Heineken lover,
you're in luck. There used to be a UK NA, a Guinness-Bass import, that
tasted like beer wort, which was...well, different at least.

I notice that Jever makes an NA, but don't think it gets to the US.
Would be interested to try a well-kept, un-light struck bottle.

If you're looking for flavor, try mixing a bottle of malta with a
can/bottle of NA (there are several brands available in the US, many
made by US breweries- look in the "Hispanic" section of your
supermarket, at least on the East Coast).

Again, it ain't beer (any more than a vegi-burger is a classic
hamburger) but it's better than Coke.

In article >,
Dan Iwerks <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote:
(nicholas peter dempsey) wrote in
:
>
>> In article >,
>> Dan Iwerks <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote:
(TOM KAN PA) wrote in
:
>>>
>>>> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the
>>>> states?
>>>
>>>There is no even vaguely decent NA beer.
>>
>> True, Dan, but let's give Tom some RateBeer love anyway--
>>
>> http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TopB...asp?StyleID=75
>>
>> Clausthaler doesn't make me retch.
>
>Hmm. Gave it a .9 out of 5 myself. "Gaaaaaaah. The worst scent I have
>ever had come out of a beer. We often say beers are skunky; this one
>literally smelled like a dead skunk. Just foul. Nasty. Flavor is
>vaguely non-disgusting, but not good. Salvaged by a mite of creaminess
>and some hints of vanilla in the finish."
>
>Made me retch.

Whoops, I lied. It was Kaliber that I thought was decent. I take no
position on Clausthaler, though I think I have one from the bargain bin
"cellaring" in my beer closet...

--NPD
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, nicholas peter dempsey wrote:

> In article >,
> Dan Iwerks <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote:
> (nicholas peter dempsey) wrote in
> :
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> Dan Iwerks <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote:
> (TOM KAN PA) wrote in
> :
> >>>
> >>>> What, in your opinion, is the best NA Beer readily available in the
> >>>> states?
> >>>
> >>>There is no even vaguely decent NA beer.
> >>
> >> True, Dan, but let's give Tom some RateBeer love anyway--
> >>
> >> http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TopB...asp?StyleID=75
> >>
> >> Clausthaler doesn't make me retch.
> >
> >Hmm. Gave it a .9 out of 5 myself. "Gaaaaaaah. The worst scent I have
> >ever had come out of a beer. We often say beers are skunky; this one
> >literally smelled like a dead skunk. Just foul. Nasty. Flavor is
> >vaguely non-disgusting, but not good. Salvaged by a mite of creaminess
> >and some hints of vanilla in the finish."
> >
> >Made me retch.
>
> Whoops, I lied. It was Kaliber that I thought was decent. I take no
> position on Clausthaler, though I think I have one from the bargain bin
> "cellaring" in my beer closet...
>

heh, afraid to drink it?