kempiejon wrote:kiloran wrote:Just tried a can, and I have to say it's not bad. Not bad at all. Certainly the most acceptable zero alcohol beer I've tried. Perhaps not quite the same as real Guinness, but I'll need to get some real Guinness in and do a direct comparison.
I polished off 3 cans last night, first can, first few draws I thought this is just like Guinness. By the end of can two though I could tell the nuances removing the alcohol had affected the drink. Something like the mouthfeel, it made the beer a little
thin.
I finally got hold of some cans last week, and have to agree with both kiloran and kempiejon. Yes, the taste is generally okay - they've adjusted the hopping in some way, so as to restore/replace
some of the lost alcohol taste, and I think they've done it well. Maybe just a tiny touch lemony? But yes, I'd be happy to drink this all evening if I was the getaway driver on a night out at the pub. (That is, if I ever get to the pub again?
)
Also agree that it's a little short of
texture, compared with the real thing. Not as creamy, somehow. But what the heck, I'll be buying more of this. Last night's sample was at a cool room temperature - the other cans are cooling in the fridge. So far so good.
BJ