Rothaus

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Natur Radler Zitronenzäpfle 0,0%
Beerflavoured lager

Natur Radler Zitronenzäpfle 0,0%

A 50/50 blend of dealcoholised naturally cloudy Black Forest beer and lemon juice, producing a radler with genuine fruit acidity rather than the artificial citric sharpness common in commercial versions.

About This Drink

Rothaus blends its dealcoholised Schwarzwaldzäpfle wheat beer with a lightly sweetened citrus drink in a straight 50/50 split. The decision to use natural fruit juice rather than crystalline citric acid is a meaningful one: the lemon character stays rounded and integrated rather than landing sharp and thin. It pours a light hazy gold, the cloudiness coming from the beer component. Lemon peel and lemongrass come through clearly on the nose, with faint background grain perceptible underneath. The palate is exactly what the nose suggests: moderate sweetness, genuine citrus, and a subtle cereal note that keeps it grounded as a beer-based drink rather than a glorified lemon squash. At 0.0% and 26 kcal per 100ml it's about as light as radlers come. The natural cloudiness and two-component blend make it a more considered take on the style than most.

Ingredients

Dealcoholised naturally cloudy beer (50%): water, barley malt, hops, yeast, fermentation carbonic acid; refreshing drink (50%): water, sugar, lemon juice from concentrate (2.7%), orange juice from concentrate (2.7%), apple juice from concentrate (2.7%), natural lemon flavour and other natural flavours, lemongrass extract, stabiliser: guar gum

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
26 kcal

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

FRESH LEMON LEMONGRASS LIGHT CITRUS SWEETNESS SUBTLE GRAIN FROM BEER BASE

Aroma

LEMON PEEL LEMONGRASS LIGHT CITRUS FAINT BACKGROUND GRAIN

Character

Appearance
LIGHT HAZY GOLD WITH A FINE-PORED HEAD
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH MODERATE CARBONATION AND SLIGHT NATURAL CLOUDINESS
Finish
CLEAN AND REFRESHING WITH A SOFT CITRUS FADE

Production

Beer component brewed and dealcoholised; blended 50/50 with citrus refreshing drink using natural fruit juice acidity

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
26 kcal

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

FRESH LEMON LEMONGRASS LIGHT CITRUS SWEETNESS SUBTLE GRAIN FROM BEER BASE

Aroma

LEMON PEEL LEMONGRASS LIGHT CITRUS FAINT BACKGROUND GRAIN

Character

Appearance
LIGHT HAZY GOLD WITH A FINE-PORED HEAD
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH MODERATE CARBONATION AND SLIGHT NATURAL CLOUDINESS
Finish
CLEAN AND REFRESHING WITH A SOFT CITRUS FADE

Production

Beer component brewed and dealcoholised; blended 50/50 with citrus refreshing drink using natural fruit juice acidity