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Lager Bezalkoholowy
Beerlager

Lager Bezalkoholowy

A 0.5% Polish lager from the Archduke's Castle Brewery in Cieszyn, triple-hopped at brew, fermentation and maturation stages for a lager that leans bitter rather than sweet.

About This Drink

The brewery behind this has been operating since 1846 in the town of Cieszyn, and the process for the non-alcoholic version follows the same route as the standard range: bottom-fermented in open wooden vats, hopped three times across the process to build layered bitterness. It pours clear pale gold with a clean, grassy hop aroma and a barley malt backdrop. On the palate there's genuine bitterness arriving early and carrying through, balanced by a mild cereal sweetness. The body is medium-light with lively carbonation. The finish is dry and moderately bitter, fading without a sugary tail. For a non-alcoholic lager it's more hop-forward than most, which makes it more interesting than the bland pale gold examples that make up most of the category.

Ingredients

water, barley malt, hops, yeast

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
20 kcal
Sugar
2.7g

Tasting Notes

Taste

CLEAN MALT SWEETNESS HOP BITTERNESS LIGHT CEREAL GRAIN GRASSY HOP FINISH

Aroma

FRESH HOPS GRASSY LIGHTLY FLORAL CLEAN BARLEY MALT

Character

Appearance
CLEAR PALE GOLD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-LIGHT BODY WITH LIVELY CARBONATION
Finish
DRY AND MODERATELY BITTER CLEAN FADE WITHOUT RESIDUAL SWEETNESS

Production

Bottom-fermented in open vats; triple-hopped at brewing, fermentation and maturation stages

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
20 kcal
Sugar
2.7g

Tasting Notes

Taste

CLEAN MALT SWEETNESS HOP BITTERNESS LIGHT CEREAL GRAIN GRASSY HOP FINISH

Aroma

FRESH HOPS GRASSY LIGHTLY FLORAL CLEAN BARLEY MALT

Character

Appearance
CLEAR PALE GOLD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-LIGHT BODY WITH LIVELY CARBONATION
Finish
DRY AND MODERATELY BITTER CLEAN FADE WITHOUT RESIDUAL SWEETNESS

Production

Bottom-fermented in open vats; triple-hopped at brewing, fermentation and maturation stages