The beer goes through full fermentation before the alcohol is pulled out, which gives it a little more backbone than lagers brewed light from the start. Pour it and you get a clear golden amber with a thin white head. On the nose it's fairly neutral, straw and a faint sweet grain, nothing assertive. In the glass it's medium-light bodied with lively carbonation. There's a mild bitterness from the hops, a touch of piney character, and a malt base that keeps things from tasting watery. The finish is clean and short. It won't win over anyone who finds standard Carlsberg too bland, but as a zero-alcohol lager it does what it sets out to do without any unpleasant aftertaste.