Alcohol Free Beer Explorers

Mikkeller - Racing Beer        Another beer from mikkeller this time their Racing beer This beer has been brewed in association with Danish running club Hechmann Running.  It is an hypotonic drink which are ideal for after exercise as it is taken up more quickly by the body than water.  It also provides Vitamin B2, B5 & B12 Which assists in keeping the nervous system healthy and boosts production of red blood cells. It is a wheat beer with a fruity apricot Finnish Brewery:        Mikkeler                Beer:      Running Beer Style:               Wheat                       Hops:              ? Country:        Denmark        Other:            Vegan, Hypotonic    AF Beer Explorers Thoughts The beer pours with a light yellow colour has a very sour smell to it.  I think grapefruit. The taste is initially sour but then broadens and Tropical fruit flavours come through with Apricot on Pineapple coming first to mind.  There is a sour finish but not overpowering.  I'm not one for run

      Mikkeler are a world renowned Danish brewery based in Coppenhagen.  They started in 2003 when  Mikkel Borg Bjergsø started brewing beers in his kitchen and now export to over 50 Countries.  They like to experiment with all different styles of beers and use a variety of ingredients in their beers.  As well as their full strength beers Mikkeler now offers a variety of Alcohol free beers including the highly rated Drinkin in the sun, weird weather and the Limbo Series. Henry gose Lightly is their attempt at the gose style.  They describe it as an absolute thirst quencher with a hint of corriander.   It comes in a 500ml Can which is great to see in the alcohol free world lets just hope the beer inside is good to go with it Brewery:       Mikkeler                Beer:      Henry Gose Lightly Style:               Gose                        Hops:              ? Country:        Denmark        Other:            Vegan         AF Beer Explorers Thoughts This beer pours with a slightly clou

    Lowtide is a new alcohol free brewery on the scene it started out as crafty af in 2019.  Crafty af was a website who's aim was to source all the best alcohol free beers they could find and make them available for others to buy.  But while running this site they decided they wanted more more, they didn't want to just sell other people beers but instead they wanted to brew their own,  So Lowtide was born with the aim to bring true craft beer to the world of alcohol free. The 4 beers that LowTide has entered the market with are Who Let the Bees Stout? For who let the bees Stout they teamed up with C84 brew co from yorkshire.To create a stout combining  the sweetness from both the honeycomb and chocolate with the thick mouthfeel of a traditional stout. Style:               Stout                                Hops:              Columbus, Goldings   Other:            Vegan              AF Beer Explorers Thoughts The pour:  This pours with a very black colour as you'd expect

     This is my 2nd beer from Lowtide who are a new alcohol free brewery on the scene it started out as crafty af in 2019.  Crafty af was a website who's aim was to source all the best alcohol free beers they could find and make them available for others to buy.  But while running this site they decided they wanted more more, they didn't want to just sell other people beers but instead they wanted to brew thier own,  So Lowtide was born with the aim to bring true craft beer to the world of alcohol free. DIPA toes in as the name suggest tries to replicate the flavours of a DIPA.  It uses Ale Yeast which is unusual in the alcohol free world.  It combines mango and passionfruit to give a Sweet flavour. Brewery:        Lowtide Brewing Co                 Beer:      DIPA TOE IN Style:               DIPA                           Hops:              Idahop 7 ,Mozart & Moutere Country:        England         Other:            Vegan, uses Ale Yeast         AF Beer Explorers Thoughts

    Lowtide is a new alcohol free brewery on the scene it started out as crafty af in 2019.  Crafty af was a website who's aim was to source all the best alcohol free beers they could find and make them available for others to buy.  But while running this site they decided they wanted more more, they didn't want to just sell other people beers but instead they wanted to brew thier own,  So Lowtide was born with the aim to bring true craft beer to the world of alcohol free. For who let the bees Stout they teamed up with C84 brew co from yorkshire.To create a stout combining  the sweetness from both the honeycomb and chocolate with the thick mouthfeel of a traditional stout. Brewery:       Lowtide Brewing Co                Beer:      Who Let the Bees Stout?? Style:               Stout                                Hops:              Columbus, Goldings Country:        England         Other:            Vegan             AF Beer Explorers Thoughts The pour:  This pours with a very

   Flying Colours is the 2nd beer from Jumpship Brewing.  A small Scottish brewery that only brews No/Low Alcohol beers.  Jumpship was set up by Sonja Mitchell in 2019 after she left her job in marketing . In Sonjas own words  “I love beer. I love sailing. I don’t like hangovers.”. Sonja gets to combine her 2 passions through Jumpship, with the beer they brew and the nautical flag themed art of the cans. After the success of their first beer Yardarm lager Jumpship decided to brew a 2nd beer. This first went out to a lucky selection of 100 people to get their feedback and after the great feedback and a little refining of the recipe Flying colours was born. Flying colours is described as "quite punchy with a kick of lime and luscious tropical fruit aromas" Brewery:       Jump Ship Brewing                Beer:      Flying Colours Style:              Pale Ale                                   Hops:            Armarillo,    El Dorado Country:        Scotland               

This is my 2nd beer from West Berkshire Breweries Solo range.  The 1st being the standard pale ale which came across as a nice fruity pale ale.  Now to see what their with Peach pale ale is like. It pours with a nice orangey colour very clear lots of small bubbles.  On the nose you get a fruity aroma not overly peachy but you definitely get a small amount.  The taste is different to what I was expecting a lot more of a malty biscuit base to this beer than I thought it would have.  There is a little something else there on the finish but I wouldn't pick it out as peach.  Decent thickness in the mouth feel.   Not a bad little beer but nothing really jumps out at me.  Certainly if you are looking for something with a lot of peach flavour this isn't it. 5/10 This was purchased from Sober Sauce but also available from most good online alcohol free retailers.

  After the success of their 1st Colab series Big Drop have now released their second collaboration series.  This time they have teamed up with 4 Nordic Breweries.  Each of the 4 beers in this series are no more than 0.5% ABV and are Gluten free. Having tried all 4 beers this is a great example of what can be done with different styles in the Alcohol free world.  All 4 beers have unique tastes and are great examples of their styles.  I enjoyed all 4 beers especially the Coconut Stout.  If you like trying different beers I would highly recommend getting a pack. The 4 Breweries they have teamed up with are  Einstök Ölgerð who are Icelands Number 1 brewery and are located just 60 miles south of the Artic Circle in the fishing port of Akureyri, Iceland.  They bring us the Artic Beach Coconut Stout . Amundsen Bryggeri is an Norweigen Brewery based in Oslo-focuse on producing craft beers of the highest quality for the non-conformists out there.  They bring us the Rush Rider Pastry Sour. Fat

Last week Nirvana Brewery hosted a virtual beer tasting and brewery tour, with special guest Natalya Watson. Nat loves beer. She is one of only a handful of advanced cicerones in the world. She's is an author, hosts a podcast and during 2020 started a Virtual Beer School.  The evening was hosted at the Nirvana Brewery, located in the heat of East London. They are an independent, family-run brewery dedicated to producing quality craft ales. They started producing low alcohol beers in 2017 thanks to Becky supporting her dad. Jim was looking to go teetotal and she wanted to help him feeling at home when socialising. They use 100% natural ingredients and since 2017 have brewed various styles of beer such as stout, IPA and pale ales - as well as experimenting recipes like a kombucha beer.   The evening saw about 65 participants on the virtual tour. Some of these were solo callers, like myself, and others joined with members of the household. I would say there were at least 80 people inv

The 6th Beer in the Nothing but the rain beer from Ridgeside  is a pale ale with Sabro and chinnok Hops.  It pours with  a very pale colour with quite a lot of bubbles to it.  On the nose you get a bit of a tropical smell with a hint of coconut.  It has a nice tropical juice flavour to it with hints of citrus fruits similar to what I have tasted in other beers using Sabro.  The taste is very Subtle though and feels like it needs to be brought out a bit more.   6/10 Review by Tim Jenkins This beer was purchased from SoberSauce  but is also available from all good Alcohol Free Beer suppliers.  

What is SoberSauce SoberSauce is an  online alcohol free beer retailer.  Set up by Adam Uttley, Adam set up sober sauce as he was having difficulty finding good alcohol free beers in the shops.  He set up sobersauce to help people who like him wanted to try good quality alcohol free beers but were having difficulty finding them.  Adam has now tried over 200 alcohol free beers and has a very good knowledge of what is out there.   This is where the Latest Beers box comes in.   The Discovery Box In the Discovery box Adam personally select 8 alcohol free beers a month to send to the members.  Most these beers will be new to the market so likely be ones you haven't tried elsewhere. There will be a variety of different styles that gives the end customer a good selection to find out what ones they like.   You can also add extra beers to be delivered with your box which saves on extra postage and packaging. The box costs £19.99 + P&P and is available direct from the sobersauce website.

  This is a great Brown ale from Samuel Smith and very much unique in flavour in the alcohol free world.   Best served at room temperature this pours with a nice dark colour and creamy looking head.   Has a nice sweet smell to it.    Tastes like a good brown ale with nice malty taste with a caramel finish to it. 8/10 Written by Tim Jenkins 

  I’ve treated myself to a discovery mixed case from CoastBeer Co. I was lucky enough to pick this up when they were running 25% off, but if you’ve missed out on that they currently [at the time of writing] have 15% off on their website if you use the code ‘15OFF’ – and if you miss that too you can sign up to their ‘community’ and you’ll get 15% off your first order.   A little bit about Coast Beer Co. Coast Beer Co. started in 2019. Like many breweries who are breaking out to specialise in alcohol free beers, they are relatively new. However, that doesn’t mean they are lagging behind. Their website tells us that they are “ on a mission to shake up the tasteless, mass-produced alcohol free beer of the past” , and from what I’ve experienced they are doing a fine job at it. They started with just two beers and have quickly expanded that range. Each time they have kept true to their mission, after all “ it’s about taste, quality and creativity”. You will notice that all of their b