Alcohol Free Beer Explorers

 I have recently been asked to do a guest blog post for the yada collective  who are a group of like minded originals who have got together to open an alcohol free bar in Derby. They have a vision to expand this to other cities across the UK with the hope of creating a place you can go and socialise just like a pub but without the alcohol. My blog entry on my alcohol free journey can be viewed  Here Tim Jenkins 

Fruh  Kölsch  is an alcohol free German Pilsner.  This beer is 0.0% .  It is brewed in Cologne and in fact the name Kolsch is protected by law and only beers brewed in the city can be given the name. This beer is brewed to it's noprmal strength and then has the alcohol removed so keeps much of the flavour of its 4.8% cousin. Brewery: Fruh                   Beer: Kolsch 0.0 Style:  Kölsch                                            Country: Germany A  Kölsch Beer is a beer brewed in the City of Cologne and is rarely seen outside the city The beer is Top-fermented and more like an ale than a traditional Pilsner.  The  Kölsch is best drunk from tap and it is said that when it is bottled and pasteurised  a lot of the original flavour can be los t. AF Beer Explorers Thoughts This beer pours incredibly clear with a light yellow colour.  There is a very malty sort of hop smell to it.  Im not a big fan of pilsners but as they go this one is pretty decent.  It has a good malty flavour too it

Toast is a brewery with a mission. "A beer with more taste. A world without waste.". They have been taking surplus bread and using that to replace virgin barley in the brewing process. This means they use less land, water and energy, as well as avoiding carbon emissions. At the time of writing that have saved over 2 million slices of bread, 42 tonnes of CO2 emissions, 252,043 litres of water and reclaimed 171,848 square metres of land. Not only are they doing all of this, but all of their profits go to charity. They have 4 beers in their range and have added to this with 4 collaborations over last year. We're taking a look at their low alcohol Lemongrass Lager.  Brewery: Toast Ale Beer: Lemongrass Lager Style: Lager Country: UK Other: Vegan friendly @HoppyAF 's thoughts First things first. The can is a thing of beauty and you really get a sense of the message these guys are trying to get across and their love for the world. It has a light, hazy colour to it - which ma

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