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Let's talk Non-alcoholic beer
Posted on 4/28/13 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 4/28/13 at 1:27 pm
In the past 10 years or so (I'm just speculating -- I feel like 10 years is a fair estimate for American craft brewing), I feel as if beer has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts. Today there is a beer available for quite literally every palate. If you like a certain set of flavors, chances are there is a beer that can meet those desires. Microbreweries abound that cater to every taste except for one -- the non-alcoholic variety. To my knowledge, outside of the standard O'Doul's-esque beers, no analogues exist to the wonderful brews we know and love. Why is that? Is it just purely a matter of revenue? There aren't enough dollars to be generated in that particular market to justify the expenditures by breweries? Is it even possible to brew something like a non-alcoholic IPA? I guess home brewers might have some particular insight into this matter. It's just a random thought that popped into my head today.
Posted on 4/28/13 at 1:34 pm to Matisyeezy
I treat non-alcoholic beer like decaf coffee, its just not something I need in my life.
Posted on 4/28/13 at 1:41 pm to Matisyeezy
Many craft brewers do produce "table beer" which is around 2%. They usually don't bottle this though. Just on tap.
Now if a drink is non-alcoholic, it can't be beer. I'm not sure what Odouls does to replace the barley/malts which in the brewing process begets sugar which yeast eats to produce alcohol. You could hop up an Odouls to make a sorta IPA.
Now if a drink is non-alcoholic, it can't be beer. I'm not sure what Odouls does to replace the barley/malts which in the brewing process begets sugar which yeast eats to produce alcohol. You could hop up an Odouls to make a sorta IPA.
Posted on 4/28/13 at 2:14 pm to Matisyeezy
Demand and cost are the 2 main reasons imo.
Here's an article about 1 brewery doing just that: [link=(www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/michigan-brewer-taps-into-the-unexplored-market-of-non-alcoholic-craft-beer/)]LINK[/link]
Here's an article about 1 brewery doing just that: [link=(www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/michigan-brewer-taps-into-the-unexplored-market-of-non-alcoholic-craft-beer/)]LINK[/link]
Posted on 4/28/13 at 2:36 pm to Matisyeezy
A few imports make one I've had...warsteiner fresh, st Pauli girl, weihenstephaner, paulaner, and bitburger. All I personally find much better than the standard odouls or buckler. Fentimans makes a decent .5% shandy as well available locally.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:20 am to Matisyeezy
Scales of economy. Non-alcoholic brews are such a small part of the market even for the major brewers. When micro-brewers have limited capacity and a limited market there just isn't room to make one.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 1:27 pm to Matisyeezy
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Let's talk Non-alcoholic beer
Let's not
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:09 pm to Matisyeezy
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Let's talk Non-alcoholic beer
Oxy-moron if I've ever seen one.
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