Brief Summary
This video serves as a beginner's guide to non-alcoholic (NA) beers, exploring 20 different styles to help viewers discover their preferences. It covers a range of beers from light and refreshing options like pilsners and Mexican lagers to more complex styles such as sours, IPAs, and stouts. The guide also includes unique choices like gluten-free beer and non-alcoholic cider, offering a comprehensive overview of the NA beer landscape.
- Exploration of 20 NA beer styles.
- Introduction to various breweries and their unique approaches to NA brewing.
- Personal insights and recommendations based on the presenter's experience.
The presenter introduces the concept of exploring different non-alcoholic beer styles, showcasing 20 different cans and bottles. He expresses his enthusiasm for sharing insights into what makes each beer unique and how viewers can navigate their own NA beer journey. The presenter also teases a mystery beer that he is particularly excited about.
The video begins with a review of lighter, more refreshing non-alcoholic beer styles. It starts with the pilsner, a slightly hoppy lager originating from Pilsen in the Czech Republic, known for its crispness. Next is the Kölsch, a light and refreshing beer from Cologne, Germany. The segment concludes with the Mexican Cesa, a light-bodied beer from Latin America, often enjoyed with lime.
The presenter moves on to discuss loggers, which generally originate from Central Europe. He specifically mentions a dry logger from Mash Gang, inspired by Japanese styles. He also includes the Unlucky Charm cereal fruit pale ale from Mash Gang, highlighting its fun and appealing nature.
The video transitions into the sour beer category, featuring the New School Sour from Go Brewing, which is noted for its tartness due to the fruit puree. The presenter then reveals the mystery beer: the Black and Blue, a blueberry black currant sour from Two Phase. He shares his positive experience with Two Phase at a mindful drinking festival and praises the beer's juicy and fruity flavor.
The presenter discusses wheat beers, particularly the American wheat style, which often includes flavors of orange peel and coriander. He references Blue Moon as a classic example. Additionally, he introduces a gluten-free beer from Go Brewing, made with millet, buckwheat, and oats instead of barley, catering to those with celiac disease.
Moving beyond beer, the video features a non-alcoholic cider from Bullwark, dealcoholized by zeroproof beverage house. The presenter describes it as fruity and juicy. He then discusses a Belgian NA beer, highlighting its farm Saison style and noting that while traditional Belgian beers can have high ABV, the NA version eliminates this concern.
The guide continues with German beer styles, including Francis Gunner Weissbier, a German-style wheat beer with banana and clove notes. The presenter shares a personal anecdote about his first experience with craft beer being a similar style in Italy. He also introduces the Radler, a mix of lager and lemon soda, describing it as a juicy and tasty style.
The video explores various IPA styles, starting with the Hazy IPA, known for its opaque appearance and juicy, fruity flavors. The Tropical IPA from Go Brewing, with mango and peach puree, is highlighted for its juiciness and higher calorie content. The segment concludes with a Resinous Hoppy Bitter West Coast IPA from Rationale, which uses a unique dealcoholization process to retain flavor and body.
The presenter features a Double IPA from Go Brewing, noting its Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. He explains that while alcoholic Double IPAs have high ABV, the NA version offers the same hoppiness and grapefruit notes without the alcohol. He thanks viewers for watching and acknowledges the positive feedback he has received, encouraging them to leave comments and questions.
The video introduces an Imperial IPA from Best Day Brewing, which the presenter is eager to try based on positive reviews. He then moves on to dark beers, starting with the After Hours Porter from Go Brewing, which features vanilla, chocolate, and coffee notes. He contrasts this with a Stout from Two Phase, describing it as rich and dessert-like.
The presenter showcases the Gravitas 6, a Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, noting its high price and limited availability. He emphasizes its exceptional quality. Concluding the video, he expresses his enthusiasm for the vast and growing NA beer world, recommending the brands he featured. He encourages viewers to stay tuned for more content and to engage with the channel by leaving comments and questions.
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0:00 are you confused by all the non-alcoholic beer options out there for dry January and Beyond it can be overwhelming to know where to start in this beginner guide video we will break down 20 different styles to help you find your perfect brew and don't miss the mystery beer that might just surprise you if you watch the video up until now you probably saw all those 20 individual non-alcoholic beer cans and bottles and are curious what makes them different I'm here pouring out my mystery beer in my non-alcoholic offici glass you'll get to know a little bit more about this beer why it's one that I really enjoy along with all 20 of the other beers what makes them different what makes them tick and how to go about your na beard Journey
0:47 cheers oh that is good all right so the beginner's guide starts first off with one of my favorite styles a pser the pillner which is a go Brewing pser go Brewing go Brewing Astronaut Astronaut connect the dots you can get that 15% off in the description below anyways the pilsner is out of uh comes from pills and Czech Republic it is a slightly hoppy uh logger style that is uh quite refreshing and crisp alongside that same style in uh the grand scheme of things is the kulch the kulch is also light refreshing uh it comes out of col Germany and it is a solid Brew this is from uh rationale their coals just came out recently the
1:34 next in the list is the Mexican cesa similar style light refreshing but from Latin America it's got the uh elements of uh kind of a lighter body all throughout a lot of folks will put it with a lime next up we have the oh time for a drink got to drink this good on here o that one hits and check out the n pishon glass if you want one of these I can put I can make some send them out to you guys sell them the extra dry logger loggers are generally from Central Europe this one in particular is a mash gang uh coming out of the um style of Japan the Japanese logger next up a fun
2:19 one also from Mash gang with have the Unlucky charm cereal fruit pale ale I threw this in the mix because what's not to love about an Unlucky Charms beer so cool check out the review of my uh one of my first reviews actually of mash gang way back in the day months ago uh kicking into the sour range the new school sour from go Brewing is one of my favorites it's not one of my top three favorite na beers a sour is going to have that fruit puree in the beer gives it that uh tart sour Vibe uh very um light generally uh crisp bite the sour from go Brewing has a tremendous bite to it and here we have the mystery beer that's the silver side this is the
3:05 actual beer the two phase near beer uh it's called the black and blue it's a blueberry black currant sour I actually saw the folks from TR phas at the mindful drinking Fest in Washington DC in January dry January 2025 had the opportunity to try a bunch of their beers there's some more in the mix here uh take a take a look at their website they don't distribute cuz they're so small which makes this beer even special even more special had to put it in a uh car check bag just so I get it back here so I could taste it put on camera let me tell you what this black and blue hits home I love sours I love how juicy and fruity this one is cheers to two phase and if you haven't subscribed already please subscribe I
3:51 won't belor that one please do it gives you more content spreads the word all the good stuff another one from go Brewing we have the wheat beer the had on American wheat wheat beers are generally uh us made uh they are uh carry some level of fru generally kind of like an orange peel uh also some coriander gives it that um that nice summertime Vibe think Blue Moon Blue Moon is kind of the quintessential wheat beer with that uh orange and coriander another go Brewing we have the glutenfree style this one in particular has Millet buckwheat and oats in place of barley so it has zero gluten so if you're Celiac uh give that one a shot go bring website check it out Kelly fre Freedom paleo this one isn't even a beer
4:38 but it's cool cuz it's a non-alcoholic dealcoholized cider this one's from bullwark from Nova Scotia got this at zeroproof beverage house shout out Logan zeroproof beverage House Minneapolis uh this one I believe they dealcoholized it I've had other uh cers from like milk and honey locally here in Minnesota they push their through the ABV technology de alcohol and it comes out extra tasty good bite super fruity juicy without the alcohol next up we've got a Belgian the NH you can get this at Total Wine at least I my Total Wine I have it uh it's not cheap but it's phenomenal gives you that kind of farm uh Saison style um generally a Belgian is going to be like 6 to 7% all the way up to 12% they get
5:24 pretty aggressive On the Alcohol Spectrum with this version the na version you don't have to worry about that high ABV doing bad things to your life I say that realistically but also kind of jokingly but it's for real uh next up we have a Francis Gunner Vice beer this is a German style Vice beer banana clove wheat all the good stuff uh the first time I really had a craft style like real beer was this in Italy fun story check out the video review of me talking more about that story in the channel another German style a rler this is going to be a logger mixed with lemon like gu lemon soda so I think like uh like a juicy beer it's very interesting
6:10 style it's super tasty though oh there two phrase black and blue I tell you delicious next up a hazy IPA hazy IPA generally very opaque you cannot see through them that's the name they are generally pretty juicy fruity you might get some some uh uh hobby characteristic without being too bitter uh to step it up even more juicy something like the tropical IPA from go Brewing this has mango and Peach puree in it it is super juicy uh it's higher in calories cuz it's got all that puree that centrifuged out good stuff uh one of my favorites from Gober it's their top seller next up resinous hoppy bitter West Coast IPA this one in particular
6:57 from rationale uh they deal alcoholized their stuff with uh a really cool process that gives them uh all the flavor without uh pulling out too much of the things like mfield body and the overall good characteristics next up another from go Brewing see a theme I like go Brewing it's a great brand the double IPA the story this one has Citra um Mosaic and Sim cops double ipas generally in the alcoholic realm super high alcohol by volume the double IPA from go 0.5% or less no alcohol but you get the same hoppiness you get the same kind of grapefruit notes the bitterness without being over the top next up something that I don't know if these are
7:43 on camera I slide these over they might be on camera who cares we're almost to the end uh and if you have already watched till this far we're 16 17 cans in um cheers to you cheers to the subscribers I really appreciate everybody that supports the channel I've been getting a lot of comments lately on some of my videos about people saying this is like information information they've been looking for they're getting excited about dry January uh to all those that are taking part in dry January kudos to you uh you're doing great work trying to better your health and your yourself for you your friends and your family so Props uh this is an imperial IPA from the folks over at Best Day Brewing at the mindful drinking Fest I was pouring for go Brewing on DC we were right next door to Best Day brewing
8:29 I'll show a little video clip of that here um we were uh best buds with best day and uh this double uh this Imperial IPA is one I have not tried I am looking forward to trying I've heard from everybody online it's amazing so here we go let's try that one on the next video another dark beer this one in particular the first dark beer of the three that I've got left uh this is a after hours Porter from go Brewing Porters generally came out of England and this one in particular has van vanilla notes a little bit of chocolate a little bit of coffee uh not too uh thick in terms of malf one that's going to be thicker in MF is this Stout in particular from two fras this is another one uh similar to the black and blue out of Pittsburgh um
9:14 Pennsylvania they were at this mindful drinking Fest as well picture right here and realistically Stouts are amazing they're super rich they're deserty they're good and if you want the end all be all most most expensive most coveted most hard to find beer there's a video of this on the channel check it out the gravitas 6 this is a Bourbon Barrel AG Stout it's $39.99 you can only get it for about 1 hour a year on Black Friday it's amazing uh it's next level crazy stuff and that wraps it up so we went from Mystery can at the beginning of this video to two frays to 20 different cans all the varieties that I could find in my fridges I have two fridges beer fridge main fridge a lot of beer some
10:00 cold some not but realistically cheers to NA beer cheers to all these varieties I don't know if this is on camera but if it is at this point doesn't matter you're still watching and realistically uh the NA beer world is so vast it's growing constantly people are popping up all over the place uh all the ones that I just showed you in terms of brands are ones I would try um they're mostly purchased by myself or uh receive from different places to test out and they're all good good so keep your eyes peeled in the content on the channel uh check out the other stuff there's some stuff that's really popping off right now here in Dr jary people getting excited about it commenting so if you have any insights any questions any comments uh put them in the chat below we'll get some uh back and forth going uh cheers
10:46 the glass I got from my sister I got three of these the Nish Auto glasses anybody wants me to make these and sell them I'll do it cheers everybody thanks for watching o that hits
