I've also tried a lot of the Athletic lineup. I agree that any NA IPA will fall short of matching a full octane version, but I think Athletic has come closest with their small batch one-off release: collabs with other breweries and even fresh hop versions. Worth following them to try. Right now they have a black IPA on sale that I'm looking forward to trying. (Also a Brut IPA which I've ordered, but since I wasn't a big fan of this style in the first place, I'm not sure I'll be on board.)m Also, I think in the NA beer world, the beers I've felt are closest to style are the lighter ones.
My cousin is a research and development brewer for 10 Barrel in Oregon. His specialty is hop forward beers, and he's been tasked with brewing an NA beer. He's really feeling the challenges of it. He mentioned some of the ways he's attempting the hopping to avoid the grassiness of the hops which is usually balanced by the alcohol. I'm interested to see what he comes up with.
I've tried the whole Brewdog NA lineup. The Hazy AF was probably one of the closest to the real thing, but the "sugar-water" aspect seems to kick in as it warms up.
Enjoy that Kernel Table Beer! I miss that dearly and can't wait to get back to London!
Brauherren Alkoholfrei from Einbecker.
I've also tried a lot of the Athletic lineup. I agree that any NA IPA will fall short of matching a full octane version, but I think Athletic has come closest with their small batch one-off release: collabs with other breweries and even fresh hop versions. Worth following them to try. Right now they have a black IPA on sale that I'm looking forward to trying. (Also a Brut IPA which I've ordered, but since I wasn't a big fan of this style in the first place, I'm not sure I'll be on board.)m Also, I think in the NA beer world, the beers I've felt are closest to style are the lighter ones.
My cousin is a research and development brewer for 10 Barrel in Oregon. His specialty is hop forward beers, and he's been tasked with brewing an NA beer. He's really feeling the challenges of it. He mentioned some of the ways he's attempting the hopping to avoid the grassiness of the hops which is usually balanced by the alcohol. I'm interested to see what he comes up with.
Untitled Art's NA Italian Pilsner *really* stands out to me as a pilsner you can aaalmost forget is booze-free.
What about Brewdog's Nanny State? I always loved that one because it was super bitter and dry, very different from the other sweeter offerings .
But I reckon my favourite styles are the under 3% beers - I'm on my way back from London with my luggage pa ked with Kernel's table beer 😍😍
I've tried the whole Brewdog NA lineup. The Hazy AF was probably one of the closest to the real thing, but the "sugar-water" aspect seems to kick in as it warms up.
Enjoy that Kernel Table Beer! I miss that dearly and can't wait to get back to London!