Norrlands Guld Ljus (Alkoholfri)

Ljust gyllegul med vitt finbubbligt skumlock. Brödig arom med inslag av torrt hö. Lätt kladdighet i smaken med en rejält nertonad beska. Höigheten återkommer i smak och kompletteras med en fruktig sötma. Väldigt kort eftersmak.

Organic non-alcoholic pale lager from Sweden, bought at some supermarket in Stockholm - from a can, which is apparently one of two packaging forms in which it appears, the other being the stubby bottle depicted here. Snow white, medium thick, regular, opening head on a crystal clear, old golden robe with large-bubbled sparkling throughout. Aroma of bread crust, dry Tuc cookies, withering grass, minerals, stale sweat, odd background hints of steamed seafood and dry dog kibble. Crisp, very fizzy onset, overcarbonated even for this style, with a 'storm' of minerality breaking through a sweetish-sourish graininess; that odd sweaty note reappears retronasally, while a soft grassy hop bitter note lingers a bit in the end. Nothing to be too surprised about here especially in a time when brewers all over Western Europe make great efforts to put more flavour in NABLABS - boring even, but I must admit that it feels as 'full' as an alcoholic standard pale lager. I just wonder where those weird sweaty and dogfood-like hints in the nose come from...

Can 33 cl. EKO version. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Malty, slightly perfumy nose. Thin-bodied, discreet maltiness, no wort notes and a subtle hoppiness. Very decent for what it is. 040624