Brewery: Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Brewery Description:  “Our flavorful non-alcoholic beer for those moments when you want the taste of America’ best tasting beer without the alcohol content.”

Brew Style: Low Alcohol Beer, 0.5% ABV

Recommended Glassware: English pint, Shaker, Pilsner

The Ugly Truth: This one will be short and sweet again.   This beer was left in my fridge by my father, who for medical reasons isn’t allowed to drink beer again.  There’s a fantastic story behind it that some people know, but I’m not about to broadcast it.  Let’s just say its a feat of drinking prowess that I have no desire to try and top and leave it there.  Alright, Old Milwaukee NA.  First, its non-alcoholic beer so it has that against it.  Second its a macro-lager, which I’ve never been overly friendly to.  It poured a pale gold in color, actually had a nice color to it reminiscent of a pale lager or pilsner.  Large white head on it from the pour that dissipated slowly.  The aroma was typical of your mass produced lager: a little bit of hops and some cheap malt and not much else.  The taste wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t great either.  I’ve had better non-alcoholics before.  The taste was just average, with a light body and the faintest touch of hops.  When it was ice cold it tasted kind of refreshing, but got sour as it warmed.  The finish was clean, with minimal aftertaste.  Overall, its not horrible and the taste is pretty darn close to a macro-brewed American lager so I’ll give it points for that.  Overall, its not something I would buy on a regular basis, even if I was looking for a non-alcoholic beer.  There are better ones out there on the market such as Kingsbury Non-Alcoholic.

Verdict: I’ll give it an extra point for the replication of a beer flavor, which takes it up to a 5 out of 10

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