13: Dry January

It’s official: The Beer Ladies love wort. Fermented, hopped, de-alcoholised, and otherwise, as long as it tastes lovely, Thandi, Christina, Katie, and Carolyn are here for it. Tag along as they try a self-curated selection of bottles and cans, and talk about the various ways non-alcoholic beers are made, now and in our dreams. We put ourselves out there to help you imagine the future of home-brew and the flavours that could be. So, do you want to try your brew heated, filtered, or a beverage brewed with slow-burn yeast? Or no yeast at all!

Things we spoke about in the episode:

• How alcohol-free beers are made (a few methods)
• Why AF beers normally suck
• Price expectations for AF beers
• Toxic drinking culture & how dry January has become a pressure-filled thing

Beers in this episode are under 0.5% unless otherwise indicated:

• Surreal Brewing - ‘Natural Bridges’ Kolsch - https://surrealbrewing.com/our-brews/#1593641456499-8ea01ee1-0a8e
• Dungarvan - ‘Main Sail’ Pale Ale - https://dungarvanbrewingcompany.com/our-beers/main-sail-alcohol-free/
• Stiegl - ‘Freibier’ - https://www.stiegl.at/en/beers/classic-beers/stiegl-freibier-non-alcoholic
• Erdinger - ‘Alkoholfrei’ - https://int.erdinger.de/beer/alkoholfrei.html
• Lidl (by Perlenbacher) - Non Alcoholic IPA - https://www.lidl.ie/en/p/non-alcoholic-beer/non-alcoholic-ipa-0/p24072
• Wicklow Wolf - ‘Moonlight’ Hoppy Ale - https://wicklowwolf.com/beer-category/alpha-pack/
• Brewdog - ‘Punk AF’ - https://craftcentral.ie/products/brewdog-punk-af-alcohol-free-ipa-330ml-can-0-5?variant=29383897481239
• Blue Moon - ‘Light Sky’ Citrus Wheat (with tangerine peel) - https://www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com/en-US/av?url=https://www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com/en-US/currently-available/blue-moon-lightsky

Also mentioned:

Big brands with an alcohol-free offering: Erdinger, Paulaner, Beck’s, Kaliber, Heineken; and Shandy, Ginger Beer, Root Beer, Brewdog ‘Nanny State’

Thandi mentioned alcohol-free canned Gin and Tonic from South Africa - https://drinktheduchess.com/about-us/

And one more for the road to Texas at 3.9%, Celis Beers, Austin’s ‘Low Low’ https://www.celisbeers.com/

The Virgin Mary Bar in Dublin, Ireland https://thevirginmarybar.com/

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