Aass Sommer Uten

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Low Alcohol
Drammen, Norway

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Medium coarse white head. Yellow body. Aroma is straw and earth with notes of grass and some rubber. Taste is hoppy straw and grass, quite bitter. Chalky mouthfeel, somewhat empty. Watery aftertaste with notes of corn. Quite good. Not the best alcohol-free, but not at all bad, either. The hops really make the beer. (0.33l bottle.)

There are quite a few lagers with alcohol on the Norwegian market that are worse than this. ( A back-handed compliment, perhaps!) Refreshing wheat malt, some bitterness, but not quite enough. There is an edge of sweetness adn a little medical flavour that’s not too good, otherwise this is a decent alternative for drivers and others whi have to abstain.

330 ml bottle. Light golden colour. Lots of carbonation creates a tall white head. Creamy head. Clean grainy aroma with a little floral hops, but just a little. Refreshing, but perhaps a little too sharp, grainy flavours and a sharp hoppy bite. Light-bodied and somewhat lacking flavourwise, especially on the malts. The aftertaste is longlasting and crisp with hop bitterness. Alright for a non-alcohol beer.

UPDATED: JAN 20, 2012 bottle - light yellow body with a white head - low alcohol beer is low alcohol, summer low alcohol? hmmppfff light sweet malty and light hoppy

Non-alcoholic summer beer, drinking it straight from the bottle. Refreshing, sweet and malty. Some harsh bitterness. A bit like wort. The Aass Uten series is in my opinion the best non-alcoholic beers in Norway, but they all taste more or less the same (sweet and malty), with the Bayer Uten being my personal favorite.

One finger white head. Clear straw/yellow color. Low aroma level. The taste is quite crisp, and fortunately without the sticky sweetness found in most of the Norwegian n/a’s. Notes of bitttering hops as well. Dry, slight bitter end. Drink and drive!

19.08.2011. 0,33l Bottle. Meny Karmsundgata. Pale yellow colour with white head. Aroma is grainy with something that reminds me of sweet wort. Moderate tasty beer with low bitterness. Sweet aftertaste that lacks bitterness.

330 ml bottle. Golden body with a decent white head. Aroma has some malt and a hint of hops. Flavor is vague malty, corn and fruit acid. Quite refreshing and decent taste for a non-alcoholic pilsner.