DAB Low Carb

Brewed by Dortmunder Actien Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Pale Lager
Dortmund, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

Clear slightly fizzy pale yellow body with a small creamy off-white head. Light honey aroma. Dry honey flavor with some light grassy hops in the background, somewhat watery.

Clear yellow appearance – thin white head - nose of melon , skunk , rice , grass , and hay – taste of nothing like water that is ditty maybe rice , or corn ??/ - flat dry body – aftertaste slightly sweet, and bitter I guess low carb equals no taste.

Bottle. I think to myself, how bad can it be? Then I open it. Whoa doggies, for something that claims to be low-carb, it sure smells of sugar. Pours a very pale brown, like a whiskey and water with lots of melted ice. No head. Tastes like a non-alcohol beer; that sugary smell I mentioned is nowhere in the mouth. Might compare to a Malto Goya except for a harsh tinny taste. Some undiscernable bitterness is present somewhere. Yet I think this is exactly what the manufacturers… I mean brewers… intended. I think I’ll save the bottle for homebrew contest entries, so that at least it will have held beer at some point in its tragic life. Belch-h-h-h-hy, too.

Bottle. "Low Carb" = low taste. DAB original isn’t that great, but this one makes it a lot better.

Bottled. Pours a pale yellow color, no head to speak of. Sweet and grainy aroma. Some wet cardboards scents as well. Watered down malty flavor. Somewhat grainy. Just another great low carb brew.

Pours very light yellow with a fully, quickly receding white head. This beer is very clear, it makes me wonder what I’m drinking. Aroma is quite grainy with malty lager yeast and adjuncts galore. Taste is closer to water than any beer I’ve had yet. Bland and harshly bitter, from what might be hops. Lightly metallic with plenty of nasty. Mouthfeel is very thin and highly watery with spritzy carbonation. This isn’t even refreshing. Avoid.

This was the first beer on the list that I hadn’t had before, but has Called DAB Ultra. I’m glad it was the first beer of the night. I know it’s not saying much, but I thought this had teh best flavor of all the low carbs beers, but It still not that good.

Bubbly body with a head of nothingness. This is certainly very light, but a little drier than most lagers. Really has to be one of, if not the best low carb beers I’ve had. Above many normal lagers. Smooth and simple.