Kaliber

Brewed by St. James’s Gate (Diageo)
Style: Low Alcohol
Dublin, Ireland

12oz bottle from a local Publix Supermarket (Tampa, FL). Pours a clear golden amber color with a thin white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of cooked veggies, wheat, some yeast, grass, a slight hint of floral hops. Flavor is sweet and grassy with notes of fresh wheat, yeast, cooked veggies, slight burnt honey notes. Generally light body with a burnt caramel finish.

Can. Golden colour with no head. Aroma and flavour of malt and hops. Very watery.

Sour, worty and disgusting in every way. It’s like drinking a molasses soda.

Not too awfully bad, really. Gold in color with a tiny white head. Grassy malt aroma, short on hops. Flavor is much the same. Eh. Could’ve been worse for what it is.

Dark pour and foamy head. Tangy, malty aroma. The flavor is, not surprisingly, bland and light, but has an enjoyably dry cereal taste. Not sure how they make this stuff - do they remove the alcohol somehow, or do they brew it in a way that prevents the alcohol from developing? But the real question is who would bother with this stuff? Alcoholics can’t drink it, because it contains a teeny bit of alcohol. Beer fans don’t want it. I saw that one woman gave it a high rating because she enjoyed it during her pregnancy. I remember cracking jokes with my friend Adele about how many cases of this stuff one would have to pound down in order to get a decent buzz. This is not really beer, but it could be a refreshing beverage to go with breakfast or a working lunch. It is perfectly drinkable, and tastes as good or better than most lite beers.

Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in Plano, TX. Pours a gold/copper color, off-white head. Aroma is grainy, some dark roast, also an odd tang. Flavor is exactly the same. Mouth feel is light-medium body with high carbonation. Overall, if I was going to give up beer, I would probably choose this to drink.

Pours a medium gold with a large growing head. Aroma is quite nutty, with also a lot of corn flake smell. Yes, good old corn flakes, pre-milk. Flavor is very corny and sweetish. Not bad, actually. This is probably the best non-alcoholic I’ve had thus far. Smooth, almost pleasant. Surprising. Fair overall.

Ratings 1000. I saved this for a very special occassion and I was not disappointed! I have finally completed all beer styles! Light goldenish yellow clear wit ha thin offwhite head. The nose is cardboard, corn, faint cooked up hops, cereal. Maple oatmeal? White raisins? Lightly herbal? Very light body with medium carbonation, I guess that’s called refreshing! Empty cooked cardboard and corn. Toasty astringency. This is pretty nasty, whats the point!