Seidel Lettøl

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Low Alcohol
Drammen, Norway

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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(Bottle 33 cl) Pilsener golden with tiny impurities and a creamy, white head. Malty aroma. Very light body indeed, notes of soggy grain - rather than malt - with an edge of cardboard. You do sense a touch of bittering hops, but in the finish it has vanished completely. 221105

UPDATED: JUL 24, 2006 Bottle. Christianssands Bryggeri once formulated the reciepe, but had a ten year long contract. The brewing was transfered to Aass Bryggeri after the ten years, with the same reciepe. The beer is clear, light golden, with a decent white head. Both aroma and flavour is pretty non-existing, but not bad. (051106)

Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruity malt. Flavour is fruity malt, grain. Thin

White medium-sized normal-laced head; light copper body. Light, clean floral hop aroma with faint malty notes. Bitter, floral hop taste with lovely dry, grassy hop aftertaste. Some grain/straw flavour. Metallic taste lingers. For a low alcohol this is very good.

A whiff of hoppy aroma, then it’s gone. Watery and thin. I don’t honestly know why I bother to review these beers!

Bottle. Clear pilsener golden, thin white head. Almost aroma-less, some faint whiffs malt and hops only. Not flavorful either. Low malt level, but a fair amount of bittering hops makes it drinkable though. Skinny body. Watery mouthfeel. Mediocre.

(Bottle). Light (which in Norway means ABV not above 2.5%) beer, contract brewed for Norgesgruppen (Norwegian grocery stores) by Christianssands Bryggeri, part of the Hansa-Borg group. Looks like a pilsener, less aroma, flavour and aftertaste. I've had this beer many times with dinner when I had to drive afterwards (and it's dirt cheap!), no offensive taste but definitely not a beer you'd buy to enjoy on its own.

Yellow colour with a white head. Grassy and a bit sweet nose. Very light waterish and grassy flavour. A bit sweet texture.
[Bottle from Joker in Halden, Norway]

Bottle. Pours a light yellow body with a small, diminishing head. Aroma is dry, dusty hops, hints of pale malt and wort. Not faulty, this far. The first sip reveals that this is not such a bad low alcohol, at least not among the 0 % ABV class - there is a decently balanced hop element to the sweet, wort-like maltiness and the taste is pretty clear-cut. No major brewing flaws evident. Not good by far of course, but I still think this is a bit underrated.

Bottle. If you have to drive your car, and want something beer-alike to drink, then you should consider not drinking this one. Pilsener with almost no taste.