Anheuser-Busch InBev, often referred to simply as AB-InBev, is the largest brewery chain in the world. TASTE: initial medium-high sweet and worty flavour with medium-low notes of wheat, orange and coriander. This tasty beer originates from the Belgian village of Hoegaarden where it was first created almost 600 years ago by monks. Fair enough, it’s only an alcohol-free version of Hoegaarden – it’s not as if they are ceasing production or anything – but those who allege the drip-drip watering down of once great brands now owned by enormous, uncaring conglomerates have something else to point at. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

This is certainly not a bad thing in my opinion, and though it may be a bit carby, Hoegaarden Wit Blanche 0. I would have bought this in a heartbeat (over the protestations of my husband that NA beers are awful) because I love Hoegaarden. Perhaps, my memory is flawed, because I can’t compare to the alcoholic version, but this brings up an important issue with regards to people expressing opinions about products like non alcoholic beers on the Internet.The latest piece of news concerns another of their brands – the newly announced alcohol free Hoegaarden 0.

Treacle, coffee, roasted malts and vanilla on the nose, restrained bitterness with more roasted grains, coffee and a slight caramel sweetness as we taste. It’s the kind of beer that really divides opinions, it has its fans from long ago but there are plenty of drinkers who detest it.The sweet theme continues on tasting, with a sickly bubblegum-banana flavour overpowering any malts, which is definitely needed here for balance. If you’re a fan of cloudy Belgian beers but would like a little less alcohol in your life, this may well be the beer for you. Being outsold by awesome beverages like water and soda, it seems the In-Bev marketing folks wanted to try capturing the non-alcoholic beverage market.