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Freestar - Alcohol Free Beer
When is a beer not a beer? AF beers can be produced by one of four broad methods. One way is to restrict the fermentation process. A second way is to dilute the beer. Thirdly, one can dealcoholise the beer. Each of these methods involves a yeast and, hence, fermentation. Freestar (based in London) use no yeast and so there is no fermentation in the fourth, and final, method. The finished product (a lager in style) is a blended product consisting of malted barley, Perle hops and "other natural ingredients" (as per the label) to create a truly (unsurprisingly) 0.0% ABV drink. It is vegan, gluten free and there is commendable effort by the company to be as environmentally-friendly as possible. For all the naturalness of the ingredients the aroma is slightly synthetic in nature, being only faintly floral and herby. There is a similarly artificial character to the taste. Bread and mint spring to mind. Freestar have won an award at the World Beer Awards so who am I to say an unfermented drink is not a beer? Unfortunately, it wasn't a drink that I wished to finish.
