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Czech Lager
Beerlager

Czech Lager

A 0.5% Czech-style lager brewed by the Litovel Brewery in Moravia — crisp and malt-forward in the traditional Central European style.

About This Drink

Not a generic lager in M&S clothing but an import: this 0.5% beer is brewed by Litovel, a Czech brewery that has been operating in Moravia since 1893 and produces a conventional range of pilsner-style lagers alongside its low-alcohol output. That context matters — this is made by people who know Czech lager, not a contract job ticking a box. The flavour profile is what you'd expect: malt-forward with the slightly sweet, slightly bready character of Czech pilsner malt, and a clean bitterness from traditional hops. The sugar content is 2.1g per 100ml, which is higher than some AF beers — partly down to the glucose-fructose syrup in the recipe, which is unusual and worth knowing about. It's full-flavoured for 0.5%. At 22 kcal per 100ml and confirmed vegan-friendly, it's a competent, imported option that most supermarket own-label AF lagers cannot match for authenticity. Contains gluten from the malted barley.

Ingredients

Water, malted barley, glucose-fructose syrup, hops, lactic acid, yeast

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
22 kcal
Sugar
2.1g

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

MALT-FORWARD WITH A CLEAN SLIGHTLY SWEET CZECH PILSNER CHARACTER; GOOD BITTERNESS BALANCE AND A CRISP FINISH

Aroma

FRESH BREAD LIGHT FLORAL HOPS AND A FAINT GRASSY NOTE TYPICAL OF CZECH LAGER MALT

Character

Appearance
CLEAR PALE GOLD WITH A WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM BODY WELL-CARBONATED; FULLER THAN MOST 0.5% LAGERS
Finish
CLEAN AND CRISP WITH A LINGERING BUT NOT ASSERTIVE BITTERNESS

Production

Brewed by Litovel Brewery, Moravia, Czech Republic; traditional Czech lager brewing process

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
22 kcal
Sugar
2.1g

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

MALT-FORWARD WITH A CLEAN SLIGHTLY SWEET CZECH PILSNER CHARACTER; GOOD BITTERNESS BALANCE AND A CRISP FINISH

Aroma

FRESH BREAD LIGHT FLORAL HOPS AND A FAINT GRASSY NOTE TYPICAL OF CZECH LAGER MALT

Character

Appearance
CLEAR PALE GOLD WITH A WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM BODY WELL-CARBONATED; FULLER THAN MOST 0.5% LAGERS
Finish
CLEAN AND CRISP WITH A LINGERING BUT NOT ASSERTIVE BITTERNESS

Production

Brewed by Litovel Brewery, Moravia, Czech Republic; traditional Czech lager brewing process