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Hollerblüte Alcohol-Free
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Hollerblüte Alcohol-Free

An organic alcohol-free radler from Bavaria's oldest certified organic brewery, blending AF lager with elderflower lemonade for a floral, lightly sweet summer drink.

About This Drink

Neumarkter Lammsbräu has been brewing organic beer in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria since 1628, and holds the distinction of being Germany's oldest certified organic brewery. The Hollerblüte is one of their more playful releases — a mixed beer drink that pairs their alcohol-free lager with elderflower (Hollerblüte) soft drink in a 50/50 split. The result sits squarely in radler territory. The elderflower leads on aroma and taste. There's genuine floral character here — more elderflower cordial than beer — with the cereal base providing just enough structure to remind you there's beer in the glass. A citrus edge lifts it slightly, stopping the sweetness from becoming flat. At 27 kcal per 100ml and 5.5g sugar, it's moderately sweet but not heavy. Certified organic throughout, vegan, and produced in returnable 330ml glass bottles. It's not a beer drinker's first choice, but as a warm-weather soft serve alternative that's a cut above standard lemonade, it does the job without pretending to be something it isn't.

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
27 kcal
Sugar
5.5g
Carbs
6.9g

Dietary

VEGANORGANIC

Tasting Notes

Taste

PROMINENT ELDERFLOWER SWEETNESS UPFRONT FLORAL AND LIGHTLY PERFUMED WITH A MILD CEREAL BASE FROM THE BEER COMPONENT THAT'S EASY TO MISS. GENTLE LEMON-CITRUS EDGE IN THE BACKGROUND KEEPS IT FROM BEING CLOYING.

Aroma

FRESH ELDERFLOWER BLOSSOM DOMINATES WITH A FAINT BREADY MALT NOTE UNDERNEATH. DISTINCTLY FLORAL RATHER THAN BEERY.

Character

Appearance
PALE STRAW YELLOW WITH A THIN WHITE HEAD THAT DISSIPATES QUICKLY.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED AND LIVELY WITH MODERATE CARBONATION. THIN BUT NOT WATERY.
Finish
SHORT AND SWEET WITH A LINGERING FLORAL NOTE. THE BEER CHARACTER FADES QUICKLY.

Production

A mixed beer drink blended from 50% alcohol-free bottom-fermented organic lager and 50% organic elderflower soft drink. Brewed using certified organic ingredients.

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
27 kcal
Sugar
5.5g
Carbs
6.9g

Dietary

VEGANORGANIC

Tasting Notes

Taste

PROMINENT ELDERFLOWER SWEETNESS UPFRONT FLORAL AND LIGHTLY PERFUMED WITH A MILD CEREAL BASE FROM THE BEER COMPONENT THAT'S EASY TO MISS. GENTLE LEMON-CITRUS EDGE IN THE BACKGROUND KEEPS IT FROM BEING CLOYING.

Aroma

FRESH ELDERFLOWER BLOSSOM DOMINATES WITH A FAINT BREADY MALT NOTE UNDERNEATH. DISTINCTLY FLORAL RATHER THAN BEERY.

Character

Appearance
PALE STRAW YELLOW WITH A THIN WHITE HEAD THAT DISSIPATES QUICKLY.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED AND LIVELY WITH MODERATE CARBONATION. THIN BUT NOT WATERY.
Finish
SHORT AND SWEET WITH A LINGERING FLORAL NOTE. THE BEER CHARACTER FADES QUICKLY.

Production

A mixed beer drink blended from 50% alcohol-free bottom-fermented organic lager and 50% organic elderflower soft drink. Brewed using certified organic ingredients.