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White & Grapefruit
Beerwheat beer

White & Grapefruit

An organic alcohol-free wheat beer radler from Bavaria, blending AF wheat beer with grapefruit lemonade for a citrusy, slightly bitter mixed drink.

About This Drink

Neumarkter Lammsbräu's organic credentials run deep — the Bavarian brewery has been producing certified organic beer since the 1980s and holds Naturland certification, one of the strictest organic standards in Germany. The White & Grapefruit (Weiße & Grapefruit) is one of their alcohol-free mixed beer drinks, combining equal parts AF wheat beer and grapefruit lemonade made with 19% grapefruit juice concentrate. The grapefruit does most of the work here. It's zesty and citrus-forward, with real juice character rather than artificial flavouring — the concentrate and ground grapefruit peel give it a slightly bitter, pithy edge that prevents it reading as just a sweet soft drink. The wheat beer base contributes a mild bready sweetness and enough body to distinguish it from lemonade, though it's firmly in the background. At 30 kcal and 4.8g sugar per 100ml it's lighter than a lot of radlers, and the grapefruit bitterness keeps it feeling dry enough to drink without food. It contains gluten — the wheat and barley malt are unavoidable — but it is certified organic and vegan. Best served cold, around 7-9°C. A solid choice if you want something more interesting than still water but less sweet than most AF fruit beers.

Ingredients

Water, wheat malt, barley malt, hops, yeast, grapefruit juice concentrate (19%), sugar, grapefruit peel. All organic.

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
30 kcal
Sugar
4.8g
Carbs
7.8g

Dietary

VEGANORGANIC

Serving

Temp
7-9°C

Tasting Notes

Taste

BRIGHT GRAPEFRUIT UPFRONT — JUICY AND CITRUSY RATHER THAN AGGRESSIVELY BITTER — WITH A GENTLE WHEAT MALT SWEETNESS UNDERNEATH. THE GRAPEFRUIT PITH KICKS IN MID-PALATE ADDING A DRYING HERBAL EDGE THAT KEEPS THE SWEETNESS IN CHECK.

Aroma

ZESTY GRAPEFRUIT PEEL ON THE NOSE WITH A FAINT BREADY WHEAT NOTE BEHIND IT. FRESH AND CITRUS-FORWARD NOT UNLIKE A SQUEEZE OF GRAPEFRUIT OVER A MILD WHEAT BEER.

Character

Appearance
HONEY-COLOURED WITH A WARM AMBER-ORANGE TINT AND A THIN WHITE FOAM HEAD.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM BODY WITH LIVELY CARBONATION. CRISP RATHER THAN CREAMY.
Finish
SHORT AND PLEASANTLY BITTER. CLEAN CITRUS DRYNESS AS THE MALT FADES.

Production

A mixed beer drink: 50% alcohol-free organic wheat beer blended with 50% organic grapefruit lemonade containing 19% grapefruit juice concentrate. Brewed and certified to Naturland and EU organic standards.

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
30 kcal
Sugar
4.8g
Carbs
7.8g

Dietary

VEGANORGANIC

Serving

Temp
7-9°C

Tasting Notes

Taste

BRIGHT GRAPEFRUIT UPFRONT — JUICY AND CITRUSY RATHER THAN AGGRESSIVELY BITTER — WITH A GENTLE WHEAT MALT SWEETNESS UNDERNEATH. THE GRAPEFRUIT PITH KICKS IN MID-PALATE ADDING A DRYING HERBAL EDGE THAT KEEPS THE SWEETNESS IN CHECK.

Aroma

ZESTY GRAPEFRUIT PEEL ON THE NOSE WITH A FAINT BREADY WHEAT NOTE BEHIND IT. FRESH AND CITRUS-FORWARD NOT UNLIKE A SQUEEZE OF GRAPEFRUIT OVER A MILD WHEAT BEER.

Character

Appearance
HONEY-COLOURED WITH A WARM AMBER-ORANGE TINT AND A THIN WHITE FOAM HEAD.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM BODY WITH LIVELY CARBONATION. CRISP RATHER THAN CREAMY.
Finish
SHORT AND PLEASANTLY BITTER. CLEAN CITRUS DRYNESS AS THE MALT FADES.

Production

A mixed beer drink: 50% alcohol-free organic wheat beer blended with 50% organic grapefruit lemonade containing 19% grapefruit juice concentrate. Brewed and certified to Naturland and EU organic standards.