About This Drink
Kapuziner Weissbier Alkoholfrei is an under-0.5% wheat beer brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei AG in Kulmbach, Bavaria, following the same top-fermented process as the full-strength Weissbier before the alcohol is gently removed post-fermentation. Kulmbacher is a sizeable Bavarian brewery with roots in the nineteenth century and Kapuziner is its wheat beer range, launched in 1987. The name references the Capuchin monks, whose brown habits echo in the brand's identity. All Kapuziner beers are brewed to the German Reinheitsgebot, which restricts ingredients to water, malt, hops, and yeast. The Alkoholfrei pours naturally hazy and gold, typical of an unfiltered Weissbier. The yeast in suspension gives it that cloudy appearance and carries the characteristic esters: light banana up front with a faint hint of clove. The wheat malt comes through clearly, with a soft body and fine carbonation. At 17 calories per 100ml it is one of the lower-calorie AF wheat beers available, and the yeast contributes B vitamins including folate and B12. Note it contains wheat and barley malt, so it is not suitable for coeliacs. Sold in 500ml bottles through specialist AF retailers in the UK, including Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co, Kapuziner Weissbier Alkoholfrei suits fitness-focused drinkers and drivers who want a proper Bavarian wheat beer without the alcohol. The dealcoholisation process used here is post-fermentation: the base beer ferments fully before alcohol extraction, which is why the esters survive into the finished pour. It sits among the better AF beers UK specialists stock for the style.
Ingredients
Water, WHEAT MALT, BARLEY MALT, fermented carbonic acid, yeast, hops






