01/17/2023
Curious if we will see collabs like this in the US with the top US hype breweries doing a NA beer collab. As mention Other Half just did a NA IPA available on draft at the Brooklyn Centre St taproom and Evil Twin NYC made a NA sour.
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Mash Gang X Northern Monk APA 0.5%
« The Supermarket One » surprised a good many people a few weeks ago when they announced the release of an exclusive collab with for the British supermarket group. This put an alcohol free beer from the fringes of the beer geek culture (that’s us folks) and thrust it into one of the most mainstream of locations. So there was no small amount of pressure on them to get it right!
This pours mid gold with a slightly hazy touch to it. The nose is New World hops, a bit tropical and a bit peppery. This is well-balanced in the mouth . A little bitter and astringent to begin with and then some sweeter malt smooths things along. The finish is smooth and that hop load doesn’t make the ending an overly bitter one.
Mash Gang have succeeded in their mission, if their mission was to take their talent onto supermarket shelves without compromising on the values that have made them. A word to for their glorious holographic can wrap - as if they are saying to the supermarket procurement folks that it is expensive to make and yes, the label needs to be a hologram!
For a supermarket bought lager - this is a real leap forwards. But wherever you might buy this, it is a delicious brew indeed.
86/100
