Brooklyn Brewery is hopping on the no/low alcohol trend, launching “a delicious non-alcoholic brew. Brooklyn Special Effects is a hoppy lager with an unexpected zesty aroma and pleasantly bitter finish. The beer gets its bready sweetness from a blend of specialty malts, and its surprising nose from dry-hopping with citrus-forward hops–a technique rarely used in non-alcoholic brewing.”
The company uses “a specially developed fermentation method that limits the amount of alcohol that is created while allowing more traditional beer flavors to develop. It tastes just like a regular beer, but therein lies the special effect: it’s not.”
It will be available nationwide by January but will be available in New York, SoCal, Chicago, Denver (or you’re there for GABF), New Jersey, Austin, Ohio, Atlanta, or Delaware next month.