Low Alcohol Beers worldwide
Low alcohol (= LA) beers tested at our Institute in Weihenstephan between 1980 and 1997 are described in this paper.
Different alcohol limits for low alcohol beers apply in various countries. In the United Kingdom e.g., they must not contain more than 1.2% (1), in Australia not more than 1.15% (10) and in Germany not more than 1.5% alcohol by volume.
The reasons for development of British LA beers in particular at the end of the 1980’s (1,2,3,4,8) as well as the - doubtful - future prospects for this beer type in the mid-1990’s have been reported on numerous occasions (5). Not all brands have been equally successful. Still, extensive work done by brewing technologists in production and composition of this beer type deserves to be documented.
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