Magpie & Marten | Dear readers: The following discussion continues one we started in our previous column in the print edition of BRAUWELT International, which is about non-alcoholic beer (NAB) and how it differs from normal beer.

People are drinking fewer alcoholic beverages as part of a greater trend towards more healthful lifestyles. For those who miss the juice of the barley and the pleasing piquancy of the hop, non-alcoholic beer (NAB) fills a void. The popularity of NAB has caused brewers of all stripes to want to produce them. Simply put, some should refrain from doing so. Why?

What’s that?! There’s a new series in BRAUWELT International? Yes, that’s right. And one that’s not like any of the others? Correct!