Warsteiner Premium Fresh - Warsteiner Brauerei

vinhgoh

3/5  rDev +23%

08-04-2012 08:26:42 | More by vinhgoh

matjack85

Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -28.3%

02-02-2013 22:37:07 | More by matjack85

KillaB

Illinois

1.5/5  rDev -38.5%

01-29-2013 09:34:43 | More by KillaB

B14

2/5  rDev -18%

12-15-2012 00:25:40 | More by B14

jjamadorphd

Florida

2.48/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Slight bitter taste with a strong after taste. Not particularly impressed with a beer that considers itself as the kind you want to drink 'cause life is too short. I didn't find anything that stood out on this brew, maybe if I had tried it out of a bottle it would have been a different experience.

Serving type: on-tap

10-14-2012 03:51:20 | More by jjamadorphd

kevrob802

1.25/5  rDev -48.8%

10-06-2012 23:35:06 | More by kevrob802

SirIPAalot

3/5  rDev +23%

08-19-2012 17:03:53 | More by SirIPAalot

Orion1

3/5  rDev +23%

08-03-2012 21:22:39 | More by Orion1

Arborescence

Finland

3.58/5  rDev +46.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Bright and light coloured; yellowish. Pours a one finger pure white head, which dissipates quickly.

Aroma: Hops and a tiny bit of sweet malt. Typical bready and sweet aromas for a non-alcoholic beer. Fresh.

Taste: Mild, hoppy, and a little bit sweet, as expected. Quite refreshing, and the hop flavours are decent. The sweetness is not overwhelming, but I always find it problematic in non-alcoholic beers since there's not enough bitterness and body to contrast with it.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied, medium carbonation.

Overall: Decent for a non-alcoholic beer. Quite refreshing and fresh without too much sweetness.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 17:03:50 | More by Arborescence

ummswimmin

New Jersey

2.45/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

I picked up this beer to work on the 104 styles goal. Honestly, I wasn't looking forward to trying an N/A. Most are made by BMC, and I figured that Warsteiner would do better.

The coloring looks really good. It is a bright golden color with really light foam. It leaves some pretty decent lacing on the pilsner glass.

I smell a lot of bright, pilsner flavor in this glass. There seems to be a pretty decent amount saaz hops in this glass.

The flavor is where the beer really falls short. It is all hop and no balance. Then I get a pretty decent amount of dry mouth.

I'm glad I got this style out of the way. Now I can go back to drinking great new styles.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2012 23:23:50 | More by ummswimmin

chuckj76

Texas

2/5  rDev -18%

01-18-2012 01:17:57 | More by chuckj76

Huffaroma

Montana

1.5/5  rDev -38.5%

01-02-2012 04:55:04 | More by Huffaroma

JayS2629

Alabama

2.23/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Pretty stinky stuff. The skunk and musty hops makes one nausious when blended with the sweet, cake batter, bready notes. Sugary toasted bread with skunk sprayed on it. Clear with hint of yellow, faint soapy head that fades fast and leaves spotty lace. Skunk ruins what could be some nice sweet bready flavors. Drain pour.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2011 06:15:16 | More by JayS2629

Brenden

Ohio

2.58/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

This was sort of a novelty pickup. Notes are from last night.

This beer is not the lightest color I've seen, but it is the clearest I've ever looked at. I can look right through the glass and everything looks exactly the same with a yellow hue. Interesting. A foam of a head struggles to form and dies before the pour is finished. A trace of a head can be brought up with agitation. There is absolutely no lacing.
The aroma is something of a struggle to detect, but there's a hops backing, something slightly dusty, with very earthy and herbal notes and a touch of doughy malt.
The same is in the flavor, with the earthy and herbal flavors really taking the lead. A touch of tangy sourness underlying mars it a bit.
The mouthfeel isn't as excessively light as it could be for this style, though it is,of course, extremely light. It is crisp and pretty refreshing. It begins heavily overcarbonated, but the carbonation fades out as it goes. It could be much worse.
Overall, I'm not sure I'd go with this one as my low-alcohol option, but I'd need to look for others before I could completely dismiss this one.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2010 14:03:29 | More by Brenden

Halcyondays

California

3.6/5  rDev +47.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

11.2 oz., listed as 0.0% ABV, if that were possible in a beer,

A: Pours a clear yellow with a finger of white head with good retention, some noticable lace.

S: Like the mix of bread and sugar here.

T: Bready, almost cake batter type flavour in the malt which I liked. Sweet with not a lot of hops to back it up. Nice noble hop hit in the end though.

M: Quite smooth, soapy feel to the bubbles, quite light overall.

D: This is not to shabby at all. A solid brew for me even without the alcohol. Clearly the best of the 3 NA's I had tonight.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2010 05:27:16 | More by Halcyondays

Blakaeris

Iowa

1.63/5  rDev -33.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

Pours clear pale yellow with a slight white head.

Pale malt with a sour herbal funk. Not good.

Taste holds the same sour herbal funk. Not appetizing at all. Finish is bitter and sour.

Mouthfeel is light bodied, with a powdery dry feel.

Not good. Drain pour.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2010 18:09:46 | More by Blakaeris

bashiba

Iowa

1.73/5  rDev -29.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Poured a dark golden yellow with a fizzy white head, mild lacing.

The smell is terrible, skunky bad hops. I'm almost afraid to take a drink, its that stinky. I wish I could give it a Zero for smell.

The taste is mild with a hint of bready malts and a light grassy hops, the flavor is ok, not offensive like the smell. Still not good either.

The mouthfeel is very watery and thin with a bit of carbonation.

I'm glad I don't have any sort of condition that forces me to drink NA beers, because they continue to disappoint.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2010 18:08:12 | More by bashiba

whtguitarguy

Virginia

2.4/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.5

The bottle caught my attention. This one for me was a drain pour. It pours to a greenish yellow color, kind of like flat ginger ale. Head was gone almost as soon as I stopped pouring. My best description for the smell, and sorry if it seems like I am ripping on the beer, but it smelled like leaves that had been in the gutter after a couple of rains, with a touch of sugar added. Medium bodied mouthfeel, not very carbonated which isn't too bad. Taste was kind of like it smelled to me, not a great aftertaste. Finish was smooth, it was more of getting by the taste, maybe it was just old.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2009 23:19:13 | More by whtguitarguy

Suds

Pennsylvania

2.98/5  rDev +22.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

For an NA beer, this one isn't bad at all. I poured it from a 50 cl can (with the Warsteiner logo in bright blue) into a footed pilsener glass. Very yellow and pale, completely clear, with a watery appearance. The head, though, is amazing....tall, thick, stable, and incredible lace. The aroma is a little odd...lots of very pale malt aroma...it's like smelling a can of pilsener malt exract. Small touch of sulfur as well. The taste is a little sweet, fairly malty, and a touch grainy. Sweeter than most NA's, and not quite crisp. Different than others that I've had. Of course, the brew is watery and a little skinny...probably more substantial than others of the style. Really, however, this one was much better than I had expected.

Serving type: can

05-16-2009 12:57:15 | More by Suds

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +43.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Saw this one sitting in the in laws fridge and did not even know what it was. I picked it out and started on it when I was informed it was a non alcohol beer. Not bad I have to admit. Served cold and poured into a pint glass, this one was consumed on 11/28/2008.

The pour was decent, light color with lots of carbonation and a tow inch fizzy white head. Decent retention as well. The aroma was lots of grainy malts, light bready character with a hint of earthy hops. The flavor followed along nicely, smooth, crisp, clean. Not much depth here, but the style really does not require it. Easily drinkable and really not that bad at all. For my first low ABV beer, I was not totally turned off by it.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2008 15:54:29 | More by mikesgroove

semihobo

Michigan

1.78/5  rDev -27%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

Best by 28 Feb 2009, 11.2 oz bottle. Might go for a run after drinking this.

Very clear, light yellow. Head is weak but a thin draping covers the top persistently. Moderate bubbling.

Smell is unique, an unfamiliar matzoh whole wheat smell. A little bit of Mexican food... Corn tortilla? This is brewed under the German purity law so no corn but that's what it smells like.

Extremely dry, thin whole grains with no sweetness and metallic bitterness. Slightly sour with hints of metallic country water.

Very thin body, mild carbonation.

It is strange to finish a beer and feel not the slightest effect, but that doesn't mean I want to drink more of these. Even in a driving situation I would greatly prefer an O'Doul's Amber.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2008 20:56:33 | More by semihobo

plaid75

New York

3.18/5  rDev +30.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured a light to medium straw hue with a three finger foamy white head. There was very good retention and lacing.

The smell featured a very light herbal hop with a light doughy malt and some lemon.

The taste was extremely light. Subtle hop spice and a very light malt made for a refreshing drink.

The mouthfeel was extremely light and well carbonated.

Overall a very refreshing and extremely easy to drink NA.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2008 23:34:53 | More by plaid75

LumpyGuitar

New York

2.53/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

In the heat of the moment, I grabbed one of these off the shelf..later realizing it was NA I kicked myself and hoped it would turn out OK.

Poured a clean crisp golden with alot of fluffy bubbly head. Head dissapated pretty fast.

Smell is very faint, a bit of corn and maybe hop.

Tasted a bit like hop and malt but was very bitter and had a metallic finish.

Mouthfeel was crisp and refreshing, sadly the taste is a bit strong and it ruins the moment.

Drinkability is very low. I will never drink this again for sure, and I regret buying it. That said, Warsteiner makes decent beer, and since this is NA, I'll keep it in mind that that probably has alot to do with it. Won't drink NA again.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2008 23:15:01 | More by LumpyGuitar

Onslow

Texas

3.83/5  rDev +57%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is one fine NA Beer! ... as I have said in any other NA reviews, i like non-alcoholic beers....

...Pours with a decent head...lacing seems alright....taste is very pleasant, some nice bitterness with enough mouth to feel refreshed and satisfied!....

A new favourite!

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2008 22:32:51 | More by Onslow

rkuhnel

California

2.75/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle. Poured a light gold with a good white head that was gone in seconds. Good lacing. Mose of malts and a touch of hops. Mouthfeel watery. Flavor was malts, hops, and it would seem corn. Bad bitter finish. Drinkable, and not btoo .ad for a NA beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2007 21:25:43 | More by rkuhnel