Domus Birrae

Sep

22
'09

Low-alcohol beers: Camra takes the field

Pride'n'Joy from Welton's, one of the "light" beers that Camra is promoting

Pride'n'Joy from Welton's, one of the "light" beers that Camra is promoting

Recently we noticed that some microbreweries are launching low-alcohol beers. The causes are many: the desire to reach a new market, the need to survive the growing avalanche of neo-prohibitionists decisions and also theĀ  challengeĀ  to brew lighter but tasty beers.

In the past we wrote about the rediscovery of a “light” style such as the Mild, the launch of How to Disappear Completely from the Scottish brewery Brewdog or the Italian experiences of Pause Cafe (with its Dui e mes) and Birrificio Italiano (the technique used to brew the Muse also helps to reduce the alcohol content).

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