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Zero-carb beer


I was once a home brewer too. I reckon it’s the type of yeasts used. Needs to be able to stay alive and active in a high alcohol environment

Do keep us up to speed on any experiments you do. I’ll happily repeat them to prove your hypothesis/ system.

Best of luck.
 
After REALLY enjoying having the very low-carb but tasty beer back in my life, maybe six wee cans a week? (Not too much alcohol, but just enought to knock the edge off, as they say, of an evening. Loved the taste. The texture. The price. Not the first person to discover that beer integrates well into a many-hours working life. ) But. Just a spot of sad feedback (for me at least) - the arthritis in my ankle joint got really bad, and I thought, hmmmm - I have had a bad reaction to grains, I believe since childhood, hives as a kid, wheat belly in adulthood etc etc, before doing a big ditch after diagnosis.

Maybe? I thought, the grains in beer are having a bad effect on the ol' bung ankle joint?

So I quit drinking beer. Still have four wee cans in my wee party fridge. Off it for three to four weeks perhaps? Ankle joint feeling considerably better. Not so painful to walk.

Groan.

Grains. Even fermented ones. It seems I really do have a bad physical response to them. Yeah - sad. I'll miss beer (again!) But it was nice while the experiment lasted.
 
I'm nearly at the end of the Westbrook low carb beer - there's still about four or five left. It really was good to be able to have a range of different beers over Christmas/New Year. They did work well with whiskies and bourbon.

The attractive packaging meant they were being eyed up by non-diabetic folks who had to be warned off "touching my stuff". This was unforeseen.

One thing I noticed was that the Karussel (which I'd marked down earlier) improved on subsequent drinking. Not sure what I put this down to (probably a user effect) but as it was the weakest performer on first tasting this was good news. I've also discovered that the Westbrook brewery is not a million miles away further down river and not only am I maintaining low carb, I'm supporting a local business.

Edit on further information: The Westbrook business is indeed not far from me in Yorkshire. However the actual brewing is done by Artefact Brewing in Suffolk.
 
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KennyA said:
@Em16 - this is the zero-carb beer thread - Westbrook is the name I couldn't remember.
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Brilliant - thanks Kenny.

Also, thank you for posting the info about the Low-Carb Skipton group. I found it really interesting, informative and supportive. I've barely taken my head out of Dr. Verner Wheelock's book today.

Cheers, Em (!)
 
Received another Westbrook order this week. Two of their beers out of stock - they seem to be doing a bit of business. I have Peraltada and Lime Rock, both of which as as good as they seemed first time round.
 
Similar here - I've been working through another order of Laguna (just before they sold out), I'm going to place another order with a bit more of a mix once things are back in stock. I'm really pleased with the beer and that they seem to be doing well.
 
I have just been diagnosed with Type 2 and love a beer so I am glad I found this post, I am going to order the mix from Westbrooks as that seems the best deal/option.
 
OldManWitton said:
I have just been diagnosed with Type 2 and love a beer so I am glad I found this post, I am going to order the mix from Westbrooks as that seems the best deal/option.
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After the death of the Italian zero carb beer makers I had to try this

Westbrooks Brewery

Low Carb Beer, Pilsner, Pale Ale & IPA
westbrooksbrewery.co.uk

Despite being around two pounds per can ( that’s what I actually paid). It tastes hoppy and refreshing just the thing imho on a day like today.
 
I had another beer delivery recently and now have a rather fetching Laguna Hazy t shirt.

Again, not a bribe (I'm still waiting...) it just came with ordering 24 Laguna.
 
Westbrook's are now doing an English Golden Ale (Dingle Dell) at 1.5g carb per 440ml can. 3.4% abv so considerably less strong than their other stuff. I haven't tried it (yet), but have just ordered some so will report here probably by the end of the week. As with their other products, a fair bit more expensive than high carb beer. (IMO) worth it for the "real" beer taste and the incredibly low carb level. Link below.

DINGLE DELL | Low Carb Beer

Hazy Pale Ale Our session IPA. Hazy, juicy, packed with tropical hop aroma, balanced, sessionable & full flavoured. Hops: Citra, Amarillo, Rakau, Enigma Size: 330ml Alc: 4.3% Carbs: 1g per can Ingredients: Water, Barley, Hops, Yeast Gluten Free Vegan and Vegetarian friendly, Low Carb and Keto...
westbrooksbrewery.co.uk

There's also a Xmas sample box elsewhere on the website with five or six beers, a glass, and a t-shirt.
 
My Christmas order turned up, and I'm restocked for a few months.

In the interests of science I sampled the 1.5g carb per 440ml can Dingle Dell (I think named after the corner on the Brands Hatch circuit) which is billed as an English golden ale.

It's actually rather good, and it's a nice contrast to the lagers and pilsners in the rest of the range. Think Timothy Taylor's Landlord, and you're in the right region for taste. I'm not saying it's as good as Landlord, but then what is? Maybe my memory is a bit rose-tinted - it's over two years since the last Landlord....

Dingle Dell poured nicely with a decent head that lasted around two minutes, but that's what you have to expect from a low carb beer. The nice thing about it is that it leaves you ready for another - there's no over-hopping bitterness.

At 3.4% it is a bit more of a session beer than the others from Westbrook, and went very nicely with some local cheeses and pork scratchings.

[edited because couldn't remember whether it's 3.6% or 3.4%, and used both. It's 3.4% ABV]
 
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I like Skinny beers. Some UK supermarkets stock them and often free delivery on Amazon.
They do a lager, IPA and fruit cider. The lager is good. I dont like the cider and not tried the IPA yet.
Skinny Lager has 3g of carbs per 330ml bottle
 
After the unfulfilled promise of a Salute low-carb stout a few years ago, Westbrooks have just launched a "Dry London" stout of their own, link below. Not tried it yet, but will be ordering some and reporting back in due course.

3g carb per 440ml can. 4.9% ABV.

Still not getting paid or even any freebies. Don't think my influencer career is really taking off.


Westbrooks Brewery

Low Carb Beer, Pilsner, Pale Ale & IPA
westbrooksbrewery.co.uk

Edit and update: now ordered. 10% discount with code "crystalpalace" at checkout
 
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