Istak Lemon Alcohol-free Beer review

Summary

DrinkIstak Non-alcoholic
Type – non-alcoholic malt drink
Alcohol content – 0.0%
Rating– 69/100
Review – Istak make a range on non-alcoholic drinks including this lemon malt drink. It is a refreshing choice if you’re looking for a lemony malt drink that will compliment your meal. 

Istak Alcohol-free lemon beer is my first non-alcoholic drink from Iran. It came to my attention whilst dining in a Turkish restaurant.

Istak the company behind this drink is Iran’s largest brewery and has, since 2005, been producing non-alcoholic malt beverages. They have recently collaborated with German beer company Krones which has enabled substantially more production and now offer 15 different flavours of which this lemon drink is one of them.

Istak uses classic ingredients to make these non-alcoholic beers and when it comes to the lemon beer you can expect malt extract, hops extract and a tart lemon flavour.

So, the question is, is Istak’s beer one perfect with Turkish cuisine or one fit for the sink? Well, you’ll just need to read below to find out.

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Is Istak non-alcoholic beer any good?

Taste

As a malt drink this was pretty tasty and had similarities to a traditional lemonade shandy. There certainly were background malt flavours and a refreshingly sharp lemon cut-through. My only gripe would be that it was a bit too sweet and could have done with more hop flavours to balance it out. 

Aroma & Appearance

You certainly get wafts of malty notes entering the nose when you pop the top of this bottle. In the glass it has a cloudy amber look with a low frothy head. 

ISTAK MALT

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Taste

A few months after trying Istak lemon I came across their classic non-alcoholic malt drink.

Again, the flavours were pretty decent and the carbonation was spot on. Personally, I would have liked it a bit sweeter (similar to a SuperMalt) but it was still pretty good … I just need now to try out the other three Istak flavours.

Key information

– per 330ml

Type – Lemon malt drink

Brewery  – Istak

Country – Iran

Alcohol content – 0%

Calories – unknown

Ingredients – malt extract, hops extract, concentrated apple, lemon flavour, ascorbic acid, citric acid, soda water

Vegan friendly? – unknown

Gluten-free? – unknown

Availability UK/ EU – medium 

Availability US/ CAN – hard

 

istak lemon beer

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