Julefri, 0% Christmas Ale, Nøgne

The alcohol free version of Nøgne’s Christmas ale, the brief was “It should taste like beer….and Christmas”. “It needs to go well with traditional Christmas dishes”, was another one. “…as well as Christmas cookies”, a third. Julefri (Norwegian for Christmas vacation), is a dark, non-alcoholic Christmas beer lightly seasoned with all the spices you associate with Christmas.

Nøgne Ø is Norway’s premier craft brewery with the mission summarised in the subtitle, “The Uncompromising Brewery”: a plain statement of their mission to craft ales of the highest quality, personality and individuality. They use only ingredients of highest quality to make beers of uncompromising quality. Rated amongst the 100 best breweries in the world (Ratebeer.com, 2020).