Has Dry January continued

DRY FEBRUARY

DID YOU GET SO MUCH OF A TASTE FOR DRY JANUARY THAT YOU'RE THINKING OF CONTINUING INTO FEBRUARY? ADNAMS BREWERY IN SOUTHWOLD HAS JUST THE RANGE FOR YOU

ADNAMS MAY BE A MUCH LOVED traditional brewery (nearly 150 years old!), but it certainly takes a modern approach when it comes to innovative new products and production methods.

So much so that, if you’re thinking of continuing on from dry January, want to make healthier choices or just want to try something new, Adnams range of low and no alcohol drinks are a fantastic option. They do low alcohol differently, using innovative methods: making a full strength and flavour version, then filtering out the alcohol while leaving in all the taste.

Ghost Ship 0.5% is brewed this way and has made quite a splash, winning Gold at the World Beer Awards 2019. It has all the same flavours and aromas as Ghost Ship 4.5% but is no apparition, treating pale ale lovers to 100% of the taste at 0.5% abv. Created to meet the rapidly growing demand for low alcohol beer, it’s available in bottle, can and on draft in pubs, and is brewed with pale ale, rye crystal and cara malts, using citra and a blend of other American hop varieties to create hauntingly bold citrus flavours. The beer has a lemon and lime aroma that perfectly complements the aromatic taste of spicy Thai and Indian foods.

With no compromise on taste, Ghost Ship Alcohol Free is a mere 21 kcal per 100ml providing a low alcohol, great tasting beer for those counting calories or looking for an invigorating drink to celebrate the summer. It's also suitable for vegans!

Fergus Fitzgerald, Head Brewer at Adnams explains: ‘Over the past few years we looked at lots

of different ways of making low alcohol beers, the reverse osmosis method gave by far the best tasting beer. It allows us to brew and ferment as normal and then at cold temperatures remove the alcohol whilst leaving the other flavours of the fermentation in the beer. It’s all very high-tech magic, allowing our Ghost Ship to sail away free from alcohol but remaining full of its original flavours and aromas.’

What is more, Adnams is waving hello to a new addition to the low alcohol family: Wild Wave Cider 0.5%, coming soon. The perfect blend of bittersweet and dessert apples that makes Wild Wave 5% so refreshing is reflected exactly in this low alcohol version. It’s also suitable for vegetarians, vegans and contains just 76 calories per 330ml can.

As for wine, Adnams launched its 0.5% wine range in 2018. The range contains three varietal wines from Spain that have all the delicious flavours found in wine but without the alcohol content: 0.5 Sauvignon Blanc, 0.5 Garnacha Rosé and 0.5 Cabernet Tempranillo, which are made using 'spinning cone' technology, which retains all the unique aromatic and fermentation flavours in the wine whilst removing the associated alcohol.

The upshot is, it is now possible to enjoy a low alcohol wine that actually tastes of wine, so these wines are perfect for those looking to reduce their alcohol and calorie consumption. Although the wines appear to taste a touch sweet without the alcohol, they contain about half the amount of calories found in a standard glass of 12.5% wine. What could be sweeter!? ALL ADNAMS BEERS, SPIRITS AND WINES are available in our stores throughout East Anglia and online at www.adnams.co.uk.