{"id":70423,"date":"2023-10-20T18:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montelagocelticfestival.com\/?p=70423"},"modified":"2023-10-20T18:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:56:51","slug":"i-tried-the-worlds-healthiest-beer-its-only-17-calories-a-pint-but-tastes-like-the-real-deal-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montelagocelticfestival.com\/celebrity\/i-tried-the-worlds-healthiest-beer-its-only-17-calories-a-pint-but-tastes-like-the-real-deal-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried the \u2018world\u2019s healthiest beer\u2019 – it\u2019s only 17 calories a pint but tastes like the real deal | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
I LIKE to drink beer and think I\u2019m pretty healthy but I\u2019ve never imagined the two to be linked.<\/p>\n
So when I heard Big Drop Brewing Company claim to have created the \u201cworld\u2019s healthiest beer\u201d I had to try it \u2013 to see if I can have my cake and eat it after all.<\/p>\n
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And I\u2019m not alone, with research showing the low- and no-alcohol drinks market is booming and three in 10 of us now buying them.<\/p>\n
Paradis\u2019mo is an IPA based on the company\u2019s Paradiso 0.5 per cent beer, created for charity for Movember.<\/p>\n
The brewers say its \u201cridiculously low\u201d calorie count \u2013 17kcal per pint, or a vanishing 3kcal per can \u2013 makes it the healthiest beer on the market.<\/p>\n
It is also vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free and contains five types of hops, which are good for boosting gut bacteria with vitamin B and amino acids.<\/p>\n
My instinct warned me it would be beer with all the fun taken out \u2013 but I\u2019m happy to report I was wrong.<\/p>\n When I cracked open the first can I was hit with the unmistakable fruity smell of an IPA.<\/p>\n The first sips were fizzy with a citrusy and hoppy flavour but more watery than a full-strength drink.<\/p>\n I\u2019m no expert in 0% beers so found it lighter and less full-bodied than I expected from the smell, but it got richer the more I drank.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It had the bitter after-taste of an ale, which helped the flavour build-up, and it didn\u2019t take me long to finish the can.<\/p>\n I went to the pub that evening and hadn\u2019t been persuaded to ditch booze completely.<\/p>\n But the next time I returned to my desk I drank another Paradis\u2019mo and definitely enjoyed it more, feeling that the flavour was deeper the second time around.<\/p>\n Overall, it tastes close enough to old-fashioned boozy beer that I will give alcohol-free options more than a second thought in future.<\/p>\n I will definitely finish the crate and may even buy another \u2013 it is for charity, after all.<\/p>\n Paradis\u2019mo goes on sale soon in supermarkets and bars at \u00a31.55 a can, with Big Drop aiming to raise \u00a350,000 for Movember.<\/p>\n BIG Drop Brewing Company claims its Paradis’mo Pale Ale is the “healthiest<\/p>\n Ingredients: Water, malted barley, vegetable glycerine, oats, wheat, hops, yeast.<\/p>\n Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Simcoe, Citra, Columbus<\/p>\n Nutritional info (per 330ml can): Energy: 13kJ\/3kcal; Fat <0.5g (of which saturates <0.1g); Carbohydrate <0.5g (of which sugars <0.5g); Protein <0.5g; Salt 0g.<\/p>\n<\/picture>BOOZE BOOST <\/span><\/p>\n
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