European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sis a pm Natl Lemig or. Nonalcoholic Ritzenthaler produced in Bayreuth. Hopped up Over nonalcoholic Beer no zip by Mary Neth consumer editor. It tastes slat.". It s we Phish and insipid it s Plain awful Malory Wilh no lip at Chol free boo non no accolades during an informal lasts lest in Darmstadt West Germany. Thiee american women two american. Men and a Drill were unanimous in giving it a thumbs Down Vole and remained dubious about its marketing in Iho United slates. Back there. A Lood of nonalcoholic boor has recently nil store shelves. Impressed by the selection of non alcoholic Boci. In Europe some american producers Hope that these weak brows will take off on their Side of the. Atlantic " .-.-. -.-.-. It the six testers Are Light the Sis epics will win out however and Iho Markol won t Boom. But Ihen the testers did t exactly rave about the american brews either. The Beers Hoy tested were rounded up at a local Rullel in Hesse called Der Grossie Bier Maikl Der Welt the world s largest Beer Mart ,. Bruno Maruhn the owner of the establishment in Darmstadt Eber Slade has been making a first Rale business of Selling West Germany s second favorite beverage alter Collee Lor Iho past 19 years. He stocks 1,135 up calf Beer from52 countries and. Boasts thai his endeavours have led to mentions m a Eoula of editions i the guinness Book of records though Clausl Haler is one of the top names in the nonalcoholic Beer Isle his Choice far our taste test was a Ritzenthaler a Pitsner produced by the Maisel. Brewery in Bayreuth. Agazine he said Fiat Amoric �. He Ete Ohol free Beers it Lastes Iho most for thereal when it o sen of cited. M told people can l fell the different " Tut id. Besides the Kri , Ine lest Beers included Clausl Huler a lord in German Export Beer. Darmstadt v�6wt. And two american Beers Budweiser and nude Beer. The latter 3 p induced by the Golden beverage co. In Wilkes bars pm. And has labels featuring buxom Emalea wearing 1-Ghl-colored bras. When the labels Are rubbed. The women Are in the Buff. The Beers Tor the test were lined up unlabelled with the club the or and Kritzen Haler mixed in Between the regular Anvi Itcan and German selections. There were 10 Beers in taste in All. No one mistook a Tau Sphaler for a regular Beer. Neither nonalcoholic Beer won Points Tor flavor. The Kilzen Thaler was easily recognized As being alcohol free at the bog Iii of the test. By the time the testers had sipped their Way Down to a second sampling i it As number eight one Man though it might be a Ujj Ilsi German Beer but a bad one. I in t run out and try in he said. The three worriers weren t tooled. It s has no. fio agreed. Neither of the american Beers was Given a stamp of App Oval. The oud or brought recognition As that Beer Iron a sex irom two of the american tasters and a a i
