Heineken 0.0 Alcohol Free Beer Cans, 24 x 330 ml

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We are making fewer, bigger bets on premium local brands. In Europe, we carefully selected brands specifically meeting the needs of younger consumers, resulting in growth in the thirties this year and representing now c.8% of volume in Europe. In Brazil, we are leveraging the strength of the Coca-Cola System to significantly increase the distribution of Eisenbahn. In Ethiopia, Bedele Especial continues to lead the growth of our local premium portfolio.

It’s got a good fizz, and colour - it’s definitely a refreshing beer to enjoy on a hot day. I didn’t detect any odd flavours which are often lurking in standard non-alcoholic lagers, nor was there any unpleasant aftertaste. In fact, the overriding aftertaste was fairly bitter, confirming that I had just drunk a beer, and not some kind of weak-tasting savoury shandy. The Museu de les Ciències is located in another amazing building designed by Santiago Calatrava. It's a huge building, surrounded by water, and it houses some excellent interactive exhibitions and experiences. A non-binding nomination for the reappointment of Mr. Huët for a period of two years shall be submitted to the AGM for approval. This is in line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, that provides that after two four years appointments a Supervisory Board member may subsequently be reappointed again for a period of two years (which reappointment may be extended by at most two years). Mr. Huët has been a member of the Supervisory Board for eight years (two four year appointments). Subject to his re-appointment he will continue to be the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Having heartily recommended the Mahou Sin, I’d suggest giving this one a miss - go for the Amstel Oro instead.The Mahou radler (with a rather alco-pop style ‘Mixta’ brand emblazoned on the can) is rated at 0.9% ABV so can’t really be classed as a non-alcoholic drink. But, for the purposes of research and fairness I was happy to include it in this taste test! I really enjoyed this one - there was definitely more taste of beer in this one and slightly less sweetness than the Adlerbrau and San Miguel (which I’ll come to next). Of the three, this is the one I’d definitely buy again - although I don’t think it’s available in the UK.

I suppose I could have done a direct comparison with standard San Miguel. But, with past experience of comparing ‘like for like’, I know this would probably have resulted in disappointment. Die-hard San Miguel fan may not consider this an adequate replacement - just as Heineken 0.0 is not quite the same as the standard stuff. Heineken 0.0 first hit the UK in 2017 in bottles and cans as one of the first markets for Heineken’s big push into the non-alcoholic market. It would be fair to say that Brits have a certain reputation when it comes to drinking lager in Spain. Especially in the more tourist-friendly areas of the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol and the Spanish islands.

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Bioparc is a fantastic animal park a short bus journey from Valencia city centre. We had a fantastic day out, and while I'm not usually a fan of zoos and the like, Bioparc was really well done with very happy looking animals. We'd definitely recommend a visit if you're planning a trip to Spain. Finally the San Miguel 0.0 Radler - the one with the biggest brand awareness (for me) and also absolutely 0% alcohol making it truly alcohol-free. It was nice - although I think that because of the subtlety of flavour in the San Miguel 0.0 lager the taste of the beer was almost entirely masked by the lemonade. That said, there was still an undercurrent of bitterness, like the other two it was obvious that it wasn’t straight lemonade.

Operating profit (beia) grew 43.8% organically with a strong recovery in Europe, AMEE and the Americas, partially offset by the impact of the pandemic in APAC. Currency translation negatively impacted operating profit (beia) by €98 million, or 4.0%, mainly driven by the Brazilian Real, the Surinamese Dollar, the Vietnamese Dong and the Ethiopian Birr. Operating profit grew by 476.2% mainly due to the exceptional gain this year from the remeasurement to fair value of the previously held equity interest in UBL in India, and the exceptional losses from last year's impairments and restructuring provisions. If you have diabetes, and are on insulin or medication that can cause hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose or ‘hypos’), you should be aware that alcohol makes hypos more likely as it stops the release of glucose from your liver, something your liver would normally be doing 24 hours a day. Alcohol can also cause delayed hypos. How clued up are you about alcohol and diabetes?

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Beer volume also grew in the double-digits in the DRC, Mozambique, Algeria, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, and across many export markets. Net revenue (beia) grew 25.9% organically, with total consolidated volume up 12.2% and net revenue (beia) per hectolitre up 12.2%. Price mix was up 12.5% on a constant geographic basis, driven by strong pricing across the region, particularly Nigeria and Ethiopia, and premiumisation, especially in Russia, Nigeria and Egypt. Operating profit (beia) grew 89.0% driven by broad-based growth across the region, particularly South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Lebanon, the DRC, Ethiopia and Mozambique.