{"id":9572,"date":"2026-04-01T00:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/budweiserbudvar.com\/uk\/?post_type=story&#038;p=9572"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:17:19","slug":"what-if-0-0-actually-tasted-like-beer","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/budweiserbudvar.com\/uk\/blog\/story\/what-if-0-0-actually-tasted-like-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IF 0.0% ACTUALLY TASTED LIKE BEER?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-block_52a94e5dcc37c64772656f6cfc6bce1c class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6e8\">\n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ca4a4f;\">In \u010cesk\u00e9 Bud\u011bjovice, time has always mattered<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_31bae726a747da1c10b60126beafb135 class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6e8\">\n  <p><span class=\"firstcharacter\">I<\/span><\/p>\n<p>t matters in the brewhouse. It matters in the lager cellars. And it matters in the decisions we choose not to rush.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the alcohol-free category began to grow, we watched it closely. We knew that if we were to create one of our own 0.0%, it would have to live up to the same standards as every beer that leaves our brewery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not similar. Not close enough. The same.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WHAT IF 0.0% ACTUALLY TASTED LIKE BEER?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ALytD1YXYvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div data-block_c3b79330999975404780697b962efa49 class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: \">\n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ca4a4f;\">Waiting was part of the process<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_faddcc0b8c2a687ffa37fff00226fb98 class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: \">\n  <p>The market was ready. We weren\u2019t \u2014 not yet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the alcohol-free category is already full of choice, Budvar chose to wait. Rather than rushing to market, we took the time to develop a technology that stays true to our brewing philosophy \u2014 no shortcuts, no compromises on taste.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; Petr Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, CEO<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because removing alcohol is easy. Preserving character is not.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_64060b7e42b64382e4d0b2e63e967df1 class=\"gallery-images alignleft\">\n\n<gallery-images gallery-images=\"[&quot;https:\\\/\\\/budweiserbudvar.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/11\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0021.jpg&quot;,&quot;https:\\\/\\\/budweiserbudvar.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/11\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0022.jpg&quot;,&quot;https:\\\/\\\/budweiserbudvar.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/11\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0023.jpg&quot;]\" block-styles=\"{&quot;background-size&quot;:&quot;cover&quot;,&quot;background-repeat&quot;:&quot;no-repeat&quot;}\"><\/gallery-images>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_cde2c25c2371a6c2edd913684ec4f040 class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: \">\n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ca4a4f;\">Brewed first. Alcohol removed last<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_06fa82547cbd827480585b815140fd08 class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: \">\n  <p>Budvar 0.0% is not made differently. It is made properly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We brew it as a true Czech lager. We allow it to ferment fully. We leave it to mature for months in our lager cellars, where flavour develops slowly and naturally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Only when the beer is ready do we gently remove the alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alcohol is removed using an innovative approach of cold membrane filtration with reverse osmosis, a method that avoids thermal stress and off-flavours common to other dealcoholisation techniques. The result is an alcohol-free beer that tastes like a real Czech lager, with no artificial aromas and no compromise on quality.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; Petr Ko\u0161in, Deputy Brewmaster<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The brewing process remains untouched. The philosophy unchanged.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/budweiserbudvar.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0024-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/budweiserbud.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0024-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/budweiserbud.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/budweiserbud.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/budweiserbud.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0024-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/budweiserbud.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/BDR-013-Sprava-webov-0024.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div data-block_0675d5489bf0acc7dc5cb4212f203eed class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6e8\">\n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ca4a4f;\">Familiar, for a reason<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_62963af559f8efe0a0c7d872bb61a71f class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: \">\n  <p>What you\u2019re left with is unmistakably Budvar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A bold, bready malt profile. A lightly spiced, fresh citrus aroma. A gentle bitterness that keeps everything in balance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always believed lager is a wonderful drink \u2014 pure, natural, and bringing people together for centuries,\u201d says Adam Bro\u017e, Head Brewer at Budvar. \u201cWith our 0.0%, we stayed true to our brewing philosophy, so you can enjoy Budvar even in moments when regular beer doesn\u2019t fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because beer is about more than alcohol. It\u2019s about flavour. And the moments shared around it.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_efde54a223ba9a6881731516318e61f5 class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6e8\">\n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ca4a4f;\">Brewed l0.0nger, taste richer<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_6edfd5a44c856c1a80705b1b2a0796b8 class=\"text-block text-block alignleft\" style=\"background-color: \">\n  <p>Alcohol-free beer is no longer a niche. Drinking occasions are evolving. 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