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No clear differences in the assessed structure or declared production facts. Check the tasting notes and evidence below for a fuller picture.
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From our tastings. Each mark shows an assessed level, with the same scale for every bottle.
Sweetness
1Best Day BrewingNot assessed
2Bulltown BrewingNot yet tasted
3Deschutes BreweryNot assessed
Body
1Best Day BrewingLight body
2Bulltown BrewingNot yet tasted
3Deschutes BreweryMedium body
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2 Bulltown Brewing |
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| Taste | |||
| Record Differs | Tasted | Research record | Tasted |
| Score Differs | 84/100 |
Research record | 87/100 |
| Verdict | Best Day Brewing's Kölsch is one of the cleanest expressions in American craft nonalcoholic beer: light, crisp, gently toasty, finishing dry and clean at <0.… | Research record | Deschutes' Black Butte Non-Alcoholic is the Bend porter at <0.5% ABV: chocolate, coffee, and malt, dealcoholized on BrewVo in-house. |
| Flavor Differs | Malt, Green apple | Research record | Chocolate, Coffee, Malt, Roasted |
| Sweetness Differs | — | Research record | — |
| Body Differs | Light body | Research record | Medium body |
| Likeness | — | Research record | Reads as porter first, nonalcoholic second. Body and roast are convincing; the finish thins a notch sooner than the alcoholic original. |
| Style | Kölsch | — | Porter |
| Alcohol & production | |||
| Method Differs | Membrane / cold filtration | Other documented method | Other documented method |
| Product facts | |||
| Origin | Sausalito, California, United States | Kalona, Iowa, United States | Bend, Oregon, United States |
| Price Differs | Under $20 | Price unknown | Under $20 |
| Bottle size | 12 fl oz (355 ml) can | 12 fl oz (355 ml) can | 12 fl oz can (355 ml) |
| Evidence | |||
| Sources | 5 sources | 4 sources | 6 sources |
| Last verified | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-18 |