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Where they differ
Declared alcohol
- Bottle 1<0.5%
- Bottle 2<0.5%
- Bottle 30.5%
Flavor profile
- Bottle 1Toasted grain, Malt, Bread, Bready
- Bottle 2Lime, Citrus, Malt, Saline
- Bottle 3Bread, Biscuit, Hops, Malt
Structure, side by side
From our tastings. Each mark shows an assessed level, with the same scale for every bottle.
Sweetness
1Best Day BrewingOff-dry
2Excursion BrewingNot assessed
3Town BreweryNot assessed
Body
1Best Day BrewingNot assessed
2Excursion BrewingLight body
3Town BreweryLight body
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The full comparison
7 fields match. Differences are marked.
| Field |
2 Excursion Brewing |
3 Town Brewery |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Taste | |||
| Record | Tasted | Tasted | Tasted |
| Score | 82/100 |
82/100 |
82/100 |
| Verdict | A dealcoholized Märzen with toasted malt and bread crust. Smooth and lightly sweet, gently bitter, finishing crisp and slightly bready. The style is convinci… | A bright, easygoing nonalcoholic Mexican-style lager built around lime-accented citrus and delicate cereal malt, with gentle sweetness, restrained bitterness… | Toasted bread and biscuit lead, with a subtle fruity hop note behind them. Light-bodied and well balanced between grain and hops, it finishes crisp and drink… |
| Flavor Differs | Toasted grain, Malt, Bread, Bready | Lime, Citrus, Malt, Saline | Bread, Biscuit, Hops, Malt |
| Sweetness Differs | Off-dry | — | — |
| Body Differs | — | Light body | Light body |
| Likeness | It drinks as a Märzen: toasted malt, bread crust, and a bitterness gentle enough to leave the malt in front. The likeness is convincing. The flavor is quieter than the style usually is. | Recognizably a Mexican-style lime lager — citrus over cereal malt with restrained bitterness — in a light, delicate frame. | — |
| Category | Beer | Beer | Beer |
| Style | Lager | Lager | Lager |
| Alcohol & production | |||
| Alcohol level Differs | <0.5% | <0.5% | 0.5% |
| Production | Dealcoholized | Dealcoholized | Dealcoholized |
| Method Differs | Membrane / cold filtration | Undeclared | Undeclared |
| Product facts | |||
| Origin | Sausalito, California, United States | Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Price | Under $20 | Under $20 | Under $20 |
| Bottle size | 12 fl oz | 12 fl oz can | 355 ml can |
| Evidence | |||
| Verification | Producer documented | Producer documented | Producer documented |
| Sources | 4 sources | 10 sources | 5 sources |
| Last verified | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-18 |