Heineken vs. Go Brewing So what's the difference?

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Here are the basic differences

Heineken 0.0 / Zero

Highlights

‣ Zero percent alcohol
‣ Developed in 2017
‣ Tastes like Heineken
‣ Alcohol processed out

Go Brewing NA Beer

Highlights

‣ Craft Non-alcoholic < .5% ABV
‣ Developed in 2021
‣ Full variety of styles
‣ Classic ingredients, small batch
‣ Brewed and canned in Midwest at GO Brewing
100+ reviews 4.91 rating
‣ Alcohol is not removed

More Variety. More Flavor.

Don't Get Bored

New styles added monthly.

We will always have new, fresh, non-alchoholic craft brews.

craft non-alcoholic brews

Made with classic ingredients.

All our brews are small batch and use classic ingredients. Proudly made in Illinois only non-alcoholic brewery. We use a propietary methodology to preserve the taste of the beer style you expect.

GO's mission is to produce the best craft non-alcoholic beers on the planet. We only brew no and low alcohol beers and have been focused on that path since day one. Please check out our current styles here.

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Enjoyable!

Tasted separately, I liked both brews but preferred the Porter to the Irish Red Ale. However, the combination is better by far than the sum of the parts! Together or separately, these are definitely “keepers”!!
That being said, I’m no better at layering the NA brews than I was with the “real thing”.

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Black & Tan Mixed Pack
Jason Buckholtz
Excellent beverage

This was by far the best St.Paddy’s day beverage enjoyed the full 6 pack I hope they have some left when I head over next week

Really good taste!

Had a really bright taste. Not overpowering. Good balance!

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Sunshine State Tropical IPA
Michael O’Connor
Simply Delicious

I just love the refreshing flavor of the Sunshine State Tropical IPA. Just saying it’s good is insulting. This is my kick back and chill beverage. Thank you GO Brewing!! 👍

Best NA brew

This is one of the best beers I've ever had .

Best NA I've found

This is by far the best NA I've tried, and I've tried a lot of them. Athletic, Brewdog, Lagunitas, Atmos, Wellbeing. Mixed results on all of the above. I had ended up settling for the Athletic due to availability and it being upper tier in terms of quality. However, Sunshine State is the first NA I've had that doesn't give me an an uncanny valley effect. The body is right. The taste is phenomenal. I get that relaxing placebo like it's the real thing. Another point of note is it's refreshing. With Athletic, I can drink one with a meal and instantly feel dehydrayed. I'll have to chug a glass a water afterwards which taints the whole experience. Not so with Sunshine State. It has a thirst quenching quality that's hard to articulate. Maybe it's just me. I don't know. Fight me. 10/10, will be ordering again.

Black and Tan adventures

Made two nice Black and Tans and drank both. Second one came out better. Thank you for the instructions.

Perfect to Sponsor an Irish Hurling Team

Contact me Ryan Mulcahy
Wolfe Tones Hurling Club.

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Black & Tan Mixed Pack
Marjorie Kukor
Didn't meet expectations

I was looking forward to the Black and Tan mixed pack as I love stouts, porters and such. My experience with other Go Brewing "beers" (such as the hazy IPA) was wonderful - good flavor and body, so I was anticipating something similar. I found this duo to be okay, but weaker in flavor and not as robust as I had anticipated. I'd love the porter to have more oomph. It is a drinkable brew, just not what I was hoping for, and I think there are other better beers to try from them.

Brilliant!!!!

Excellent.........all that needs to be said

One of the best IPAs (NA or not)

I've tried a wide variety of NA beer too. Will be reordering.

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New School Sour
Bruce Etzcorn
The best sour beer I've ever had (NA and higher-alcoholc brews included!)

Thank Gawd it's NA because I almost drank the whole six-pack last night! The can is awesome, but be sure to pour this NA sour into a glass to really get the full experience of this beautiful, vibrant red brew. Notes of strawberry and blueberry shine through and the sour bite at the end keeps your mouth happy!

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Prophets Hazy IPA
Paul Morrissette
Great brew just ordered more!

Love a good ipa

Pretty good

The flavor of the two together was better than each separate (had to try). Not sure how this porter is a nitro porter. Not sure I'd get this again but glad I tried.

As close as you're going to get

Go is a very welcome entrant to the NA beer market. Their products are consistently more "real beer-like" than other NA offerings and Suspended in a Sunbeam is a prime example. I've not come across another NA pilsner on the market, and anyone who wants to compete with this one better bring their "A" game. This crisp, refreshing pilsner is as close an approximation to a "real" pilsner as you're going to get.

One of the very best representations of the NA pilsner style!

After having consumed over 40 different near beers in this particular style (just since June 2020), this one ranks in the top 5, including imports. Wish it were readily available in southeastern PA!

Refreshing

Refreshing taste and refreshing to know imI can enjoy a beer without the alcohol.

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Burn It Down IPA
John Tanner
Great Beer

Great tasting beer I truly enjoyed the flavor.

Good Stuff!

Good mouth feel, nice tropical hoppiness and refreshing

Absolutely a PHENOMENAL brewery!

Let me first preface by saying I was very hesitant in trying a NA craft beer. How can there be craft brews that taste as good as regular alcoholic beverages? Having said this, I have NO idea why I’ve waited THIS long to try Go Brewing. I was completely wrong in my thinking! I purchased 3 of their different craft beers, and every one is absolutely fantastic! If you had no idea what you were drinking, you would have NO clue it was a NA beer! Splendid flavors and completely refreshing. I was hooked with the first sip and I will GUARANTEE I will be trying each and every NA beer they produce. Cheers!

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Burn It Down IPA
James Sproat
Unique & Enjoyable

Pleasantly surprised by this IPA. Malt forward with a slight hop middle and that gentle burnt bite at the finish. I generally like a fruit forward hazy but this is a nice change.

Top Notch

I ordered four different styles and Sunshine State was by far the best. Bold, delicious citrus flavors. Among the best NA beers on the market tody.

DAMMMNNNNN

Really liked this beer. Haziest NA beer I have seen and very refreshing flavor. Went to buy more and it was sold out unfortunately :(

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Prophets Hazy IPA
Tom Crochunis
True to style, with some distinctive character

What I like especially about this beer is that it's walking its own walk. With flavor characteristics that I recognize as typical of some hazies—a little bitter sharpness on the palate—the edge in Prophets Hazy is modest and not too chemically aggressive (as you get in some hazy IPAs). In a way, this is a hazy for those don't want to overdo the whole hazy craze. With that said, some who like the brashness of hazy IPAs might find this one tame. Personally, I find it a pleasant, enjoyable take on the style.

A delicious mouthful

No question about the tropical credentials of this juicy, flavorful brew. This one can run with the best of the fruit-forward IPAs I've tasted, either NA or full-octane. Both the fruit flavors and the hoppy backbone bring the flavor here and the result is a great mouthful of balanced tastes. Definitely an NA beer you want to try for yourself if this mix of characteristics sounds appealing.