I suppose some may find this beer delicious. Laziza, brewed in Lebanon, is an unfermented malt beverage whose ingredients are water, malted barley, maize, hops, citric acid, and "nature identical malt flavor." The name of this beer is perhaps best translated from Arabic as "delicious" in English. Or, easier yet, just buy some barley malt syrup because that is quite literally all this beverage is. Then fold in some brown sugar and cheap honey. If trying to imitate it at home (God only knows why you ever would) I'd suggest boiling some pomegranate juice down until it becomes viscous and sticky. Laziza is not at all a typical beer - non-alcoholic or otherwise. It might work in cookies I'd think a tablespoon should be enough for an entire batch. Of course, if it weren't for the ingredients list I never would have known that). The beer is certainly malty - tremendously so - but not at all in the conventional way there's not even a minor trace of cereal grain or corn but instead molasses, brown sugar, artificial honey and cheap balsamic.Īnd these flavours have incredible, intense sweetness (unlike some non-alcohol beers, Laziza is made with hops. I suspect what that should translate to is 'barley malt syrup'. The profile is likely acquired from the ingredient confusingly listed as "natural identical malt flavour". It's unusual and unexpected coming from something so seemingly light and bright. ![]() Its aroma and taste are both in every respect remarkably molasses-like: sweet, dark, syrupy. ![]() Technically speaking, it is not by definition a beer (even though it has three of the four necessary ingredients), so it should be no surprise that it in no way resembles anything like beer. Laziza is not de-alcoholized - it was never fermented and thus has never contained any alcohol to remove. While its head is impressively built (and its lacing rather ornate), the endless profusion of bubbles (dancing all around, pressed right up against the glass) wins best feature. With virtually no colour and a superabundance of carbonation, Laziza looks simply like a collection of bubbles.
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