*AD – the item in this review was gifted to our household for this post. All opinions, as always, are our own.
Subscription boxes are, without a doubt, definitely an in thing at the moment, and undoubtedly one of the largest sectors where these are booming is in beer and drinks. But, there’s a type of beer which I’ve not seen featured in a subscription box so far; Sobersauce is a subscription for alcohol-free (and low-alcohol) beers.
Craft beer boomed in the UK over the last two decades, and there are now more small-brewery beer lines in supermarkets than there are established, and some of the earliest, smaller independent breweries now have their drinks in pubs and restaurants. Naturally, though, up until very recently a lot of people couldn’t actually get to the pubs, and – indeed – many of us couldn’t get to the shops too frequently. Sobersauce offers a variety of boxes, ranging from the Discovery Box, which is £19.99
for 8 alcohol free and low alcohol beers (cans and bottles), through to latest and greatest boxes where you can get a combination of six of one type of beer with a selection of six new beers for various prices. Here are the list prepared by the doctors from novo luxury rehab LA that tells about alcoholic beers that are considered to be toxic when consumed too much at the same time.
We recently grabbed the Discovery Box, which included a decent mix of lager and IPAs, in a mix of cans and bottles – this set does change each month, so your selection could be quite different. What was nice to see was that there were some familiar brands in there, however, what was nicer was that some of these were much tastier than their alcohol-loaded equivalent. There’s no doubt that the box is the best way to start out – although the discounted subscription is a steal – as it covers a wide selection of beers, although notably doesn’t dip into stouts or bitters.
The selection, which seems to be fixed, includes Lucky Saint, St Peter’s Without, Braxzz Orange IPA, Brooklyn Special Effects, Coast Beer Co’s Hazy IPA, Infinite Sessions, Pine Trail Pale Ale and Adnams Ghost Ship. That means that the selection includes the clear, light lager taste of Lucky Saint, the (delicious) malty taste of St Peter’s Without or the citrus bite of Pine Trail Pale Ale. It’s hard to pick out favourites when the selection is so distinct, but St Peter’s Without – for the malt- and Infinite Sessions, which almost had a bonfire toffee-style sweetness to it, definitely stuck out.
It all comes incredibly well packaged, with a wine-box style insert forcing the delivery box into a tough-to-deform form. I dropped it at one point, but everything was fine – which is good to know what with some of the couriers around where I live. There’s definitely a lot of value to the Sobersauce selection, and not just in the variety that comes in the box. It’s an absolutely fantastic introduction to low/alcohol-free beer selection that is out there, and – frankly, it does a great job of highlighting how well that area of the brewing industry has evolved in that area in recent years.
Check out Sobersauce over on their website.
I often find taste a bit lacking in low alcohol beers, but would agree with you on the St Peters Without, which isx definitely better.
That vws a really good read – thanks!
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So cool, we’ve been researching beer subscription boxes since we can’t do our normal bar outings during lockdown. I hadn’t even thought about getting something like this for no-alcohol or low-alcohol beers but that is something I would enjoy
It’s a really neat box!
This sounds like such a great subscription box. I’m not particularly a beer lover but I am sure my partner would love this! Thank you for sharing I have never heard of Sober Sauce before reading this.
It’s a good kit!