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Everything we have from Bitburger
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From Drive to Alkoholfrei
This page is only about Bitburger's alcohol-free range. We have one bottle of it, in the somewhat unusual 30 centilitre size.
Mind the name. For years the beer was on the shelves as Bitburger Drive. In Germany the brewery has swapped that name for Alkoholfrei; in our online shop it is still listed under the old name. It is the same alcohol-free beer.
If you are looking for something else without alcohol, there are 110 alcohol-free drinks on the shelf in Bathmen, from beer and wine to gin and aperitifs.
The bottle we have in stock
0% vol according to the label information in our online shop, available for immediate delivery.
Bitburger Drive Alcoholvrij 0.0
Alcohol-free beer from the Eifel. 30 centilitres, 0.0 per cent.
€ 0,99
Two hundred years of Bitburg
- The brewery in four facts
- 1817Johann Peter Wallenborn, then 33, founds the brewery by the Schaaken gate in Bitburg.
- 1991Acquisition of the Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei in Thuringia.
- 2004The König-Brauerei in Duisburg and the Licher Privatbrauerei are added.
- EifelThe region the beer comes from.
The Bitburger Brauerei was founded in 1817 «vor dem Schaakentore» in Bitburg, in the Eifel, by the then 33-year-old brewer and landowner Johann Peter Wallenborn. The company has grown into the Bitburger Braugruppe; the Simon family brings its businesses together in Th. Simon GmbH & Co. KG.
From the late 1980s onwards, Bitburger acquired other breweries. In 1991 it added the Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei, and in 2004 the König-Brauerei in Duisburg and the Licher Privatbrauerei in Hesse. Alongside Bitburger, the group's brands include König Pilsener, Köstritzer and Licher.
For a long time the alcohol-free beer was called Drive. In Germany that name has been replaced by Alkoholfrei; the beer itself stayed the same. In our online shop the product is still listed under the old name, and that is how it appears on this page too, otherwise you would not be able to find it.
There are two main routes to alcohol-free beer. The brewer can limit fermentation or stop it early, with a special yeast or at a lower temperature, so that hardly any alcohol forms. Or he first brews a full beer and then removes the alcohol, by heating or vacuum distillation; aromas evaporate along with it, and these are returned in the process.
Same beer, different name: what is called Alkoholfrei in Germany is still listed as Drive in our online shop.
Alcohol-free, 0.0 and low-alcohol
The label of this bottle says 0.0 per cent. In the Netherlands a beer may be called alcohol-free if it contains less than 0.1 per cent alcohol. If it contains between 0.1 and 1.2 per cent, it is called low-alcohol. A beer of 0.3 per cent is therefore not alcohol-free in the Netherlands but low-alcohol.
So 0.0 on the label means: below that limit of 0.1 per cent. It is a labelling term, not an arithmetical zero.
In other countries the limits are different. Belgium uses 0.5 per cent, Spain 1 per cent, France and Italy 1.2 per cent. As a result, the same beer may be called alcohol-free in one country and not in another.
Frequently asked questions about Bitburger alcohol-free
Which Bitburger alcohol-free does ’t Bockje have in stock?
The Bitburger Drive Alcoholvrij 0.0 in the 30 centilitre bottle. It is available for immediate delivery.
Is Bitburger Drive the same as Bitburger Alkoholfrei?
Yes. In Germany the brewery has replaced the name Drive with Alkoholfrei. In our online shop the product is still listed under the old name.
How much alcohol does it contain?
The label says 0.0 per cent; the label information in our online shop says 0% vol. In the Netherlands a beer may be called alcohol-free up to 0.1 per cent alcohol.
What is the difference between 0.0 per cent and low-alcohol?
In the Netherlands a beer is called alcohol-free up to 0.1 per cent and low-alcohol from 0.1 to 1.2 per cent. A beer of 0.3 per cent therefore counts as low-alcohol here.
Why is this bottle 30 centilitres?
That is the size in which Bitburger supplies this beer. Most of the alcohol-free beers on our shelf come in 33 or 50 centilitres.
Where does Bitburger come from?
From Bitburg in the Eifel. The brewery was founded in 1817 by Johann Peter Wallenborn and belongs to the Bitburger Braugruppe of the Simon family.
Can I collect Bitburger alcohol-free in Bathmen?
Yes. You can always order online or collect at Brink 2, or simply drop in during our opening hours.
Order, collect or drop by
- In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
- Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
- Order online or collect in Bathmen
- Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18.
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Brink 2, Bathmen
All our stock is in the shop, not in a warehouse somewhere else. If you walk in with a name you couldn't find anywhere, it is often simply here on the shelf. You can also call: 0570 541 278.
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18
- Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
- Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
- Monday and Sunday closed