PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beer taste beverage made from raw materials without use of hop, with the unpleasant odor coming from a heating step being masked, or a beer taste beverage made from raw materials without use of hop, having an excellent flavor.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a beer taste beverage made from materials without use of hop includes the steps of heating raw materials, and adding one or more flavor components selected from the group consisting of linalool, 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone, and 2-acetyl pyrazine, to the raw materials.SELECTED DRAWING: None