Athletic Brewing Lager
By Athletic Brewing · USA
Athletic’s light lager, and the lowest-calorie beer in its UK range at about 25 calories a can. The brewery calls it “a light brew, reimagined”: crisp, brisk and clean, with a light body and a crisp finish.
At under 0.5% ABV, this isn’t alcohol-free under UK guidance, which keeps the term for 0.05% or less. We list it with alcohol-free beers, as UK shops do. How UK labels work
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What is Athletic Lager?
Athletic Lager is the UK name for Athletic Lite, the light lager Athletic launched in the US in March 2022. Athletic’s UK product page uses both names for it, and the ingredients and the 25-calorie figure match.
It is a deliberately light beer. The UK label shows 7 kcal and 1.4g of carbohydrate per 100ml and no sugar, which is roughly half the calories of Upside Dawn, the beer in the range with the next-fewest calories. It is brewed with rice alongside malted barley and wheat.
Since July 2025 it has also been sold in cans at the general concourse bars at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, under the Athletic Lite name.
Awards
- World’s Best non-alcoholic lager, World Beer Awards 2022 (as Athletic Lite)
This is listed on Athletic’s US product page for Athletic Lite.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on this beer’s style and Athletic’s tasting notes (crisp, brisk and clean), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 355ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 29 kJ / 7 kcal | about 103 kJ / 25 kcal |
| Fat | 0g | 0g |
| of which saturates | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 1.4g | about 5.0g |
| of which sugars | 0g | 0g |
| Fibre | 0g | 0g |
| Protein | 0g | 0g |
| Salt | 0g | 0g |
Per-100ml figures are from the nutrition table on Athletic’s UK product page, checked October 2026. Per-can figures are our own sums (100ml figure × 3.55).
Key facts
| Official name | Athletic Lager (sold in the US as Athletic Lite) |
|---|---|
| Style | Lager |
| ABV | Less than 0.5% |
| Can size | 355ml |
| Calories | 7 kcal per 100ml; about 25 per 355ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 1.4g per 100ml (about 5.0g per can) |
| Sugar | 0g |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, rice, wheat, hops, yeast |
| Hops | Not published |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Gluten | Not labelled gluten-free (contains barley and wheat) |
| Brewed | USA: Milford, Connecticut, or San Diego, California; imported to the UK |
| Awards | World’s Best non-alcoholic lager, World Beer Awards 2022 (as Athletic Lite) |
| UK availability | Core UK range |
Source: Athletic Brewing’s UK product page, checked October 2026. The can is always the final word.
How Athletic Lager sits in the Athletic range
| Beer | Style | Per 100ml | Per 355ml can | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run Wild | IPA | 17 kcal | about 60 kcal | 8.8 | Core range |
| Upside Dawn | Pale Ale | 13 kcal | about 46 kcal | 8.5 | Core range |
| Free Wave | Hazy IPA | 19 kcal | about 67 kcal | 8.7 | Core range |
| Athletic Lager (this beer) | Lager | 7 kcal | about 25 kcal | 8.2 | Core range |
| Clock End | Red Ale | 22 kcal | about 78 kcal | Not yet rated | Limited release |
| All Out | Stout | — | 90 kcal (US label) | 8.5 | Not currently in the UK |
Calories from Athletic’s UK nutrition tables (October 2026), except All Out, which uses the US label. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.
About Athletic Brewing
Athletic Brewing makes only non-alcoholic beer. Bill Shufelt and John Walker founded it in 2017 and opened their first brewery in Stratford, Connecticut, in 2018; it now brews in Milford, Connecticut, and San Diego, California. Every beer is under 0.5% ABV, and the cans sold in the UK are brewed in the US and imported.
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