Athletic Brewing Run Wild IPA
By Athletic Brewing · USA
Athletic’s flagship IPA. The brewery describes it as “the ultimate sessionable IPA for craft beer lovers”, brewed with a blend of five Northwest hops, with an approachable bitterness to balance the malt body.
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 Run Wild?
Run Wild is one of the two beers Athletic Brewing launched with in 2018, alongside Upside Dawn, and it is still the brewery’s flagship. It was one of the first two Athletic beers to reach Tesco, in October 2022, and since August 2024 it has been poured at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium: in cans at men’s and women’s matches and on draught at Club Level.
Athletic doesn’t name the five hops, describing them only as Northwest varieties, and gives its tasting notes as citrus, hoppy and pine. The grain bill is malted barley with oats and wheat. Like every Athletic beer it is under 0.5% ABV. Athletic says it uses “a proprietary method of brewing beer without alcohol” and that “instead of a single de-alcoholisation step” it makes a series of changes throughout the brewing process.
Tasting notes and what to expect
Appearance and aroma: Bright golden, with a light haze and an off-white head. The aroma is classic Pacific Northwest: pine resin, grapefruit, lemon zest and a fresh herbal note. It smells like a craft IPA, not a watered-down version of one.
Palate and finish: Medium body and a defined bitterness through the middle, more assertive than most alcohol-free IPAs, with citrus and pine hop flavours and a clean, dry finish. It drinks like a session-strength West Coast IPA.
Food pairings: The classic IPA pairings all work: burgers, ribs, spicy chicken, curry, sharp cheeses, fish tacos. The hop bitterness cuts through rich food particularly well.
How it compares: Cleaner and drier than BrewDog Punk AF, which is softer and more tropical; we put the two head to head in Punk AF vs Run Wild. For the wider field, see the alcohol-free IPA hub.
Awards
- Gold, Best of Craft Beer Awards 2020
- Silver, International Beer Challenge 2020
- Bronze, International Beer Challenge 2021
These are the awards listed on Athletic’s UK product page.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on this beer’s style and Athletic’s tasting notes (citrus, hoppy and pine), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 355ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 71 kJ / 17 kcal | about 252 kJ / 60 kcal |
| Fat | 0g | 0g |
| of which saturates | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.9g | about 13.8g |
| of which sugars | 1.8g | about 6.4g |
| 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). Athletic’s own UK product page says “only 65 calories” a can, a little more than the label table implies.
Key facts
| Official name | Run Wild IPA |
|---|---|
| Style | IPA |
| ABV | Less than 0.5% |
| Can size | 355ml |
| Calories | 17 kcal per 100ml; about 60 per 355ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 3.9g per 100ml (about 13.8g per can) |
| Sugar | 1.8g per 100ml (about 6.4g per can) |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, oats, hops, wheat, yeast |
| Hops | A blend of five Northwest hops (Athletic doesn’t name them) |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Gluten | Not labelled gluten-free (contains barley, oats and wheat) |
| Brewed | USA: Milford, Connecticut, or San Diego, California; imported to the UK |
| Awards | Gold, Best of Craft Beer Awards 2020; 2 more listed above |
| UK availability | Core UK range |
Source: Athletic Brewing’s UK product page, checked October 2026. The can is always the final word.
How Run Wild sits in the Athletic range
| Beer | Style | Per 100ml | Per 355ml can | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run Wild (this beer) | 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 | 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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