Below Brew Co Brune DMC
By Below Brew Co · UK
Below Brew Co’s take on a Belgian brune, a dark abbey-style ale where, Below says, “the malts take centre stage”. We used to file it with the stouts; it isn’t one. We score it 7.9 out of 10, but Below has stopped selling it.
At 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 Brune DMC?
Brune DMC began under the Lowtide name as Lowtide’s take on a traditional Belgian abbey beer, a “dark and aromatic ale” with “a sweet, fruity aroma”. Below Brew Co’s 2025 batch, which it called “Bruney”, “lets the malts take centre stage”, with “just the right hit of Magnum, First Gold, and Saaz hops to round it off”. Below doesn’t say what DMC stands for.
Below’s figures are 14 kcal, 2.5g of carbohydrate and 0.9g of sugar per 100ml, about 62 kcal for a 440ml can. Retailers and reviewers list the ingredients as water, hops, yeast, oats, rye, barley and wheat, so it isn’t gluten-free.
We score it 7.9 out of 10. In October 2025 Below offered its remaining short-dated cases at half price, and it’s no longer on Below’s shop; Dry Drinker lists it but was sold out. For a dark beer you can buy now, see our alcohol-free stouts.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Below’s description (malt-led, dark and aromatic, with a sweet, fruity aroma) and its figures (0.9g of sugar per 100ml), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 440ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 59 kJ / 14 kcal | about 260 kJ / 62 kcal |
| Fat | <0.4g | <1.8g |
| of which saturates | <0.2g | <0.9g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.5g | about 11g |
| of which sugars | 0.9g | about 4g |
| Protein | <0.1g | <0.5g |
| Salt | <0.06g | <0.3g |
Per-100ml figures from Below Brew Co’s blog (October 2025), checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures.
Key facts
| Official name | Brune DMC (Below calls it a brune, or “Bruney”) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Below Brew Co, UK |
| Style | Belgian-style brune (a dark abbey-style ale) |
| ABV | 0.5% ABV, according to Below Brew Co |
| Pack | 440ml can |
| Calories | 14 kcal per 100ml; about 62 per 440ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 2.5g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 0.9g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, hops, yeast, oats, rye, barley and wheat (retailer listings) |
| Hops | Magnum, First Gold and Saaz in the 2025 batch, Below says (the original Lowtide recipe used Saaz and Goldings) |
| Allergens | Barley, rye, wheat and oats (gluten) |
| Vegan | Below Brew Co (then Lowtide) said every beer it makes is suitable for vegans, and Dry Drinker lists it as vegan |
| Gluten | Contains gluten (barley, rye, wheat and oats) |
| How it’s made | Not stated by Below Brew Co |
| Brewed | Under contract; Below Brew Co doesn’t name the brewery (Dry Drinker says it’s brewed in the UK) |
| UK availability | No longer on Below’s shop; sold out at Dry Drinker |
Sources: Below Brew Co’s website and blog, its old Lowtide site, Companies House, Dry Drinker, Wise Bartender and other retailers’ listings, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Brune DMC sits in the Below Brew Co range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Turtle | Hazy IPA | 0.5% | 10 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock online |
| Forgot To Take My Pils | Lager | 0.5% | 22 kcal | 7.8 | In stock online |
| Check This Stout | Stout | 0.5% | Unconfirmed | Not yet rated | In stock online |
| Heaven & Helles | Gluten-free helles lager | 0.5% | 15 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at Below, Wise Bartender and The Alcohol Free Co |
| All Hopped Up IPA | IPA | 0.5% | 18 kcal | Not yet rated | No longer on Below’s shop; sold out at Dry Drinker |
| Brune DMC (this beer) | Brown Ale | 0.5% | 14 kcal | 7.9 | No longer on Below’s shop; sold out at Dry Drinker |
| Ohana | Pale Ale | 0.5% | Unconfirmed | Not yet rated | No longer on Below’s shop; sold out at Dry Drinker |
| West Coast Hop Lock | Pale Ale | 0.5% | Unconfirmed | Not yet rated | No longer on Below’s shop; sold out at Dry Drinker |
The Below Brew Co beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. ‘Unconfirmed’ means the only calorie figures we found look unreliable. Below also sells Wild Juice Chase, a pale ale, and Unruly AF, a pale ale, which aren’t in our directory yet.
About Below Brew Co
Below Brew Co is a Bath-based alcohol-free beer company started by the cousins Rob Buchinger-Jones and Dave Brown, who began in 2019 with an online alcohol-free beer shop, Crafty AF. It brewed its first beer at the end of 2020 under the name Lowtide Brewing Co and became Below Brew Co in March 2024. It doesn’t own a brewery: it works with contract brewers.
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