Below Brew Co Heaven & Helles
By Below Brew Co · UK
Below’s gluten-free helles, 0.5%: “the classic German hop duo of Tettnanger and Hallertauer Mittelfrüher” for light floral and herbal aromas, Below says. 15 kcal per 100ml.
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 Heaven & Helles?
Below Brew Co is a Bath-based alcohol-free beer company, started by the cousins Rob Buchinger-Jones and Dave Brown, which works with contract brewers; it was called Lowtide until 2024. Its shop sells Cosmic Turtle, Forgot To Take My Pils and Heaven & Helles among others.
Below sells Heaven & Helles as a gluten-free helles, and says “the classic German hop duo of Tettnanger and Hallertauer Mittelfrüher create a beautiful blend of light floral and herbal aromas”. It doesn’t name a gluten test or certifier, or publish an ingredients list.
Below’s website gives 15 kcal and 0.2g of sugars per 100ml, about 66 kcal a can. We haven’t scored it yet.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Below’s description (light floral and herbal German hops), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 440ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 63 kJ / 15 kcal | about 277 kJ / 66 kcal |
| Fat | 0.1g | about 0.4g |
| of which saturates | 0.1g | about 0.4g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.5g | about 15.4g |
| of which sugars | 0.2g | about 0.9g |
| Protein | <0.1g | <0.5g |
| Salt | 0.06g | about 0.3g |
Per-100ml figures from Below’s own website, checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures.
Key facts
| Official name | Heaven & Helles (Gluten Free) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Below Brew Co, UK |
| Style | Gluten-free helles lager |
| ABV | 0.5% ABV, the shops say |
| Pack | 440ml cans: singles and packs from Below; singles at Wise Bartender; singles and cases at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Calories | 15 kcal per 100ml; about 66 per 440ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 3.5g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 0.2g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Not published by Below |
| Hops | Tettnanger and Hallertauer Mittelfrüher |
| Allergens | Not published by Below |
| Vegan | The shops say so, and Below has said all its beers are vegan |
| Gluten | Gluten-free, Below says; it doesn’t name a test or certifier |
| How it’s made | Below doesn’t say |
| Brewed | By a contract brewer Below doesn’t name |
| UK availability | In stock at Below, Wise Bartender and The Alcohol Free Co |
Sources: Below’s own website, The Alcohol Free Co and Wise Bartender, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Heaven & Helles 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 (this beer) | 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 | 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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