Below Brew Co West Coast Hop Lock
By Below Brew Co · UK
Below Brew Co’s West Coast pale ale from its Lowtide days, “a perfectly balanced pale ale loaded with heavy hoppy aromas” from Ekuanot, Citra and Azacca. We used to call it an IPA. It’s no longer on Below’s shop.
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 West Coast Hop Lock?
Lowtide Brewing Co, as Below Brew Co was then called, released West Coast Hop Lock in September 2021 as “our West Coast Pale”. It described “a perfectly balanced pale ale loaded with heavy hoppy aromas” “that leave you with a subtle but lingering bitterness”, hopped with Ekuanot, Citra and Azacca.
Retailers list the ingredients as water, hops, yeast, barley, oats and wheat, so it isn’t gluten-free. Below doesn’t publish nutrition figures for it, and the ones Dry Drinker lists are identical to Ohana’s, so we don’t quote them.
It isn’t in Below’s shop now, and Dry Drinker, which still lists it, was sold out. For a hoppy pale you can buy now, see our best alcohol-free pale ales.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Lowtide’s description (balanced and hoppy, with a subtle, lingering bitterness), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | West Coast Hop Lock |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Below Brew Co, UK |
| Style | West Coast pale ale |
| ABV | 0.5% ABV |
| Pack | 440ml can |
| Calories | Not reliably published |
| Ingredients | Water, hops, yeast, barley, oats and wheat (retailer listing) |
| Hops | Ekuanot, Citra and Azacca (and Simcoe, in the 2021 launch post), according to Below Brew Co |
| Allergens | Barley, wheat and oats (gluten) |
| Vegan | Below Brew Co (then Lowtide) said every beer it makes is suitable for vegans |
| Gluten | Contains gluten (barley, 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 West Coast Hop Lock 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 | 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 (this beer) | 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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About the hops: Ekuanot, Citra and Azacca. Types of hops · What are hops?
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