BrewDog Punk AF
By BrewDog · UK
BrewDog’s alcohol-free version of Punk IPA: “the Punk IPA you know and love, but without the alcohol”, BrewDog says. It’s 0.5% ABV with 15 kcal per 100ml, it contains lactose, so it isn’t vegan, and we score it 7.8 out of 10.
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 Punk AF?
Punk AF is the alcohol-free version of Punk IPA, BrewDog’s 5.4% flagship. BrewDog launched it in May 2019 and calls it “the Punk IPA you know and love, but without the alcohol”: “juicy tropical fruit mixes it up with grassy, pine notes on a solid malt baseline”. It’s brewed with eight hops: Ahtanum, Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Hüll Melon, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and Simcoe.
BrewDog says all its alcohol-free beers are brewed to 0.5% with “special recipes and micro fermentation processes”, rather than brewed to full strength with the alcohol taken out. The recipe includes lactose, from milk, so Punk AF isn’t vegan, along with malted barley, wheat and oats. The UK label gives 15 kcal and 1.8g of sugar per 100ml.
It’s brewed at BrewDog’s brewery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, which Tilray Brands bought with the brand in March 2026. It’s the easiest BrewDog alcohol-free beer to find: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose and Ocado all had it when we checked, and so did Dry Drinker and BrewDog’s own shop. We put it against Athletic Run Wild in Punk AF vs Run Wild, and you’ll find the rest of the field in the best alcohol-free IPAs.
Tasting notes and what to expect
Appearance and aroma: Hazy golden, white foamy head, vivid hop aroma — grapefruit, passion fruit, pine resin, a hint of caramel malt. The aroma is the closest of any UK supermarket AF beer to its full-strength namesake; if you put Punk AF and full-strength Punk IPA next to each other blind on aroma alone, the gap is small.
Palate and finish: Medium body (better than most AF IPAs), defined citrus and tropical fruit hop flavours, moderate-to-high bitterness, finishing dry with a clean hop bite. The body is where Punk AF makes its strongest case — most AF IPAs feel thin in the mouth, but Punk AF carries noticeable malt structure. Best served well-chilled.
Food pairings: Strong with classic IPA pairings — burgers, ribs, spicy chicken wings, Indian curries, mature cheeses, fish tacos. The hop character cuts through richer foods cleanly.
How it compares: Hoppier and bitterer than soft AF hazies like Lucky Saint Hazy IPA. Closer in profile to Athletic Run Wild but with more aggressive bitterness. Less hop-extreme than Nanny State. See the alcohol-free IPA hub or the BrewDog brewery page.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and our tasting notes and BrewDog’s description (tropical fruit, grassy and pine notes on a solid malt base), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 330ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 63 kJ / 15 kcal | about 208 kJ / 50 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 3.0g | about 9.9g |
| of which sugars | 1.8g | about 5.9g |
Per-100ml figures from the UK label, as listed by Tesco, Ocado, Morrisons and Waitrose, checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures. BrewDog doesn’t publish nutrition figures on its own website.
Key facts
| Official name | Punk AF |
|---|---|
| Brewery | BrewDog, UK |
| Style | IPA |
| ABV | 0.5% ABV, according to BrewDog |
| Pack | 330ml can (Dry Drinker also sells bottles) |
| Calories | 15 kcal per 100ml; about 50 per 330ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 3.0g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 1.8g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, lactose (milk), malted barley, hops, yeast, malted wheat, malted oats and lactic acid (BrewDog) |
| Hops | Ahtanum, Cascade, Chinook, Citra, Hüll Melon, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and Simcoe (BrewDog) |
| Bitterness | 35 IBU, according to BrewDog’s 2019 launch announcement |
| Allergens | Milk (lactose), and barley, wheat and oats (gluten) |
| Vegan | No: it contains lactose, from milk |
| Gluten | Contains gluten (barley, wheat and oats) |
| How it’s made | Brewed to 0.5% with “special recipes and micro fermentation processes”, BrewDog says, not de-alcoholised |
| Brewed | By BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, the label says |
| UK availability | In stock online and in supermarkets |
Sources: BrewDog’s website and 2019 launch announcement, Tesco, Ocado, Morrisons, Waitrose, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Punk AF sits in the BrewDog range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazy AF | New England IPA | 0.5% | 14 kcal | 8.0 | In supermarkets and on BrewDog’s shop |
| Punk AF (this beer) | IPA | 0.5% | 15 kcal | 7.8 | In stock online and in supermarkets |
| Wingman AF | IPA | 0.5% | 13 kcal | 7.5 | On BrewDog’s shop and in its mixed packs |
| Nanny State | Hoppy ale; BrewDog doesn’t give it a style | 0.5% | 6 kcal | 7.2 | Not on sale anywhere we checked |
The BrewDog beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. BrewDog also makes Lost AF and Elvis AF, both 0.5%, and the 0% Mello drinks, which aren’t in our directory.
About BrewDog
BrewDog was founded in Fraserburgh, Scotland, in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, and brews in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Since March 2026 it has been owned by Tilray Brands, which bought it out of administration. Its AF beers are all 0.5% and all contain lactose; Nanny State, also 0.5%, has none, and Tesco and Ocado list its 0% Mello drinks as vegan.
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Buying Punk AF? In October 2026 it was 99p a can in a 24-pack from BrewDog’s own shop, against £3.35 at Dry Drinker. Our BrewDog discount codes page has every offer we could confirm on BrewDog’s site.
About the hops: Ahtanum, Cascade, Chinook, Citra and more. Types of hops · What are hops?
