Brinkhoff’s 0.0%
By Brinkhoff’s · Germany
The alcohol-free pilsner from Brinkhoff’s of Dortmund, sold in Germany as Alk.0,0frei and at Dry Drinker as Brinkhoff’s Zer0. It’s 0.0% ABV with 18 kcal per 100ml, and Brinkhoff’s describes a gently malty body and balanced hop bitterness.
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What is Brinkhoff’s 0.0%?
Brinkhoff’s 0.0% is the alcohol-free beer from Brinkhoff’s, the Dortmund pilsner brand named after Fritz Brinkhoff, who became the founding brewmaster of the Dortmunder Union brewery in 1873. Brinkhoff’s launched it in Germany in February 2022 as Brinkhoff’s Alk.0,0frei, and German shops sell it as Brinkhoff’s No1 Pilsner alkoholfrei. LWC, which distributes Brinkhoff’s No.1 to UK pubs and bars, began supplying the 0.0% in 2025, and Dry Drinker sells it as Brinkhoff’s Zer0.
Brinkhoff’s says its brewers worked out a special multi-stage process and a new recipe for it, without saying what the process is, and describes a gently malty body, balanced hop bitterness and a typical beer character. REWE’s German listing gives 18 kcal and 1.5g of sugar per 100ml, and the 18 kcal matches Brinkhoff’s 2022 launch announcement. It’s brewed with barley malt, so it isn’t gluten-free. Dry Drinker and Craft Zero, an Australian shop, list it as vegan friendly, but Brinkhoff’s doesn’t say.
In the UK it comes in 330ml bottles. Dry Drinker is the only shop we found selling it to the public; LWC supplies it to pubs and bars. For other beers from Germany, see our German alcohol-free beer guide, and for more like it, the best alcohol-free lagers.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Brinkhoff’s description (a gently malty body and balanced hop bitterness) and its figures (1.5g of sugar per 100ml), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 330ml bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 79 kJ / 18 kcal | about 261 kJ / 59 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4.1g | about 13.5g |
| of which sugars | 1.5g | about 5g |
Per-100ml figures from REWE’s German listing, which matches the 18 kcal in Brinkhoff’s 2022 launch announcement, checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures. We didn’t find a UK label; Dry Drinker and LWC, the UK distributor, publish no nutrition figures.
Key facts
| Official name | Brinkhoff’s Alk.0,0frei in Germany; Brinkhoff’s 0.0% Alcohol-Free in the UK, where Dry Drinker sells it as Brinkhoff’s Zer0 |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Brinkhoff’s, Germany |
| Style | Pilsner-style lager |
| ABV | 0.0% ABV, according to Brinkhoff’s and LWC, its UK distributor |
| Pack | 330ml bottle |
| Calories | 18 kcal per 100ml; about 59 per 330ml bottle |
| Carbohydrate | 4.1g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 1.5g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, barley malt, hops, hop extract and “carbonic acid” (carbon dioxide), as listed by Craft Zero, an Australian shop; we couldn’t read Brinkhoff’s own product page |
| Hops | Not named: the ingredients list says only hops and hop extract |
| Allergens | Barley (gluten); LWC lists cereals containing gluten |
| Vegan | Dry Drinker and Craft Zero, an Australian shop, list it as vegan friendly; Brinkhoff’s doesn’t say in anything we could read |
| Gluten | Contains gluten (barley) |
| How it’s made | Not stated. Brinkhoff’s says only that its brewers worked out a special multi-stage process and a new recipe for it |
| Brewed | In Dortmund, Germany, within the Radeberger Group |
| UK availability | In stock online |
Sources: Brinkhoff’s website and 2022 launch announcement, REWE, LWC, Craft Zero, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Brinkhoff’s 0.0% sits in the Brinkhoff’s range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkhoff’s 0.0% (this beer) | Pilsner-style lager | 0.0% | 18 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock online |
The Brinkhoff’s beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. In Germany Brinkhoff’s also sells a 0.0% radler; we didn’t find it on sale in the UK.
About Brinkhoff’s
Brinkhoff’s is a Dortmund beer brand named after Fritz Brinkhoff, the founding brewmaster of the Dortmunder Union brewery in 1873. It belongs to the Radeberger Group, part of Dr. August Oetker KG, and it’s the stadium beer of Borussia Dortmund. Its flagship, Brinkhoff’s No.1, is a pilsner.
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