Clausthaler Lemon
By Clausthaler · Germany
Clausthaler’s lemon shandy: “a sunny mix of 40 % Clausthaler Classic and 60 % lemonade”, Clausthaler says, with a hoppy lager taste and a zesty finish. It’s under 0.5% and 32 kcal per 100ml, with 6.8g of sugar.
At under 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 Clausthaler Lemon?
Clausthaler Lemon is a shandy rather than a lager brewed with lemon: Clausthaler’s alcohol-free beer mixed with lemonade, 40% beer to 60% lemonade. Clausthaler’s first lemon version came out in 2001, it says. We file it with the lagers, as we do other radlers.
Clausthaler’s description: “It blends Clausthaler’s trademark hoppy lager taste with a vibrant, zesty finish, all presented in an inviting, light-golden color.” It suggests it chilled, on a hot summer’s day.
It has 32 kcal and 6.8g of sugar per 100ml, according to Clausthaler, or about 106 kcal a bottle. Its page shows a vegan logo, and it isn’t gluten-free. It won Bronze at the World Alcohol-Free Awards 2024. We haven’t scored it yet. For more, see our guide to fruit beers, radlers and shandies.
Awards
- Bronze, World Alcohol-Free Awards 2024
From the World Alcohol-Free Awards’ own results.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Clausthaler’s description (a hoppy lager taste with a zesty finish) and the lemonade in it, to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 330ml bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 132 kJ / 32 kcal | about 436 kJ / 106 kcal |
| Fat | 0g | 0g |
| of which saturates | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.8g | about 25.7g |
| of which sugars | 6.8g | about 22.4g |
| Protein | <0.5g | <1.7g |
| Salt | <0.01g | <0.1g |
Per-100ml figures from Clausthaler’s website, checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures. Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender give 31 kcal from the same 132 kJ.
Key facts
| Official name | Clausthaler Lemon |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Clausthaler, Germany |
| Style | Shandy: 40% Clausthaler and 60% lemonade, Clausthaler says |
| ABV | Under 0.5% ABV, as the World Alcohol-Free Awards list it; Dry Drinker says 0.5% |
| Pack | 330ml bottle (6, 12 or 24 at Dry Drinker; singles at Wise Bartender) |
| Calories | 32 kcal per 100ml; about 106 per 330ml bottle |
| Carbohydrate | 7.8g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 6.8g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Lemonade (water, sugar, carbon dioxide, citric acid, natural flavouring) and alcohol-free beer (water, barley malt, hop extract, carbon dioxide from fermentation), on Dry Drinker’s listing |
| Hops | Not named by Clausthaler |
| Allergens | Barley |
| Vegan | Yes: Clausthaler’s page shows a vegan logo |
| Gluten | Not gluten-free: the beer is brewed with barley malt |
| How it’s made | Clausthaler’s alcohol-free beer, brewed to low strength, mixed with lemonade |
| Brewed | In Germany, for Binding-Brauerei (Radeberger Gruppe). Binding’s Frankfurt brewery closed in 2023, and Clausthaler doesn’t say where it’s brewed now |
| Awards | Bronze, World Alcohol-Free Awards 2024 |
| UK availability | In stock at Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
Sources: Clausthaler’s website, the World Alcohol-Free Awards’ results, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Lemon sits in the Clausthaler range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Lager | <0.5% | 26 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
| Dry Hopped | Amber lager, dry-hopped with Cascade | 0.4% | 26 kcal | 7.7 | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker, Wise Bartender and Waitrose |
| Lemon (this beer) | Shandy: 40% Clausthaler and 60% lemonade, Clausthaler says | <0.5% | 32 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
| Grapefruit | Radler: a 50/50 blend of Clausthaler Original and a grapefruit drink, Clausthaler says | <0.5% | 28 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
The Clausthaler beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.
About Clausthaler
Clausthaler is the alcohol-free beer Frankfurt’s Binding brewery launched in 1979, one of the first to sell widely. It belongs to Binding-Brauerei, part of the Radeberger Gruppe, and it’s brewed to low strength with what Clausthaler calls Controlled Fermentation.
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