Cobra Zero
By Cobra · UK
Cobra’s alcohol-free lager: 0.0% and 17 kcal per 100ml. Cobra says it’s brewed for “a delicate, malty taste”, and that the Cobra range has lower carbonation to go with food. Since 2023 it’s come in 330ml cans, and the UK cans are brewed under licence in Serbia.
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What is Cobra Zero?
Karan Bilimoria, now Lord Bilimoria, founded Cobra in London in 1989 because, in Cobra’s words, “Britain deserved a better, smoother, less gassy lager”. Molson Coors took control in 2009 and full ownership in 2024, when Bilimoria left the board. Cobra relaunched Cobra Zero in 2019, brewed by Bavaria in the Netherlands, and Molson Coors reformulated it and moved it into cans in October 2023.
Cobra’s description: “Cobra Zero is brewed using only the highest quality ingredients for a delicate, malty taste.” Like Cobra itself, it’s pitched as a beer to drink with food: Cobra suggests piri piri chicken or shrimp creole. The ingredients are water, malted barley, maize, hops, fructose syrup and natural flavouring.
It has 17 kcal per 100ml, or about 56 kcal a can, on the label as Ocado lists it. The label says it’s vegan, and it’s Vegetarian Society approved, but it isn’t gluten-free: it’s brewed with barley. The UK cans are brewed under licence at Apatin, Molson Coors’s brewery in Serbia, the label says. For more beers to drink with spicy food, see our guide to alcohol-free beer with curry.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Cobra’s description (a delicate, malty taste), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 330ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 71 kJ / 17 kcal | about 234 kJ / 56 kcal |
| Fat | <0.5g | <1.7g |
| of which saturates | <0.1g | <0.4g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.7g | about 12.2g |
| of which sugars | 2.0g | about 6.6g |
| Protein | <0.5g | <1.7g |
| Salt | <0.01g | <0.1g |
Per-100ml figures from the label as Ocado lists it, checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures.
Key facts
| Official name | Cobra Zero (the label calls it Zero Lager Beer) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Cobra, UK |
| Style | Lager |
| ABV | 0.0% ABV, according to the label |
| Pack | 330ml can (four at Ocado; 6, 12 or 24 at Dry Drinker; 24 from Sharp’s Brewery’s shop) |
| Calories | 17 kcal per 100ml; about 56 per 330ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 3.7g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 2.0g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, maize, hops, fructose syrup and natural flavouring |
| Hops | Not named by Cobra |
| Allergens | Barley |
| Vegan | Yes: the label says it’s suitable for vegans, and it’s Vegetarian Society approved |
| Gluten | Not gluten-free: it’s brewed with barley |
| How it’s made | Not stated for the current recipe. Sharp’s Brewery, also owned by Molson Coors, says it’s made with a yeast that doesn’t create alcohol, to a recipe from Bavaria in the Netherlands, which brewed it before the 2023 relaunch |
| Brewed | Under licence at Apatinska pivara, Molson Coors’s brewery in Apatin, Serbia, the UK label says |
| UK availability | In stock at Dry Drinker and Sharp’s Brewery |
Sources: Cobra’s website, the Ocado listing of the can’s label, Companies House, Dry Drinker, Sharp’s Brewery and the trade press, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Cobra Zero sits in the Cobra range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra Zero (this beer) | Lager | 0.0% | 17 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at Dry Drinker and Sharp’s Brewery |
The Cobra beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. Cobra’s other beers, including Cobra Gluten Free, contain alcohol.
About Cobra
Cobra is the lager Karan Bilimoria, now Lord Bilimoria, founded in London in 1989 to go with Indian food. Molson Coors took control in 2009 and full ownership in 2024. Its alcohol-free beer is Cobra Zero, a 0.0% lager in 330ml cans.
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