Desperados Lemon 0.0
By Desperados · Poland
Desperados’s alcohol-free beer, made in Poland under licence from Heineken: a flavoured 0.0% beer that Desperados sums up as “beer, citrus and agave”, at 29 kcal per 100ml. Dry Drinker, the only UK shop we found selling it, had it sold out.
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What is Desperados Lemon 0.0?
Desperados is Heineken’s agave-flavoured beer brand; its full-strength Original is 5.9%. The alcohol-free version is sold in Poland as Desperados Lemon 0.0%, made there by Grupa Żywiec under licence from Heineken, and the 400ml bottle Dry Drinker sells matches the Polish one. Elsewhere the same recipe is Desperados Virgin 0.0. We used to list it as Dutch; it’s made in Poland.
Desperados describes it as “beer, citrus and agave”. It isn’t tequila-flavoured, and it isn’t a radler: there’s no spirit, lemonade or juice in it. The ingredients are water, barley malt, sugar, hop extract, natural flavouring, citric acid and carbon dioxide.
It has 29 kcal per 100ml, or about 116 kcal a 400ml bottle, with 4.8g of sugar per 100ml, Grupa Żywiec says; we found no UK label. It isn’t gluten-free. We haven’t scored it. For fruit-flavoured alcohol-free beers you can buy now, see our guide to fruit beers, radlers and shandies.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Desperados’s description (citrus and agave) and its 4.8g of sugar per 100ml, to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 400ml bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 123 kJ / 29 kcal | about 492 kJ / 116 kcal |
| Fat | <0.1g | <0.4g |
| of which saturates | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.0g | about 28g |
| of which sugars | 4.8g | about 19.2g |
| Protein | 0.2g | about 0.8g |
| Salt | 0.01g | about 0.04g |
Per-100ml figures from Grupa Żywiec, which makes it (we found no UK label), checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures.
Key facts
| Official name | Desperados Lemon 0.0% (sold in other countries as Desperados Virgin 0.0) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Desperados, Poland |
| Style | Flavoured alcohol-free beer: the label calls it a flavoured beer, and Desperados says “beer, citrus and agave” |
| ABV | 0.0% ABV, the Polish label says |
| Pack | 400ml bottle (6, 12 or 24 at Dry Drinker) |
| Calories | 29 kcal per 100ml; about 116 per 400ml bottle |
| Carbohydrate | 7.0g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 4.8g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, barley malt, sugar, hop extract, natural flavouring, citric acid and carbon dioxide, Grupa Żywiec says |
| Hops | Hop extract; no varieties named |
| Allergens | Barley |
| Vegan | Not stated by Desperados; Dry Drinker calls it vegan friendly |
| Gluten | Not gluten-free: it’s brewed with barley malt |
| How it’s made | Not stated by Desperados, beyond pasteurised |
| Brewed | In Poland, by Grupa Żywiec under licence from Heineken, Grupa Żywiec says |
| UK availability | Sold out at Dry Drinker, the only UK shop we found |
Sources: Grupa Żywiec, Desperados’s website and Dry Drinker, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Desperados Lemon 0.0 sits in the Desperados range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desperados Lemon 0.0 (this beer) | Flavoured alcohol-free beer: the label calls it a flavoured beer, and Desperados says “beer, citrus and agave” | 0.0% | 29 kcal | Not yet rated | Sold out at Dry Drinker, the only UK shop we found |
The Desperados beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. In other countries the same beer is sold as Desperados Virgin 0.0; we found it on sale in the UK only as Lemon 0.0.
About Desperados
Desperados is Heineken’s agave-flavoured beer brand, first brewed in France in the 1990s. Its alcohol-free beer sold in the UK, Desperados Lemon 0.0, is made in Poland by Heineken’s Polish brewer, Grupa Żywiec.
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