Force Majeure Traditional Blond
By Force Majeure · Belgium
Force Majeure’s first beer, a Belgian blond at 0.4%, and a gold medal winner at the 2026 World Alcohol-Free Awards. Force Majeure describes it as “full yet fresh, and finely balanced between bitter and hoppy”.
At 0.4% 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 Traditional Blond?
Force Majeure launched the Traditional Blond in 2019 as its first beer. Dry Drinker lists it as Force Majeure Traditional Blonde, and we used to call it Force Majeure Blonde. Force Majeure is a Belgian brand that Stijn Panis set up in Genk in 2019; a Belgian brewery it doesn’t name brews the beers under contract.
Force Majeure’s description: “Full yet fresh, and finely balanced between bitter and hoppy.” Dry Drinker says it’s brewed with top-fermenting yeast and Belgian malt. The ingredients, as the Dutch shop Alcoholvrij Bierhuis lists them, are water, barley malt, hops, yeast and sucralose, a sweetener. It isn’t gluten-free, and nobody says whether it’s vegan.
It won gold in the beer category of the 2026 World Alcohol-Free Awards. Force Majeure doesn’t publish a calorie figure. It’s a Belgian blond, not a wheat beer: we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers. We score it 7.9. For more, see our best Belgian alcohol-free beers.
Awards
- Gold, beer category, World Alcohol-Free Awards 2026
From the World Alcohol-Free Awards’ own results.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Force Majeure’s description (full yet fresh, balanced between bitter and hoppy), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | Traditional Blond (Dry Drinker lists it as Force Majeure Traditional Blonde) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Force Majeure, Belgium |
| Style | Belgian blond (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) |
| ABV | 0.4% ABV, according to Dry Drinker and the World Alcohol-Free Awards; we haven’t seen the label |
| Pack | 330ml bottle (cases of 6, 12 or 24 at Dry Drinker) |
| Calories | Not published by Force Majeure or any UK shop |
| Ingredients | Water, barley malt, hops, yeast and sucralose (a sweetener), as Alcoholvrij Bierhuis, a Dutch shop, lists them |
| Allergens | Barley (gluten) |
| Vegan | Not stated by Force Majeure or any shop |
| Gluten | Not gluten-free: it’s brewed with barley malt |
| How it’s made | Not stated by Force Majeure. In 2021 it told a Dutch beer writer that it didn’t de-alcoholise its beers, but brewed them from a wort with few fermentable sugars |
| Brewed | In Belgium, under contract, by a brewery Force Majeure doesn’t name; Force Majeure is based in Genk |
| Awards | Gold, beer category, World Alcohol-Free Awards 2026 |
| UK availability | Sold out at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
Sources: Force Majeure’s website and shop, Alcoholvrij Bierhuis, Untappd, Dry Drinker and the World Alcohol-Free Awards’ results, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Traditional Blond sits in the Force Majeure range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Blond (this beer) | Belgian blond (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) | 0.4% | Not published | 7.9 | Sold out at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Bruin | Belgian brown ale, or dubbel (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) | 0.4% | Not published | 8.0 | Sold out at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Kriek | Kriek, a Belgian cherry beer (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) | 0.4% | 30 kcal | 8.1 | In stock at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Tripel | Belgian tripel (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) | 0.4% | 30 kcal | 8.1 | Sold out at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Tripel Hop | Hoppy Belgian tripel (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) | 0.4% | Unconfirmed | 8.0 | Sold out at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Winter Ale | Winter beer: a dark blond with chai-like spice (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) | <0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
The Force Majeure beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. ‘Unconfirmed’ means the only calorie figures we found look unreliable.
About Force Majeure
Force Majeure is a Belgian brand of beers under 0.5%, set up in Genk in 2019 by Stijn Panis. It has no brewery of its own: a Belgian brewery it doesn’t name brews the beers under contract.
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