Force Majeure Tripel
By Force Majeure · Belgium
Force Majeure’s Belgian tripel, at 0.4%, brewed from three grains, barley, wheat and oats. Force Majeure calls it “a real ‘flavour marathon’ with a spicy finish”.
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 Force Majeure Tripel?
Force Majeure added the Tripel to its range in 2020, its second beer. It’s brewed from barley, wheat and oats, which is where Force Majeure’s line “three grains, triple flavour” comes from, with spices added. We used to call it the world’s first alcohol-free tripel; we found no source for that, and Force Majeure doesn’t claim it.
Force Majeure says it has “an unexpected spicy finish”. Dry Drinker describes it as golden, with fruity esters, spice and malt sweetness, and Alko’s tasting note mentions banana and herbs. The ingredients, as Alcoholvrij Bierhuis lists them, are water, barley, wheat and oat malt, hops, spices, flavouring and sucralose, a sweetener.
Alko lists it at 30 kcal per 100ml, about 99 kcal a bottle; we found no UK label. It isn’t gluten-free, and nobody says whether it’s vegan. It’s a tripel, not a wheat beer: we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers. Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co had it sold out. We score it 8.1. For more, see our best Belgian alcohol-free beers.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Force Majeure’s description (a “flavour marathon” with a spicy finish), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | Tripel |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Force Majeure, Belgium |
| Style | Belgian tripel (we file Belgian ales with our wheat beers) |
| ABV | 0.4% ABV, according to Untappd and a Belgian newspaper review that Force Majeure quotes; Dry Drinker and Alcoholvrij Bierhuis say 0.3%, and Alko 0.5%. We haven’t seen the label |
| Pack | 330ml bottle (cases of 6, 12 or 24 at Dry Drinker) |
| Calories | 30 kcal per 100ml; about 99 per 330ml bottle (our sum) |
| Ingredients | Water, barley, wheat and oat malt, hops, spices, flavouring and sucralose (a sweetener), as Alcoholvrij Bierhuis lists them |
| Allergens | Barley, wheat and oats (gluten) |
| Vegan | Not stated by Force Majeure or any shop |
| Gluten | Not gluten-free: it’s brewed with barley, wheat and oats |
| 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 |
| 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 Alko, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Tripel sits in the Force Majeure range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Blond | 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 (this beer) | 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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