Guinness 0.0
By Guinness · Ireland
The 0.0% version of Guinness Draught, brewed at St James’s Gate in Dublin; Diageo says the alcohol is removed by cold filtration. It has 17 kcal per 100ml, and it’s the best-selling alcohol-free beer in Great Britain by value, Diageo says.
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What is Guinness 0.0?
Guinness 0.0 is Guinness Draught at 0.0%. Diageo says its brewers at St James’s Gate start by brewing Guinness “exactly as they always have”, then remove the alcohol through cold filtration, which avoids “thermal stress” to the beer, and blend the flavours to match Guinness. It took four years to develop. It first went on sale in the UK on 26 October 2020, was recalled about two weeks later because some cans might contain mould, and came back to Great Britain in August 2021.
Diageo describes the same dark, ruby-red beer and creamy head as Guinness, with “hints of chocolate and coffee, smoothly balanced with bitter, sweet and roasted notes”. The cans carry Guinness’s widget, which releases nitrogen for the creamy pour, and the ingredients include fructose and natural flavourings alongside the barley, hops and yeast. It’s brewed to taste like Guinness Draught, which is 4.1% in Great Britain.
Guinness gives 17 kcal and 3.8g of carbohydrate per 100ml, about 75 kcal a 440ml can. It contains gluten, from the barley. Guinness says it’s vegan: it stopped using isinglass, a fining made from fish, in draught Guinness in 2016 and in its cans and bottles by early 2018, and said in 2021 that Guinness 0.0 is brewed without it too.
Most big supermarkets sell it in 440ml cans, and pubs sell 538ml cans. On draught it’s common in Ireland, but in Britain it has so far reached only a handful of pubs, in trials; some British pubs pour it through Guinness’s Microdraught system, from a 558ml can. Guinness belongs to Diageo, so we don’t show it as independent. For more, read our Guinness 0.0 review.
Tasting notes and what to expect
Appearance and aroma: The signature dark ruby-black with the iconic creamy tan head — visually indistinguishable from regular Guinness in the glass. Aroma is roasted barley, dry coffee, a faint sweetness underneath. The roasted-grain character is the recognisable Guinness signature, and it survives alcohol-removal cleanly.
Palate and finish: Light-to-medium body, slightly thinner than full-strength Guinness, but with the same dry roasted-grain character through the palate. Modest bitterness, a creamy mouthfeel from the nitrogen widget (in cans) or the nitrogen tap pour (in pubs), finishing dry with a lingering coffee-roasted note. Best served from cold draught — warmer than that and the body gap to full-strength Guinness becomes more obvious.
Food pairings: The traditional Guinness pairings still apply — oysters, beef stew, lamb dishes, mature cheeses, chocolate desserts. The dry-stout character pairs particularly well with salty and umami-rich foods.
How it compares: Drier than Big Drop Galactic Milk Stout (which is sweeter and creamier from lactose). Less intense than Northern Monk Alcohol-Free Heaven (which is imperial-style and dessert-shaped). See the alcohol-free stout hub for the wider category.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and our tasting notes (roasted barley, dry coffee and a creamy body), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 440ml can | Per 538ml can |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 71 kJ / 17 kcal | about 312 kJ / 75 kcal | about 382 kJ / 91 kcal |
| Fat | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.8g | about 16.7g | about 20.4g |
Per-100ml figures from guinness.com, checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures. Guinness doesn’t publish sugar, protein or salt figures.
Key facts
| Official name | GUINNESS 0.0, as Guinness writes it. Supermarkets list it as Guinness 0.0% Alcohol Free Draught Stout or Guinness Draught 0.0 |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Guinness, Ireland |
| Style | Dry Irish stout |
| ABV | 0.0% vol on the can, as Tesco and Morrisons list it. Guinness doesn’t publish a more precise figure |
| Pack | 440ml cans in fours and tens in supermarkets, and in cases of 6, 12 or 24 at Dry Drinker; 538ml “pint” cans at Dry Drinker and in pubs (Wise Bartender lists its pint can as 568ml); a 558ml Microdraught can for pubs only |
| Calories | 17 kcal per 100ml; about 75 per 440ml can; about 91 per 538ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 3.8g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, barley, roasted barley, fructose, natural flavourings, hops and yeast, Guinness says. Tesco and Waitrose also list carbon dioxide and nitrogen |
| Allergens | Barley (cereals containing gluten), as Tesco and Waitrose list it |
| Vegan | Yes, Guinness says: it told Barnivore in 2021 that Guinness 0.0 is brewed without isinglass, a fining made from fish |
| Gluten | Not gluten-free: it’s brewed with barley |
| How it’s made | Brewed as Guinness, then the alcohol is removed by cold filtration, which Diageo says avoids “thermal stress” to the beer. The cans have a widget that releases nitrogen when you open them |
| Brewed | At St James’s Gate, Dublin |
| UK availability | In most big supermarkets, and online at Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
Sources: guinness.com, Diageo’s press releases and 2026 annual report, the Food Standards Agency, Barnivore, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Guinness 0.0 sits in the Guinness range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinness 0.0 (this beer) | Dry Irish stout | 0.0% | 17 kcal | 8.1 | In most big supermarkets, and online at Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
The Guinness beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.
About Guinness
Guinness has brewed at St James’s Gate in Dublin since 1759 and belongs to Diageo, the drinks group, so we don’t show it as independent. Its beers are full strength apart from Guinness 0.0, launched in 2020, the only alcohol-free Guinness on sale in the UK.
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Door 5 of our alcohol-free advent calendar. Guinness 0.0 is one of the 24 beers in the calendar you can build yourself, chosen from the highest scorers in our reviews. The full line-up is in our guide to alcohol-free advent calendars for 2026, alongside every calendar on sale. It’s also door 4 of the 24-beer calendar you can buy in one order.
