Mash Gang Chug Hazy IPA
By Mash Gang · UK
Mash Gang’s flagship beer: a 0.5% hazy IPA hopped with Citra and El Dorado, which won gold at the 2026 World Beer Cup. Mash Gang describes mango, passionfruit and grapefruit with a crisp, zesty finish. It has 17 kcal per 100ml, or 56 kcal a 330ml can, it’s vegan, and you can buy it from Mash Gang or Waitrose.
At 0.5% 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 Chug?
Chug is the beer the rest of Mash Gang’s range is built around. It first appeared in 2022 as Chug XPA, an extra pale ale and the first beer in Mash Gang’s core range; Untappd lists that version with Galaxy, Citra, El Dorado, Amarillo and Vic Secret hops. Mash Gang now sells Chug as a hazy IPA hopped with Citra and El Dorado, and it heads the new permanent core range Mash Gang announced in April 2025, with Glug, a lager, and Journey Juice, a fruited IPA.
Mash Gang says Citra and El Dorado bring “a tropical torrent” of mango, passionfruit and grapefruit over a clean pale base, with “Soft carbonation, juicy mouthfeel, and a crisp, zesty finish”. The recipe is water, malted barley, wheat, oats, maltodextrin, hops, yeast and natural flavouring, with no preservatives. Like every Mash Gang beer, it’s brewed to 0.5% rather than brewed to full strength and de-alcoholised: Mash Gang says it uses specialist yeast and a mash designed for body, and “We never strip”. Our guide to how alcohol-free beer is made explains the difference.
In April 2026 Chug won gold in the Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer category at the World Beer Cup, the Brewers Association’s competition, which had more than 8,000 entries that year. At 17 kcal per 100ml it sits mid-table among the alcohol-free hazy IPAs in our calorie comparison tool, which run from 7 to 28 kcal.
Mash Gang sells Chug in 330ml cans, and lists 440ml cans too. Waitrose stocks four-packs of 330ml cans; the listing was announced in November 2025, for up to 165 stores. Dry Drinker still lists the older Chug XPA in 440ml cans, but it was sold out when we checked in October 2026. Our supermarket guide shows what else Waitrose sells.
Awards
- Gold, World Beer Cup 2026, Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer category
- Gold, International Non-Alcoholic Competition 2025
World Beer Cup result as reported by Asian Trader and in DioniLife’s announcement (April–May 2026); International Non-Alcoholic Competition as reported by Beer Today (September 2025).
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Mash Gang’s description (juicy, tropical, crisp and zesty) and its label (0.1g of sugar per 100ml), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 330ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 71 kJ / 17 kcal | 234 kJ / 56 kcal |
| Fat | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.1g | 21g |
| of which sugars | 0.1g | 0.2g |
| Fibre | 0g | 0g |
| Protein | 0g | 0g |
| Salt | 0g | 0.03g |
Both columns are from Mash Gang’s product page, checked October 2026. Mash Gang doesn’t give a figure for saturates.
Key facts
| Official name | Chug – Alcohol Free – Hazy IPA (launched in 2022 as Chug XPA) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Mash Gang, UK |
| Style | Hazy IPA |
| ABV | 0.5% (Mash Gang’s FAQ says “less than 0.5%”) |
| Pack | 330ml can, in 4- and 12-packs; Mash Gang also lists 440ml cans |
| Calories | 17 kcal per 100ml; 56 kcal per 330ml can (label) |
| Carbohydrate | 6.1g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 0.1g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, wheat, oats, maltodextrin, hops, yeast, natural flavouring |
| Hops | Citra and El Dorado |
| Allergens | Barley, wheat and oats (gluten) |
| Vegan | Yes: Mash Gang labels it “Vegan Friendly” |
| Gluten | Contains gluten (barley, wheat, oats); not gluten-free |
| How it’s made | Brewed to 0.5% rather than brewed strong and de-alcoholised: Mash Gang says it uses specialist yeast and a mash designed for body, and “We never strip” |
| Brewed | The UK, with Mash Gang’s partner breweries (it has no brewery of its own) |
| Awards | Gold, World Beer Cup 2026, Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer category; 1 more listed above |
| UK availability | On sale from Mash Gang and Waitrose |
Sources: Mash Gang’s product page, Untappd, Brewers Journal, Asian Trader, Waitrose and Dry Drinker, checked October 2026. The label on the can is always the final word.
How Chug sits in the Mash Gang range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chug (this beer) | Hazy IPA | 0.5% | 17 kcal | 8.4 | On sale from Mash Gang and Waitrose |
| Lesser Evil | Stout | 0.5% | Not published | 8.5 | On sale from Mash Gang and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Glug | Cerveza-style golden lager, brewed with corn | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | On sale from Mash Gang and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Cult | Hazy pale ale | 0.5% | Not published | 8.3 | Listed at Dry Drinker, sold out |
| HAWG | American pale ale | 0.5% | Not published | 8.3 | Past release, hard to find |
| Serpiente | Tepache-inspired pale ale | 0.5% | Not published | 8.2 | Past release, hard to find |
| Out of Nowhere | West Coast pilsner | 0.5% | Not published | 8.3 | Past release, hard to find |
| Siege Perilous | Bohemian-style pale lager | 0.5% | Not published | 8.1 | Past release, hard to find |
| Stoop | American pilsner | 0.5% | Not published | 7.9 | Past release, hard to find |
| Cheap Lager | Lager | 0.5% | Not published | 7.8 | Past release, hard to find |
The Mash Gang beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. Mash Gang’s Journey Juice fruited IPA isn’t in our directory yet.
About Mash Gang
Mash Gang began in 2020, during the first lockdown, as a home-brewing project between friends, and it makes only alcohol-free beer. It has no brewery of its own: its beers are brewed to 0.5% with partner breweries, which have included Northern Monk in Leeds and Fierce Beer in Aberdeen, and from 2026 Hall & Woodhouse in Dorset. The non-alcoholic drinks company DioniLife has owned it since 2024. Its core range today is Chug, Glug and Journey Juice, alongside Lesser Evil, a cherry chocolate stout.
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About the hops: Citra and El Dorado. Types of hops · What are hops?
