Mash Gang Cult Hazy Pale Ale
By Mash Gang · UK
A 0.5% hazy pale ale brewed with Southern Hemisphere hops. Retailers describe red berries, candied citrus and tropical fruit, with a soft haze and gentle bitterness. Dry Drinker lists it, but it was sold out when we checked, and Mash Gang no longer sells it on its own shop.
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 Cult?
Cult was the newest beer in Mash Gang’s core range at the start of 2024, when the London bottle shop Clapton Craft described it as a tropical hazy pale ale. It uses hops “from below the equator”, as the Australian importer Craftzero puts it, though Mash Gang hasn’t named the varieties.
Craftzero’s tasting note is “Red berries, candied citrus, tropical fruit, soft haze and gentle bitterness”, and Dry Drinker describes a hazy golden beer with citrus, stone fruit and tropical hops over a smooth malt body. The listed ingredients are water, malted barley, wheat, oats, maltodextrin, hops and yeast, and it’s brewed to 0.5% with a yeast chosen to limit how much alcohol forms.
Dry Drinker lists Cult in cases of 6, 12 and 24 cans, but every size was sold out when we checked in October 2026, and Cult isn’t in Mash Gang’s current shop or core range. For a Mash Gang hazy you can buy today, try Chug, or browse our alcohol-free pale ales.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and retailers’ descriptions (tropical and citrus fruit, soft haze, gentle bitterness), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | Cult (Dry Drinker lists it as Mash Gang Cult – Non Alcoholic Pale Ale) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Mash Gang, UK |
| Style | Hazy pale ale |
| ABV | 0.5% |
| Pack | 440ml can |
| Calories | Not published |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, wheat, oats, maltodextrin, hops, yeast (from an Australian importer’s listing) |
| Hops | Southern Hemisphere hops (varieties not named) |
| Allergens | Barley, wheat and oats (gluten) |
| Vegan | Not stated by Mash Gang or the retailers we checked; no animal-derived ingredients are listed |
| Gluten | Contains gluten (barley, wheat, oats); not gluten-free |
| How it’s made | Brewed to 0.5%: the importer Craftzero says it is “fermented with specialty yeast to naturally limit alcohol production” |
| Brewed | The UK, according to Dry Drinker |
| UK availability | Listed at Dry Drinker, sold out |
Sources: Dry Drinker, Craftzero and Clapton Craft (Mash Gang no longer lists Cult), checked October 2026. The label on the can is always the final word.
How Cult sits in the Mash Gang range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chug | 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 (this beer) | 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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