Mikkeller Burst Free
By Mikkeller · Denmark
Mikkeller’s alcohol-free version of its Burst IPA, at 0.3%: “it pops with a slight bubble gum aroma followed by fresh citrus and orange pith”, the brewer says.
At 0.3% 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 Burst Free?
Mikkeller is a Copenhagen brewer founded in 2006 by Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, a former maths and physics teacher, and Kristian Klarup Keller, who left in 2007. Bjergsø still controls it; Carlsberg bought 20% in 2024, and the investment firm Orkila Capital is the second-largest shareholder. Its alcohol-free beers use a yeast it developed with the Belgian brewery De Proefbrouwerij, which, it says, makes beer with little alcohol but plenty of flavour; most are 0.3%. Mikkeller lists ten alcohol-free beers. The UK shops sell Drink’in the Sun, Weird Weather, Burst Free and Energibajer, and The Alcohol Free Co has Drink’in the Snow too.
Mikkeller calls Burst Free “our non-alcoholic version of Burst”, one of its IPAs, and says “it pops with a slight bubble gum aroma followed by fresh citrus and orange pith”. The Alcohol Free Co describes a bright IPA with plenty of hop character and a clean finish.
It’s 0.3%, in 330ml cans. Systembolaget, the Swedish state shop, lists barley malt, wheat flakes and hops, so it isn’t gluten-free, whatever its product name there says. No calorie figure is published. We haven’t scored it yet.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Mikkeller’s description (bubble gum aroma, citrus and orange pith), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | Burst Free; the shops sell it as Mikkeller Burst - Free Alcohol Free IPA |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Mikkeller, Denmark |
| Style | IPA |
| ABV | 0.3% ABV, Mikkeller says |
| Pack | 330ml cans: singles and cases of 6, 12 or 24 at The Alcohol Free Co; cases at Dry Drinker |
| Calories | Not published by the brewer or the shops we checked |
| Ingredients | Barley malt, wheat flakes and hops, the Swedish state shop Systembolaget lists |
| Allergens | Barley and wheat (cereals containing gluten), from Systembolaget’s ingredients list |
| Vegan | Not stated |
| Gluten | Not gluten-free as far as we can tell: Systembolaget calls it gluten-free but lists barley malt and wheat flakes; Mikkeller makes no claim |
| How it’s made | Brewed with Mikkeller’s own yeast, mikkellensis, which it says makes beer with little alcohol |
| Brewed | Mikkeller doesn’t say. It brews mainly at partner breweries, above all De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium; the UK shops say Denmark |
| UK availability | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
Sources: Mikkeller’s own website, The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Burst Free sits in the Mikkeller range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weird Weather | Hazy (New England-style) IPA | 0.3% | 13 kcal | 8.5 | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
| Drink’in the Sun | Wheat ale in an American pale style (Mikkeller calls it a wheat ale; the UK shops sell it as a pale ale) | 0.3% | 22 kcal | 8.2 | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
| Burst Free (this beer) | IPA | 0.3% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
| Energibajer | Wheat ale | 0.3% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
| Drink’in the Snow | Winter ale | 0.3% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Racing Beer | Lager | 0.3% | Not published | 8.1 | Not on sale in the UK; not in Mikkeller’s current range |
The Mikkeller beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.
About Mikkeller
Mikkeller is a Copenhagen brewer founded in 2006 by Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, who still controls it; Carlsberg owns 20%. It brews mostly at partner breweries, and its alcohol-free beers, most of them 0.3%, use a yeast it developed with De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium.
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