Alcohol-Free Tempest Sleight of Hand
By Tempest Brewing · UK
A sour pale ale, crisp and lively with bright citrus and tropical fruit characters, a touch of tart acidity and light malt sweetness, Dry Drinker says.
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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Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Tempest’s own line (lingering hops and juicy citrus) and the shops’ descriptions (tart acidity and light malt sweetness), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
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The story behind Sleight of Hand
Tempest began with a chef and a garage: Gavin, a Scottish chef, and Annika, a New Zealander, built a brewing kit in their garage in New Zealand before returning to Scotland — the old Kelso dairy in April 2010, then a Tweedbank brewery in 2015, and Scottish Brewery of the Year at the 2016 Scottish Beer Awards, the trade press reported. Thirst Magazine instead reported a Scottish Brewery of the Year win at the BII Scotland Awards in May 2016.
Sleight of Hand, a 0.5% sour pale ale, was Tempest’s first non-alcoholic beer, released in early May 2020, according to the review site free-beer.co.uk. Tempest’s own line, quoted on Untappd, promises “Racing Acidity, Lingering Hops And Juicy Citrus Flavours”; it’s hopped with Citra and Mosaic and brewed with wheat as well as barley, so it isn’t gluten-free.
Serve cold. Its siblings Face Hopper and the margarita-riffing Lagerita complete the set — all on our Tempest hub.
