UNLTD IPA
By UNLTD · UK
UNLTD’s alcohol-free IPA, 0.5% ABV and brewed in West Sussex. In our tasting it was light but genuinely hoppy, clean and easy-drinking. It has 4 kcal per 100ml, or 23 in a 568ml pint can, the lowest of the IPAs in our calorie calculator, and it won bronze at the 2023 World Alcohol-Free Awards.
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 UNLTD IPA?
The IPA followed in 2021, a year after UNLTD launched with the Lager. UNLTD says it’s “progressively brewed to be low on alcohol and high on taste”, with “aromas of citrus and tropical fruits, deep and complex malt flavours, and a perfectly balanced bitter backbone”. It doesn’t name the hops.
Like the Lager, it’s brewed in West Sussex, UNLTD says, using “a controlled fermentation process that finishes naturally at 0.5% ABV”, so no alcohol is stripped out.
The nutrition panel on our pint can gives 4 kcal, 1.0g of carbohydrate and 0.1g of sugar per 100ml, and the front of the can says 23 calories. UNLTD’s website gives the same figures and puts a 330ml can at 13 calories. That’s the lowest of the 20 IPAs with a published figure in our calorie calculator. The can lists vitamin B12 and marks the beer vegan and gluten-free, at under 20ppm, although it’s brewed with barley and wheat.
In our review it was light but genuinely hoppy, clean, easy-drinking and not overly frothy, and on taste alone we couldn’t tell it from a full-strength IPA. It was a great match for Tex-Mex. We haven’t given it a score yet.
It won bronze at the 2023 World Alcohol-Free Awards. UNLTD sells it in 330ml cans, 330ml bottles and 568ml pint cans from its own shop, and Wise Bartender sells single pint cans. See our ranking of the best alcohol-free IPAs for more.
Awards
- World Alcohol-Free Awards 2023: bronze
From the World Alcohol-Free Awards’ 2023 results, checked October 2026. UNLTD says it has won 15 industry awards; this is the one we could confirm for the IPA.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and UNLTD’s description (citrus and tropical aromas, a balanced bitter backbone) and our tasting (light but genuinely hoppy), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 568ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 19 kJ / 4 kcal | 23 kcal |
| Fat | 0.1g | — |
| of which saturates | 0.1g | — |
| Carbohydrate | 1.0g | — |
| of which sugars | 0.1g | — |
| Protein | 0.1g | — |
| Salt | 0.02g | — |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.36µg (14% NRV) | — |
Figures from the nutrition panel on the 568ml pint can, checked October 2026. Only the energy is given per can. NRV is the nutrient reference value, as printed on the can.
Key facts
| Official name | UNLTD. IPA (the brand writes its name with a full stop) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | UNLTD, UK |
| Style | IPA |
| ABV | 0.5% |
| Pack | 330ml cans, 330ml bottles and 568ml pint cans from UNLTD, in cases of 12, 24 and 48; single pint cans at Wise Bartender |
| Calories | 4 kcal per 100ml; 23 kcal per 568ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 1.0g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 0.1g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, wheat, maltodextrin, hops, yeast and potassium sorbate, according to the can. UNLTD says its bottles don’t contain potassium sorbate |
| Hops | Not named by UNLTD |
| Allergens | Barley and wheat |
| Vegan | Yes: marked vegan on the can. UNLTD says its beers are “100% plant-based” |
| Gluten | Labelled gluten-free (under 20ppm) on the can, although it’s brewed with barley and wheat |
| How it’s made | A controlled fermentation that finishes at 0.5% ABV, UNLTD says; no alcohol is removed |
| Brewed | In West Sussex, UNLTD says, at an independent, family-owned brewery it doesn’t name. The can says “brewed and canned in Britain” |
| Awards | World Alcohol-Free Awards 2023: bronze |
| UK availability | In stock online |
Sources: the 568ml can (our photos), unltd.beer, the World Alcohol-Free Awards and Wise Bartender, checked October 2026. The label on the can is always the final word.
How UNLTD IPA sits in the UNLTD range
| Beer | Style | Per 100ml | Per 568ml can | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLTD Lager | Lager | 7 kcal | 40 kcal | Tasted, not yet scored | In stock online |
| UNLTD IPA (this beer) | IPA | 4 kcal | 23 kcal | Tasted, not yet scored | In stock online |
Both 0.5% ABV, sold in 330ml cans, 330ml bottles and 568ml pint cans. Calories from the pint cans; checked October 2026. We’ve reviewed both but haven’t scored them out of 10 yet.
About UNLTD
UNLTD is the alcohol-free beer brand of The Alcohol Free Brewing Company, which Johnny and Antonia Johnson started in Hertfordshire in 2019. It launched in June 2020 and makes two beers, a lager and an IPA. UNLTD says both are brewed to 0.5% in West Sussex without removing any alcohol. The company has been a certified B Corp since January 2024.
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Vitamins on the can: Vitamin B12, in the nutrition panel; the ingredient list doesn’t name it. What they are, and the UK rules on claims
