vandeStreek Playground IPA
By vandeStreek · Netherlands
vandeStreek’s first alcohol-free beer: an IPA under 0.5% with Columbus, Mosaic, Citra and Cascade hops, 60 IBU of bitterness, and gold at the European Beer Star 2022. 16 kcal per 100ml.
At under 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 Playground?
vandeStreek is an independent brewery in Utrecht, in the Netherlands, run by the brothers Sander and Ronald van de Streek. They started homebrewing in 2010, sold their first beers in 2013, brewing in other breweries’ kettles, and opened their own brewery in Utrecht in 2017, the year they added alcohol-free beers. Its alcohol-free range has six beers, all under 0.5%. The UK shops sell Playground, an IPA, Fun House, a New England IPA, Bumper, a blond, and Grapefruit IPA.
Playground was vandeStreek’s first alcohol-free beer, launched in 2017 and reported at the time as the first alcohol-free IPA from a Dutch craft brewery. It’s hopped with Columbus, Mosaic, Citra and Cascade, at 60 IBU, and vandeStreek describes notes of peach and fresh citrus. It won gold for new-style non-alcoholic beer at the European Beer Star 2022.
vandeStreek says it’s brewed “just like any other beer” and given ample time in the tank. Its website gives 16 kcal and 2.5g of sugars per 100ml, about 53 kcal a can; Wise Bartender gives 32 kcal, which doesn’t match. We used to say it has five hops and is made with a special yeast; vandeStreek lists four hops and doesn’t mention one. Our Playground review goes into more detail. We haven’t scored it yet.
Awards
- European Beer Star 2022: gold, new-style non-alcoholic beer
Reported by DUIC, Utrecht’s news site, in September 2022.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and vandeStreek’s description (peach and citrus hops; 60 IBU), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 330ml can |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 66 kJ / 16 kcal | about 218 kJ / 53 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 3.1g | about 10.2g |
| of which sugars | 2.5g | about 8.3g |
Per-100ml figures from vandeStreek’s website, checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures.
Key facts
| Official name | Playground, a non-alcoholic IPA |
|---|---|
| Brewery | vandeStreek, Netherlands |
| Style | IPA |
| ABV | Under 0.5% ABV, vandeStreek says; the UK shops say 0.5% |
| Pack | 330ml cans: singles and cases at The Alcohol Free Co; cases at Dry Drinker; bottles at Wise Bartender |
| Calories | 16 kcal per 100ml; about 53 per 330ml can |
| Carbohydrate | 3.1g per 100ml |
| Sugar | 2.5g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, barley malt, hops and yeast, vandeStreek says |
| Hops | Columbus, Mosaic, Citra and Cascade |
| Bitterness | 60 IBU, vandeStreek says |
| Allergens | Barley (a cereal containing gluten) |
| Vegan | Labelled vegan by the UK shops; vandeStreek doesn’t say |
| Gluten | It isn’t gluten-free: it’s brewed with barley malt |
| How it’s made | vandeStreek says it brews its alcohol-free beers “just like any other beer” and gives them ample time in the tank; it doesn’t describe the method further |
| Brewed | At vandeStreek’s own brewery on Ontariodreef in Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Awards | European Beer Star 2022: gold, new-style non-alcoholic beer |
| UK availability | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
Sources: vandeStreek’s own website, The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Playground sits in the vandeStreek range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playground (this beer) | IPA | <0.5% | 16 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
| Fun House | New England IPA | <0.5% | 14 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Bumper | Blond ale with coriander and lemon peel | <0.5% | 15 kcal | 8.0 | In stock at Wise Bartender, The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
| Grapefruit IPA | IPA with grapefruit | <0.5% | 16 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
The vandeStreek beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. Calories are from vandeStreek’s website.
About vandeStreek
vandeStreek is an independent brewery in Utrecht, founded by the brothers Sander and Ronald van de Streek, who opened their own brewery in 2017. Its alcohol-free beers, led by Playground IPA, are all under 0.5%.
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About the hops: Columbus, Mosaic, Citra and Cascade. Types of hops · What are hops?
