We Can Be Friends Eight
By We Can Be Friends · UK
A 0.5% New England IPA from We Can Be Friends, brewed with True Craft for its eighth birthday, the brewer says: Nelson, Nectaron and Centennial hops, with ripe tropical fruit, “freshly squeezed orange juice and a hint of moscato”. In 440ml cans.
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 Eight?
We Can Be Friends is an independent alcohol-free brand from south-east London: Sam Ray set up the company in September 2023, owns most of it, and sold its first beer that December. It has no brewery of its own; it brews with partner breweries, and its stated aim is “to make the best alcohol free beer in the world”. Its partners have included Track, Overtone and Vault City, and it made a pilsner, Ghost In The Machine, with Mash Gang.
We Can Be Friends says it brewed Eight with “long-time friends True Craft” to celebrate their eighth birthday, and calls it “quintessentially New England in style”: “a vibrant and incredibly juicy number full of ripened tropical fruits, freshly squeezed orange juice and a hint of moscato”, with “sticky hops running through a smooth, luxurious beer”. The hops are Nelson, Nectaron and Centennial.
It comes in 440ml cans, at 0.5%, according to The Alcohol Free Co, which labels it vegan. No calorie figure or ingredients list is published. We haven’t scored it yet.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and the brewer’s description (juicy tropical fruit, orange and a hint of moscato; smooth), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | EIGHT, as the brewer styles it; The Alcohol Free Co sells it as We Can Be Friends Eight - Alcohol Free IPA |
|---|---|
| Brewery | We Can Be Friends, UK |
| Style | New England IPA (“quintessentially New England in style”, the brewer says) |
| ABV | 0.5% ABV, according to The Alcohol Free Co; We Can Be Friends doesn’t give an ABV on its own site |
| Pack | 440ml cans: singles and cases of 6, 12 or 24 at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Calories | Not published by the brewer or the shops we checked |
| Ingredients | Not published; the brewer names Nelson, Nectaron and Centennial hops |
| Hops | Nelson Sauvin, Nectaron and Centennial |
| Allergens | Not published |
| Vegan | Labelled vegan by The Alcohol Free Co |
| Gluten | No gluten-free claim |
| How it’s made | Not stated |
| Brewed | We Can Be Friends doesn’t say where. It has no brewery of its own and brews with partner breweries; the company is registered in Chislehurst, in south-east London. This one was brewed with True Craft, to celebrate its eighth birthday, the brewer says. |
| UK availability | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
Sources: The Alcohol Free Co and We Can Be Friends’ own website, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Eight sits in the We Can Be Friends range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eight (this beer) | New England IPA (“quintessentially New England in style”, the brewer says) | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Forever | Helles lager | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Day Off V2 | IPA | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Cosmic Groove | IPA | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
| I’m The Shadowman | Hazy IPA, The Alcohol Free Co says | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Cloudy Krush | Lemon sour, The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker say | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | In stock at Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co |
| Ghost | Czech-style pilsner | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | Sold out at Dry Drinker; not in the brewer’s shop |
| Zeus | Lager | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | Sold out at Dry Drinker; not in the brewer’s shop |
| Hades | Stout | 0.5% | Not published | Not yet rated | Sold out at Dry Drinker; not in the brewer’s shop |
The We Can Be Friends beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. Ghost, Zeus and Hades were sold out at Dry Drinker and weren’t in We Can Be Friends’ own shop.
About We Can Be Friends
We Can Be Friends is an independent alcohol-free brand from south-east London, set up by Sam Ray in 2023. It brews with partner breweries, including Track, Overtone, Vault City, Sureshot and Baron, and The Alcohol Free Co sells most of its current beers.
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