Sureshot x We Can Be Friends I’m The Shadowman
By We Can Be Friends · UK
A 0.5% hazy IPA that We Can Be Friends made with Sureshot, the Manchester brewery: dry-hopped with Citra and Nectaron for citrus, stone fruit and tropical notes, The Alcohol Free Co says. 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 I’m The Shadowman?
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.
I’m The Shadowman is its collaboration with Sureshot Brewing, whose taproom is in the railway arches beneath Manchester Piccadilly station. The Alcohol Free Co describes a hazy IPA dry-hopped with Citra and Nectaron, bringing “bright citrus, ripe stone fruit and tropical notes”, with “fresh hop character and juicy fruit” at the centre.
It comes in 440ml cans, at 0.5%, according to The Alcohol Free Co. Nobody publishes calories, an ingredients list, or a vegan or gluten-free claim. We haven’t scored it yet.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and The Alcohol Free Co’s description (citrus, stone fruit and tropical notes; juicy and hazy), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | I’m The Shadowman, made with Sureshot; The Alcohol Free Co sells it as Sureshot x We Can Be Friends I’m The Shadowman - Alcohol Free IPA |
|---|---|
| Brewery | We Can Be Friends, UK |
| Style | Hazy IPA, The Alcohol Free Co says |
| ABV | 0.5% ABV, according to The Alcohol Free Co; We Can Be Friends doesn’t give ABVs 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 Alcohol Free Co says it’s dry-hopped with Citra and Nectaron |
| Hops | Citra and Nectaron, dry-hopped, The Alcohol Free Co says |
| Allergens | Not published |
| Vegan | Not stated |
| 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 made with Sureshot Brewing, of Manchester. |
| 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 I’m The Shadowman sits in the We Can Be Friends range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eight | 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 (this beer) | 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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About the hops: Citra and Nectaron. Types of hops · What are hops? · What is dry hopping?
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