The Unhopped Journal

Alcohol-Free Beer Reviews & Guides

Honest reviews, style guides, brewery deep-dives and ranked lists. 188 articles and counting.

Guide

Functional Alcohol-Free Beer: Ashwagandha, Lion’s Mane and More, Explained

Guide

Fruit and Spices in Beer: What Goes Into Sours, Wheat Beers and Radlers

Guide

What Are Hops? What They Do in Beer, and in Alcohol-Free Beer

Guide

Types of Hops: Aroma, Bittering and Noble Hops, and 28 Varieties Compared

Guide

What Does Triple Hopped Mean? Three Answers, from the Brewers

Guide

What Is Dry Hopping? Dry Hopped and DDH Beer Explained

Best Of

Best Hoppy Alcohol-Free Beer UK 2026: 11 Ranked, with Prices

Guide

What Is Wheat Beer? Weissbier, Hefeweizen and Witbier Explained

Best Of

Best Alcohol-Free Wheat Beer UK 2026: 10 Ranked, with Prices

Guide

Erdinger Alcohol Free (Alkoholfrei): Strength, Why It Isn’t 0.0% and UK Price

Guide

What Is Helles? Munich Helles Lager Explained (+ 13 Alcohol-Free)

Guide

What Is Kölsch? Cologne’s Beer Explained (+ an Alcohol-Free Kölsch)

Best Of

Best Alcohol-Free Lager UK 2026: 19 Non-Alcoholic Lagers Ranked

Guide

What Is Lager? Explained (+ 6 Alcohol-Free Lagers to Try)

Comparison

Lager vs Ale: What’s the Difference? Yeast, Temperature and Time

Comparison

What Is Pilsner? Pilsner vs Lager, Czech vs German and Helles

Guide

What Is a Stout? Explained (+ 5 Alcohol-Free Stouts to Try)

Comparison

Stout vs Porter: What’s the Real Difference?

Best Of

Best Alcohol-Free Stout UK 2026: 7 Non-Alcoholic Stouts Ranked

Guide

Dry January Benefits: What the Research Actually Shows

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Dry January Week by Week: What Happens to Your Body

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Is Dry January Good for You? The Evidence and the Downsides

You + I Kombucha Review: Five Raw, Organic Brews From Glasgow

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DIY Alcohol-Free Beer Advent Calendar: Four Line-Ups, Priced

Alcohol-Free Christmas Beer 2026: Festive Releases & Best Picks

Alcohol-Free Beer With Christmas Dinner: A Course-by-Course Guide

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Alcohol-Free Stocking Fillers & Secret Santa Gifts Under £20

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Alcohol-Free Beer for a Party: How Much to Buy, Which & Cost

Alcohol-Free Beer Discount Codes: Every Offer Compared

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BrewDog Discount Codes: What Actually Works

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Lucky Saint Discount Codes and the Cheapest Way to Buy

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Beavertown Discount Codes and Lazer Crush Prices

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Impossibrew Discount Codes, Box Deals and NHS Discount

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Beer Hunter Discount Codes and Loyalty Club Plus, Explained

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Wise Bartender Discount Codes and the Price Promise

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Dry Drinker Discount Codes: 10% Off and Free Delivery, Explained

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Hip Pop Discount Codes: 33% Off the Trial Case + 15OFF

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The Best Low-Alcohol Beer, Plus 2% to 2.8% Beers

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The Best Alcohol-Free Beer in UK Supermarkets

Tesco Expects a Less Boozy Christmas. Good. Now Put Better Beer on the Shelf

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Alcohol-Free Beer at Tesco: The Best of the Shelf

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Alcohol-Free Beer at Sainsbury’s: What to Buy

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Alcohol-Free Beer at Morrisons: The Best Buys

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Alcohol-Free Beer at Asda: Cheap Singles and Big-Brand Deals

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Alcohol-Free Beer at Aldi: Three Beers, from 69p

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Alcohol-Free Beer at Lidl: Perlenbacher 0.0%

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Alcohol-Free Hampers 2026: The Best UK Gift Hampers

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Alcohol-Free Advent Calendars 2026: Beer & Drinks Compared

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Alcohol-Free Beer Gift Sets 2026: 9 Worth Giving

Review

UNLTD IPA Review: Light, Hoppy & Indistinguishable From the Real Thing

Guide

Beyond Lucky Saint & BrewDog: The Next 10 Alcohol-Free Beers to Try

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The 10 Best Gluten-Free Alcohol-Free Beers, Ranked

Review

UNLTD Lager Review: We Poured It Properly

Brand

UNLTD Alcohol-Free Beer: The Brand, The Story & The Range

Journal

Brew Zero: We Made an Alcohol-Free Beer Game

Journal

10 Alcohol-Free Beer Names That Should Be Comic Books

Journal

How to Host an Alcohol-Free Beer Tasting at Home

Journal

5 Alcohol-Free Beers James Bond Would Order (If He Ditched the Martini)

Journal

Fruit Beers, Radlers & Shandies: The Big Alcohol-Free Rundown

Journal

Alcohol-Free Oktoberfest 2026: The Best German Beers at 0.0–0.5%

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Best Alcohol-Free Beer Assortment Boxes UK 2026: 11 Mixed Cases, Ranked by Who They're For

Journal

Best Czech Alcohol-Free Beer: Pilsner’s Homeland Goes 0.0

Journal

The 10 Best Vegan Alcohol-Free Beers, Ranked

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The Default Pint Just Flipped: Guinness 0.0 Now Outsells the Original on Ocado

Journal

How to Brew Alcohol-Free Beer at Home

Journal

How Strong Is Your Lager? Every Big Brand’s ABV — and Its 0.0 Twin

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The Lowest-Carb Alcohol-Free Beers, According to the Labels

Journal

Madrí vs Estrella Damm 0.0: The Battle of the ‘Spanish’ Giants

Comparison

Guinness 0.0 vs Big Drop Galactic Milk Stout: Which AF Stout Wins?

Comparison

BrewDog Punk AF vs Athletic Run Wild: The AF IPA Showdown

Journal

Peroni 0.0 vs Lucky Saint: Which Alcohol-Free Lager Wins?

Journal

Sober October vs Dry January: Which Month Off Suits You?

Journal

Stout & Chocolate: The Ultimate Alcohol-Free Pairing

Journal

In Praise of the Local Bottle Shop

Journal

Things With More Alcohol In Them Than Alcohol-Free Beer

Journal

Why the UK May Finally Redefine ‘Alcohol-Free’ Beer

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Is Your Alcohol-Free Beer Vegan? The Big Names, Checked

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Where to Buy Alcohol-Free Beer Online in the UK

Journal

Why Alcohol-Free Beer Tastes Watery After the Real Thing

Behind the scenes

Why We Built Brew Zero, a Brewery Simulator Where the Beer Is Alcohol-Free

Opinion

Support Your Local: Why Independent Pubs & Their Alcohol-Free Ranges Need You

Culture

Celebrities Who’ve Launched Alcohol-Free Brands

Every Sports Team & League That’s Gone Alcohol-Free

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Alcohol-Free Beer & Chocolate Pairing: The Complete Guide

NOMO Chocolate Review: The UK’s No.1 Free-From Chocolate

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CAMRA Beer Festivals 2026: Dates, Free Entry & What’s On

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CAMRA Vouchers: What You Get & Where to Spend Them

The App

An Untappd for Alcohol-Free Beer

The App

The Best Alcohol-Free Beer App

Sober October

How to Do Sober October — Fundraiser or Quiet Reset

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The Complete Dry January Kit: Everything Sorted in One Evening

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The Dry January Social Survival Guide

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Can You Drink Alcohol-Free Beer During Dry January?

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How to Do Dry January — and Actually Enjoy It

Is Switching to Alcohol-Free Beer Actually Worth It?

The Cheapest Ways to Drink Alcohol-Free Beer Well

How Much Does Drinking Beer Really Cost You a Year?

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How to Cut Down on Drinking Beer — Without Giving It Up

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Alcohol-Free Beer That Actually Tastes Like Real Beer

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Zebra Striping: The Drinking Trend That Actually Works

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How to Switch to Alcohol-Free Beer (Without Missing a Thing)

Snack Discount Codes: Cool Hog, Curators & MORiSH

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17 Alcohol-Free Essentials That Make Cutting Down Actually Enjoyable

Our definitive 2026 list →Subscriptions

The Best Alcohol-Free Beer Subscription Boxes in the UK

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Best Alcohol-Free Gifts 2026: For Beer Lovers & Non-Drinkers

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CAMRA Gift Membership 2026: Cost, Benefits & £5 Off

Snacks

Cool Hog Review: Proper Black Country Pork Scratchings

Snacks

The Best Snacks for Alcohol-Free Beer, Compared & Paired

Beyond Beer

Hip Pop Review: The Manchester Kombucha in Our Founder’s Fridge

Round-up

The Best Italian Alcohol-Free Beer: Peroni, Moretti & a 179-Year-Old Secret

Round-up

The Best Dutch Alcohol-Free Beer: Heineken 0.0 to a Trappist World First

CAMRA

Is CAMRA Membership Worth It? Benefits, Cost & What You Get

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CAMRA Discount Code 2026 — £5 Off Membership (No Code Needed)

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Is CAMRA Membership Worth It if You Drink Alcohol-Free?

Pairings

The Best Alcohol-Free Beer for Pork Scratchings & Chicharrónes

Pairings

The Best Snacks to Pair With Alcohol-Free Beer

Pairings

Lighter Snacks to Pair With Alcohol-Free Beer

Beer Review

Corona Cero Review — The 0.0% Beer Made for Sunshine

Beer Review

Madrí Excepcional 0.0 Review — Built for the Garden BBQ

Beer Review

Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0 Review — A Beer for Celebrations

Beer Review

Birra Moretti Zero Review — Made for an Italian Dinner

Beer Review

Asahi Super Dry 0.0 Review — Built for a Curry Night

Guide

Why Is Alcohol-Free Beer So Expensive?

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Does Alcohol-Free Beer Expire?

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Is Alcohol-Free Beer Vegan?

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Is Alcohol-Free Beer Gluten-Free?

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Can You Get Drunk on Alcohol-Free Beer?

Best Of

Best Belgian Alcohol-Free Beer

Best Of

Best American Alcohol-Free Beer

Brewery Review

Adnams Ghost Ship 0.5% Review — Suffolk's NA Pale Ale

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Põhjala Brewery Review — Estonia's Alcohol-Free Beers

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Heineken 0.0 Review — How the Big-Brand 0.0% Lager Measures Up

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Birra Moretti Zero Review — The Italian NA Lager

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Lucky Saint Review — Bavaria-Brewed UK Alcohol-Free Beer

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BrewDog Alcohol-Free Review — Punk AF, Nanny State, Hazy AF

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Pivot Beer Review — UK Alcohol-Free Lager Built on Change

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Hazy IPA vs Pale Ale: Where's the Line?

Best Alcohol-Free Hazy IPA UK 2026: Our Top Picks

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Why Is Hazy IPA Cloudy? The Brewing Science Explained

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What Is a NEIPA? The New England IPA Tradition Explained

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Hazy IPA vs West Coast IPA: What's the Difference?

Guide

What is a Hazy IPA? And Which Alcohol-Free Ones Are Worth Drinking?

Comparison

Calories in Alcohol-Free Beer vs Regular Beer

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Why Do Some Alcohol-Free Beers Taste Better Than Others?

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How Is Alcohol-Free Beer Made? The Four Production Methods

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0.0% vs 0.5% Beer: What's the Difference?

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Is Alcohol-Free Beer Actually Alcohol-Free?

Comparison

Alcohol-Free vs Low Alcohol Beer — What's the Difference?

Guide

Gruit Ingredients: Bog Myrtle, Yarrow, Heather and More

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The History of Beer Before Hops: 7,000 Years of Brewing

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Is Unhopped Beer Alcohol-Free?

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Beer Without Hops: A Complete Guide to Unhopped Brewing

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What Is Gruit Beer? A Complete Guide to Pre-Hop Brewing

vandeStreek Playground IPA Review — Europe's Best NA IPA?

Guide

Sober Curious? A Beginner's Guide to Alcohol-Free Beer

Brewery Review

Northern Monk Alcohol-Free Beers — The Full Range Reviewed

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Nirvana Brewery Review — London's Dedicated NA Brewery

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Mikkeller Alcohol-Free Beers Review — Danish Craft at Its Best

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Mash Gang Review: The Alcohol-Free Brand Behind Chug and Lesser Evil

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Lucky Saint vs Heineken 0.0 — Which Alcohol-Free Lager Wins?

Lowest Calorie Alcohol-Free Beer UK 2026 — The Complete Ranked List

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Lervig No Worries Review — Norway's Finest NA Range

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Jump Ship Brewing Review — Scotland's Dedicated Alcohol-Free Brewery

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Heaps Normal Review: The Australian Alcohol-Free Beer, Now in the UK

Beer Review

Guinness 0.0 Review — Is It Actually Any Good?

Brewery Review

Drop Bear Review: The Vegan, Gluten-Free Alcohol-Free Brewery from Swansea

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Brulo Review: Edinburgh’s Hop-Forward Alcohol-Free Beer

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Big Drop Brewing Review — One of the UK's Alcohol-Free Craft Pioneers

Best Spanish Alcohol-Free Beer — From Estrella to Ambar

Best Of

Best Norwegian Alcohol-Free Beer — Lervig and Beyond

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Best German Alcohol-Free Beer — 10 Worth Trying in 2026

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Best Craft NA Breweries UK — The Indies Making It Worth Drinking

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Best Alcohol-Free Pale Ale UK 2026

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Best Alcohol-Free IPA UK 2026 — 15 We Actually Recommend

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Best Alcohol-Free Beer for Watching Sport

Best Alcohol-Free Beer UK 2026 — 20 Beers Worth Your Time

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The Best Alcohol-Free Beer in the UK: 20 Non-Alcoholic Beers Ranked

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Best Alcohol-Free Beers for Sober October 2026

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Best Alcohol-Free Beer to Order at a Pub in 2026

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Best Alcohol-Free Beer for Fitness — Recovery, Hydration and Flavour

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Best Alcohol-Free Beers for Dry January 2026

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Best Alcohol-Free Beer for a Curry Night — Our Top Picks

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Best Alcohol-Free Beer for a BBQ — Crowd Pleasers

Best 0.0% Alcohol-Free Beer UK 2026 — Completely Alcohol-Free Options Ranked

Best Of

The Best 0.0% Beer: 12 Zero-Alcohol Beers Ranked

Beer Review

Beavertown Lazer Crush Review — The UK's Finest NA IPA?

Brewery Review

Athletic Brewing Review — Is It Worth the Hype?

Guide

What Is Unhopped Beer? A Complete Guide to Beer Without Hops

Brewery Review

DryDrop Founders Box Review: Worth It for Alcohol-Free Craft Drinkers?

Guide