Best Alcohol-Free Beer for Watching Sport
Watching sport and drinking beer is one of the great British traditions. The problem with alcohol during a long match day is obvious — by half time you are three pints in and by full time you are not really watching any more. Alcohol-free beer solves this entirely. You get the ritual, the cold drink in hand, the social atmosphere — without the fog.
Here are the best NA beers for match day.
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Sport watching calls for session-ability above all else. You want something you can drink several of across a long match without it feeling like a chore. Lagers are the natural choice — cold, crisp and refreshing. Session IPAs and pale ales work well too. Avoid anything too heavy or complex — you are watching the game, not tasting notes.
Our top picks for match day
Lucky Saint Unfiltered Lager
Lucky Saint · 0.5% · about 53 kcal per 330ml
The match day lager. Lucky Saint has the weight and character to feel like a proper pint — not a compromise. Cold from the fridge, it is everything you want from a sport-watching beer.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Days Lager
Days Brewing · 0.0% · 33 kcal per 330ml
If you are watching a long tournament or an all-day test match, Days Lager, a true 0.0% at just 10 kcal per 100ml, is one you can keep reaching for. Clean and refreshing — the ideal high-volume match day beer.
Beavertown Lazer Crush
Beavertown · 0.3% · 83 kcal per 330ml
For those who want something hoppier than a lager, Lazer Crush is the perfect match day IPA. Easy-drinking enough to have several of, flavourful enough to feel like a treat. Widely available in supermarkets.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Guinness 0.0
Guinness · 0.0% · 75 kcal per 440ml can
For rugby and football fans who always drink Guinness on match day, the 0.0 is a seamless switch. Same ritual, same pour, same experience — and completely clear-headed.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Athletic Brewing Lager
Athletic Brewing · <0.5% · 25 kcal per 355ml can
Athletic’s light lager, sold in the US as Athletic Lite: 25 kcal per 355ml can, with no sugar on the label, so it is easy going over a long session. It is also the Athletic beer sold in cans on the concourses at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
Buy from Dry Drinker →The match day setup
Stock your fridge the day before. Work out roughly how many beers you want across the match and buy accordingly. There is nothing worse than running out at a crucial moment.
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