Beyond Lucky Saint & BrewDog: The Next 10 Alcohol-Free Beers to Try
Lucky Saint and BrewDog deserve the credit: between them they put a proper alcohol-free beer within arm’s reach of every UK supermarket shopper. But if your rotation is Unfiltered, Punk AF and Nanny State on repeat — especially with Sober October on the horizon — you’re drinking the introduction, not the book. Across the 225+ beers in the Unhopped directory, every beer below rates 8.1 or higher — territory only one of the gateway cans reaches. Each pick is mapped to the beer you already know, so you can see exactly which fridge slot it’s auditioning for.
The scores, at a glance
Which beer should you try next?
Find the can you currently drink on the left; your next step is on the right.
| If your fridge says | Your next step | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky Saint Unfiltered | Athletic Brewing Lager | Same crisp lager brief, different school — Athletic go cleaner and drier where Lucky Saint goes smooth. |
| Lucky Saint Lime & Sea Salt | Lervig No Worries Grapefruit IPA | Citrus with hops attached — the grown-up version of a flavoured lager. |
| Punk AF | Brulo Lust for Life DDH IPA | A dedicated AF brewery, double dry-hopped — more aroma and more bite. |
| Nanny State | Mash Gang Chug Hazy IPA | Hop character over an actual malt body, from the UK's cult AF brewery. |
| Hazy Jane AF | Northern Monk Reimagined Dream / Big Drop Poolside | Softer, juicier and higher-rated — the top of the UK hazy tree. |
| Guinness 0.0 | Athletic Brewing All Out Stout | More roast, more chocolate, more body — a stout to sit with. |
| Erdinger Alkoholfrei | Rothaus Hefe Weizen | The classic German wheat, from the brewery German drinkers rate. |
| Feeling brave | La Trappe Nillis / Mikkeller Weird Weather | A Trappist monastery beer and a Danish cult hazy — the deep end. |
The ranking
Northern Monk Reimagined Dream Hazy IPA
Northern Monk · 0.5% · Stepping up from: Hazy Jane AF
If Hazy Jane AF is your can, this is what the next level tastes like. Leeds’ Northern Monk are the best thing in UK alcohol-free right now, and Reimagined Dream is soft, juicy and ludicrously drinkable — the second-highest-rated hazy in our entire directory.
Brulo Lust for Life DDH IPA
Brulo · 0.5% · 76 kcal per 330ml can · Stepping up from: Punk AF
Punk AF drinkers want bite, and Brulo, an Edinburgh brand that makes nothing but alcohol-free beer, double dry-hops Lust For Life with Simcoe, Citra and Mosaic. More aroma, more attitude, and an 8.6 score in our reviews.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Wise Bartender →Big Drop Poolside DDH IPA
Big Drop · 0.5% · about 26 kcal per 330ml · Stepping up from: Hazy Jane AF
The other direction from Hazy Jane: Big Drop’s Poolside leans tropical — all soft mango and stone fruit from a heavy dry hop. Big Drop brew nothing over 0.5%, and it shows in how complete this tastes.
Mikkeller Weird Weather Hazy IPA
Mikkeller · 0.3% · about 43 kcal per 330ml · Stepping up from: craft curiosity
Danish cult brewery Mikkeller’s alcohol-free hazy is a landmark of the category — hazy, aromatic and just 13 kcal per 100ml at 0.3%. The beer that convinces craft sceptics alcohol-free got good.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Wise Bartender →Lervig No Worries Grapefruit IPA
Lervig · 0.5% · about 73 kcal per 330ml · Stepping up from: Lucky Saint Lime & Sea Salt
For the Lime & Sea Salt crowd: Norway’s Lervig fold real grapefruit into a proper IPA, so the citrus comes with hops attached rather than instead of them. Sharp and sunny.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Wise Bartender →Athletic Brewing All Out Stout
Athletic Brewing · <0.5% · 90 kcal (355ml can, US label) · Stepping up from: Guinness 0.0
Guinness 0.0 proved alcohol-free stout works; All Out shows how far it goes. America’s alcohol-free specialists load it with roast, chocolate and body — a stout to sit with rather than session.
Availability: not currently sold in the UK. When we checked in October 2026 it wasn’t listed by Athletic’s UK shop, Dry Drinker or Wise Bartender. Details →
Mash Gang Chug Hazy IPA
Mash Gang · 0.5% · 17 kcal per 100ml · Stepping up from: Nanny State
Nanny State walked so Chug could run: Mash Gang makes only alcohol-free beer, and Chug, a hazy IPA that began life as an XPA, won gold at the 2026 World Beer Cup. Buy it from Mash Gang or in four-packs at Waitrose.
Athletic Brewing Lager
Athletic Brewing · <0.5% · 25 kcal (355ml can) · Stepping up from: Lucky Saint Unfiltered
If Lucky Saint is your default order, Athletic’s take is the one to line up next to it: cleaner and crisper where Lucky Saint is bready and smooth. Trying both side by side teaches you more about alcohol-free lager than any review can.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Wise Bartender →La Trappe Nillis
La Trappe · 0.1% · about 106 kcal per 330ml · Stepping up from: nothing you've had before
An alcohol-free beer from an actual Trappist monastery. La Trappe’s Nillis is the furthest thing from a supermarket 0.0 on this list — gently fruity, abbey-yeast character, 0.1% — and the pick here most likely to start a conversation.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Rothaus Hefe Weizen
Rothaus · 0.5% · about 110 kcal per 500ml · Stepping up from: Erdinger Alkoholfrei
Erdinger Alkoholfrei is many people’s gateway wheat beer; Rothaus is the Black Forest brewery German drinkers actually rate. Banana and clove over a properly soft body — the classic style, done better.
Buy from Dry Drinker →Wise Bartender →All ten compared
| # | Beer | Style | ABV | kcal/100ml | Stepping up from | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Monk Reimagined Dream Hazy IPA | Hazy IPA | 0.5% | not published | Hazy Jane AF | 8.7 |
| 2 | Brulo Lust for Life DDH IPA | IPA | 0.5% | 23 | Punk AF | 8.6 |
| 3 | Big Drop Poolside DDH IPA | Hazy IPA | 0.5% | 8 | Hazy Jane AF | 8.6 |
| 4 | Mikkeller Weird Weather Hazy IPA | Hazy IPA | 0.3% | 13 | craft curiosity | 8.5 |
| 5 | Lervig No Worries Grapefruit IPA | IPA | 0.5% | 22 | Lucky Saint Lime & Sea Salt | 8.5 |
| 6 | Athletic Brewing All Out Stout | Stout | <0.5% | 25 | Guinness 0.0 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Mash Gang Chug Hazy IPA | Hazy IPA | 0.5% | 17 | Nanny State | 8.4 |
| 8 | Athletic Brewing Lager | Lager | <0.5% | 7 | Lucky Saint Unfiltered | 8.2 |
| 9 | La Trappe Nillis | Wheat Beer | 0.1% | 32 | nothing you've had before | 8.2 |
| 10 | Rothaus Hefe Weizen | Wheat Beer | 0.5% | 22 | Erdinger Alkoholfrei | 8.1 |
Sticking with the big two? See our Lucky Saint discount codes and BrewDog discount codes: both were cheaper from their own shops than from the big online alcohol-free shops when we checked.
FAQs
What should I drink after Lucky Saint?
Sideways first, then up: Athletic Brewing Lager (8.2/10) is the crisp, clean counterpoint to Lucky Saint's smooth, bready style — and if it's the Lime & Sea Salt you love, Lervig's No Worries Grapefruit (8.5) is real citrus with hops attached.
Is there a better alcohol-free hazy than BrewDog's?
Our community says emphatically yes: Northern Monk's Reimagined Dream scores 8.7/10 and Big Drop's Poolside 8.6 — both softer, juicier and rated well clear of the big-brand hazies. Our hazy IPA guide explains what makes the style tick.
What's a good alcohol-free stout after Guinness 0.0?
Athletic Brewing's All Out Stout (8.5/10) — more roast and more body than the 0.0, though it wasn't being sold in the UK when we checked in October 2026. And the single highest-rated beer in our whole directory is a stout: Northern Monk's Heaven AF at 8.9, if you can find it.
Are any of these stronger than 0.5%?
No — everything here is 0.5% ABV or below, the same as Punk AF and Lucky Saint. Two go lower: Mikkeller's Weird Weather is 0.3% and La Trappe's Nillis just 0.1%. For what those numbers actually mean, see our alcohol-free vs low-alcohol explainer.
Where do I start if this is for Sober October?
Start with our full Sober October beer guide for the month-long game plan, then use this list as week two onwards — or grab a mixed case and let the postman decide your next favourite.
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