How Strong Is Your Lager? Every Big Brand’s ABV — and Its 0.0 Twin
“How strong is Peroni?” is one of Britain's most-Googled beer questions, and the answer is weirdly hard to find without wading through a brand website. So here it is — the ABV of every big lager as sold in the UK, in one table, along with the thing this site actually exists for: each brand's alcohol-free twin, its strength, its calories, and our review. Bookmark it; settle pub arguments with it.
The lookup table
| Brand (full strength) | ABV | The 0.0/0.5 twin | Twin ABV | Twin kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peroni Nastro Azzurro | 5.1% | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% | 0.0% | 22 kcal · swap guide |
| Heineken | 5.0% | Heineken 0.0 | 0.0% | 21 kcal · swap guide |
| Staropramen | 5.0% | Staropramen 0.0 | 0.0% | 25 kcal |
| San Miguel Especial | 5.0% | San Miguel 0.0 | 0.0% | 25 kcal · swap guide |
| Erdinger Weissbier (wheat beer) | 5.3% | Erdinger Alkoholfrei | 0.5% | 125 kcal |
| Krombacher Pils | 4.8% | Krombacher Pilsner | 0.0% | 22 kcal |
| Warsteiner Premium | 4.8% | Warsteiner Fresh 0.0 | 0.0% | 25 kcal |
| Bitburger Premium Pils | 4.8% | Bitburger Drive | 0.0% | 25 kcal |
| Madrí Excepcional (brewed in the UK) | 4.6% | Madri Excepcional 0.0 | 0.0% | 25 kcal · swap guide |
| Birra Moretti | 4.6% | Birra Moretti Zero | 0.0% | 25 kcal · swap guide |
| Corona Extra | 4.5% | Corona Cero | 0.0% | 25 kcal · swap guide |
| Guinness Draught (stout) | 4.2% | Guinness 0.0 | 0.0% | 16 kcal · swap guide |
| Amstel (UK version) | 4.1% | Amstel 0.0 | 0.0% | 25 kcal |
ABVs are as sold in the UK at the time of writing — brewers do quietly reformulate, so the can in your hand is always the final word. Spot a change? Tell us.
The drop, visualised
Why the twins matter
The twin strategy is why the alcohol-free category exploded: order a Peroni 0.0 and your glass looks identical to everyone else's. But identical branding doesn't mean identical quality — the gap between the best twin (Guinness 0.0, 8.1/10) and the most forgettable is wide, and in most cases an independent brewery makes a better version of the style for the same money. That's what each brand's swap guide is for — and if you'd rather taste your way to an answer, a mixed case settles it in twelve cans.
FAQs: the strength questions, answered
How strong is Peroni?
Peroni Nastro Azzurro is 5.1% ABV as sold in the UK — one of the stronger mainstream lagers on this list. Its official twin, Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0, is 0.0% at 22 kcal.
What percentage is Madrí?
Full-strength Madrí Excepcional is 4.6% ABV, brewed in the UK by Molson Coors; Madrí Excepcional Zero is 0.0%. The full story of Madrí's not-actually-Spanish passport is in our Madrí vs Estrella head-to-head.
What is Staropramen's ABV?
Staropramen is 5.0% ABV — proper Czech premium strength — while Staropramen 0.0 delivers the same Prague branding at zero.
How strong is Amstel?
Amstel is 4.1% ABV as sold in the UK, making it one of the lighter mainstream lagers; Amstel 0.0 takes it to zero at 25 kcal.
How many units are in a pint of 5% lager?
A UK pint (568ml) of 5% lager is about 2.8 units — units = volume in litres × ABV, so 0.568 × 5. A pint of any 0.0% beer on this list is 0 units. The full maths lives in our beer strength guide.
Do the 0.0 versions taste like the originals?
Closer than ever, and it varies by brand — Guinness 0.0 is famously the most convincing (our community scores it 8.1). Every twin above links to our full review, and each brand's swap-finder page suggests craft alternatives that beat the big names on flavour.
Keep reading
230+ alcohol-free beers with the precise strength on every page. Free on iPhone.