Asahi Alcohol-Free Beers
Asahi Super Dry 0.0 is in our directory. We haven’t scored it yet; it has won a World Alcohol-Free Award every year since 2023.
Asahi is the Japanese brewer behind Super Dry, the dry “karakuchi” lager it launched in 1987. Its alcohol-free version, Super Dry 0.0%, is brewed for the UK by Asahi-owned Birra Peroni in Rome, and it’s in most big supermarkets.
- Founded: 1889, as the Osaka Beer Brewing Company, the forerunner of Asahi Group Holdings
- Super Dry: Launched on 17 March 1987; Asahi calls it Japan’s No. 1 beer
- Alcohol-free: Super Dry 0.0%, launched in the UK and Ireland in January 2023
- Brewed for the UK: By Birra Peroni in Rome, for Asahi UK
- Method: De-alcoholised from the Super Dry recipe, Asahi says
- Awards: World Alcohol-Free Awards medals every year from 2023 to 2026
- Where to buy: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Ocado and Dry Drinker
Who are Asahi?
Asahi Group Holdings traces its history to the Osaka Beer Brewing Company, founded in 1889. Its best-known beer is Super Dry, launched on 17 March 1987: a dry, sharp lager in the style the Japanese call “karakuchi”. Asahi calls it Japan’s No. 1 beer.
In 2016 Asahi bought SABMiller’s Italian, Dutch and UK businesses, including Peroni. Asahi UK, based in Woking, is part of Asahi Europe & International, and the Super Dry sold in the UK, including the 0.0%, is brewed by Birra Peroni in Rome.
Asahi Super Dry 0.0
Super Dry 0.0% launched in the UK and Ireland in January 2023, before Asahi’s other markets. Asahi says the base recipe of Super Dry is “taken through a process of de-alcoholisation”, with the alcohol “gently removed”, to keep “the exact same signature crisp, refreshing, super dry taste”.
The UK label gives 25 kcal, 6.1g of carbohydrate and 0.9g of sugar per 100ml, and lists water, barley malt, corn grits, hops, corn starch and natural flavours. It isn’t gluten-free, and the label doesn’t say whether it’s vegan.
It does well with judges: gold at the World Alcohol-Free Awards in 2023, silver in 2024, bronze in 2025 and silver in 2026. In Which?’s blind taste test of 12 alcohol-free beers, published in April 2026, it scored 68% and came joint fourth. We haven’t scored it yet; our review looks at it with food.
How strong is regular Asahi Super Dry?
It carried 5.2% in the UK for years. Sainsbury’s and Majestic now list it at 5.0%, though some listings still show 5.2%. Our beer strength guide has the big brands side by side.
Where to buy Asahi Super Dry 0.0
Four-packs of 330ml cans are in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose and Ocado; when we checked on 26 October 2026 they ranged from £4.50 on offer at Asda to £5.50 at Morrisons and Waitrose. Dry Drinker sells cases of 330ml bottles, from £13.10 for six; that’s an affiliate link.
Facts checked against Asahi Group’s corporate profile, Asahi International, Asahi UK, UK supermarket labels, the World Alcohol-Free Awards, Which? and Dry Drinker, October 2026.
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