BrewDog Alcohol-Free Beers

BrewDog is the Scottish craft brewery James Watt and Martin Dickie founded in 2007. Since March 2026 it has belonged to Tilray Brands, which bought it out of administration, and it still brews in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Its alcohol-free beers are all 0.5%, apart from its 0% Mello drinks; four are in our directory, and Punk AF is the easiest to find.

Who are BrewDog?

James Watt and Martin Dickie founded BrewDog in Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire, in 2007, and its beer is now brewed in Ellon. Its flagship is Punk IPA, a 5.4% IPA. Its alcohol-free story began in 2009, when it answered criticism of its 18.2% Tokyo with a 1.1% beer called Nanny State.

Who owns BrewDog now?

Tilray Brands. BrewDog plc went into administration on 2 March 2026, and the same day Tilray Brands UK bought the BrewDog brand, the brewery and distillery in Ellon, the online shop and 11 pubs for £33 million, Tilray’s filings show. The administrators said 38 UK bars would close. Tilray has since bought five more UK pubs and BrewDog’s businesses in Australia and the US, and in September 2026 it said it had reopened 16 BrewDog bars.

Neither founder is involved. Martin Dickie announced he was leaving in August 2025, and BrewDog says James Watt, who stepped down as chief executive in May 2024, has “no role in, connection with, or affiliation to BrewDog”.

Is BrewDog independent?

No. It’s owned by Tilray Brands UK, part of Tilray Brands, Inc., a US company listed on Nasdaq.

How BrewDog makes alcohol-free beer

BrewDog says all its alcohol-free beers are “brewed to non-alcoholic strength using special recipes and micro fermentation processes”, rather than brewed to full strength with the alcohol taken out. It doesn’t say more about the yeasts or malts it uses. The AF beers are all 0.5% ABV; Mello is 0%. UK government guidance reserves the term ‘alcohol-free’ for 0.05% or below, but that guidance is voluntary, and many 0.5% beers are sold here as alcohol-free; our 0.0% vs 0.5% guide explains the difference.

If you’re vegan, check the label: every BrewDog AF beer contains lactose, from milk. BrewDog says Hazy AF isn’t suitable for vegans, and Punk AF, Wingman AF, Lost AF and Elvis AF list lactose too. Nanny State has none, and Tesco and Ocado list the 0% Mello drinks as suitable for vegans. BrewDog says it has “a range of beers suitable for vegans”, not that they all are.

The alcohol-free beers

Punk AF is the alcohol-free version of Punk IPA, launched in May 2019 and brewed with eight hops. It’s the BrewDog alcohol-free beer you’re most likely to find: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose and Ocado all had it when we checked, and it’s the only BrewDog beer Dry Drinker sells. We score it 7.8 out of 10.

Hazy AF, launched in 2020 as an alcohol-free version of Hazy Jane, is BrewDog’s New England IPA, with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe hops and oats and wheat for the haze. It’s our highest-rated BrewDog beer, at 8.0, and Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Ocado sell it.

Wingman AF is the alcohol-free version of BrewDog’s Wingman session IPA, flavoured with peach and pineapple; we score it 7.5. Ocado says BrewDog’s mixed pack is being updated to replace Elvis AF with Wingman AF; Elvis AF is a grapefruit-and-orange-flavoured IPA. BrewDog sells Wingman AF in 12s and 24s and in its mixed packs.

Nanny State is the oldest of the four: BrewDog released a 1.1% Nanny State in 2009 and brought it back at 0.5% in 2010. It’s hop-heavy, at 50 IBU, and unlike BrewDog’s AF beers it contains no lactose. We score it 7.2, but in October 2026 BrewDog listed it as unavailable and we couldn’t find it in any shop.

BrewDog also sells Lost AF, a 0.5% lager made with lactose, which comes in 24s or in the mixed packs, and Mello, a 0% drink that BrewDog calls a beer, in Lime & Mint and Peach & Passionfruit. Neither is in our directory yet. Older alcohol-free beers, such as Raspberry Blitz and Wake Up Call, aren’t in BrewDog’s current range.

The BrewDog beers in our directory

All 0.5% ABV. Nutrition from the UK labels as listed by Tesco and other supermarkets; Nanny State’s comes from an out-of-stock Tesco listing. Checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.

Where to buy BrewDog alcohol-free

BrewDog’s own shop had the lowest price we found for Punk AF by the case. In October 2026 it took 15% off its alcohol-free collection for Sober October, until 31 October, which made a 24-pack of Punk AF £23.79, about 99p a can; the normal price is £27.99. Wingman AF isn’t in that offer. Supermarket deals can beat it: Tesco, with Clubcard, and Morrisons had BrewDog’s mixed eight-pack for £7, under 90p a can.

Punk AF is in most big supermarkets, at £4 to £5.50 for four when we checked on 27 October 2026. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Ocado also had Hazy AF, and BrewDog’s mixed packs, with Lost AF and Wingman AF, were at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Ocado. Dry Drinker sells Punk AF only, in cans and bottles; that link is an affiliate link. Wise Bartender doesn’t sell BrewDog.

Facts checked against BrewDog’s website, shop and help centre, Tilray Brands’ SEC filings and press releases, Companies House, Drinks-Intel, the BBC, the Morning Advertiser, Scottish Financial News, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose, Ocado, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender, October 2026.