Erdinger Alcohol-Free Beers

One Erdinger beer in our directory: Erdinger Alkoholfrei, which we score 7.9.

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Erdinger Weissbräu is the wheat beer brewery in Erding, Bavaria, founded in 1886 and owned by the Brombach family since 1935. Its alcohol-free wheat beer, Erdinger Alkoholfrei, has been made since the early 1990s, and it’s in most UK supermarkets.

Erdinger at a glance

Founded: 1886, in Erding, Bavaria
Owner: The Brombach family; since 2025 through a family foundation
Brews: In Erding only
In the UK: Imported and distributed by Carlsberg Britvic
Alcohol-free: Erdinger Alkoholfrei, 0.5%, since the early 1990s; Grapefruit, Lemon and Brauhaus Helles versions aren’t sold in the UK that we found
Where to buy: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose, Ocado, Wise Bartender, Dry Drinker and Beer Hunter

Who are Erdinger?

The brewery began in 1886 as the “Weisse Bräuhaus” in Erding, north-east of Munich. Franz Brombach, its managing director, bought it in 1935 and renamed it Erdinger Weissbräu in 1949, and his son Werner took sole charge in 1975. Erdinger calls itself the largest German wheat beer brewery in family ownership, and it still brews only in Erding, exporting to 106 countries.

In 2025 Werner Brombach moved his shares into a family foundation, and he died in August 2026, aged 86. Stefan Kreisz has chaired the management since 2022. No larger brewer owns Erdinger. In the UK, Carlsberg Britvic imports and distributes it.

Erdinger Alkoholfrei

Erdinger Alkoholfrei came out in the early 1990s, introduced by Werner Brombach, the Munich Abendzeitung reported, and Erdinger relaunched it in 2001; we used to say 2001 was the launch. It’s brewed with wheat and barley malt to the Bavarian Purity Law, with top-fermenting yeast. Erdinger doesn’t say how it keeps the alcohol below 0.5%.

Erdinger describes it as “straw yellow”, with “aromatic malt notes with subtle hop notes, delicate hints of brioche, fine yeast aromas” and a “rich malt flavour, spicy, slightly sweet”. It has 25 kcal per 100ml, or 125 kcal a 500ml bottle, and we score it 7.9. UK labels give the strength as 0.5% and add that it’s “not alcohol free for the purposes of UK Food Law”.

Erdinger also makes Alkoholfrei Grapefruit and Alkoholfrei Lemon, each half Alkoholfrei and half a juice drink, at under 0.3%, and Brauhaus Helles Alkoholfrei, a lager under 0.5%. Grapefruit launched in the UK in 2021, but we found none of the three on sale here in October 2026, so they aren’t in our directory.

The Erdinger beer in our directory

Beer	Style	ABV	Per 100ml	Sugar per 100ml	Unhopped score	UK status
Erdinger Alkoholfrei	Wheat Beer	0.5%	25 kcal	3.6g	7.9	In stock at Wise Bartender, Dry Drinker and Beer Hunter; in most supermarkets

Figures from the label as UK supermarkets list it, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.

Where to buy Erdinger Alkoholfrei

On 28 October 2026 Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Ocado had 500ml bottles at £2.10 (at Tesco, any four for the price of three with Clubcard until 28 February 2027), Waitrose at £2.25, and Morrisons at £1.75, or four for £6 until 17 January 2027. Wise Bartender had bottles at £3.50 and cans at £2.70, and Dry Drinker had cases of cans from £15.94 for six; those are affiliate links. Beer Hunter sells cases too. For more, see our best German alcohol-free beers.

Facts checked against Erdinger’s website, Lebensmittel Praxis, the Munich Abendzeitung, Scottish Grocer, Asian Trader, Barnivore, the labels as UK supermarkets list them, Wise Bartender, Dry Drinker and Beer Hunter, October 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Who owns Erdinger?

The Brombach family. Franz Brombach bought the brewery in 1935, and his son Werner ran it from 1975. In 2025 Werner Brombach moved his shares into a family foundation, and he died in August 2026, aged 86. Stefan Kreisz has chaired the management since 2022. No larger brewer owns it. Carlsberg Britvic imports it into the UK.

When did Erdinger Alkoholfrei come out?

In the early 1990s, introduced by Werner Brombach, the Munich Abendzeitung reported. Erdinger relaunched it in 2001. We used to say 2001 was the launch.

Is Erdinger Alkoholfrei alcohol-free?

UK listings give it as 0.5% ABV and say it contains less than 0.5% alcohol by volume; Erdinger says under 0.5%. UK government guidance, which is voluntary, reserves ‘alcohol-free’ for 0.05% or below, and the label says it’s “not alcohol free for the purposes of UK Food Law”, though many 0.5% beers are sold as alcohol-free. More in our 0.0% vs 0.5% guide.

Does Erdinger make other alcohol-free beers?

Yes: Alkoholfrei Grapefruit and Alkoholfrei Lemon, each half Alkoholfrei and half a juice drink, at under 0.3%, and Brauhaus Helles Alkoholfrei, a lager under 0.5%. Grapefruit launched in the UK in 2021, but we found none of the three on sale here in October 2026. There’s no dark alcohol-free Erdinger.

Where can I buy Erdinger Alkoholfrei?

In most supermarkets. On 28 October 2026 Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Ocado had 500ml bottles at £2.10 (at Tesco, any four for the price of three with Clubcard until 28 February 2027), Waitrose at £2.25, and Morrisons at £1.75, or four for £6 until 17 January 2027. Wise Bartender, Dry Drinker and Beer Hunter had it too.