Jump Ship Brewing Alcohol-Free Beers
14 Jump Ship beers in our directory, 6 of them rated by Unhopped so far. Top score: 8.5/10.
Jump Ship Brewing makes nothing but alcohol-free beer, and brews all of it at its own dedicated brewery in Pathhead, Midlothian. It calls itself Scotland’s specialist alcohol-free brewery, and its core range — Yardarm, Jackstaff, Steamboat and Stoker’s — has won awards at both Scottish and international competitions.
- Founded: December 2019 by Sonja Mitchell
- Brewed at: its own brewery, Rosemains Steading, Pathhead, Midlothian (since early 2024)
- Makes: alcohol-free beer only, all under 0.5% ABV
- Method: controlled mash and fermentation with selected yeasts — no dealcoholisation
- Dietary: every beer vegan and gluten-free
- Core range: Yardarm (lager), Jackstaff (IPA), Steamboat (hazy pale), Stoker’s (stout)
Who are Jump Ship Brewing?
Sonja Mitchell launched Jump Ship Brewing in December 2019, wanting an alcohol-free beer that matched the quality of the Scottish craft beers she enjoyed. Its first beer, Yardarm, took nearly a year to perfect and is still the bestseller.
Until 2024 Jump Ship brewed on contract, using other breweries’ equipment. At the start of 2024 it moved into its own 20-hectolitre brewery at Rosemains Steading in Pathhead, Midlothian, near Edinburgh. It brews every beer there and packages it into cans and kegs on site. The team includes Pete Sharp, who joined in 2021 from Edinburgh’s historic Caledonian Brewery.
Jump Ship has raised money through crowdfunding, most recently in December 2025, and it has committed to giving at least 10% of its profits to charity.
How Jump Ship brews alcohol-free beer
Many alcohol-free beers are brewed to full strength and then have the alcohol taken out. Jump Ship doesn’t do that. It manages the mash temperature so that fewer sugars that could become alcohol are produced, and uses specially selected yeasts and carefully controlled fermentation so the beer develops flavour while very little alcohol forms. Nothing is added afterwards and nothing is taken away, and every beer comes in under 0.5% ABV.
Every Jump Ship beer is also vegan and gluten-free. The beers are brewed with barley and oats, and Jump Ship says each batch is independently tested by a UKAS-accredited lab to less than 10 parts per million, half the 20ppm gluten-free threshold. More on how brewers approach this in our gluten-free alcohol-free beer guide.
The Jump Ship range
The core four
Yardarm is the flagship lager: clean and crisp with a little citrus. Jackstaff is a North American-style IPA with Mosaic and Centennial hops. Steamboat is a hazy pale ale with New Zealand, American and European hops, low bitterness and a touch of sweetness. Stoker’s is the stout, with roasted coffee, dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla. Yardarm, Jackstaff, Steamboat and Stoker’s all come in 330ml cans.
Other beers in our directory
Flying Colours is now an amber ale in 440ml cans, with toffee and biscuit malt. Haar is a Sabro-hopped New England IPA. Dazzle Ship Galaxy was the first of the Dazzle Ship hop-showcase IPAs. Stoker’s Extra Smooth was a nitro special batch of the award-winning stout, and Uncharted was a raspberry and vanilla sour brewed with Pilot Beer of Leith.
Seasonals and specials
Jump Ship also brews rotating and seasonal beers. The Dazzle Ship series of hop-showcase IPAs has followed Galaxy with Azacca, Harlequin, a British hop, and Motueka, the fourth edition. Vitamin Sea is a radler made with real lemon juice, and Ocean Drift is its summer sour, with cherries in 2026. Check Jump Ship’s own shop for what’s currently available.
Awards
- World Beer Awards 2021: Yardarm, which Jump Ship describes as the best no- and low-alcohol lager at that year’s awards
- Scottish Beer Awards 2024: Stoker’s Stout, Best No Alcohol Beer; Jump Ship, Small Brewery of the Year
- Indie Beer Scotland Awards 2025: Steamboat, Gold & Champion (Keg Non-Alcoholic & Low ABV) and Bronze in the Overall Champion Keg Beer competition
- World Beer Awards 2025: Jackstaff, gold for non-alcoholic IPA
Where to find Jump Ship
You can buy the range direct from jumpship.beer and from alcohol-free specialists including The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender (the buy buttons on our beer pages are affiliate links). Jump Ship says Yardarm is also on draught in bars across Edinburgh and Glasgow. For how Jump Ship compares with other UK alcohol-free brewers, read our Jump Ship review and our guide to UK alcohol-free craft breweries.
Ordering from Jump Ship? Our alcohol-free beer discount codes page compares Jump Ship’s subscription discount with 16 other breweries and shops, all checked on their own websites.
Frequently asked questions
Facts checked against Jump Ship Brewing’s own website, September 2026, and again on 28 October 2026.
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