Löwenbräu Alcohol-Free Beers

Löwenbräu is one of the six Munich breweries with a tent at the Oktoberfest, and since 1997 it has belonged, with Spaten, to the Spaten-Löwenbräu-Gruppe, part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, according to German Wikipedia. Its alcohol-free lager is listed by two of the UK shops we link to, which both describe it as below 0.5%; both had sold out when we checked.

Who are Löwenbräu?

German Wikipedia says 1383 was given as the founding date for a long time, and it no longer treats that date as accepted. It traces a predecessor to 1524, when the brewer Jörg Schnaitter is named at “Löwengrube 17”, and says the name Löwenbräu first appears in Munich’s brewing register only in 1746. AB InBev’s brand page gives no year: “The first mention of a brewery at its historic location dates back centuries.”

German Wikipedia says the lion in the name comes from a 17th-century fresco of Daniel in the lions’ den in that brewhouse. In 1818 Georg Brey, a brewer from a farming background, bought the brewery.

Löwenbräu and the Oktoberfest

Only beer from Munich’s traditional breweries may be served at the Oktoberfest, German Wikipedia says, and the six with tents are Spatenbräu, Augustiner, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu and Löwenbräu, whose tent is the Löwenbräu-Festzelt. For alcohol-free beers from the festival’s brewers, see our guide to alcohol-free Oktoberfest beers and our Paulaner page.

Who owns Löwenbräu?

German Wikipedia says that since 1997 it has belonged, together with Spatenbräu, to the Spaten-Löwenbräu group, and that group is part of Anheuser-Busch InBev. AB InBev’s own brand page says “Löwenbräu merged with Spaten and later joined AB InBev”. So Löwenbräu isn’t independent.

In 1983 about 4 million hectolitres of Löwenbräu were sold worldwide, only about 1.3 million of them brewed in Munich and the rest by licensees, German Wikipedia says; we found no current figures for its output or staff. AB InBev says it’s available worldwide through exports and licensing, and we didn’t find where the alcohol-free beer sold in the UK is brewed. We found no awards.

Löwenbräu’s alcohol-free beer

Löwenbräu Alkoholfrei is sold by Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co as “Löwenbräu Alkoholfrei - Alcohol Free Lager”, and both shops describe it as containing less than 0.5% alcohol. We couldn’t find the brewer’s own figure, so we don’t call it 0.0%.

Dry Drinker describes a German alcohol-free lager in the Munich style, brewed to the Bavarian Purity Law, with a “soft malt base and a fresh, spicy finish”, in 500ml bottles, and listed it as new on 27 March 2026. The Alcohol Free Co calls it a full-flavoured, refreshing beer with a fresh, spicy taste and a rounded aroma, brewed with natural ingredients.

Neither shop lists its ingredients or calories, and we found no published calorie figure, so we don’t quote one. We didn’t find when it was launched or how it’s made, and neither shop says whether it’s vegan or gluten-free. In Germany, REWE’s search listings show Löwenbräu alkoholfrei in crates of 20 half-litre bottles. Its sister brands in the group make alcohol-free beers too, among them Spaten Alkoholfrei and Franziskaner Alkoholfrei Zitrone, German Wikipedia’s product list shows.

How Löwenbräu Alkoholfrei compares

Alcohol-free lagers from German breweries in our directory. Calories per 100ml as in our calorie calculator; checked 1 November 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.

The Löwenbräu beer in our directory

Checked 1 November 2026. The shops describe it as below 0.5%, and we found no calorie figure. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10.

Where to buy Löwenbräu

On 1 November 2026 Dry Drinker and The Alcohol Free Co both listed Löwenbräu Alkoholfrei but had sold out of every pack, and Wise Bartender doesn’t list it. We haven’t been able to check Löwenbräu’s own website. For alcohol-free German lagers you can buy, see our guide to the best German alcohol-free beer.

Facts checked against Wikipedia (German, on Löwenbräu and the Oktoberfest), AB InBev’s brand page, The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender, 1 November 2026.