Mash Gang Alcohol-Free Beers

Mash Gang is the most exciting thing happening in UK alcohol-free beer right now. Leeds-based, irreverent, and making genuinely experimental NA beer — including collaborations with some of the biggest craft breweries in the country — they've brought cult indie energy to a category that desperately needed it.

Who are Mash Gang?

Mash Gang was founded in 2020 by brewer Jordan Childs, originally as a side project to his work at Leeds-based craft brewery Northern Monk. The premise was simple: make alcohol-free beers that actually taste like interesting craft beer, not watered-down lager. The concept took off quickly, and Mash Gang is now one of the most talked-about breweries in UK NA beer.

What makes Mash Gang genuinely different is their collaboration model. Rather than operating as a conventional brewery, they work with established craft breweries — Cloudwater, Siren, and others — to produce alcohol-free versions of beers that would normally be their full-strength flagships. This has brought genuine craft-beer credibility into the alcohol-free category.

What makes Mash Gang different?

Collaboration-first model

Most alcohol-free breweries operate alone. Mash Gang works inside the wider craft beer ecosystem, collaborating with established breweries whose beers already have a following. This approach brings craft credibility to NA beer and introduces craft drinkers to the category through names they already trust.

Experimental range

Mash Gang doesn't stick to safe styles. Tepache-inspired pale ales, American pilsners, pastry-style stouts — their range is unusual and often genuinely exciting. If you find most NA beer boring, Mash Gang is probably the brewery that will change your mind.

Indie cult status

Mash Gang has built genuine cult status among UK craft drinkers. Their releases often sell out quickly, their limited collabs are traded like investment pieces, and their social presence is sharp and irreverent. In a category that can feel overly earnest, Mash Gang brings some much-needed personality.

The Mash Gang range: what to try

Hawg Pale Ale

A hop-forward pale ale that's one of the most popular in the Mash Gang range. Balanced, drinkable, and a great gateway beer if you're new to the brewery.

Lesser Evil Stout

A rich, roasty alcohol-free stout with proper body and complexity. Goes toe-to-toe with far more established NA stouts from breweries with decades more experience.

Collaboration releases

Keep an eye on Mash Gang's limited releases with breweries like Cloudwater, Siren, and Northern Monk. These are where the most interesting alcohol-free beer in the UK is being made right now — and they tend to disappear quickly.

Is Mash Gang worth the hype?

For craft beer drinkers who've dismissed alcohol-free as boring, Mash Gang is the brewery that will change your mind. The range is genuinely experimental, the collaborations bring real craft credentials, and the overall quality is as high as anything in the UK NA category. If you're serious about NA beer, Mash Gang deserves a permanent spot in your rotation.

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