Nirvana Brewery Alcohol-Free Beers

Nirvana Brewery: East London's alcohol-free-only brewery

Nirvana describes itself as the first brewery in the UK to dedicate itself entirely to alcohol-free beer. Nirvana says it was set up in East London in 2016 by Becky and her family, and Companies House lists four members of the Kean family, Becky among them, as the company’s first directors; Nirvana’s 2017 launch press release also named Steve Dass as a co-founder. Nearly a decade on, it is a well-established name in the British no-and-low movement.

Nirvana's registered brewery address is in Leyton, East London.

How Nirvana brews

Nirvana's About page credits brewer James Rabagliati with the recipes.

Nirvana's beers stay true to classic craft brewing principles, using just four core ingredients: malt, hops, water and yeast. The technical challenge is keeping the finished beer below 0.5% ABV while retaining full flavour, and Nirvana achieves this through a combination of precise process control and specially developed yeast strains. For their German-style range, the brewery uses vacuum distillation — a technique that gently extracts alcohol at low temperature without damaging the delicate flavour compounds that define the underlying styles.

The range

Nirvana's range covers an unusually broad stylistic spread for a dedicated alcohol-free brewery. The lager line includes Nirvana Pils (0.5%), Nirvana Helles (0.3%) and the distinctive Cloudy Lemon Lager (0.2%). The British ale tradition is represented by Nirvana Best (0.5%), a classic best bitter, alongside the darker Nirvana Stout Dark & Smooth (0.5%) and Mocha Porter (0.5%). Nirvana IPA (0.5%) covers the modern hop-forward end of the range. The Discovery Mixed Case offers a structured way in for new drinkers.

Sustainability and responsibility

Nirvana published a post on 4 August 2026 titled “We’re Now a Certified B Corporation™”. In it, Nirvana says “most of our beers are primarily brewed using grains grown in the local vicinity of production”. A summary of the post reports that over half of its brewing is powered by an onsite wind turbine.

Why Nirvana matters

Brewers Journal reported on 17 February 2017 that Nirvana had brewed its first beer that week; its brewery address today is in Leyton, East London. Its 4 August 2026 post says it is now a certified B Corporation.

Buying Nirvana as a present? The brewery sells a three-bottle gift box. We cover it in our guide to alcohol-free beer gift sets.