6 Alcohol Free Beers That You Need To Try

Recently I’ve been trying to get fit and have started running using the app couch to 5k. This app has really helped motivate me with running as I’ve tried running before but found it hard and given up quickly, this app really helps you ease your way into running by slowly increasing the amount you run each week and I’m really starting to enjoy it!

In a quest to get fit and eat and drink healthier I’ve started trying out alcohol free beers. Drinking alcohol can lead to weight gain, longer recovery after exercise and reduces fat burning, hindering your fitness goals.

Good Stuff Drinks kindly gifted me some beers to try out, they also stock a range of ciders and wines. The company was created to find drinks you love without the alcohol. You won’t find anything over 0.5% alcohol so any drink you choose will be non-alcoholic. Their aim is to “Help other health conscious drinkers find and enjoy great tasting low alcohol wines and beer”

If you love the taste of beer but don’t want the weight gain or hangovers that alcohol can cause then it’s worth trying out some non alcoholic beers. I also love that the selection of beers are from local British independent breweries. Here are 6 of the beers that I tried:

Big Drop Brewing Co. Pine Trail Pale Ale Can 0.5%

Big Drop Brewing Co. Pine Trail Pale Ale  has a rosey and floral aroma, it tastes very light with a citrus taste along with bitterness to balance this out. I really enjoyed the flavours of this well rounded pale ale. 

Big Drop Brewing Co is an award winning alcohol free craft beer brewery based in Ipswich. Their beers are known for having bolder and hoppier flavours.

This beer is only 61 calories.

West Berkshire Brewery Solo Peach Ale 0.5%

West Berkshire Brewery Solo Peach Ale is a deep gold beer with a sweet fruity aroma, it’s very light and has a beautiful flavour of peach and apricot. This was one of my favourites as I love fruity and light beers.

The West Berkshire Brewery has been running since 1995 and has won numerous awards. They create well balanced and flavourful beers using traditional techniques and championing British ingredients. 

West Berkshire Brewery suggest serving this beer with a peach and almond tart.

UNLTD. Alcohol Free Lager 0.5%

UNLTD. Alcohol free lager  has a light aroma of citrus with subtle flavours of caramel and honey and topped of with a delicate bitter taste. 

This beer is only 23 calories, which is perfect if you’re counting calories or trying to loose weight.

UNLTD is a Hertfordshire based brewery dedicated to creating great tasting and healthy alcohol free beers. 

Drop Bear Beer Co Tropical IPA

Drop bear beer co tropical IPA was another one of my favourites, packed with galaxy hops and with a subtle caramel base this beer is packed with tropical fruits such as passion fruit, stone fruit and citrus which is topped of with a subtle bitter finish. 

Drop Bear Beer Co is an award winning beer company from Wales, the company is on a mission to create the best non alcoholic beers. 

Drop Bear Beer Co say it’s best served with a fragrant Thai curry.

This beer is also only 21 calories!

Freestar Premium Alcohol Free Beer 0.0%

I really enjoyed this Freestar premium alcohol free beer it’s packed with four different citrus fruits and bergamont leaving a floral and savoury taste. 

Freestar was launched in 2019 and has already won gold in the World Beer Awards. 

Nirvana Brewery Bavarian Helles Lager 0.3%

Nirvana Bavarian Helles Lager have taken on this iconic Bavarian beer. It is clean, crisp and full of flavour and well balanced. This golden beer has a nectar finish and natural carbonation to enjoy the full flavours. 

Nirvana Bavarian Beer was formerly known as Fitbeer, it’s run by a family of beer lovers creating quality alcohol free craft beers using 100% natural ingredients. The brewery was launched in 2017 and is based in East London.

Overall review

I was surprised at the taste of the alcohol free beers, thinking they would taste extremely different to alcoholic beers. Whilst they do taste different they still taste very similar. If you have a favourite beer, it’s worth checking on Good Stuff Drinks to see if they have your favourite brand alcohol free, so you can still enjoy the taste but without the hangover. I was also surprised at how low calories many of these beers are! They even have beer selection pack with all beers under 50 calories. 

*Disclaimer – the beers were gifted in exchange for a review, all opinions are my own*