The best 10 non-alcoholic beers to try in 2019
4th January, 2019
by
Lauren Eads
Nirvana beers – 0-0.3%
Nirvana lays claim to being the only brewery in the UK dedicated solely to the production of low and alcohol-free beers. Based in London, the team set out in 2017 to smash the assumption that non-alcoholic beers were dull, lacking in taste and variety. Today, it produces a range of low- and no-alcohol pale ales, lagers, stout and IPAs.
Its FitBeer (£1.89), a 0.3% Bavarian Helles lager, is aimed at the health market, carrying just 66 calories, but also a host of added health benefits too, rich in vitamin B12 and folic acid. Two of its 0% brews include Kosmic Stout (£2.29), offering chocolate notes and a hint of vanilla and malty Ovaltine quality, while its 0% Tantra Pale Ale (£2.29) is made with lightly roasted barley, creating a “caramel malt body that is balanced with a lingering crisp hop bitterness”.
All are available to buy at eebria.com, and are an interesting addition to an increasingly diverse non-alcoholic beer market, with the big brewers tending to prioritise lager and pilsner-style brews.
