IPAs

IPA stands for India Pale Ale, and is a heavily hopped ale that was originally produced in the United Kingdom for export to it's colonies in India. Due to the long journeys required to transport such items, perishable goods like beer tended to spoil. In an attempt to stop this happening, brewers started to produce ale with a higher alcohol percentage, and with abundant hops. The increased alcohol content helped to preserve the beer, and the hops helped to cover up any spoiling.

In recent times IPA has seen a resurgence in the United States, with many different styles becoming popular whilst retaining the heavy hop usage and higher ABVs.

Our Non-Alcoholic IPA Reviews

Hobsons Brewery Free IPA
Hobsons Brewery are a popular brewer in the midlands, and this Free IPA is their first offering to the non-alcoholic crowd. Considering they’ve won CAMRA awards before, are we in for a tasty debut?
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Loah Beer Blood Orange IPA
Loah Beer have previously given us lime-infused lager, so it’s obviously not to much of a pivot to shove more citrus fruits into an IPA – this time they’re using Blood Orange. One of my favourite citrus fruits, it sounds a great base for a tasty ale. Let’s see how this one has shaped up.
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Amundsen Eazy Peazy
Amundsen Bryggeri have collaborated with a number of nolo brewers in recent years, mainly working with the stout style of beer. This time they’re dropping the ABV from one of their popular NEIPA recipes with help from the guys at Fierce Brewing. A good juicy IPA is certainly what the doctor ordered at the moment – let’s give it a try!
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Right To Roam
Scotland have been ramping up their production of non-alcoholic beers of late, and this one hails from independent craft brewer Burnside Brewery. Right to Roam is their first alcohol-free offering, an IPA in the traditional style. Will the brewer follow the excellent nolo standards currently being shown by their fellow Scots?
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Joker AF
Williams Bros Brewing have been at the forefront of Scottish craft brewing for many years, but it’s only recently that they’ve dabbled in the alcohol-free world. Joker AF is a non-alcoholic version of their popular Joker IPA, and teases being ‘wickedly hoppy’. Will it come up trumps, or be a wildcard?
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Gipsy Hill HepcAF
Popular South London brewers Gipsy Hill have recently dived into the alcohol-free beer game, and HepcAF is a nolo version of their best-selling IPA. Will the non-alcoholic version prove popular too?
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Good Karma Dharma Black IPA
Alcohol-free champions Good Karma are back with a rare style of beer in the nolo world – a Black IPA. We put this hybrid of stout and IPA to the test, and hopefully enjoy our experience along the way!
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Harmony AF West Coast IPA
In a fight over which of the USA coast’s IPAs is the better beer, the result tends to be ‘West Coast Best Coast’. So let’s see if Only With Love Brewery’s attempt at the style, Harmony AF, can keep the same big bold flavours while keeping the alcohol content below 0.5%.
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Cannabrew Hops & Sunshine IPA
Over in the states they’ve been mixing cannabis and non-alcoholic beer for years. Since CBD was legalised in the UK in 2018 we’ve seen infused beverages but very few such beers. Cannabrew have taken a shot at the burgeoning market with their Hops & Sunshine IPA.
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BrewDog Elvis Juice
BrewDog were one of the early pioneers of quality alcohol-free beer in the market’s current phase, though they’ve drawn criticism for their business practices and harmful work culture. But we’re here to review the beer, so time to check out their elusive Elvis Juice IPA alcohol-free.
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Brulo Tropic of Now DDH IPA
Brulo are certainly fans of new world hops, and this Tropic of Now features four favourites. Their beers can have a similar taste to each other, can this DDH IPA break away even more?
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Inne Beczki Free IPA
Polish non-alcoholic beers seem to be of a very high quality recently, and they’re also offering their brews in bigger bottles. Inne Beczki’s Free IPA is one such 500ml wonder.
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Jopen Non IPA
The Netherlands have produced some good quality nolo beers in the past, and Jopen’s Non IPA was one of the first of the current crop. I’ve finally sourced some bottles and now have a chance to try this Dutch masterpiece.
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Goram IPA Zero
On a recent trip to Bristol I saw a pub offering this Goram IPA Zero on tap, but was unfortunately whisked away before I could purchase a pint. But(combe) all is not lost, I have a few bottles of the stuff to review, and it’s been in the fridge for days – hooray!
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A Ship Full of IPA
This non-alcoholic IPA from Brutal Brewing has been on the market for a while now, but it’s only just made port in Free Beer bay. What sort of IPA is this ship full of, and is it any good?
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Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropica NA
Tiny Rebel are doing well at getting their non-alcoholic beers into the bigger supermarkets, and this Clwb Tropica NA tropical IPA seems to be everywhere I look at the moment. I’d best give it a review then!
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Wild Beer Grapefruit IPA Soda
With the summer on the way, we’re always on the lookout for refreshing nolo beverages, and this Grapefruit IPA Soda from Wild Beer Co looks just the thing to help us cool off. Does it?
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King Limbo IPA
Laine Brew Co launched this nolo IPA back in 2019, but we’ve only just gotten around to sourcing a few bottles to try. Let’s find out how low King Limbo can go, whilst still giving a decent drinking experience.
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Two Roots New West
Two Roots previous alcohol-free beers were really up my street; expertly brewed with full on flavours and none of the wateriness that sometimes is apparent in a NA beer. Will their ‘New West’ IPA similarly impress?
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Lowlander 0.3% IPA
Lowlander are back on our review board with a 0.3% ABV IPA brewed with mango, orange and cardamom – all lovely flavours in such a brew, but using the actual fruits instead of relying on the hops means there’s nowhere to hide if we don’t get to taste them! Let’s taste and see.
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Brulo Sabro Galaxy DDH IPA
Coast Beer Co may have renamed to Brulo Beer a few months ago, but their alcohol-free beer output remains firmly in the IPA style. This one contains two favourites of the modern scene – Sabro and Galaxy. We better give it a go then hadn’t we?
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Funky Fluid Point Five Hazy IPA
Funky Fluid are back, this time with a bigger 500ml can full of double-dry hopped IPA goodness. Whereas most of their non-alcoholic offerings are full of fruit puree, this is pure hops. We check it out.
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Rok Soba Voyager IPA
Rok Soba knocked my socks off with their non-alcoholic Tripel, and this time they’re back with a West Coast style hoppy IPA with a big-bearded beanie-wearing bloke adorning the can. Will this AF beer also forcibly remove the garments from my lower extremities?
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Insel-Brauerei Snorkeler’s IPA
With it’s premium paper-wrapped bottle, Insel-Brauerei Snorkeler’s IPA is already looking like a treat, but how will the addition of sea salt into the recipe effect the flavours and aromas in this alcohol-free hoppy ale? Looks like I have to take one for the AF team again…
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Another Dimension Cities of Gold
Fans of 1980s children’s cartoons may notice the reference in this Cities of Gold South Coast IPA from Another Dimension Brewing. But what exactly is a South Coast IPA?
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Funky Fluid Coffee Point Five
The marriage of beer and coffee is one that usually works well, but usually in a dark beer, not an IPA. So how well will it work in Funky Fluid’s juicy nolo Coffee Point Five New England style IPA?

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Vandestreek Playground IPA
Vandestreek Playground IPA has been on the non-alcoholic market for years, is regularly lauded by nolo fans and critics and tends to be highly scored on sites such as Untappd. So why on earth haven’t we reviewed it yet?!
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C’84 24 Hour IPA
Before their amazing collabs with Lowtide Brewing, seasoned brewer C’84 had dabbled in alcohol-free beers themselves, with this 24 Hour IPA being one of their offerings. Will we be getting the same sublime quality shown in their collaborations?
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Free From IPA
Free From’s beers may have an initial hurdle to get over with the preconceptions of ‘free from’ food items, but their IPA brewed with Azacca and Mandarina Bavaria hops must surely have some flavour packed away?
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Jump Ship Goosewing IPA
Jump Ship Brewing are still flying their colours high on the crest of the nolo wave, with this Goosewing IPA being the latest to their line-up of award-winning alcohol-free beers. *Insert yet another awful nautical pun here and get on with the review*
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