Review: BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Beers and Cocktails (Updated 2025)
Review: BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Beers and Cocktails (Updated 2025)
BrewDog’s U.S. arm has been embracing non-alcoholic options for quite a while now, and the operation continues to up the ante on “AF” offerings designed to appeal to the sober-curious (and sober-certain).
All four of the products reviewed below are part of a box set that includes four six-packs, one of each product, for $50. All come in 12 oz cans. Lone Wolf and 5AM Angel are both limited releases (as of the end of 2023), while Hazy AF and Elvis AF are in permanent rotation.
Thoughts on the quartet follow.
Update: This feature has been updated with coverage of BrewDog’s latest NA releases as of 2025.
BrewDog 5AM Angel Review
A non-alcoholic American red ale, though the color is a lot closer to blonde than I expected. This really smells the part, with a bold citrus character that melds blood orange with red apples. Punchy hops add plenty of bitterness, with a finish that folds in lemon peel with notes of pine and a light layer of caramel. Enduring and authentic, it doesn’t fall into wateriness the way so many NA beers tend to do. All told, it’s one of the best alcohol-free beers I’ve encountered to date. A-
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Hazy AF Tropical Review
You can’t go wrong with a little pineapple in your hazy, and the fruit helps elevate would would otherwise be a fairly pedestrian experience (see the BrewDog Hazy AF review below). Despite a relatively thin body, this beer keeps things lively with its effusive fruit pairing well with grassy hops and lingering notes of spice. The finish keeps the tropical theme going, hinting at coconut. Another favorite from BrewDog’s NA lineup. A-
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Punk AF Review
A fruity pale ale, it’s unclear what makes this specifically “punk,” though perhaps that is just a state of mind. This is malty and hoppy in roughly equal measures, with a grassy, piney quality that nods directly to the west coast. A long and lingering finish sees some lemon peel and a punch of coriander. The bold body works as a complement to all of the above, giving the beer a gravity to support its hop components. B+
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Hazy AF Review
“Hazy” is a spectrum, and while this beer is just barely there, it’s at least on it. A mild nose of cereal on the nose paves the way for a fruit-forward and not at all bitter palate, featuring restrained notes of pineapple, lemon, and some peach building toward the finish. Extremely mild, bordering on watery at times, with barely a hint of bitterness or hops, gentle lemon notes lingering on the barely sweet, barely bitter finish. B
BrewDog Lone Wolf Non-Alcoholic G&T Review
Made in partnership with Scotland’s Lone Wolf distillery. Somewhere between gin & tonic and a can of Sprite lies this RTD cocktail — and it’s honestly a lot closer to the Sprite. The sweetness (with 14g of sugar) is palpable, but not overblown, though a minimal quinine note on the nose offers at least a suggestion of bitterness. Lime-heavy notes dominate the tongue and hang on well into the finish. It’s harmless and actually quite lively to sip on… but there’s no mistaking it for the real thing. B
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Elvis AF Review
This “hoppy grapefruit” beer comes across almost like a grapefruit shandy, offering an intense aroma and flavor of grapefruit segments, balanced by modest, slightly dank hoppiness. There’s quite a bit more bitterness here than in the other NA beers, but it doesn’t quite hit the right notes, and the grapefruit slowly segues toward bitter notes of pith and peel, leaving a somewhat funky aftertaste around for longer than I’d like. It’s an interesting change of pace — and one of the bolder experiences in this collection — but nonetheless not my favorite. B-
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Cold AF Review
A simple NA lager, and one of the most basic beers in BrewDog’s NA lineup, this brew showcases a ruddy, rustic quality with a leathery, rope-like consistency, its hoppiness coming across as gritty and more than a little bitter. Best served — as the name suggests — cold AF — as the brew takes on a certain greenness as it warms up. It’s fine when you’re talking a quick beer break in the pool, but there’s just nothing overly exciting about the rather one-note experience. B-
each $14 per six-pack
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Hazy AF
USD14
