From Zero To Hero: The Rise Of Non-Alc Beer

The Crafty Pint Podcast · Jun 24, 2026 · 1h 6m

“I don't see any ceiling for non-alc beer.”

It’s fair to say there were plenty of skeptics when non-alcoholic beer first started to appear in earnest in the local beer scene. Yet, in the half-decade-plus since we ran a blind tasting featuring early entrants to the market, the sector has grown and grown.

While some brands have come and gone, there’s a growing number of established brands and many other breweries for whom their non-alc range forms a significant part of their sales. What’s more, Bridge Road Brewers and, more recently, Heaps Normal have started putting non-alc beer on tap.

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