The best non-alcoholic beers to try in 2026 – Gone are the days of bland alcohol-free options. Today’s non-alcoholic beers deliver authentic taste, craft quality, and even win major awards. Whether you’re hosting friends or enjoying a solo night in, these picks will elevate your experience. Here’s why Fierce Mild, Athletic Brewing, and Heaps Normal are leading the charge.
Fierce Mild is Ireland’s first pure-play non-alcoholic brewery, Brewed from the ground up with a special yeast to naturally cap alcohol while maintaining true beer character. Fierce Mild uses a “flavour‑first” approach, with three hops and no additives retained through brewing. Despite being relatively new to the market they have already picked up some big awards including Gold at the 2025 Irish Food Awards (Blas na hEireann) and Silver at World Beer Awards 2024.
Athletic Brewing is America’s leading non alcoholic brewer who have pioneered the category since 2017, renowned for balancing honest craft and broad accessibility. Athletic Brewing has won awards across its range this year at The Best Of Craft Beer Awards with gold for Run Wild IPA and also Top Large Sized Brewery 2025.
Heaps Normal is an Australian based brewery focusing on developing ground up non alcoholic beers with no alcohol to remove focusing on flavour forward Australian styles. Their beers have won major awards including Gold at 2025 World Alcohol-Free Awards, World Beer Awards, International Non-Alcohol Competition, Indies, L.A. Spirit Awards.
These breweries prove that non-alcoholic beer can be premium, satisfying, and full of character.
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