Hollywood actor Tom Holland has created his own line of non-alcohol beers, and we tried them out – and they make a great Father’s Day gift for those who don’t want alcohol
With Father’s Day is now just over a week away, there seems to be a large focus on beer in the shops at the moment. But nowadays enjoying a cold pint doesn’t necessarily mean having to drink alcohol, and nowadays there are plenty of great non-alcoholic beers and lagers to choose from – including one new beer brand created by A-list actor Tom Holland.
The Spider-Man star launched BERO, his premium no- (or rather, very very low-) alcohol beer, in the UK at the beginning of this year, after speaking openly about his problems with alcohol in the past. Keen to test it out, I secretly gave some of BERO’s drinks to a beer lover, without telling them that it was alcohol-free, and – spoiler alert – they couldn’t tell the difference.
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BERO currently sells four different brews: Edge Hill Hazy IPA, Kingston Golden Pils, Noon Wheat and the newly launched Double Tasty West Coast Style IPA, all with alcohol content of less than 0.5%, and with prices starting from £14 for a six-pack from the BERO website.
As our tester typically drinks lager over ales, I poured him a glass of Kingston Golden Pils, which is BERO’s lager-style offering and lists its tasting notes as “malty, biscuit, herbal, spicy, grassy, toast, bread, Vienna malt, moderate bitterness” (please ignore the totally inappropriate glass it’s been poured into in the photo above; I clearly need to invest in some proper beer glassware…).
Our tester is normally pretty sceptical about non-alcoholic beers (“I’d rather have nothing,” is his typical response…), but I could tell that he really enjoyed this, praising its flavours and how crisp and refreshing it was. It also poured a really authentic looking head, unlike a lot of no-alcohol alternatives. Although he suspected it might contain a lower alcohol percentage than his usual favourite, he didn’t realise it there was ‘no’ alcohol in it until I told him.
As a non-beer-drinker myself, I also had a sip – and honestly couldn’t believe how nice it was. It wasn’t at all sweet or watery like a lot of zero-alcohol alternatives, and tasted really premium – but without the very bitter tang that I usually dislike in alcoholic beers. I could definitely see myself enjoying this on a warm summer’s day.
There are also plenty of five star reviews of these cans over on the BERO website, with customers calling Kingston Golden Pils “one of the best NA beers I’ve tried” and saying how it “tastes exactly how a beer should, has amazing texture and perfect body”.
My top picks for gifting from BERO are the variety packs, starting from £28.50 for 12 cans, which are a great way to trial the range.
Another place to shop for no-alcohol beers is BrewDog; its Mixed AF selection pack can be bought in boxes of eight, 24 or 48 cans, with prices starting from £10.
BeerHunter, meanwhile, sells a 12-pack Craft Beer Low/No Alcohol Free Mixed Beer Selection for £25.95, containing a large range of cans and bottles.
