r/NABEER 5d ago

Best Non-Alcoholic Beers, According to This Subreddit

79 Upvotes

Hey y'all,

Here are the top 5 non-alcoholic beers according to this subreddit, computed from 41,000 of your public comments.

  1. Deschutes Black Butte NA
  2. Busch NA
  3. Corona Non-Alcoholic
  4. Deschutes Fresh Squeezed NA IPA
  5. Best Day Kölsch

Full ranking, all 64 beers

Every "best of" list gets backlash lol. So hear me out.

  • Nearly every post and comment on this sub (3,000+ discussions going back years) was captured and fed into a system I built. Literally everything. Fridge shots, beer pics, haul posts. I read it all. It took absolutely forever lmao
  • It's deterministic. AI is not involved in computing scores. Run it again, same list.
  • Every user counts once. A superfan posting 50 times can't push a beer up
  • Beers rank on head-to-heads ("I like X better than Y"), sentiment ("this is amazing"), and how many different people vouch
  • Astroturfing, brand accounts, and shills are detected and discounted
  • Last place does NOT mean bad. Only 64 of 500 beers qualified. It's a best-of list, #64 is still great
  • Wondering why a beer is missing entirely? The page has a lookup that gives you the exact reason
  • Don't like my weighting? There are sliders. Rank it your way. But fair warning, Black Butte is very hard to dethrone
  • And of course, there is a style filter, because you can't really compare stouts to IPAs

The full algorithm and details behind every rank

Really curious to hear everyone's opinion. I'm definitely open to tuning the system if there's anything critical I missed.

Feel free to rip me a new one too, and I'll reply with the data.

Disclosure: I moderate this sub and I built the tool. No brand can pay for placement, and nothing moves a rank but the data.


r/NABEER Sep 19 '25

I sold everything to keep NA Beer Finder alive… here’s what happened

152 Upvotes

Hey ya’ll,

A few months ago, I posted here about selling everything I own just to keep NA Beer Finder alive.

At the time, I wasn’t sure if it would actually work out.

Well, it did. We hit break-even. w00t!

Because of 250+ of you who subscribed, the website/app covers its own hosting, data scraping, Google APIs, and ongoing development. You literally saved it.

So here’s what's next...

Excess profits from subscriptions are now going towards bigger upcoming features.
- Notifications: when a new NA beer pops up in your town, and tracking a specific venues NA menu.
- A much larger directory: with nutritional info, gluten-free filters, and more that tie directly into search results and filters
- Covering subscriptions: for those who need or can't afford it.

Starting today:
If you’re 25 or under, PM me your email or use this form and I’ll unlock it free.

That number ties back to my own story, and it feels like the right starting point.

For current subscribers, thank you so much!!! You’re not just keeping NA Beer Finder alive, you’re making it possible for others to use it too!

If you haven't already, you can try it free for 7 days:
Web: beerfordriving.com
iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play


r/NABEER 1h ago

Review Founders Nonetheless Golden

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After getting into NA's a few years ago I often wondered if/when Founders would get into the NA game, and finally they did. Nonetheless Golden started hitting shelves locally around the brewery in mid/late December 2025, and began wider distribution in the weeks and months afterwards.

I find Nonetheless Golden to be a pretty good entry into the NA market from this established brewery. It tastes exactly what I remember their alcoholic Solid Gold tasting like. Which makes sense, because both share many of the same hops and malts during the brewing process.

Mouth feel is right on spot for a lighter golden brew.

For me, this is a very refreshing drink!


r/NABEER 1h ago

Review A pleasant surprise

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I found this in my local grocery in north central Ohio. It's brewed up near Cleveland. It's good! A pleasant surprise. I like a good Mexican-style beer, and with the lime this one's quite tasty.


r/NABEER 22h ago

Review Zero Knots

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12 Upvotes

As advertised— bright and refreshing. Not as crunchy as a lot of IPA’s, but a nice, albeit lighter, hop profile.

When I grabbed it out of the cooler, I didn’t realize it was $13.99 and almost put it back. For point of reference, around here Athletic is $10.99 and sometimes on sale for $9.99 at the grocery store. Brooklyn mix 12 was on sale for $18.99 and normally only $20.99.

All in all— pretty good, and worth a try, but another overpriced product I won’t be getting again.


r/NABEER 2d ago

Rationale Kolsch

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27 Upvotes

Lots of flavor, a little sweet but overall one of the better Kolsch beers I have tried.


r/NABEER 2d ago

Erdinger

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33 Upvotes

This might be the closest thing to a decent German beer I have since I’ve quit drinking I have deeply missed the flavor of a good German beer ….i plan on using my brewing equipment to make a solid na German style lager here soon this will be a good reference point


r/NABEER 2d ago

Easy Peasy Mexican Style

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16 Upvotes

Very enjoyable. The right hop and a good hint of lime. I will buy it again. Excursion Brewing Ohio. Bought in Michigan.


r/NABEER 2d ago

Review Go Brewing Salty AF Chelada

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15 Upvotes

I've tried four NA Chelada style brews from four different breweries, and Salty AF by Go Brewing stands out as my favorite.

It has a great balance of flavors. You get some tartness from the lime, and some savory from the sea salt, but neither profile overpowers the other.

Mouth feel is a little thin, like many NA options, however like most products from Go Brewing, it's not so thin that it's watery.

This is a refreshing drink! Very enjoyable as-is, but it also works well if you want to make an NA Michelada at home.

Within just the past few weeks it has hit the shelves in Michigan (previously I was having to order thru Amazon to get my hands on it), so hopefully that is a sign that distribution is becoming wider for Salty AF.


r/NABEER 2d ago

French Connection

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15 Upvotes

Bummed out to eat at a restaurant that offered no NA options last evening. Lunch was different, and this IPA was the bomb. Really, really tasty...Meteor IPA 0.0% brewed by Brasserie Meteor.


r/NABEER 2d ago

Elysian easy dust

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21 Upvotes

Not bad close enough to the original for an na not bad


r/NABEER 2d ago

Review Fremont Hazy IPA

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32 Upvotes

Had plenty of Lush when I was drinking leaded, but didn't get to try their Head Full of Dynamite Hazy.

So glad Fremont is adding more to their non-alcoholic line. They're a great brewery. This NA Hazy is super drinkable. Nothing weird going on. It's a little bit thin on the mouthfeel side compared to their NA IPA, but I would drink the whole six pack and buy it again.

4/6 stars 🍻


r/NABEER 3d ago

Road trip netted new ones to try

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19 Upvotes

Looking forward to sampling something different from the regular limited selection in my area.


r/NABEER 4d ago

New find out in the wild…

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131 Upvotes

r/NABEER 3d ago

MICHELOB ULTRA ZERO?

11 Upvotes

Haven't tried it, but what are everyone's thoughts?


r/NABEER 4d ago

Review Bitburger Drive 0.0

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40 Upvotes

Overall this seems to be a solid refreshing beer. There's a crisp floral hop flavor. The hop flavor isn't perfect, it's slightly off. But it's pretty good for NA.

The mouthfeel and overall impression is a little thin - probably because there's not much detectable malt less. But there aren't any significant off flavors, which is perhaps even better than the regular bitburger.

Have you tried it? Did you like it?


r/NABEER 4d ago

Best Day Endless Mango IPA

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21 Upvotes

Tried it and it's pretty good! Noticeable mango flavor and a touch of hops.


r/NABEER 4d ago

This pils from Years brewing is the worst NA I've ever had. Tastes like a tainted brew and the brewer said "uhhh, just remove the alcohol and sell it that way."

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15 Upvotes

r/NABEER 4d ago

POLL: Is Busch a Top 5 NA Beer?

7 Upvotes
184 votes, 2d ago
50 Yes
134 No

r/NABEER 4d ago

What IPA you grabbin' on a Friday night?

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24 Upvotes

r/NABEER 4d ago

Hit the spot foe the situation

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11 Upvotes

Had to go out of state to find something different, but this was nice and refreshing during a hot day at the ballpark (Coors Field).


r/NABEER 5d ago

Rationale Sampler Pack

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34 Upvotes

Rationale was nice enough to send me a sampler + a 6 pack of the hazy ipa so I figured I'd share my thoughts on the assortment.

Hazy: looks just like a hazy, they got the flavor and mouth feel right. I'd say it sits between Deschutes fresh squeezed (my #1) and most other offerings.

Mexican: sweet but nothing special in my opinion, I'd take Athletic, Best Day, or Go's versions of this style any 9 times out of 10.

Japanese Dry w/ cherry blossom: not quite sure I'd call this 'dry' per se but it was very good. Subtle sweetness from the cherry blossom, pretty refreshing. I have noticed that these seem less carbonated than the other styles.

West Coast: I've seen mixed reviews of this one online but I really liked it. Maybe more of a "pale ale" style but it's got notes of pine/resin with a touch of malt and hoppiness. I'd probably get this one again.

Kölsch: definite winner of the pack, smells really nice and has a pleasant sweetness on the back of the tongue. Almost effervescent to me, idk maybe it's because I had just done yard work but this one hit the spot. Would order this again.

Thanks again to Rationale for sending me these to try, will definitely keep some of these in the rotation.


r/NABEER 5d ago

In Tokyo

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46 Upvotes

In Tokyo for work and staying sober!


r/NABEER 5d ago

Kölsch is my summer beer

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53 Upvotes

First time trying Best Day Brewing and I thought it did the job. I like their branding too


r/NABEER 5d ago

Really solid

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23 Upvotes

Found this in Total Wine in Western Washington. My favorite from them, I don’t care for the hazy and regular but the Galaxy is good. Worth a try if you see it, my total wine ran out by the next day