Non-alcoholic craft beer · rated
The best non-alcoholic craft beers: Go Brewing vs Athletic and the rest
Untappd ratings, calories, alcohol and price for the non-alcoholic craft beers people compare most: Athletic, Sierra Nevada, Best Day, BrewDog, Lagunitas and Go Brewing. Every number links to where we found it.
Facts checked October 24, 2026 · sources below
The short answer
Verified on Untappd (Oct 24, 2026): Go Brewing is the highest-rated non-alcoholic brewery in the U.S. (3.49 on 20,884 ratings), and its beers out-rate every other beer in this table. Athletic wins on price, calories and how many stores carry it.
Side by side
Per 12 oz. Prices are single-store examples from October 2026 and vary by store.
| Beer | Go Brewing Disarm Hazy IPA | Go Brewing New School Sour Berry | Go Brewing Sunshine State Tropical IPA | Athletic Brewing Free Wave Hazy IPA | Athletic Brewing Run Wild IPA | Athletic Brewing Upside Dawn Golden | Sierra Nevada Trail Pass IPA | Best Day Brewing Kölsch | BrewDog USA Hazy AF | Lagunitas IPNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untappd rating | 3.691,338 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.621,902 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.593,417 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.4327,902 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.3542,207 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.2527,304 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.3611,934 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.465,585 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 3.152,139 ratingsUntappd ↗ | 2.988,907 ratingsUntappd ↗ |
| Style | Hazy IPA | Fruited sour | Tropical IPA | Hazy IPA | IPA | Golden ale | IPA | Kölsch | Hazy IPA | IPA |
| Calories | 95 | 61 | 102 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 83 | 55 (retailer listing) | 20 (brand site) | 80 |
| ABV | Under 0.5% | Under 0.5% | Under 0.5% | Under 0.5% | Under 0.5% | Under 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Under 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Price seen | $14.99 (gobrewing.com) | $14.99 (gobrewing.com) | $14.99 (gobrewing.com) | $10.99 (athleticbrewing.com) | $10.99 (athleticbrewing.com) | $10.99 (athleticbrewing.com) | $11.99 (Total Wine, Thousand Oaks CA) | $13.99 (bestdaybrewing.com) | $12.99 (usa.brewdog.com) | $11.99 (Total Wine, Thousand Oaks CA) |
| Who makes it | Go Brewing | Go Brewing | Go Brewing | Athletic Brewing | Athletic Brewing | Athletic Brewing | Sierra Nevada | Best Day Brewing | BrewDog USA | Lagunitas |
Where Go wins, and where it doesn't
Go wins
Highest-rated NA brewery in the U.S.
Untappd brewery averages for non-alcoholic-only breweries sold in the U.S. with 5,000+ ratings:
- Go Brewing 3.49 (20,884 ratings)
- Athletic Brewing 3.42 (178,814)
- Best Day Brewing 3.42 (20,688)
- BERO 3.31 (9,183)
- WellBeing 3.29 (13,706)
- Partake 2.92 (19,561)
Go wins
Top-rated beers
Every Go Brewing beer here rates higher on Untappd (3.59 to 3.69) than every Athletic, Sierra Nevada, Best Day, BrewDog and Lagunitas beer in the table (2.98 to 3.46).
They win
Fewer calories
Athletic's beers run 45–70 calories and BrewDog lists 20. Go's IPAs are 95–102; New School Sour Berry is 61.
They win
Lower price, more shelves
Athletic is $10.99 a 6-pack and in more stores. Go is $14.99 a 6-pack online.
They win
More ratings
Athletic's flagships have 27,000–42,000 ratings each; Go's have 1,300–3,400, so Go's averages rest on fewer people.
What drinkers say
Verified buyers on gobrewing.com and Amazon. Unedited, trimmed for length.
★★★★★
“Of all the NA's that I have had, This is the best one. Closest to drinking a regular beer.”
★★★★★
“This is the best non-alcoholic sour on the market.”
★★★★★
“This is hands down the best non-alcoholic beer I've tried. It tastes so much like an IPA even my husband who drinks IPAs loves them.”
★★★★★
“This is one of the best IPA's I have ever tasted. Great tropical taste and smooth throughout the can.”
★★★★★
“Hands down the best NA beer I've ever had, it's been a cornerstone in my sober journey!”
★★★★★
“I am not a beer person Nevermind IPA person, but these are my new go to!”
Taste the difference
Start with the four beers our customers love most, or go straight to the top-rated hazy.
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Salty AF Chelada, Sunbeam Pilsner, Disarm Hazy IPA and New School Sour Berry.
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Questions
What's the highest-rated non-alcoholic brewery?
Among non-alcoholic-only breweries sold in the U.S. with at least 5,000 Untappd ratings, Go Brewing has the highest average: 3.49 on 20,884 ratings (checked Oct 24, 2026). Athletic Brewing and Best Day Brewing follow at 3.42.
What's a good alternative to Athletic Brewing?
If you like Free Wave, try Disarm Hazy IPA (3.69 on Untappd). If you like Run Wild, try Sunshine State Tropical IPA (3.59). If you want something different, New School Sour Berry is a blueberry-strawberry sour (3.62).
Which non-alcoholic IPA has the fewest calories?
Of the IPAs here, BrewDog Hazy AF lists 20 and Athletic Run Wild 65. Go's IPAs are fuller-bodied at 95–102.
Sources
- Disarm Hazy IPA:
gobrewing.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- New School Sour Berry:
gobrewing.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Sunshine State Tropical IPA:
gobrewing.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Free Wave Hazy IPA:
athleticbrewing.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Run Wild IPA:
athleticbrewing.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Upside Dawn Golden:
athleticbrewing.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Trail Pass IPA:
Sierra Nevada shop; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Kölsch:
bestdaybrewing.com (price); calories from a Whole Foods listing; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Hazy AF:
usa.brewdog.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
- IPNA:
lagunitas.com; Untappd; checked Oct 24, 2026.
Ratings are Untappd averages and rating counts on the date checked. The brewery list counts breweries that make only non-alcoholic beer, are sold in the U.S. and have at least 5,000 ratings; two Russian breweries not sold in the U.S. rate higher. Brand names belong to their owners; this page isn't endorsed by them.
