Great Beer Without the Booze: Queer Brewing Launches New 0.5% Hazy IPA

The UK’s queer- and trans-owned brewery Queer Brewing has launched a brand new alcohol-free beer with a clear message: alcohol-free beer isn’t just for Dry January.

Brighter, Bolder is Queer Brewing’s latest addition to their alcohol-free lineup—a 0.5% hazy IPA, designed to deliver full flavour and body, without the alcohol.

Taking inspiration from their core range 6% hazy IPA Burst Into Bright, Queer Brewing’s head brewer Andy Potter asked himself, “Why shouldn’t these flavours be enjoyed by everyone, including sober folks?”.

What started as a question evolved into a finely-tuned recipe, blending elements from both the Burst Into Bright recipe, and that of Bold, their 0.5% core range alcohol-free pale ale. The result is Brighter, Bolder—a 0.5% hazy IPA, with tropical notes, a little citrus, and a soft, pillowy body, reminiscent of both its namesakes.

Despite the beer being released to coincide with Dry January, where many drinkers seek fresh alcohol-free alternatives, Queer Brewing remain steadfast in their commitment to producing and providing alcohol-free options all year round.

“To us, great alcohol-free beer stands on its own—it’s not an afterthought or a replacement for ‘the real thing’”, explains founder Lily Waite-Marsden. “Many folks in our LGBTQ+ community are sober all the time, so continuing to develop our alcohol-free lineup, and having a consistent, high-quality AF offering available, is a central part of what we do as a brewery”.

Brighter, Bolder is available now via the Queer Brewing webshop: https://www.thequeerbrewingproject.com/shop/beer

Notes to Editors:

Queer Brewing is the UK’s first queer- and trans-owned brewery, making queer beers and beer queer since 2019. Founded by Lily Waite-Marsden after recognising a significant lack of LGBTQ+ representation in the beer world, she set out to take up space in an industry dominated by cisgender, heterosexual, male voices.

Starting as a collaboration project with UK-based and international breweries, the award-winning Queer Brewing has now grown into an empowering brand and fully operational brewery in its own right. Producing a wide range of beer styles with evocative branding to provide visibility and representation for LGBTQ+ people, they’ve raised tens of thousands of pounds for LGBTQ+ charities—first from funds raised from collaboration beers, and as of 2024 by donating 10p from every pint and can sold.

Based in Leyton, East London, they started brewing in their own premises in January 2025, and open their much-loved taproom every weekend to local and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Contact: stef@thequeerbrewingproject.com

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