With a valuation of $22 billion as of 2022, the nonalcoholic (NA) beer market is roughly 100 times larger than that of NA spirits. While this size disparity primarily exists because NA beer has been around much longer (at least since Prohibition), I would argue—and so would others—that some of NA beer’s dominance can be attributed to the fact that it actually tastes like the real stuff. And, unlike spirits, the quality of NA beer isn’t limited to only a few styles: There are delicious NA pilsners, lagers, IPAs, pale ales, Kölschs, and Stouts. How do we know this? We tasted a ton of them—31 to be exact.
In hopes of priming you for a category that is forecasted to be worth $40 billion by 2032, we tasted, ranked, and organized some of the best, most celebrated NA beers on the market. Here are our findings.
