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Alcohol-Free Wheat Beer

Cloudy, bready and banana-ish. Weissbier the way the Germans do it.

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Paulaner Weissbier 0.0% alcohol free wheat beer in a 500ml bottle
Paulaner WeissbierBavarian weissbier · 500ml bottle
0.0% ABVGluten freeVegan
£4.50
Paulaner Weissbier 0.0% alcohol free wheat beer in a 440ml can Paulaner Weissbier 0.0% alcohol free wheat beer can on a pool table among the balls
Paulaner WeissbierBavarian weissbier · 440ml can
0.0% ABVGluten freeVegan
£4.50
Kev's guide

Kev's guide to alcohol-free wheat beer

Wheat beer is the only drink I know that's meant to look like something's gone wrong. Cloudy, pale gold, a big fluffy head. Hold one up to the light in a Wharfedale pub and someone will ask if it's off. It's supposed to be like that. Good alcohol-free wheat beer keeps all of it: the soft bready body, the banana, the clove, the faint whiff of bubblegum. The Bavarians have been at this for centuries, and non-alcoholic weissbier is one of the things they've quietly nailed.

How to choose

Classic weissbier or hefeweizen if you want the real thing. Unfiltered, cloudy, banana and clove from the yeast, very little bitterness. Start here if you've ever had a half-litre in a beer hall, or wanted to.

Fruit wheat beers if you like a shandy. The wheat keeps the body soft and the fruit makes it zingy. We've got pink grapefruit, lemon and cherry.

Bottle or can. The 500ml bottle is the traditional pour. Cans are lighter in the shopping bag and fit the fridge door.

On strength: 0.0% means no alcohol at all. In the UK, anything at 0.5% or under counts as alcohol free. We show the exact ABV on every drink. Most of this range is 0.0%.

Kev's picks

  • Paulaner Weissbier 0.0% 440ml can. Munich brewers since 1634. Fine malt, fruity, a hint of sweetness, 106 calories. The benchmark.
  • Nirvana Bavarian Hefeweizen 500ml. A traditional Bavarian recipe from a brewery that started in East London. Banana, clove, a little vanilla. Bronze at the World Beer Awards 2024.
  • Kaiserdom 0.0% Pink Grapefruit. Bamberg, brewing since 1718, with a sweet and tangy citrus twist. Vegan and gluten free.
  • Goxoa Lemon 0.0%. Bright, crisp lemon wheat beer, 99 calories. The can is in French, so you can pretend you're somewhere sunny rather than queuing on the A660.

Mix any 6 drinks for 5% off, 12 for 10% or 24 for 15%, and it comes off automatically. Build a box with a few weissbiers and something hoppy from IPA and pale ale. Or try before you buy at the Otley Taproom on Manor Square.

Good questions

Why is wheat beer cloudy?

Because nobody filters it. A hefeweizen (hefe is German for yeast) is bottled with the yeast still in it, and wheat adds proteins that create a natural haze. That's where a lot of the body and the banana and clove flavour live. So cloudy isn't a fault, it's the whole point. If you want the full unfiltered experience, start with the Nirvana Bavarian Hefeweizen.

What does alcohol-free weissbier taste like?

Soft, bready and smooth, with banana and clove from the yeast and very little hop bitterness. Some lean sweeter, some spicier. Paulaner is fine malt with a hint of sweetness. Nirvana adds a little vanilla and bubblegum on the nose. If you find IPAs too bitter, this is the style that might win you over.

How do you pour a wheat beer properly?

Use a tall glass and rinse it with cold water first. Tilt it and pour slowly down the side until the bottle is about four fifths empty. Then give the bottle a gentle swirl to lift the yeast off the bottom and pour the rest straight in for that big fluffy head. A 500ml bottle fits a traditional half-litre weizen glass perfectly. A pint glass works too. Nobody from Munich is checking.

What food goes with wheat beer?

Wheat beer is brilliant with food because it's soft rather than bitter. Pretzels and sausages are the Bavarian classic. It's also great with white fish, salads, goat's cheese, a Sunday brunch and anything with a bit of spice, like a Thai green curry. The fruitier ones, like Kaiserdom Pink Grapefruit, work nicely with grilled chicken or a barbecue.

Is there a 0.0% wheat beer?

Yes, several. Paulaner Weissbier comes in a 0.0% bottle and can, and Kaiserdom Pink Grapefruit, Goxoa Lemon and Goxoa Cherry are all 0.0% too. 0.0% means no alcohol at all. In the UK, anything at 0.5% or under counts as alcohol free. We show the exact ABV on every drink. For the full 0.0% range across beer, wine and spirits, see our zero collection.

What's the difference between hefeweizen, weissbier and witbier?

Hefeweizen and weissbier are basically the same Bavarian style. Weizen means wheat, weiss means white and hefe means yeast, so a hefeweissbier is a cloudy one with the yeast left in. Witbier is the Belgian cousin, usually spiced with coriander and orange peel, so it's more citrusy and less banana. Everything in this collection is Bavarian in style, apart from the fruit and lemon twists.