Tesco's AF aisle has grown from a couple of sad bottles of Beck's Blue and a lone Eisberg into a proper selection. Walk into a large Tesco today and you'll find over 50 alcohol-free products spanning beer, wine, spirits, cider, and even ready-to-drink cocktails. We've been tracking every single one, so here's the full breakdown: what's worth your money, what's overpriced, and what you should walk straight past.
Beer: the biggest and best category
This is where Tesco really delivers. The AF beer range covers everything from supermarket staples to genuine craft options.
Top tier:
- Lucky Saint Unfiltered Lager (4.75 for 4x330ml) The benchmark AF lager. Bavarian-brewed, unfiltered, six weeks of lagering. Nothing else at this price point comes close for clean, proper lager flavour. Their Hazy IPA and Lemon Lager are also stocked at the same price and both worth trying.
- Guinness 0.0 (5.45 for 4x440ml) The nitrogen widget works. Dark, roasty, creamy, and genuinely satisfying. Also available in a 10-pack (12.25) if you're stocking up.
- Erdinger Alkoholfrei (2.00 per 500ml bottle) The wheat beer that athletes love. Banana, clove, and a proper Bavarian heft. One of the best single-bottle value picks in the entire range.
Strong middle:
- BrewDog Punk AF (4.00-5.00 for 4x330ml) Tropical hops, decent bitterness, reliable. The 12-pack drops to around 4.95 on Clubcard, which is outstanding value.
- Adnams Ghost Ship (1.65 per 500ml) Citra hops and rye, dealcoholised by reverse osmosis. One of the most widely available AF ales in the UK and still one of the better ones.
- Beavertown Lazer Crush (5.00-6.00 for 4x330ml) Tropical IPA character without the alcohol. The specialist yeast ferments glucose instead of maltose, which gives it a cleaner hop character than most AF IPAs.
- Leffe Blonde 0.0% (4.45 for 6x250ml) Clove, vanilla, and honey-edged malt. If you want something that feels like a proper Belgian beer rather than another lager, this is your pick.
Solid choices:
- Corona Cero (4.25-4.75 for 4x330ml) Exactly what you'd expect from Corona minus the alcohol. Mild, citrusy, easy-drinking. Wedge of lime still recommended.
- Heineken 0.0 (5.00-9.00, various pack sizes) The gateway AF beer for many people. Malty with a faint citrus edge. Available in 4, 6, and 12-packs, plus flavoured versions in Lemon Elderflower and Nectarine Juniper (3.25 for 4-packs).
- Asahi Super Dry 0.0% (4.50 for 4x330ml) Clean, crisp Japanese lager character. If you find most AF lagers too sweet, this one cuts through.
- Birra Moretti Zero (4.25 for 4x330ml) Light Italian lager with a lemon note. Won't change your life, but solid for a BBQ.
- Stella Artois 0.0% (3.00 for 4x330ml) At 75p a can, it's the cheapest branded AF lager in Tesco. Tastes like Stella, which is either a selling point or a warning depending on your perspective.
- San Miguel 0,0 (3.90 for 4x330ml) Spanish pilsner character, preserved through low-intensity fermentation. Decent and affordable.
- Brugse Zot SportZot Blonde (4.99 for 12x330ml) A Belgian blonde from Bruges at just over 40p a can. Genuinely interesting for the price.
For the dedicated:
- Beck's Blue (11.00 for 15x275ml) The original AF beer for many British drinkers. It's fine. Not exciting, but consistent. At 73p a bottle it does the job.
Wine: better than you'd expect
AF wine has historically been the weakest category, but Tesco's range has improved significantly.
Best picks:
- Noughty Sparkling Chardonnay (8.00-9.50 per 750ml) Organic, 100% Chardonnay, proper persistent bubbles. The best AF sparkling wine in any UK supermarket. Green apple, pear, and genuinely celebratory.
- Freixenet 0,0 Sparkling White (5.00 per 750ml) From Catalonia, vacuum-distilled from real base wines. Not quite Noughty but half the price and perfectly good for a casual toast.
Good value:
- Eisberg Merlot 0.0% (3.50-4.95 per 750ml) Cherry and grape on the palate with a smooth finish. The best budget AF red available.
- McGuigan Zero Sauvignon Blanc (3.50 per 750ml) Australian, spinning-cone dealcoholised. Citrus and green fruit, surprisingly characterful for the price.
- Not Guilty Pinot Grigio (4.00 per 750ml) Grassy and citrus-forward with a sharp finish. If you like your whites dry and crisp, this delivers.
Budget sparklers:
- Nozeco Classic and Sparkling Rose (3.00 each per 750ml) French dealcoholised sparkling at three quid. Perfect for when you want fizz without ceremony.
- Kylie Minogue Signature Sparkling Rose (5.00-6.00 per 750ml) Made with green tea infusion from Yunnan rather than dealcoholised. More interesting than you'd expect from a celebrity wine.
Also stocked: Vineyards AF Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc, and Blush (3.25 each); Eisberg Signature Merlot (3.50); Hardys Zero Chardonnay, Shiraz, and Sparkling; Pale Fox AF Sparkling (4.95).
Spirits and RTDs: the fastest-growing section
Two years ago, Tesco had Gordon's 0.0% and not much else. Now there's a proper spirits shelf.
Best bottles:
- Tanqueray 0.0% (12.00 per 700ml) The four classic botanicals: juniper, coriander, angelica root, liquorice. The most convincing AF gin in any supermarket. With a decent tonic, most people can't tell the difference.
- Gordon's 0.0% Alcohol-Free Spirit (10.00 per 700ml) The entry-level AF gin. Juniper-led, familiar, works in a G&T. Also available in Premium Pink (10.00) with raspberry and strawberry notes, and in pre-mixed cans (5.50 for 4x250ml).
Worth trying:
- Captain Morgan Spiced Gold 0.0% (10.00 per 700ml) Built from natural flavourings rather than distillation. Not going to fool anyone who knows their rum, but with ginger beer and lime it works well enough.
- CleanCo Botanical and Golden Spiced (10.00-16.00 per 700ml each) Spencer Matthews' AF brand. The Botanical is a clean gin alternative; the Golden Spiced is their rum stand-in. Both mix well.
- Sipsmith FreeGlider (4.95 per 330ml RTD) Juniper, citrus, and capsicum for warmth. A premium RTD that actually tastes like a G&T.
For cocktail lovers:
- Lyre's range: Pink London, White Cane, and Classico Sparkling (4.95 each per 330ml) The Australian brand that's built an entire AF spirits empire. The Pink London is their best Tesco offering; floral, dry, and genuinely complex.
- Belvoir Farm Mocktails in Peach Bellini and Raspberry Margarita (1.40 each per 250ml) Real juice, no artificial anything. At 1.40 they're impulse-buy territory.
- Giffard Spritz (4.95 per 330ml) Proper bitter aperitivo with grapefruit zest and gentian. If you miss Aperol Spritz, this is your best Tesco option.
Also stocked: Whitley Neill Japanese Yuzu & White Strawberry (4.95); GWYR Sero/Zero Spirit from Wales (4.95); Salcombe Midnight Sun (4.95); Amplify botanical spirit; Au Vodka Blue Raspberry (5.00-6.00).
Cider: small but effective
Tesco's AF cider selection is limited compared to beer, but what's there is good.
- Thatchers Zero (6.95 for 24x440ml on bulk; also sold in smaller packs) Medium-dry, fresh apple, clean finish. The go-to AF cider and rightly so.
- Kopparberg AF in Strawberry & Lime, Pear, and Mixed Fruit (1.75 per 500ml or 4.00 for 4x330ml) Swedish fruit ciders that barely change in the AF version. If you liked them with alcohol, you'll like them without.
- Sheppy's Low Alcohol Classic Cider (1.75 per 330ml) Somerset craft cider at 0.5%. Traditional apple character from a family orchard. Worth seeking out.
What's missing
Tesco doesn't stock any AF stout beyond Guinness 0.0. No Big Drop, no Nirvana, no craft dark beers at all. The AF wine selection, while improved, lacks any serious still reds beyond Eisberg and Vineyards. And there's no AF tequila alternative, which is a gap that specialist retailers like Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender have already filled.
If you want more depth in any category, you'll need to look online. But as a one-stop supermarket shop for AF drinks? Tesco is now genuinely competitive with Sainsbury's and Waitrose, and comfortably ahead of ASDA and Morrisons.
The verdict
For a weekly shop where you want to grab a few AF options alongside your groceries, Tesco has you covered. The beer range is excellent, the spirits shelf has reached critical mass, and the wine selection is better than it's ever been. Start with Lucky Saint, a bottle of Tanqueray 0.0%, and a Nozeco for celebrations. That's your AF essentials sorted for under 25 quid.