Bellwoods

The alcohol-free range is anchored around a non-alcoholic adaptation of the brewery's most celebrated dry-hopped sour, brought into the AF category with the same heavy dry-hopping (adding hops after fermentation, purely for aroma and flavour) and fruit additions that define the original. Rather than launching a generic AF lager, Bellwoods applied its core brewing identity, sour ales and hop-forward beers, to the alcohol-free format. The range also includes experimental releases labelled with version numbers, indicating an iterative approach to AF recipe development rather than a fixed, permanent lineup.

For sober-curious drinkers who follow craft beer seriously, particularly those drawn to the sour and wild ale side of the category, the Bellwoods AF range occupies an unusual point in the market: a specialist sour-focused producer making AF equivalents with the same production philosophy as its full-strength beers.

Distribution outside Canada is through specialist alcohol-free retailers, at the premium end of the import craft segment.