Crafty Devil

The brewery positions itself as the city's answer to the big macro lagers that dominate Welsh pub taps. It is small-batch, craft-focused, and built on a fairly simple premise: quality over volume. The range spans everything from hazy pales and session ales through to coffee milk stouts and lagers, with a rotating cast of specials that keeps things interesting for regulars.

Their alcohol-free offering is Born Free, a 0.5% pale ale. It sits comfortably within the brewery's wider ethos: this is not a grudging nod to the sober-curious market but a pale ale made to the same standards as everything else in the range. Pale ales translate well to the low-and-no format, and Born Free follows that logic — light, hoppy, drinkable. Availability can be patchy given the small-batch nature of the operation, so stock does come and go.

Crafty Devil is a useful option for anyone who wants to stay within Welsh craft brewing while avoiding alcohol. The AF range is limited to a single product at present, which means the brewery is not primarily targeting the sober market, but it is there and it is well made. At standard craft pricing, it sits firmly in the same bracket as comparable beers from similarly sized UK independents. You'll find it through their own online shop and occasionally through specialist AF retailers.