Lervig

The brewery's founding was community-led. When Carlsberg absorbed the local Tou brewery and moved production away from Stavanger, townspeople in the city founded Lervig as an independent local alternative. The operation remained modest until 2010, when a new head brewer redirected it firmly towards craft beer. Lervig has remained independently owned and operated since.

The AF No Worries range launched in 2018, after the brewery concluded that quality alcohol-free options were largely absent from the market. The production approach is technically distinctive: rather than brewing at full strength and removing the alcohol afterwards (a process called dealcoholisation, where alcohol is extracted from finished beer), Lervig uses a yeast strain that cannot break down maltose, the primary fermentable sugar in beer. Because the yeast cannot convert maltose into alcohol, none is produced during fermentation. The beer is alcohol-free from the beginning of the process.

The range covers lagers, fruit-forward variants, and seasonal releases including a Christmas edition, giving it more breadth than many single-product AF craft entries. The Christmas release makes the range particularly useful for sober-curious drinkers navigating the festive season. The brewery also runs a brewpub in Stavanger.

The No Worries range is available through specialist alcohol-free retailers, and Lervig exports to over 30 countries. At the craft end of the AF beer category, the brewery's technically differentiated process and independent ownership give it a clear identity distinct from dealcoholised versions of mainstream lagers.