Pivot Beer is an Australian brand with a clear point of view: design for low ABV from the start instead of brewing a full-strength lager and then taking the alcohol out. The Modern Lager is their argument for that approach, using elevated mash temperatures, specific yeast strains, and a deliberate hop addition to get flavour and body into something that sits below 0.5%. The result is a lager that actually tastes like one. There is a light biscuity malt backbone, clean carbonation, and a fresh hop note that adds just enough bitterness to keep it from feeling flat. Nothing here is trying too hard — it drinks like a straightforward pale lager rather than a novelty. For those after something simple and sessionable without the usual caveats, it does the job well. Available in 330ml cans, sold direct and through a handful of UK retailers.