Burning Sky are a serious brewery based in Firle, East Sussex. Known primarily for hop-forward pale ales and barrel-aged farmhouse beers, Low Life is their foray into the low-ABV space – and they've brought the same technical rigour to it. The "No Coast" descriptor signals a deliberate choice not to align with either West Coast bitterness or East Coast haze. The malt bill leans on Maris Otter for backbone and Munich for a touch of roundness, while Chateau Aroma adds a gentle biscuit warmth. Three hop varieties do most of the work: Chinook brings resinous grapefruit pith, Citra piles in tropical and citrus brightness, and Nelson Sauvin lends an unusual gooseberry-and-white-wine edge. That combination alone would give most IPAs plenty to work with. What sets Low Life apart is the finishing process. Hop dipping and the addition of Hop Kief – the concentrated lupulin powder from the heart of the hop cone – load the beer with aroma without driving up bitterness. The result is a beer that smells big and delivers on that promise without tipping into harsh or astringent territory. At 0.5%, it's one of the more credible non-alcoholic IPAs made by a UK craft brewer with genuine hop credentials.