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Never Drinking Again
Beeripa

Never Drinking Again

A hazy, unfiltered 0.5% IPA from Dublin's Whiplash, built around New Zealand hops and loaded with tropical fruit character.

About This Drink

Whiplash is one of Ireland's most decorated craft breweries, and Never Drinking Again is their take on the non-alcoholic IPA — a style where many breweries fall flat. The name is a joke, of course, but the beer is serious. It's unfiltered and properly hazy, pouring with that cloudy orange-juice opacity that signals a New England-style approach rather than a clean West Coast one. The NZ hop bill does the heavy lifting here. Gooseberry and apricot dominate the nose, with mango pushing through on the palate alongside a softer stone fruit backdrop. The body is fuller than you'd expect at 0.5% — creamy and smooth, not thin or watery. Bitterness is present but restrained at 18 IBUs, finishing cleanly without any of the harsh astringency that can plague lower-alcohol beers. It's widely available at specialist AF retailers and the odd craft bottle shop. At around £2.50 a can, it's competitive for the category. If you want a NEIPA that actually tastes like a NEIPA, this is one of the more convincing efforts around.

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

GOOSEBERRY AND APRICOT UP FRONT WITH MANGO AND PEACH ON THE MID-PALATE. SOFT STONE FRUIT ROUNDS THINGS OUT. LIGHT TROPICAL SWEETNESS WITH A GENTLE RESIDUAL BITTERNESS.

Aroma

INTENSELY ZESTY ON THE NOSE — GOOSEBERRY APRICOT AND ORANGE PEEL WITH A BACKGROUND HUM OF STONE FRUIT. TYPICAL OF A WELL-HOPPED NZ IPA.

Character

Appearance
HAZY ORANGE-GOLD UNFILTERED. HEAVY WITH PARTICULATE CLOUDY THROUGHOUT.
Mouthfeel
FULLER THAN THE ABV SUGGESTS. SOFT AND CREAMY WITH A SMOOTH CARBONATION. NOT THIN.
Finish
CLEAN AND DRY WITH A RESTRAINED BITTERNESS THAT FADES QUICKLY. NO HARSH AFTERTASTE.
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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

GOOSEBERRY AND APRICOT UP FRONT WITH MANGO AND PEACH ON THE MID-PALATE. SOFT STONE FRUIT ROUNDS THINGS OUT. LIGHT TROPICAL SWEETNESS WITH A GENTLE RESIDUAL BITTERNESS.

Aroma

INTENSELY ZESTY ON THE NOSE — GOOSEBERRY APRICOT AND ORANGE PEEL WITH A BACKGROUND HUM OF STONE FRUIT. TYPICAL OF A WELL-HOPPED NZ IPA.

Character

Appearance
HAZY ORANGE-GOLD UNFILTERED. HEAVY WITH PARTICULATE CLOUDY THROUGHOUT.
Mouthfeel
FULLER THAN THE ABV SUGGESTS. SOFT AND CREAMY WITH A SMOOTH CARBONATION. NOT THIN.
Finish
CLEAN AND DRY WITH A RESTRAINED BITTERNESS THAT FADES QUICKLY. NO HARSH AFTERTASTE.