Each drink on our list is a delicious alternative to boozy cocktails, beers, and wines, with under 150 calories per serving. All easily purchased from your local supermarket or online at Amazon, to help make your shopping a little bit easier.
There are plenty of zero-alcohol or low-alcohol by volume (low ABV) drinks out there that you can enjoy. The best alcohol alternatives sit among them. But if you're watching what you're drinking for weight loss purposes, it can be hard to choose the right one. While they might be low in alcohol, they are not always low in sugar, which can quickly rack up the calorie count.
The good news is, you can have the best of both worlds. Seltzers, spritzers, and beers aren't just the low-calorie alcoholic drinks in a can, as there are plenty of non-alcoholic options too, from brands like Red Bull, Brewdog, and Remedy drinks.
Low-calorie non-alcoholic drinks in a can
Under 100 calories
The blood orange flavour should give this brand its name, as these premium soft drinks are just that. It's comparable to a Campari spritz or negroni with a not-unpleasant medicinal ring to the taste. Punchy is one for those who want a drink with flair. The variety pack includes other exciting flavours.
Cals per serving: 50
With the rich tropical flavour of passionfruit and the zing of the sparkling water, this low-calorie non-alcoholic drink in a can will bring on the taste of summer. It'll be hard (but not certainly impossible) to tell the difference between Belvoir Non-Alcoholic Passionfruit Martini and the classic cocktail once this is in a glass, if my tastebuds are anything to go by.
Cals per serving: 73
DASH sparkling water might not pack a punch like some of the mocktails and seltzers on my list, but it certainly offers a refresher after a day in the sunshine. While the grapefruit is my favourite, this mixed pack offers four varieties: grapefruit, lime, peach, and raspberry, so you can find your favourite. And that's correct, zero calories per serving.
Cals per serving: 0
There's nothing quite like the fresh taste of orange to get me in the mood for the sun, so I couldn't miss San Pellegrino's sparkling orange off our list. With real busts of orange and a recognisably crisp flavour, I haven't found flavoured sparkling water that ticks the boxes like this one. Less than 70 calories and no alcohol. This also makes for a great mixer for low-calorie vodka if you're not sticking to the alcohol-free variety.
Cals per serving: 64
Matcha made it onto our list of the best healthy alternatives to coffee for its punchy flavour and effects. PerfectTed's Matcha energy drink in pear ginger is another great way to experience the full naturally caffeinated benefits of the tea.
Cals per serving: 52
Even when I am drinking, this is my go-to low-calorie beer. At 0.5% ABV, it has the same amount of alcohol as some bananas and bread, believe it or not! So, it's still classed as a zero-alcohol beverage. Lighter than other lagers and with a punchy taste, making it the perfect pick for cooling down this summer.
Cals per serving: 53
In 2025, Days' Pale Ale is perhaps one of the most popular non-alcoholic beers around with 0.0% ABV. While Lucky Saint has a better taste, in my opinion, this is a great option for those who want a totally alcohol-free beer. It's also one of the lowest in calories and made with all vegan ingredients.
Cals per serving: 73
The Espresso Martini might be one of the best low-calorie cocktails if you are drinking, but you can also enjoy one when you aren't. Of course, it doesn't quite match up to the real thing but the Mocktails Nitro Espress0% Martini comes close if you're looking for a buzz.
Cals per serving: 99
It's not every day you get a blueberry kombucha, so Hip Pop's blueberry and ginger infusion had to make my list. It's lightly sparkling, giving it the zing of a seltzer without the alcohol, and as drinking kombucha is one of the ways to improve your gut health, it's great for your digestion as well as your taste buds.
Cals per serving: 59
Under 50 calories
After a winning summer flavour last year, Red Bull is here with White Peach for 2025. The Pink Edition offers a burst of white peach flavour with notes of citrus and florals, making it a winner for sunny days in the park. It has a kick of caffeine, niacin, and vitamin B6 as well, so it can help you keep up all afternoon.
Cals per can: 4.5
Designed to help you relax without alcohol with the addition of nootropics, Impossibrew offers several different types of non-alcoholic beers. The lager is my favourite. There's also the Impossibrew Pale Ale if a hazy beer is more your style.
Cals per serving: 49
With its uniquely smooth grapefruit twist, Brewdog's alcohol-free Elvis Juice didn't escape our notice. It's a great option for those who love a fruity IPA but don't want the alcohol. Whether you're drinking it as your first of the night or switching it up with alcoholic varieties, you won't notice the difference.
Cals per serving: 26
It's almost impossible to find a brand that could replicate a good spritz, but Nuisance comes the closest with this incredible range. It doesn't quite match up flavour-wise, but it has a recognisably refreshing taste and pinkish colour that makes it a winner in my books.
Cals per serving: 50
While I've been aware of the many benefits of CBD, having tried oil drops and gummies, drinks were new to me. At first, I wondered if 'lightly sparkling' was code for 'slightly flat' but this is exactly how I'd describe it - like still water but with a kick. TRIP's CBD peach ginger flavour is the highlight of the lot.
Cals per serving: 21
If you like your "lightly sparkling" water without CBD, I'd suggest going for Humble Warrior's tropical pineapple ginger drink. Flavour-wise, they're relatively similar, with strong tropical notes coming through as you sip. It's also one of our lowest-calorie non-alcoholic drinks in a can.
Cals per serving: 20
I like to think of Dalston's as the craft beer of the soft drink world. You could get a standard soft drink like you get a normal lager, but why? This elderflower flavour is particularly juicy and refreshing, ideal for those who love a flavoured G&T.
Cals per serving: 46
Remedy Drinks' Kombucha Tea was one of the alternative soft drinks I started having long before I switched to low-cal, low/no-alcohol. They have exciting flavours like cherry plum, ginger lemon, and peach, which offer a sweet twist to counteract the kombucha fizz.
Cals per serving: 7
Choosing low-cal/no- or low-alcohol doesn't mean you have to ditch that post-Paloma feeling. While it doesn't have the kick of tequila like a classic Paloma, this grapefruit-infused soda takes you more than halfway there with its punchy flavour. Best served over ice, if you can.
Cals per serving: 30
Does non-alcoholic beer have alcohol in it?
Occasionally, yes, but you can still enjoy the benefits of not drinking alcohol. Beers that are labeled as 'alcohol-free' are legally allowed to contain up to 0.05% alcohol in the UK, while low-alcohol beers like Lucky Saint are typically de-alcoholized so they contain no more than 0.5% alcohol.
According to a review in the Food Engineering Journal, manufacturers have two ways of reducing the alcohol content in beer. They can either remove the ethanol from the finished product, or they can make sure that alcohol doesn't form during the brewing process.
While it's very easy to create alcohol-free cocktails, otherwise known as 'mocktails', creating truly alcohol-free beer is difficult because ethanol (the scientific name for alcohol) forms as a natural part of the brewing process. So these two processes to reduce the alcohol content in beer can vary in their success.
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