Hey - this is a important message from CBC. Since filming this video, the toxic, misogynistic and exploitative nature of BrewDog’s working culture has been exposed by brave accounts from workers and a BBC documentary (link below). As such we no longer can support the brewery in any way, but are leaving this video up so others can research and understand the allegations and evidence in context. We also leave it up in the hope that the brewery will examine its considerable flaws and atone for them, improving for current and future employees, and allowing them to once again become a force for good in beer. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013yfj
they opened a brewdog brewery near me in australia, i've tried the punk AF and the AF stout. the stout was very ordinary, not good. but the Punk AF is genuinely hard to tell apart from other pales, you would not know its alcohol free. we drink it between regular beers so we can have a 6 pint session on a weekend but still drive home after. it's also way cheaper than the real beers here. so it's a win win.
Nice to see the AF beers put through their paces. Don't think I would drink it personally, unless I was driving. Also some of of us are doing dry Feb too. 😢
It's really good, have to say it's not stout-y for mouthfeel/lasting flavours etc. Tastes a bit like a coldbrew coffee, really nice smell. My Favourite AF from them
I have just tried a can of punk af for the first time with an open mind and can honestly say it is absolutely devoid of flavour. But the worst thing is the smell it’s absolutely horrendous. I honestly can’t believe how bad it is!
I’ve tried Hazy and liked it but then wondered why my dairy intolerance was kicking off. Hadn’t thought to check my beer, but it’s got lactose in, so mystery solved. I think the only one that doesn’t is Nanny State.
I tried them all and have to agree with the previous comments. Wake up call is surprisingly good as you would never expect it. Hazy AF is not really hazy enough for me. Raspberry blitz is kinda boring and thin. Nanny state is all right. Punk AF is the sweet spot for me.
Last time I went to London (like a month ago), I tried an IPA that was 0.5% ABV (I guess that can be AF), I don't remember the brewery but it was pretty good, maybe too hoppy as the lack of alcohol made it more astringent, but I was expecting it to be horrendous and it was good
@@TheCraftBeerChannel No, it was on tap, but I remember that the pub was a Fuller's one but they had other breweries like Siren, it was at The Hercules in front of Lambeth North
Completely agree, these are the 2 I drink the most and they are far superior to all the others. I've tried punk AF and the stout AF, stout was my favourite but its not as good as the 2 you mentioned
@@nomadchad5733 yeah for about 3 months or so i quit alcohol & tried every alcohol free beer out there. By alcohol freei mean 0.5% or less. If they contain 0.0% they're basically full of sugar & taste 2 sweet. These were the best 2 by far, as they actually taste like real beer, the rest are just way too watery. Jever & Budvar aren't bad either. I used to buy online. from drydinker.com & alcoholfree.co.uk.
Interesting question. We would def still have picked it out as it was a lot lighter than the others, but without that context it would be tricky to know its abv for sure
Great review guys as usual. It would be great if people who hit the thumbs down button would give the reason why because I couldn't find anything negative about this video.
@@mcjphillips Which we totally understand! When we do videos like this (and we've only done 3) we try to make sure it's educational, fun and as fair as we can possibly be - and we always make sure they are extra bits of content, rather than a replacement for our weekly non-sponsored videos.
Cheers! Yeah it's a big thing over here, and around a quarter of UK adults give up drinking. How many make it through the whole month is another question....
Great video! I'll have to give the Punk AF a go and maybe Nanny State too. The rest aren't yet available near me sadly. Now, who else is making AF beers in the UK? I've heard of Drop Bear, not sure who else though.
Literally lots, many are on tap at the Brewdog AF bar! There's Small Beer, Infinite Session, Big Drop and Lucky Saint who focus on it, then Adnams and Thornbridge make decent low alcohol pales too.
The Craft Beer Channel oops, I forgot this is the craft BEER channel. I feel like I’ve said a naughty word 😊 I’ve just remembered one thing that’s great about Brewdog, they give all the recipe details online, so I might even have a go at brewing my own Punk AF 😋🍻
Mmmm not sure we were getting complete honesty here. Hazy Jane and Dead Pony are great beers? The BD beers were all amazing? You would take the alcohol free over the ones with alcohol? Maintain the integrity please chaps.
No word of a lie, we think Hazy Jane and Dead Pony are great beers - we don't love all Brewdog's marketing but we think they make very solid, very approachable beer. As for these non-alcohol beers they are the best on the market and this video came together because we were so impressed with Punk AF that we wrote to them to tell them. Obviously it is an advertorial though, so complete understand if you take our views with a pinch of salt.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel fair enough, didn't mean to come off as a dick but this vid had a very different vibe from the other ones I've seen, where you place each beer under a microscope and can be quite harsh where necessary (the Other Half review springs to mind!)
@@tyrannosaurus696 Haha, well that is very true! I think the expectation levels were so low with these AF beers that we couldn't help but be impressed. With many of the hype beers we try, the expectations are so high we are often disappointed and more likely to criticise - then absolutely you have to add the bias of knowing you're being paid to talk. That's why we don't do too many of these, and only do it with stuff we've already been impressed by.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel no worries, still a massive fan. This was just a bit like meeting up with a mate in a nightclub when you're sober and he's off his tits on Es 🤣🤣🤣
Techniques are massively improving. The Hazy one here was really great, but even within the last year other breweries have made better ones - Northern Monk in particular.
I have tried about 7 different Brewdog beers so far the last was the Elvis juice and none of them are what I would call traditional they all seem to be very heavily hopped, big more like larger. Put it this way, It never been on the beer radar list and never will be!
Nanny State AF, is the nastiest beverage I’ve ever had the mispleasure to drink. I’m off the sauce, drinking way too much. Asked the missus to get me a couple to try. It is absolute muck. Doesn’t smell, look or taste in any way like a beer. Almost tastes like the nastiest,cheapest apple juice and cheap fizzy water. Except not as nice.
Great to see better non-alcoholic beers but I cant bring myself to support a company as scummy as brewdog. So many cases of hypocrisy, not paying their employees, shoving competition out of the way. They preach micro but they act macro
this is such bull, from the first taste test they did i knew this was a crock of shat, punk af smells like drain cleaner and fkin tastes like drain cleaner end of conversation, and just to add for what these af brew dogs cost you can save alot of money by just actually drinking normal very edible brew dogs brews and get the full aroma and taste which is the whole point of craft beer
I'd argue the whole point of craft beer is variety - the monotony of endless macro lager is what encouraged the first craft brewers to open their breweries. This is another way in which craft gives everyone the chance to enjoy hops, malt and yeast in the best form.
Hey - this is a important message from CBC. Since filming this video, the toxic, misogynistic and exploitative nature of BrewDog’s working culture has been exposed by brave accounts from workers and a BBC documentary (link below). As such we no longer can support the brewery in any way, but are leaving this video up so others can research and understand the allegations and evidence in context. We also leave it up in the hope that the brewery will examine its considerable flaws and atone for them, improving for current and future employees, and allowing them to once again become a force for good in beer.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013yfj
lol shit, didnt see that coming
Everyone is so thin skinned these days, grow a pair.
14 minutes flew by, awesome content guys!
AWESOME to hear! Thanks so much!
they opened a brewdog brewery near me in australia, i've tried the punk AF and the AF stout. the stout was very ordinary, not good. but the Punk AF is genuinely hard to tell apart from other pales, you would not know its alcohol free. we drink it between regular beers so we can have a 6 pint session on a weekend but still drive home after. it's also way cheaper than the real beers here. so it's a win win.
Jesus guys!!!! Well I hope you got paid well for that!
Well now I know one place I have to visit next time I'm in London. Love that low-ABV beer is getting better and more common
The consumers organisation here tested alcohol free beers and Energibajer came out as the best in the test :)
Mikkeller do make some great ones too!
Nice to see the AF beers put through their paces. Don't think I would drink it personally, unless I was driving.
Also some of of us are doing dry Feb too. 😢
We feel for you. Stay strong!
Great content guys!
Cool video. My fav AF beer must be Drink'In the Sun (0.3%) by Mikeller. Absolutely fabulous IMHO.
Mikeller do the best AF beers - Flat White is the best AF I have ever had.
I've had 3 AF's so far, here in Melbourne. My fave has been the Raspberry Blitz. Keen as balls to try that AF stout though. Haven't seen it yet.
It's really good, have to say it's not stout-y for mouthfeel/lasting flavours etc. Tastes a bit like a coldbrew coffee, really nice smell. My Favourite AF from them
Man, where in Melbourne can I buy them ?
I think I got mine at Carwyn Cellars & McCoppins. It was a fair while ago though.
Knowing what happened after February this became really high stakes
I have just tried a can of punk af for the first time with an open mind and can honestly say it is absolutely devoid of flavour. But the worst thing is the smell it’s absolutely horrendous. I honestly can’t believe how bad it is!
ran into you guys here the other week, guessed there might be video coming haha
We don't go nowhere without making a video!
So, who has tried the Brewdog AF beers?!
Had wake up call, tasted like cold brew with a beer edge, I liked it!
Exactly what we thought!
I’ve tried Hazy and liked it but then wondered why my dairy intolerance was kicking off. Hadn’t thought to check my beer, but it’s got lactose in, so mystery solved. I think the only one that doesn’t is Nanny State.
had the raspberry blitz one, kinda dissapointing =) to thin for me.
I tried them all and have to agree with the previous comments. Wake up call is surprisingly good as you would never expect it. Hazy AF is not really hazy enough for me. Raspberry blitz is kinda boring and thin. Nanny state is all right. Punk AF is the sweet spot for me.
Last time I went to London (like a month ago), I tried an IPA that was 0.5% ABV (I guess that can be AF), I don't remember the brewery but it was pretty good, maybe too hoppy as the lack of alcohol made it more astringent, but I was expecting it to be horrendous and it was good
Remember the colour of the label or anything?
@@TheCraftBeerChannel No, it was on tap, but I remember that the pub was a Fuller's one but they had other breweries like Siren, it was at The Hercules in front of Lambeth North
Ah yeah could have bee anything! Perhaps infinite session or big drop.
Been to Brew Dog near Leicester Square several times, but never even thought to over one of their AF beers. Might have to give it a go.
Great effort lads. I’ve only had the Punk AF so far but thought it was a solid drop. Awesome video. Cheers 🍻
Lies again? Halal Coordinator
Schneider weiise & lucky Saint are the best alcohol free beers I've had. U can drink them for breakfast or when you're driving and not feel guilty!
For breakfast!? Madness. But yes lucky saint is brilliant.
Sunday mornings only lol / Lucky saint goes well with an english fry up, it washes down the grease
Schneider Weiss ftw 👍
Completely agree, these are the 2 I drink the most and they are far superior to all the others. I've tried punk AF and the stout AF, stout was my favourite but its not as good as the 2 you mentioned
@@nomadchad5733 yeah for about 3 months or so i quit alcohol & tried every alcohol free beer out there. By alcohol freei mean 0.5% or less. If they contain 0.0% they're basically full of sugar & taste 2 sweet. These were the best 2 by far, as they actually taste like real beer, the rest are just way too watery. Jever & Budvar aren't bad either. I used to buy online. from drydinker.com & alcoholfree.co.uk.
Alcohol free beer is making my dry Jan so much more enjoyable
Damn, wish we had access to these during lockdown. Here is South Africa we all just started homebrewing when the government took our alcohol away.
all the more reasons to have beer at work
It is what we're all thinking.
If you didn't know it was called wake up call would the coffee flavour have been enough to give it away?
Interesting question. We would def still have picked it out as it was a lot lighter than the others, but without that context it would be tricky to know its abv for sure
£5.60!!!
Great review guys as usual. It would be great if people who hit the thumbs down button would give the reason why because I couldn't find anything negative about this video.
Haterz gonna hate and raterz gonna rate.
Think the main issue from most viewers is that it's a paid advert and therefore not an independent review
@@mcjphillips Which we totally understand! When we do videos like this (and we've only done 3) we try to make sure it's educational, fun and as fair as we can possibly be - and we always make sure they are extra bits of content, rather than a replacement for our weekly non-sponsored videos.
”We pickt them out” by geting that brewdog check 😂👌
Dry January? Is that a UK thing?
In Australia it’s Dry July. At least it rhymes hehe.
Great video as always lads!
Cheers! Yeah it's a big thing over here, and around a quarter of UK adults give up drinking. How many make it through the whole month is another question....
Great video! I'll have to give the Punk AF a go and maybe Nanny State too. The rest aren't yet available near me sadly. Now, who else is making AF beers in the UK? I've heard of Drop Bear, not sure who else though.
Literally lots, many are on tap at the Brewdog AF bar! There's Small Beer, Infinite Session, Big Drop and Lucky Saint who focus on it, then Adnams and Thornbridge make decent low alcohol pales too.
The Craft Beer Channel did you guys also try the AF Cider?
@@jonparry6462 WhAT iZ CidEr? (sadly not!)
The Craft Beer Channel oops, I forgot this is the craft BEER channel. I feel like I’ve said a naughty word 😊 I’ve just remembered one thing that’s great about Brewdog, they give all the recipe details online, so I might even have a go at brewing my own Punk AF 😋🍻
Did Brewdog ever explain why they stole people’s artwork for cans and never paid them?
I believe that was resolved between the parties, yes.
Mmmm not sure we were getting complete honesty here. Hazy Jane and Dead Pony are great beers? The BD beers were all amazing? You would take the alcohol free over the ones with alcohol? Maintain the integrity please chaps.
No word of a lie, we think Hazy Jane and Dead Pony are great beers - we don't love all Brewdog's marketing but we think they make very solid, very approachable beer. As for these non-alcohol beers they are the best on the market and this video came together because we were so impressed with Punk AF that we wrote to them to tell them. Obviously it is an advertorial though, so complete understand if you take our views with a pinch of salt.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel fair enough, didn't mean to come off as a dick but this vid had a very different vibe from the other ones I've seen, where you place each beer under a microscope and can be quite harsh where necessary (the Other Half review springs to mind!)
@@tyrannosaurus696 Haha, well that is very true! I think the expectation levels were so low with these AF beers that we couldn't help but be impressed. With many of the hype beers we try, the expectations are so high we are often disappointed and more likely to criticise - then absolutely you have to add the bias of knowing you're being paid to talk. That's why we don't do too many of these, and only do it with stuff we've already been impressed by.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel no worries, still a massive fan. This was just a bit like meeting up with a mate in a nightclub when you're sober and he's off his tits on Es 🤣🤣🤣
@@tyrannosaurus696 Haha!
Nice dear 🌹
AF beers LOL!!!
Can someone notify me when they brew calorie free beer please
Sadly as beer has alcohol in it, it can never be calorie free. Likely the same with AF beer too - it being made from carbs
The AF IPAs usually don't work. Big Drop stout is good
Techniques are massively improving. The Hazy one here was really great, but even within the last year other breweries have made better ones - Northern Monk in particular.
A cheeky (but genuine) question: are these and other alcohol-free beers legal on the tube?
Very good question! Maybe we should do a video trying it at rush hour.
I have tried about 7 different Brewdog beers so far the last was the Elvis juice and none of them are what I would call traditional they all seem to be very heavily hopped, big more like larger. Put it this way, It never been on the beer radar list and never will be!
Nanny State AF, is the nastiest beverage I’ve ever had the mispleasure to drink. I’m off the sauce, drinking way too much. Asked the missus to get me a couple to try. It is absolute muck. Doesn’t smell, look or taste in any way like a beer. Almost tastes like the nastiest,cheapest apple juice and cheap fizzy water. Except not as nice.
alcohol free beer, blood free human.
Just cant get on board with a toxic company like Brewdog. Such a shame.
Us neither now we know everything.
Great to see better non-alcoholic beers but I cant bring myself to support a company as scummy as brewdog. So many cases of hypocrisy, not paying their employees, shoving competition out of the way. They preach micro but they act macro
this is such bull, from the first taste test they did i knew this was a crock of shat, punk af smells like drain cleaner and fkin tastes like drain cleaner end of conversation, and just to add for what these af brew dogs cost you can save alot of money by just actually drinking normal very edible brew dogs brews and get the full aroma and taste which is the whole point of craft beer
I'd argue the whole point of craft beer is variety - the monotony of endless macro lager is what encouraged the first craft brewers to open their breweries. This is another way in which craft gives everyone the chance to enjoy hops, malt and yeast in the best form.