Sheffield based Abbeydale Brewery, the UK’s first 100% employee owned brewery, has this week announced the launch of Reverence – their first low alcohol offering. A 0.5% pale ale, the beer is designed to be low in alcohol, but full of flavour, without sacrifice.

Loosely inspired by Heathen, Abbeydale Brewery’s popular American Pale Ale, Reverence is hopped using Mosaic for refreshing tropical flavours and notes of zesty grapefruit. As with the rest of their releases, Reverence is also brewed to be gluten free.

With the “no and low” category showing huge growth, Abbeydale Brewery believe it has become more important than ever to invest and innovate to ensure they’re offering something to all their customers.

Having introduced Sparkling Hop Water as an alcohol free option in 2024, the release of Reverence expands upon this and fills an identified gap within their extensive range.

Brewer and Quality Manager Christie McIntosh, who also sits on the board as Abbeydale’s Employee Representative, said “The release of Reverence is the culmination of many months of hard work, extensive research, and meticulous lab analysis, coupled with being able to take advantage of an array of technological advancements in the wider field.

“Our ethos is to make sure we’re offering the same experience to all those choosing to drink our products, and we believe that the final result is something that looks like beer, tastes like beer, is brewed like any other beer… and simply is a proper beer, for beer lovers, but with just a tiny fraction of the booze.”

Reverence is available in 440ml cans from Abbeydale Brewery directly and via independent retailers.