<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Drink Report</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/</link><description>Data on what Britain drinks instead</description><item><title>Adaptogenic drinks instead of alcohol (2026)</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/adaptogenic-drinks-instead-of-alcohol</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/adaptogenic-drinks-instead-of-alcohol</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Adaptogenic drinks as an alternative to alcohol: what ashwagandha and L-theanine are, what the evidence says, who should avoid them, and how the UK options compare per can.</description></item><item><title>IMPOSSIBREW alternatives compared, in numbers (2026)</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/impossibrew-alternatives-compared</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/impossibrew-alternatives-compared</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Data on IMPOSSIBREW and its alternatives: price per 100ml, functional blend per can, calories and Trustpilot scores, read November 2026.</description></item><item><title>Collider&#x27;s claims about IMPOSSIBREW, checked (2026)</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/collider-claims-checked</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/collider-claims-checked</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>We checked seven claims on Collider&#x27;s comparison pages against labels, prices and review platforms: dose, price per 100ml, the taste test, reviews and calories.</description></item><item><title>How is alcohol-free beer made?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/how-is-alcohol-free-beer-made</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/how-is-alcohol-free-beer-made</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>How non-alcoholic beer is made: the two routes (limit the alcohol during brewing, or brew full-strength and remove it), what each does to flavour, and why most UK beers are 0.5%.</description></item><item><title>Is alcohol-free beer vegan?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/is-alcohol-free-beer-vegan</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/is-alcohol-free-beer-vegan</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Is non-alcoholic beer vegan? Why some beers use fish-based isinglass, why the allergen list will not tell you, and which ingredients like lactose and honey to look for.</description></item><item><title>Does Dry January work, and does alcohol-free beer count?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/dry-january-alcohol-free-beer</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/dry-january-alcohol-free-beer</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Does Dry January work, and can you drink 0.5% alcohol-free beer during it? What the University of Sussex research found, how many units a swap saves, and when to choose 0.0%.</description></item><item><title>Can under-18s drink alcohol-free beer?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/can-under-18s-drink-alcohol-free-beer</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/can-under-18s-drink-alcohol-free-beer</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Can children or under-18s buy or drink alcohol-free beer in a pub or shop? What the Licensing Act says about 0.5%, why most retailers still ask for ID, and what Drinkaware advises.</description></item><item><title>Can you drink alcohol-free beer on antibiotics or medication?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-medication</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-medication</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Is alcohol-free beer OK with antibiotics, metronidazole or other medicines? What the NHS says, which drugs need care, and why some functional beers carry their own warnings.</description></item><item><title>Can you drink alcohol-free beer while breastfeeding?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-breastfeeding</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-breastfeeding</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Is alcohol-free or 0.0% beer OK while breastfeeding? What the NHS, the Royal College of Midwives and Drinkaware say, and the difference between 0.5% and 0.0%.</description></item><item><title>Is alcohol-free beer good for blood pressure?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-blood-pressure</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-blood-pressure</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Does alcohol-free beer lower blood pressure or cholesterol? What the British Heart Foundation and Blood Pressure UK say, and what the trials actually found.</description></item><item><title>Is alcohol-free beer OK if you have diabetes?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-diabetes</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-diabetes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Is alcohol-free beer OK for diabetics? What Diabetes UK says, why alcohol-free beer can raise blood sugar, and which beers have the least sugar per 100ml.</description></item><item><title>Is alcohol-free beer OK if you have gout?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-gout</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-gout</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Can you drink non-alcoholic beer with gout? Why beer is bad for gout twice over, what the UK Gout Society and Versus Arthritis say, and what the purine studies found.</description></item><item><title>Does alcohol-free beer hydrate you?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/does-alcohol-free-beer-hydrate-you</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/does-alcohol-free-beer-hydrate-you</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Does non-alcoholic beer count as hydration, and is it good after exercise? What the British Nutrition Foundation, NHS and sports-science studies say.</description></item><item><title>What happens to your liver when you stop drinking?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/what-happens-when-you-stop-drinking</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/what-happens-when-you-stop-drinking</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>What happens to your liver when you stop drinking alcohol: what the NHS, the British Liver Trust and a hepatologist say about days, weeks and months, and when stopping needs a doctor.</description></item><item><title>Does alcohol-free beer help you sleep?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-sleep</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-sleep</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Does alcohol-free beer help you sleep? How alcohol cuts REM sleep, what two small Spanish studies of 0.0% hopped beer found, and how much weight to put on them.</description></item><item><title>Can you drink alcohol-free beer when pregnant?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-pregnancy</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-pregnancy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Is alcohol-free or 0.0% beer safe in pregnancy? What the NHS, the UK Chief Medical Officers, the RCOG and Drinkaware say, and the difference between 0.5% and 0.0%.</description></item><item><title>Is alcohol-free beer halal?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/is-alcohol-free-beer-halal</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/is-alcohol-free-beer-halal</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Is non-alcoholic or 0.0% beer halal? A neutral summary of rulings from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and UK-facing scholars, with the reasoning on each side and which brands say anything.</description></item><item><title>Can you drive after alcohol-free beer?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-driving</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-and-driving</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>What the UK drink-drive limits are, how much alcohol is in 0.5% and 0.0% beer, and what the Department for Transport and Drinkaware advise if you are driving.</description></item><item><title>What does 0.5% ABV actually mean?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/what-does-0-5-abv-mean</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/what-does-0-5-abv-mean</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>What 0.5% ABV means in a beer, how many units are in a can, and the UK definitions of alcohol-free (0.05%), de-alcoholised (0.5%) and low alcohol (1.2%), from government guidance.</description></item><item><title>How much sugar is in alcohol-free beer?</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-sugar</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-sugar</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Does alcohol-free beer have sugar? Grams of sugar per 100ml in Heineken 0.0, Peroni 0.0, Bero, Erdinger, Budweiser Zero, BrewDog Punk AF and IMPOSSIBREW, from each label.</description></item><item><title>What alcohol-free beer really costs: every big UK brand per 100ml</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-price-per-100ml</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-price-per-100ml</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>What alcohol-free beer really costs per 100ml and per pint in the UK: Heineken 0.0, Guinness 0.0, BrewDog Punk AF, Peroni 0.0, Lucky Saint, IMPOSSIBREW, Days, Collider, Nirvana and Big Drop.</description></item><item><title>Gluten-free alcohol-free beer: which UK brands actually are</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/gluten-free-alcohol-free-beer</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/gluten-free-alcohol-free-beer</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Is Bero gluten-free? Guinness 0.0? Heineken 0.0? The gluten status of every big alcohol-free beer in the UK, from each brand and its UK labels.</description></item><item><title>Alcohol-free beer calories: every big UK brand, per 100ml</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-calories</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-calories</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Calories per 100ml for Guinness 0.0, Heineken 0.0, Peroni 0.0, Corona Cero, Bero, Erdinger, Budweiser Zero, BrewDog Punk AF, IMPOSSIBREW, Days and Collider. Sourced from each brand.</description></item><item><title>Why people switch: 2,932 alcohol-free beer drinkers on cutting down</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-drinkers-survey</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/alcohol-free-beer-drinkers-survey</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>88% of functional alcohol-free beer drinkers cut down or stopped drinking alcohol. Results from 2,932 responses to IMPOSSIBREW customer surveys, 2024 and 2025.</description></item><item><title>Functional alcohol-free beer: what is actually in the can</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/functional-alcohol-free-beer-report</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/functional-alcohol-free-beer-report</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>What is in functional alcohol-free beer? IMPOSSIBREW Social Blend vs Collider Unwind Blend: ingredients, mg per can, per 100ml prices and review data.</description></item><item><title>Alcohol-free beer on Trustpilot: every UK brand rated</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/trustpilot-alcohol-free-beer-ratings</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/trustpilot-alcohol-free-beer-ratings</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Trustpilot UK scores for alcohol-free beer brands, read 1 November 2026: IMPOSSIBREW 4.4 from 1,020 reviews, Lucky Saint 4.3 from 3,734 reviews, Collider, Days, Nirvana and Big Drop.</description></item><item><title>Collider vs IMPOSSIBREW: the data</title><link>https://thedrinkreport.org/impossibrew-vs-collider</link><guid>https://thedrinkreport.org/impossibrew-vs-collider</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Collider vs IMPOSSIBREW compared per 100ml: price, calories, functional blend and Trustpilot reviews.</description></item></channel></rss>