Alcohol-free brewer – Big Drop – is launching its Winter Specials next week with a pair of decadent additions to entice craft fans and demonstrate the extent to which AF beer has advanced.

‘Firesider’ and ‘Kinzig’ both weigh in at 0.5% abv and are available in 440ml cans but for a limited time only, while stocks last.

Firesider is a pumpkin spiced ale, brewed with a unique blend of toasted malts, pumpkin yeast and seasonal spices – including cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.

As the name suggests, this beer’s subtle bitterness and flavour will warm you up from the inside. Perfect for relaxing, feet up beside a glowing woodburner, after a long stroll through fallen Autumn leaves.

Meanwhile Kinzig (named after a river in Germany’s Black Forest) is a remarkable stout which pours like black silk with the soft aroma of vanilla.

Its seductive chocolatey flavour is perfectly balanced with dark cherry undertones, reminiscent of a Black Forest Gateau. This is a beer to take your time over – and over again – without suffering any downside the following morning.

Nick Worthington, commercial director of Big Drop, commented: “We loved developing these two beers because they push the boundaries of AF alchemy and are just perfect for the time of year.

” There’s now a certain expectation that our specials will be something out of the ordinary and these really deliver on that.

“The results mean that any dark beer fan will be spoilt for choice this Winter and still be at their best, no matter what life throws at them.”

Other dark beers in Big Drop’s existing range include: ‘Galactic’ Milk Stout, ‘Woodcutter’ Brown Ale & ‘Off Piste’ Hazelnut Porter, which are all 0.5% abv. Collectively these beers have won numerous awards, including 2019 World’s Best Dark Beer (low strength) and 2020 World’s Best Flavoured Beer (low strength) at the World Beer Awards.