Grüvi Golden — voted the best non-alcoholic beer in the world — is now on tap across the city. Same crisp, award-winning lager. Now you can order it by the pint.
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Grüvi Golden is our take on the classic lager — light, crisp and endlessly crushable, with a hint of honey and a touch of bitterness. It's brewed through a full fermentation and lagered for weeks, just like the real thing. Because it is the real thing, minus the alcohol.
In 2022 it took home the Gold Medal for best non-alcoholic beer at the World Beer Cup, beating more than 130 other NA beers from around the world. Now it's on draft in Toronto for the very first time.
Grüvi Golden isn't beer with the flavour stripped out. It's brewed like any great craft lager — and then the alcohol is gently removed at the end, so what's left is all the taste and none of the buzz.
It starts the same way any craft lager does: malted barley, hops and yeast, mashed and boiled. Same grains, same Centennial hops, same kettle. Nothing fake, nothing synthetic.
The beer goes through a complete fermentation and is then lagered — aged cold — for weeks. This slow process is what builds the clean, crisp, authentic flavour and mouthfeel you expect from a proper lager.
Once the beer is fully brewed, we carefully remove the alcohol while protecting the aroma and taste — then a final fermentation brings back all the flavour and natural carbonation. The result is under 0.5% ABV.
Every keg is fully pasteurised and freshly poured at the bar, so the pint in your hand tastes exactly the way it was meant to — cold, fresh and clean.
For years, ordering a non-alcoholic beer out meant a warm can from the back of the fridge — if they had anything at all. Not anymore. Here's every Toronto bar now pouring Grüvi Golden fresh from the tap, and what kind of night each one is good for.
The original beer hall: long communal tables, two dozen rotating taps, and house-made sausages built for a crisp lager. Wvrst is where people take their beer seriously, which makes it the perfect room to discover that the best pour on the board happens to be alcohol-free. The King West flagship is loud, social and great for a group; the Union Station outpost is a little more polished — ideal for a pre-train pint or an after-work pour when you've still got somewhere to be.
A Bloor West institution founded by a Stanley Cup–winning Maple Leaf, and still the kind of warm neighbourhood sports bar where you settle in for a few and watch the game. Now you can settle in for a few and still drive home, work tomorrow, or just keep a clear head. Family-friendly and full of regulars.
A proper east-end roadhouse pub — cozy, low-key, famous for its wings and its pints. A non-alcoholic draft poured into a real pub glass, in a real pub, is exactly the thing people didn't know they wanted until it existed. Great for a relaxed night with friends in the Beaches.
The most elevated pour on the list, literally — the Writers Room sits on the 17th floor of the Park Hyatt with skyline views over Yorkville. An award-winning NA lager on draft fits the room perfectly for anyone keeping it clear without keeping it boring. Ideal for a business drink or a special evening out.
One of Toronto's most historic private clubs, dating to 1827, now pours Grüvi Golden on draft for members and their guests — a sign of how far non-alcoholic beer has come when it earns a tap line at an institution like this.
Grüvi Golden is on draft at Wvrst (King West and Union Station), Shakey's in Bloor West Village, the Green Dragon Pub in the Beaches, the Park Hyatt in Yorkville, and the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club (members and guests).
It's brewed exactly like a traditional craft lager — malted barley, Centennial hops and yeast, with a full fermentation and weeks of cold lagering. Once the beer is fully brewed, the alcohol is gently removed and a final fermentation brings back the aroma and natural carbonation. What's left is a real lager under 0.5% ABV.
It tastes like a proper crisp golden lager — light, clean and balanced, with a hint of honey and a touch of bitterness. Because it's brewed and lagered like the real thing, it doesn't have the thin, watery character a lot of people expect from non-alcoholic beer. It's the reason it was voted the best NA beer in the world.
Yes. It's a non-alcoholic craft lager brewed to less than 0.5% ABV — about the same trace amount found naturally in things like ripe fruit or a glass of orange juice.
Very. Every keg is fully pasteurised and the bars pouring it follow a dedicated freshness routine, so each pint is served cold, clean and at its best. Draft is the freshest way to drink it.
Yes — Grüvi Golden comes in cans, and you can order it online or find it in stores. Shop the cans here.