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WE ARE STATE OF PLAY

We believe everyone should be able to share a beer regardless of the alcohol content – it just has to taste great, like good beer should. 

Our proprietary brewing method creates less than 0.5% alc beers that are also low in sugar and only 59 calories a whole can. 

All NZ hops from Motueka and Canterbury malt.  Brewed in Sunny Hawkes Bay.  Crack a can today.

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OUR LATEST BREW

Chocolate Stout

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Let customers speak for us

from 171 reviews
Customer Gemmell
Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale
Bloody good

A bloody good drop!

Anonymous
IPA
My son’s favourite zero alcohol beer

My son’s favourite zero alcohol beer. Bought as a gift for him

Aaron
Everything - Mixed 24 Cans
excellent

excellent, as a previous craft beer drinker and brewer, I'd say spot on, all the good flavours were there, I even enjoyed your lager, nice crsip bite.
Not a fan of the spiced chocolate stout though, it sort of made sense alongside the chocolate bar... but just weird alone, not a fan of those spices in a stout.

Warren FRAZER
Golden Lager
GOLDEN LAGER

Nicest lager I've tried in the non-alcoholic range of beers in NZ. And really good service from State Of Play.

Donna HARDIE
Chocolate Stout
Amazing dark choclate flavours

This is a lovely refreshing drink, beautiful complex chocolate flavours and not sweet. 10/10. A new favourite treat for me.
Don’t think this will taste like Guinness, it doesn’t, it’s created a whole new category of its own. Well done State of Play… again.

Stephanie Jenson
Golden Lager
Love ‘Any time’ Golden Lager All the Time!

This is a fabulous go to lager for any time! We love this tasty brew from Hawke’s Bay made with roasted Canterbury wheat & barley malt, Motueka hops. This is in our fridge always on hand. Oh, yeah, forgot to mention it’s a non alcoholic beer with less than .5% ABV. We don’t even notice, it’s just great beer!

Colin Gibson
Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale

Lovely hopy tang, refreshing brew. A most enjoyable drop.

James G
Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale
Amazing!

SOP nectaron is the business! Why go back to full alcohol?!!

B L SINCLAIR LIVING SIMPLY
Sunbreaker Summer Ale
Low Alcohol perfection!

This is my favourite State Of Play brew and the best low alcohol beer I've ever had. Absolutely love it!

Ron
Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale
Nectaron HPA

Supurb as usual ! Infact if possible can you ship over an extra carton prior tothe usual regular delivery. Appreciate your work/craft, Ron

Martin Gardner
Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale

Love it!! Amy plans for a darker beer?

Dan Gentry
IPA
IPA bloody good

This is by far the best zero beer I have tried so far. State of Play rocks! 💪

Bryan Elliott
Golden Lager
Golden lager

This is the new favourite

Anja
Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale
3 years of drinking nectaron pale ale and I still like drinking it so much! Cheers 🙏

Thank you team! We love drinking your beers and don’t need any other! This has made it easy to get away from drinking alcohol and what a treat to come home to

Nat
Sunbreaker Summer Ale
The modern shandy

Love this as our new shandy beer, so tasty and refreshing anytime 🤓

AWARD WINNING BREWS

Over the past three years, State of Play has been recognised as the most awarded zero alc brewery in New Zealand. So grab yourself a mix pack so you can be the judge. Do you have a favourite?

BUILD YOUR OWN BOX

MIX & MATCH and enjoy your own custom case – just choose FOUR 6-packs. Whether you’re craving the balance of an IPA, the summer refreshment of Sunbreaker Ale, a crisp and smooth golden lager, or the juicy aroma and bitterness of Nectaron hazy – the choice is all yours.

Start Building!

THE SOP GENESIS

After 25 years in big beer our founder Grant Caunter got bored with the booze (and being 50kgs overweight). He still loved beer but his affair with alcohol was over. Hello to a world of non-alc! In NZ back in 2022 there was not a lot of choice, so who better to start NZ’s zero alcohol brewery.

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THE ANYWHERE BEER

We’ve seen State of Players enjoying our brews under waterfalls; while bike-riding in the forest; next to rivers and lakes; up mountains and while relaxing in mineral pools. And we asked ourselves – have we just invented ‘The Anywhere Beer’?

#theanywherebeer

60% LESS CALORIES

Low sugar – 2.2g/100ml

59 calories a can

Naturally brewed to <0.5%

No alcohol removal

No added sugar

Taste above all else

Nutrition Info

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