Insights - Award-Winning NA IPA

Download the Steps Behind Y, Denmark’s Best NA IPA 2025 by ÅBEN

Crafting a great NA beer isn’t easy. Crafting one that wins awards is even harder.
So we teamed up with ÅBEN Brewery to share the key steps behind their celebrated 0.5% IPA – and how Yops® helped them unlock fuller body, richer mouthfeel, and a true hop-forward profile.

Among 58 beers from 29 breweries, Y stood out, impressing both professional judges and the public in a blind tasting at the Danish Food Festival in Denmark 2025. Judges highlighted its drinkability and wide appeal.

NA 0.5% IPA

"It really feels like a 3.5–4% beer when it comes to body and complexity."

—Jack Delaney, Senior Brewer at Åben.

What You’ll Learn Inside

Inside this one-page guide, you’ll get a clear, brewer-friendly breakdown of the steps that actually move the needle – the exact mash temps, a smart kettle hop plan, practical fermentation notes, and the method used to bring back aroma and structure after centrifugation. It gives you the key insights to help you approach the process with confidence.

- The under-modified malt bill setup and detailed mash temperatures
- How to hit ~15 IBU with early, mid, and whirlpool hopping
- Fermentation tips using Lallemand LoNa yeast
- When to dose Yops® into the flow
- How aroma is brought back after centrifugation, shown through real production GC data

Brewing an Award-Winning NA 0.5% IPA

ÅBEN’s first step into the non-alcoholic world is a hoppy, balanced, and characterful IPA made for anyone who wants the full taste of a great beer without the alcohol.⁠

Built on a fuller base of kettle hops and soft, fluffy malts, this IPA is lifted by Yops®, a fermentation-derived extract created by Evodia. This carefully chosen addition adds the richness and depth that non-alcoholic beers often miss, delivering a bright, satisfying flavor with real presence.⁠