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Brewed in Bangaloreest. 2024, beer since 2026

About SOMA

India's first premium non-alcoholic craft brewery. Real beer for the Tuesday gig, the game night, and the morning after that still goes to plan — brewed in Bangalore, minus the alcohol. Brewed bold, no hangovers.

The SOMA Story

SOMA started in 2024 with bubbles. Our first product was a premium sparkling water — “Nothing But Bubbles” — built on a simple belief: Indians deserve honest, premium drinks made locally at honest prices.

Then we noticed what our customers were doing with it. They were drinking it at bars, at dinners, at parties — as the thing you hold when you are not drinking alcohol. The bubbles were standing in for something. So we asked the obvious question: what if the drink you hold while everyone else drinks could be an actual, excellent beer?

In 2026 we became SOMA Brewing Company. We brew real craft beer — malted barley, imported hops, our own yeast strain — and then remove the alcohol through vacuum distillation. Athletic Brewing proved the model in the US. Nobody had built it for India. Now someone has.

Our Mission

Give India a beer you can drink anytime — without compromise, and without the alcohol.

That means brewing for real (full fermentation, no shortcuts), being honest about what is in the can (every batch lab-tested, reports on request), keeping it local (brewed in Bangalore, priced for India), and keeping it sustainable (aluminium cans, infinitely recyclable).

We believe a great beer should fit more of your life, not less of it — the weeknight show, the board-game table, the run club's Saturday breakfast — and that the drink you actually want deserves better than a fourth lime soda. Beer is a ritual worth keeping. The alcohol is optional. Ordering one should sound like a choice, not an apology: “I'll have a SOMA.”

The Founder

SOMA was founded by Abhinav Ramesh in Bangalore. The founding frustration was personal: being the person at the table who was not drinking, and being handed a fresh lime soda for the fourth time. First he fixed it with sparkling water. Then he decided it needed to be beer.

Want to talk beer, brewing, or partnerships? Reach him at hello@getsoma.store or +91 97395 79930.

What's in SOMA

Four ingredients — the classic beer bill. Nothing artificial rides along.

01

Purified Water

Multi-stage purified Bangalore water, chemistry-adjusted per beer style.

02

Barley Malt

Indian and imported malts. Pale for the Lager, oats and wheat for the IPA and Wit, roasted for the Stout.

03

Hops

Imported US and EU varieties — Citra, Mosaic, noble hops, Fuggle — flown in cold.

04

Yeast

Our proprietary ale strain, fermenting every batch full-strength before dealcoholization.

What's NOT in SOMA

An equally important list. SOMA contains none of the following:

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Alcohol

Under 0.5% ABV — legally non-alcoholic. Lab-verified per batch.

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Artificial Flavors

The beer flavor comes from brewing, not a flavor house.

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Preservatives

Not a single one.

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Added Sugar

The malt does the talking. 0g added sugar.

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Artificial Sweeteners

No aspartame, no sucralose, nothing.

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Hangover

The morning after tastes like a normal morning.

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Empty Calories

Under 100 kcal per 500ml can vs 200+ in regular beer.

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Import Markup

Brewed in Bangalore, not shipped across an ocean.

How SOMA Is Brewed

01

Mash & Boil

Barley malt is mashed in purified water, then boiled with imported hops — a full craft brew day, no shortcuts.

02

Full Fermentation

Our proprietary ale yeast ferments the beer completely, developing real beer character most NA beers never get.

03

Vacuum Distillation

At low pressure, alcohol evaporates gently at ~35-40°C, leaving the flavor behind. Every batch tests below 0.5% ABV.

04

Test & Can

Re-carbonated, lab-tested for ABV and safety, and sealed in 500ml aluminium cans.

Want the full walkthrough? Go behind the brew →

Pricing & Availability

Pricing

One format, done right — the 500ml aluminium tallboy:

  • 1Every 500ml can: ₹249 ₹199 — Lager, IPA, Belgian Wit, or Stout
  • 66-pack of cans: ₹1,494 ₹1,194

Flat ₹29 delivery anywhere in Bangalore. Subscriptions save another 10-20%.

Availability

SOMA is currently available in Bangalore, India. We deliver directly to your door within the city. Pan-India is coming soon.

Wholesale pricing from ₹99/can is available for bars, restaurants, hotels, cafes, and event venues — kegs included for draft partners. Head to SOMA for Business or write to hello@getsoma.store.

Sustainability

Aluminium, On Purpose

Every SOMA is a 500ml aluminium can. Lighter than glass to ship, faster to chill, impossible to shatter — and it blocks every ray of light that would skunk the beer.

Closed-Loop Recycling

Aluminium recycles in a true closed loop — rinse your empty, drop it in dry waste, and it can be back on a shelf as a new can in about 60 days.

Brewed Locally

Brewed in Bangalore with purified local water. No refrigerated containers crossing oceans — lower footprint, fresher beer, honest price.

say it: "i’ll have a SOMA"

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Real craft beer, no hangovers. ₹199 a 500ml can, delivered to your door in Bangalore — pre-orders open now.

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