Tom Holland Launches Non-Alcoholic Beer Line and Reveals the Surprising Way Zendaya Helped the Process

Tom Holland is creating the alcohol-free beer of his dreams after nearly three years on his sobriety journey.

The Spider-Man: No Way Home The 28-year-old star, who quit drinking in January 2022, announced her new soft drinks brand Bero on Tuesday (October 15).

“When I got sober, I started exploring the world of non-alcoholic beers and realized there was a space I could fit into,” Holland said. Forbes. “My first sober year was very difficult, and if I had Bera, I think it would have been easier.”

The star spoke openly about why he decided to get sober, the difficulties of the process and the huge rewards of sticking with it.

Tom Holland and Bero co-creator John Herman.

Bero Brewing

He quit drinking for the Dry January challenge in a “pretty general story,” Holland said. “I drank too much. I was the type of person who, if I had one beer, I couldn’t have just one beer. I knew I had problems for a while.”

He described the first few months as “difficult” and said he initially challenged himself to stay sober until his birthday on June 1. “When I turned six months, I started to feel great,” he explained. “It was very difficult, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done and probably the biggest achievement of my life. I am very proud to be sober today.”

Bero, which can be pronounced “beer-oh” or you can “say what you want!” according to the brand’s website, it was first created in November 2023 as a true passion project for the Netherlands.

“There’s no secret that as a celebrity you get offered these kinds of deals all the time,” Holland told Forbes. “But I never found anything I felt particularly passionate about—until now.”

Holland and his co-creator, longtime brewer John Herman, have been “absolutely grinding” over the past year to create three Bero brews: Kingston Golden Pils, Edge Hill Hazy IPA and Noon Wheat.

“Either everyone in my life is lying or we’ve somehow filled up with fucking liquid gold,” Holland added.

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The journey to the final product was full of taste testing, with some sips more helpful than others.

Holland explained how a colleague Spider-Man star and girlfriend Zendaya was useful in some way from behind. “Zendaya hates beer, like, absolutely hates beer. “She doesn’t drink beer at all, and in the first round of testing she said, ‘Wow, these are really tasty,’ and I said, ‘Well, that’s probably not a good sign,'” joked Holland.

Tom Holland and Zendaya.

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Each of the three beers has specific references to Dutch life. Kingston Golden Pils is named after its hometown of Kingston upon Thames and is described as a “fresh take” on European Pils. Edge Hill Hazy IPA is tropical and hoppy and takes the name of the Holland school. Noon Wheat is coined after his dog and is supposed to pack a citrusy punch.

There are three Bero beers on offer.

Bero Brewing

Personal references don’t stop with beer names. The cans, which are gold and jewel-toned (deliberately not the blue hues of many other NA beers), feature a trout emblem. The symbol is another reference to the hometown of the Netherlands.

Bero is sold online in six-flavor packs ($16), 12-packs ($30), 18-packs ($45) and 24-packs ($55). A 12-pack ($33.50) is also available. The brand is slated to roll out to Target stores nationwide in early 2025.

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