The metabolite profiles of the resulting beers were analysed using SPME-GC-MS, with aldehydes and vicinal diketones derivatized enabling detection. All strains produced low ethanol ferments ranging from 0.51 -1.36% v/v, with a total sugar consumption of less than 2 kg/hL . The volatile profiles of the final beers showed substantial strain-specific variability, with orders-of-magnitude differences between strains in the abundance of the total amount of esters, higher alcohols, aldehydes, and vicinal diketones. S. ludwigii strain DBVPG 3010 was identified as particularly interesting for production of low alcohol beer due to its limited ethanol production and ability to produce appreciable levels of both esters and higher alcohols in the absence of off-flavour metabolites above their perception threshold.