Provided is a non-fermented beer-like effervescent drink which, even not having hops as a starting material, has a beer-like bitter taste. The invention relates to: a non-fermented beer-like effervescent drink which contains two or more bitter-tasting substances selected from the group consisting of quassin, absinthin, naringin, gentiooligosaccharide, peptides, minerals, and caramel； the aforementioned non-fermented beer-like effervescent drink, produced without using hops as a starting material； and any of the aforementioned non-fermented beer-like effervescent drinks, produced without using malt as a starting material.
