Received: Hop Quencher, a new sparkling hop water from Worthy Brewing

Received: Hop Quencher, a new sparkling hop water from Worthy Brewing

If you’ve been following this blog for the past couple of years, you’ve been witnessing the rising prominence of non-alcoholic and lifestyle alt-beer/malt beverages along with me as I’ve explored them. The latest trend seems to be hop water—essentially, zero calorie hop-infused water, often sparkling. Think La Croix with hops. … Continue reading

Received: Nashi Orchards Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Perry

Received: Nashi Orchards Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Perry

Arrived this week: three bottles of Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Perry from Nashi Orchards of Vashon Island, Washington. I posted about this recently, it’s the first in a new series of non-alcoholic libations from the orchard-cidery, dubbed its “Hana” series. Clip about it from the press release: Nashi Orchards celebrates its 10th … Continue reading

Trying out Hoplark 0.0 Citra, a non-alcoholic sparkling hop water

Trying out Hoplark 0.0 Citra, a non-alcoholic sparkling hop water

Hot on the heels of non-alcoholic beer, the next frontier seems to be NA hop water, at least based on the marketing and samples I’ve been receiving lately. The first hop water I’ve reviewed was back in February with Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher Hop Water, and despite initial skepticism I found … Continue reading

Nashi Orchards releases its first non-alcoholic Perry

Nashi Orchards releases its first non-alcoholic Perry

I’ve been reviewing non-alcoholic beer for a while but so far I hadn’t heard of a non-alcoholic cider—or in this case, perry—until now. Nashi Orchards, based on Vashon Island near Seattle, debuted a new NA perry (same as a cider, but made with pears instead of apples) that is the … Continue reading

Lolo Hops is a new Portland-based non-alcoholic sparkling hop beverage

Lolo Hops is a new Portland-based non-alcoholic sparkling hop beverage

A new line of non-alcoholic, sparkling hop beverages recently dropped from Lolo Hops of Portland, Oregon; the company originally launched two years ago as Aurora Hops. The company offers three flavors, with 0% alcohol and 30 calories per 12-ounce can. Press release: Lolo Hops, a line of non-alcoholic sparkling beverages … Continue reading

Partake Brewing adds Cherry Gose to its non-alcoholic lineup

Partake Brewing adds Cherry Gose to its non-alcoholic lineup

Non-alcoholic brewing company Partake Brewing has a new NA beer out for summer—Cherry Gose. Partake is a Canadian company and offers a fairly solid lineup of NA beer styles, with this new Cherry Gose showing up as a limited release for the season. Details from the release: Who: Award-winning, non-alcoholic … Continue reading

Rational non-alcoholic drinking with Rationale Brewing

Rational non-alcoholic drinking with Rationale Brewing

The newest kid on the non-alcoholic beer block (just behind Best Day Brewing) is Rationale Brewing, based out of California. Rationale currently offers three non-alcoholic brews, which the company sent me to sample recently; all contain less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume (as per legal definition), and the 16-ounce … Continue reading

Two Roads Brewing launches new non-alcoholic beer line

Two Roads Brewing launches new non-alcoholic beer line

Non-alcoholic beer comes to Two Roads Brewing of Connecticut, as the company announced a new line of NA brews that launched at the beginning of the month. First up: a non-alcoholic Juicy IPA. Press release: Two Roads Brewing Co. announced today the launch of a line of non-alcoholic beers under … Continue reading