More non-alcoholic beer reviews! I recently received samples from Best Day Brewing, a new producer of NA beer based in Sausalito, California. Best Day leans heavily into the “lifestyle” segment with its northern California image, billing these NA beers as “for doers everywhere” and those with active lifestyles. Quoting founder … Continue reading
A first for the blog: posting news about beer in Walmart. California’s Surreal Brewing, maker of non-alcoholic beers (I reviewed a number of them two years ago), announced its expansion into Walmarts across southern California last month. And while beer sales in Walmart aren’t something I’d commonly write about, having … Continue reading
This week I received samples of the latest non-alcoholic brew to hit the market: Hoplark 0.0 Citra, essentially a non-alcoholic hop water or seltzer, flavored (“double dry hopped”) with Citra hops. Created with only carbonated water, Citra hops, and citric acid, it’s a zero alcohol, zero calorie, zero gluten beverage. … Continue reading
Some of the latest non-alcoholic beers to hit the market arrived recently, from California’s Rationale Brewing, with the company’s three varieties sent my way to review: Rational Vibes Cerveza, Original Rationale West Coast IPA, and Totally Rational Citrus Hazy IPA. All contain less than 0.5 percent ABV. Rationale is one … Continue reading
New samples arrived this weekend from Best Day Brewing, featuring a new line of non-alcoholic beers from northern California (Sausalito, according to Untappd). The company has three in the lineup currently, and I received the Kölsch style and the West Coast IPA (the third is a Hazy IPA). The pitch … Continue reading
Canada’s Partake Brewing has a new limited-edition non-alcoholic beer joining its lineup this month: Hazy IPA. Like its other NA beers, it’s a low-calorie, low-carb with zero alcohol (or at least, less than 0.5% ABV). Press release: Who: Award-winning, non-alcoholic craft beer brand, Partake Brewing, announced today its new limited-edition … Continue reading
Non-alcoholic beer is getting better. I’ve observed (and tasted) this just over the past two years alone, and with a growing number of breweries dedicated to all NA brewing (Athletic, Surreal, Partake), the bar continues to get higher. Here in Central Oregon, both Deschutes Brewery and Crux Fermentation Project are … Continue reading
Non-alcoholic CBD seltzers might be the next thing to watch in the lifestyle beverage market for those looking for beer alternatives, an assertion I’m making loosely based on the samples I’ve tried lately. The latest are from Oh Hi, a Colorado-based company producing a lineup of sparkling CBD seltzers that … Continue reading
Crux Fermentation Project is expanding its non-alcoholic beer lineup, recently adding NØ MØ Hazy IPA which joins its original NØ MØ IPA. This new hazy is brewed with BRU-1 and Sabro hops, which should give the tropical, juicy flavors drinkers look for in the style (without the alcohol). Details from … Continue reading
The lifestyle beverages flowed through late December and the month of January, and two new entries into the non-alcoholic beer space from Partake Brewing were sent to me to review: Peach Gose and Radler, both styles of which I hadn’t yet seen in the NA segment. You might recall I … Continue reading