The Brew Site
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
Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing doesn’t just brew hop-forward beers (as a perk to being located on a hop farm), but also has a line of hard seltzers in its YOXI product line. The company recently announced the expansion of this line into variety packs with four flavors. Press release: Bale … 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
James & James, based out of Longmont, Colorado, is a relatively new beverage company that focuses exclusively on CBD-infused non-alcoholic seltzers; the company launched last summer with two products, Cherry Vanilla and Cucumber Mint craft hemp seltzers. J&J sent me a four-pack to review a little while back. The parent … 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
Dry January is past, so cutting out alcohol may not be top of mind right now (though I’ve also seen the subsequent months recently called Fit February and Moderation March in the same spirit), but that shouldn’t stop you from moderating your alcohol intake if you so choose. In that … Continue reading
New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery announced the release of its new year-round, low-calorie beer, Paradise Park IPA (one of the highlights in its 2022 calendar). Not only is it lower alcohol and lower calorie, it’s also easy on the wallet, according to the press release below—$7.99 per six-pack. Urban South … Continue reading
Yes, you read that headline right, Stone Brewing—purveyor of Arrogant Bastard Ale, famously anti “fizzy yellow beer”/mainstream industrial beer—has a hard seltzer(!). Buenavida Hard Seltzer was initially launched in Southern California only, but now the company has announced its nationwide rollout. Press release: After a wildly successful launch in Southern … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery has been working on non-alcoholic beer for about two years now, focusing primarily on its NA Irish Style Dark (which I wrote about here). This past week the brewery announced the next logical step: a non-alcoholic version of one of its flagships, Black Butte Porter. Having an NA … Continue reading