I can't drink alcohol and am looking for some booze alternatives. Some of the NA beer are pretty good with Corona 0 tasting the closest to the real thing. Put a lime in it and you can barely tell the difference.

Have NA spirits caught up to the beer options? Maybe something like a whiskey alternative to make old fashioneds or mint juleps.

Yes they have

Cool. Any reccomendations?

Seedlip has some great recipes on their website to go along with their spirits. I prefer mocktails to N/A beer most of the time but do like Karbach Free and Easy and Lagunitas N/A IPA if you are looking for better beers without alcohol

Same

Thisguy1 said:

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Best NA beers I've had are the Athletic brand.

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Especially because of their Lemon Radler. Love a sour beer and having a N/A with a little sour kick is great for a dinner midweek when I don't really need to have a beer.

Zero ritual
Almalve tequila

My wife likes the zero ritual tequila with Lyre's Orange Sec for making margarita mocktails.

I've started mixing in some NA beer during the week and find it quite enjoyable. My favorites so far have been:

Guinness 0 (tastes identical to Guinness)
Karbach Free & Easy IPA
Best Day Brewing Kolsch
Best Day Brewing West Coast IPA

I'd put all 4 of these above the Athletic beers, although Athletic is pretty decent too.

Spiritless 74 is the big bourbon one i've seen advertised around but I have not personally tried it. I've had numerous NA beers and tbh for me, they are all just fine! even O'douls.

Best day is good stuff too. Good variety

I really like the brewdog NA stuff but haven't seen it in HEB in a few months now.

Matsui said:

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Zero ritual
Almalve tequila

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That stuff was awful

Peppercorn and pepper……

Alcohol free spirits still have a long way to go but NA Beer is on point.

Athletic Brewing Company
Lagunitas
Dos Equis Lime & Salt Zero are all great

anybody ever just put some booze in a pot and boil off the alcohol?

I had to stop drinking alcohol (definitely not because I drank too much) but have been pleased w/ Athletic

Are they? They're a big sponsor on MeatEater which is where I heard about them.

Yep, one of their founders was on a sobriety podcast I listened to and you can go to their website for confirmation

Agree, that's what made no sense to me. Their are so many groups they could be supporting that are aligned with their product it was bizarre they are choosing political agendas instead

I don't drink, but decided to try a non alcoholic beer a few years ago. It was disgusting. Can't remember what brand it was.

Corona 0
Peroni 0
Heineken 0
Sam Adams 0

Are all good in that order. And I am seeing stores selling out NA beer more and more often.

FIDO*98* said:

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Agree, that's what made no sense to me. Their are so many groups they could be supporting that are aligned with their product it was bizarre they are choosing political agendas instead

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Some people just can't help themselves

I drink Fre Merlot. Which is an alcohol free red wine, it scratches an itch.

The Phony Negroni is good.

https://stagrestis.com/

My only issue with that is the cost at $5/drink.

I've been exploring more ways to make mocktails at home, and preferably without having to buy a $40 bottle of imitation bourbon or whatever, but it's hard.

Here's one I've been making as of late that is similar to an aperol spritz (or maybe more like a red wine spritzer) without needing to buy NA wine or a NA aperol:

1 part tart cherry juice
1 part tonic water (I use diet tonic from HEB)
squeeze of lime

add ice to a wine glass, add ingredients, stir, and enjoy.