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1 Athletic Brewing

Run Wild IPA

Beer · IPA

82/100

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2 Bulltown Brewing

Midwest IPA

Beer · IPA

83/100

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Flavor profile

  • Bottle 1Hops, Orange peel
  • Bottle 2Grapefruit, Hops, Malt
  • Bottle 3Citrus, Hops, Floral, Malt

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Sweetness

1Athletic BrewingNot assessed

2Bulltown BrewingNot assessed

3Go BrewingNot assessed

Body

1Athletic BrewingNot assessed

2Bulltown BrewingNot assessed

3Go BrewingNot assessed

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1 Athletic Brewing

Run Wild IPA

2 Bulltown Brewing

Midwest IPA

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Taste
Score Differs

82/100

83/100

83/100

Verdict America's largest dedicated nonalcoholic brewery built Run Wild under 0.5% from the start: 65 kcal per 12 oz, Citra and Mosaic over US and German malt. Propr… A crisp, hop-forward nonalcoholic Midwest IPA made through producer-confirmed arrested fermentation, with pine, resin, grapefruit, and a firmly bitter finish. Citrus and resinous pine meet smooth malt and balanced bitterness, with a sustained finish. Satisfying West Coast IPA character, though depth and intensity f…
Flavor Differs Hops, Orange peel Grapefruit, Hops, Malt Citrus, Hops, Floral, Malt
Likeness The category's benchmark, and the beer that proved a nonalcoholic IPA can win medals against full-strength competition. The process is a trade secret, but founders have said on the record it is not dealcoholization. The result is the mo… Convincing IPA depth, with assertive hop bitterness supported by malt. Citrus, resinous pine and sustained bitterness give it a convincing West Coast IPA character, though its depth and intensity fall short of double IPA expectations.
Alcohol & production
Method Differs Undeclared Arrested fermentation Undeclared
Product facts
Origin Milford, Connecticut, and San Diego, California, United States Kalona, Iowa, United States Naperville, Illinois, United States
Bottle size 12 fl oz can 12 fl oz can 12 fl oz (355 ml)
Evidence
Sources 12 sources 5 sources 6 sources
Last verified 2026-10-20 2026-10-22 2026-10-20