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Non-Alcoholic Drink Reviews

Independent reviews of wine, beer, spirits, cocktails, and cider at 0.5% ABV or less, with sourced production facts.Tasted reviews and sourced facts for drinks at 0.5% ABV or less.

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85/100

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Revolution Brewing

Anti-Zero IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV

90/100

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Halfway Crooks Beer

Brevet IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV

The Metro run when the pils is gone.

80/100

The Amber

Beer · Lager · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

When you want caramel malt in a can, not a crisp cerveza.

85/100

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Shipyard Brewing

Pumpkinhead

Beer · Pumpkin ale · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A light spiced wheat when cinnamon should outlast the malt, and the…

85/100

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F*k'in Pum'kin Ale

Beer · Pumpkin ale · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Pumpkin season, when the allspice is clear and the ale underneath…

82/100

Damn Good Oktoberfest

Beer · Märzen · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

An easy toasted lager when a richer Märzen would be more malt than you…

78/100

Athletic Brewing

Lite

Beer · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Someone counting calories who will trade flavor for how light the can…

84/100

Bohemian Subterfuge Czech Pale

Beer · Lager · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A smooth, dry pale beer with floral hops and a lingering bitter finish.

84/100

Anniversary Ale

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A light fruited ale when mango and pineapple need hop bitterness to…

83/100

NA(very) Ending Story Double IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Order it as a West Coast IPA.

81/100

Batch 001 Micro Brew

Beer · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Only for a light, sweet, corn-forward beer.

83/100

Disarm Hazy IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A hazy IPA when juicy tropical fruit matters more than a crisp finish.

81/100

Forever Bloom Hazy IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Skip it when you wanted a hazy IPA.

82/100

Fruitless Extra Pale

Beer · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A pale ale when tropical fruit should lead and you can do without a…

82/100

Pointer IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Pour it for the hop, and only if a lean, thin finish is acceptable.

76/100

Nobody's Gonna Know

Beer · Sour · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Only if you specifically wanted a Lichtenhainer.

83/100

Bulltown Brewing

Midwest IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

The Midwest IPA when you want pine, resin, and a dry, sharp bitter…

83/100

IPNA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A West Coast IPA drinker who wants pine and bitterness without a sweet…

84/100

Trail Pass Hazy IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · $20–$29

A hazy IPA for dank, piney hops and a finish that stays dry.

84/100

Athletic Brewing

Upside Dawn

Beer · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A golden ale for biscuit and a dry, earthy close.

85/100

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Athletic Brewing

Free Wave

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

The hazy pour that opens on tangerine and finishes on grapefruit peel.

84/100

Journey Juice Fruited Hazy IPA

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A cold fruited hazy when you want peach, citrus, and tropical fruit…

77/100

On Your Mark Blonde

Beer · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A cold, simple blonde when you want clean malt and lemon rather than a…

84/100

Chug

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A cold hazy IPA when you want grapefruit, peach, and lingering hop…