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Review: Lost & Found Bar and Kitchen

NA Beverage Experience: Okay Background The Lost & Found Bar and Kitchen is a small establishment in Albany's warehouse district. Its building used to be a bank, and the proprietors kept just a hint of that aesthetic. While the space isn't large, it's open to the second floor (where there's additional seating), giving it a very open feel. They didn't have any NA beer on tap, but they did have several options in cans from two different breweries. The NA Guinness was appropriately served in […]

https://sam.upstate.blog/local-business/2025/review-lost-found-bar-and-kitchen/

A close-up of a beer can siting on a wooden surface. It's white with a diagonal blue stripe and dark cursive lettering spelling out Rescue Club. In the background, out of focus are some people sitting at a bar. Light reflecting off of bottles etc. creates a sparkling effect.

Review: Fiden’s Brewing Company

NA Experience Rating: Okay Background Fiden's is a local brewing company that opened just before the pandemic hit. They weathered the pandemic well, selling cans out of their production facility to lines of cars that snaked out of the parking lot and down the street. In the last year or two, they moved to a taproom in Albany's warehouse district, between long-time favorites Nine Pin Cidery and Wolff's Biergarten. The taproom is more of an entertainment venue than a brewery tasting […]

https://sam.upstate.blog/local-business/2025/review-fidens-brewing-company/

A brown glass bottle and a beer glass sit on a wooden table. The bottle is in the foreground, and a red label with white lettering indicates IBC Root Beer. The beer glass is in the background, slightly out of focus. It's mostly full of a pale golden-colored beer with a thin layer of foam on top. Black lettering on the glass spells out Fiden's.

Life Events, and some changes here

About a month ago, a cardiac situation sent me to the hospital emergency room. I'm fine now (I was discharged the same day), but my cardiologist has advised me to avoid alcohol (and caffeine) for the time being. Readers of this blog know my passion for cocktails; friends and acquaintances know that passing time talking to friends or reading a book at a quiet pub is one of my favorite ways to unwind. You can imagine that medical advice was a bit of a fly in the ointment of my life. I now find […]

https://sam.upstate.blog/i-wanted-to-share/2025/life-events-and-some-changes-here/

A coupe-style cocktail glass sits on a wooden surface. It's filled about halfway with an opaque yellowish liquid. A layer of white foam rests on top, and in the foam floats a circle of candied blood orange: nearly white pith forming a wagon-wheel pattern against the deep red of the flesh of the orange.

A pint glass sits on a bar. It's mostly full of an opaque pale golden liquid, with a layer of white bubbles on top. It's backlit by a shelf filled by many rows of bottles, lit from beneath with an orange-yellow light.

Bem decente esta, igualzinha à tradicional com álcool. #cerveja #nonalcoholic

🍹 These 22 Non-Alcoholic Drinks Are the Star of the Party
Vibrant, refreshing, and fun—these mocktails prove you don’t need spirits to celebrate.

#Mocktails #Drinks #PartyIdeas #NonAlcoholic #Refreshing #FoodLovers #Beverages #EasyRecipes #Entertaining #Recipes

https://www.binkysculinarycarnival.com/these-22-non-alcoholic-drinks-are-the-star-of-the-party/

I recently received a six-pack of a new-to-me #NonAlcoholicBeer from #FirestoneWalkerBrewing — 805 Zero, an NA version of its popular blonde ale, which the brewery is also calling 8ZERO5.

https://www.thebrewsite.com/received-firestone-walker-brewing-805-zero-non-alcoholic-blonde-ale/

#Beer #CraftBeer #NonAlcoholic

Shift Naturals in #BendOregon produces a line of #NonAlcoholic beverages (as well as gummies) that feature natural plant terpenes along with hemp-derived CBD and THC, a lifestyle product line that is “crafted for relaxation and wellness” as an alternative to alcohol.

https://www.thebrewsite.com/received-a-selection-of-products-from-shift-naturals/

Japan’s Nonalcoholic Beverage Market Grows as Attitudes Shift

Japan Data Society Lifestyle Economy Food and Drink Sep 24, 2025 The nonalcoholic drink market is steadily growing in Japan, due in part to increased health consciousness. An Expanding Market According to estimates by beverage maker Suntory, 46 million cases were sold in Japan’s nonalcoholic…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #drink #news #nonalcoholic
https://www.alojapan.com/1376355/japans-nonalcoholic-beverage-market-grows-as-attitudes-shift/

https://www.alojapan.com/1376355/japans-nonalcoholic-beverage-market-grows-as-attitudes-shift/ Japan’s Nonalcoholic Beverage Market Grows as Attitudes Shift #drink #Japan #JapanNews #news #nonalcoholic Japan Data Society Lifestyle Economy Food and Drink Sep 24, 2025 The nonalcoholic drink market is steadily growing in Japan, due in part to increased health consciousness. An Expanding Market According to estimates by beverage maker Suntory, 46 million cases were sold in Japan’s nonalcoholic beverage market in 2024. This was an 11% incre

First sip is something that could easily fool me into thinking it was a real beer. If that's the bar, and I think it is, this has succeeded.

#Beer #Review #NonAlcoholic #SierraNevada #TrailPass
https://www.bfbcping.com/2025/08/sierra-nevada-trail-pass-na-ipa.html

Young Germans enjoy alcohol-free beer as lager sales fall flat.

Non-alcoholic sales have more than doubled in recent years, even though Germany's wider beer market has slumped.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250831-young-germans-enjoy-alcohol-free-beer-as-lager-sales-fall-flat?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Beer #Germany #AlcoholFree #Alcohol #AlcoholFreeBeer #NonAlcoholic #BeerSales #Lager #Business

Germans are shifting towards alcohol-free beer as consumption drops

Beer sales in Germany have been on a steady decline, with the first half of 2025 seeing a 6.3% drop, translating to a decrease of 262 million liters. Despite this overall decline, non-alcoholic beer has seen a surge in popularity, with sales doubling by 109% since 2013. Companies like Erdinger, a br... [More info]

Not too shabby

#Lake #Mežaparks #Ķīšezers #Rīga #Valmiermuiža #NonAlcoholic #Beer

Time to review some new #NonAlcoholicBeer! I recently received a selection of NA brews from #MashGang, a United Kingdom-based company that contracts with brewers in the United States to produce its line of NA beers. Here are my thoughts.

https://www.thebrewsite.com/mash-gang-non-alcoholic-beers/

#Beer #CraftBeer #BeerReviews #NonAlcoholic #NonAlcoholicReviews

Bottling homemade #nonalcoholic #GingerBeer from a keg, the left overs from a beer festival I poured at. It's not glamorous, a bit of a behind the scenes look.

#homebrew #beer #keg

A picture of an unfinished basement, a fold out table is low to the ground, next to it is a plastic garbage bin with a tall keg inside. A CO2 tank has a hose going to the keg, and another short hose comes out of the keg with what is called a "picnic tap," which is a little plastic levered tap. The tap is in a cake pan to contain overflow liquid, and a small plastic sample cup has cloudy yellow ginger beer in it. Some brown flip top bottles are on and under the table.

In the background, rough wooden stairs painted white lead out of the basement, and other miscellaneous basement messiness.

Missing Thorn launches premium alcohol-removed wines in Canada, offering sophisticated non-alcoholic options with 300% growth and critical acclaim. Redefining wine experience without compromise. #WineTrends #NonAlcoholic

Here are reviews of five sparkling hop waters, four under the Easy Living brand from #DenverBeerCompany (which I received with the collection of samples from Colorado’s Wilding Brands) and one from HOPWTR, Iced Tea & Lemonade.

https://www.thebrewsite.com/review-roundup-of-non-alcoholic-sparkling-hop-waters-easy-living-hopwtr/

#NonAlcoholic #HopWater #NonAlcoholicReviews

I got the Einbecker "Null Bock" right after an initial stout and it's incredibly fine! It's the #nonalcoholic discovery this year I think. (The second after the Störtebeker non-alcoholic Hanse Porter)
It's not a bock like I expected, but it's a good malty and bit hoppy #beer

A bottle of the beer close to a small glass of it. Both on a small table with a bar towel.

Adventures in N/A Drinking Ep 006: Fever-Tree Mojito Mixer. This is super useful for an easy refreshing summer beverage (tbh it wouldn’t be that hard to make it from scratch). I like to pour it into a pitcher with some ice and sparkling water or club soda, and then top it with additional mint and some lime slices. You can serve it into individual tall glasses (more mint or lime as desired). Received praise at our last patio party. Add rum as desired.

#mocktails #cocktails #EANABs #nonalcoholic

Last evening, my friend made me a deliciously refreshing #strawberries & #pomegranate #mocktail with chili salt rim & lime wedge.
A lovely after work, #nonalcoholic Summertime #beverage.

#SummerDrinks #refreshments #boozefree #ColdDrinks

#nonalcoholic

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