A Conversational Guide to NA Beer
In August 2017, Seattle Weekly published an article posing a simple (albeit cheeky) question: “Is N/A Body Making Good Non-alcoholic Beer?” Eight years later, the column’s well-reported answer—no and probably never—best serves as a reminder for how non-alcoholic beer’s become so good, so big, so fast.
Example A: Nine months after that article was published, non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing opened its first production facility in Stratford, Connecticut. In the seven years since, Athletic has a) purchased additional brewing facilities in California, twice; b) become America’s second fastest growing food and beverage company; and c) earned an $800 million company valuation.