Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

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Topo & bitters is a fun drink. Three dashes orange bitters and a dash of angostura with some fresh lime and you've got a poor man's La Croix on the fly. Infinite possibilities if you're willing to invest in a sizeable bitters collection.
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Which RMer has the largest bitters collection?
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Gotta be Joe.
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What are some of your go-tos?
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Bookmarking that. Interesting question.

A friend of mine has opened a shop for AF products that he's hoping to turn into a hangout space as it grows. Personally I think the space itself needs a lot of work because it toes an awkward line between retail and living room den, but the idea has a lot of potential. I follow a place in LA on instagram that looks like they're doing it successfully.
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washing machine wrote:Topo & bitters is a fun drink. Three dashes orange bitters and a dash of angostura with some fresh lime and you've got a poor man's La Croix on the fly. Infinite possibilities if you're willing to invest in a sizeable bitters collection.
That sounds like a rich man’s La Croix, you baller
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That's the one I keep in the fridge most often. I really love the names of each of their beers, btw.
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Hazy. I didn't care too much for the stout. A little thin. Only thing by them I haven't loved.
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https://www.hopdoddy.com/

Found out over the weekend that this place serves Athletic, but they only have the standard IPA.
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Changing this thread title from NA (non-alcoholic) to AF (alcohol-free) was a very strange choice.
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i too am spiritless as fuck
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Wow. The sam adams AF hazy IPA is god awful. Like carbonated citrus slurry.
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I also hated it. Every sip felt like a brick as it hit my stomach. Like others in the thread, the Athletic Hazy is the best I've yet tried.
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Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

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Yeah, I've yet to find one that matches athletic. Karbach free & easy comes closest.

Haven't really craved beer carbs lately though. Still loving a good ol mineral water with bitters.
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