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Re: Non-alcoholic recipes and cocktails

Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 2:34 am
by washing machine
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.

Re: Non-alcoholic recipes and cocktails

Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 3:13 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Which RMer has the largest bitters collection?

Re: Non-alcoholic recipes and cocktails

Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 3:17 am
by washing machine
Gotta be Joe.

Re: Non-alcoholic recipes and cocktails

Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 3:26 am
by tragabigzanda
from the ashes of tonkotsu

Re: Non-alcoholic recipes and cocktails

Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 3:37 am
by washing machine
What are some of your go-tos?

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 4:48 pm
by spike

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Fri January 07, 2022 5:58 pm
by washing machine
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.

Re: Non-alcoholic recipes and cocktails

Posted: Sun January 09, 2022 12:56 am
by bodysnatcher
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

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Sun January 09, 2022 1:11 am
by tragabigzanda
from the ashes of tonkotsu

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Sun January 09, 2022 1:24 am
by washing machine
That's the one I keep in the fridge most often. I really love the names of each of their beers, btw.

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Sun January 09, 2022 1:35 am
by tragabigzanda
from the ashes of tonkotsu

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Sun January 09, 2022 6:36 am
by washing machine
Hazy. I didn't care too much for the stout. A little thin. Only thing by them I haven't loved.

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Mon January 10, 2022 8:44 pm
by washing machine
https://www.hopdoddy.com/

Found out over the weekend that this place serves Athletic, but they only have the standard IPA.

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Tue January 11, 2022 1:55 am
by Bammer
Changing this thread title from NA (non-alcoholic) to AF (alcohol-free) was a very strange choice.

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Tue January 11, 2022 1:56 am
by Norah
i too am spiritless as fuck

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Tue January 11, 2022 1:58 am
by Bammer
Norris wrote:i too am spiritless as fuck
:nice:

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Wed March 30, 2022 8:55 pm
by washing machine
Wow. The sam adams AF hazy IPA is god awful. Like carbonated citrus slurry.

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Wed March 30, 2022 9:03 pm
by tragabigzanda
from the ashes of tonkotsu

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Wed March 30, 2022 9:08 pm
by The Argonaut
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.

Re: Spiritless/AF: Mocktails and Near Beers

Posted: Wed March 30, 2022 9:15 pm
by washing machine
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.