Non-Alcoholic Beer
Athletic Brewing
Connecticut-based pioneer of craft non-alcoholic beer. Their Run Wild IPA and Upside Dawn Golden are the gateway pours that made NA beer mainstream.
- Type
- Non-Alcoholic Beer
- ABV
- Less than 0.5% ABV
- Calories
- ~70 per 12oz Run Wild IPA (Upside Dawn ~50)
- Format
- Cans (12oz; 6- and 12-packs)
- Made in
- Milford, Connecticut & San Diego, California, USA
- Since
- 2017
Athletic Brewing Company was founded in 2017 by Bill Shufelt and brewmaster John Walker and was the first U.S. brewery devoted entirely to non-alcoholic craft beer. Headquartered in Milford, Connecticut with a second brewery in San Diego, California, it built dedicated alcohol-free production facilities rather than dealcoholizing finished beer, and is widely credited with making craft NA beer mainstream in the United States.
All of its beers are brewed to less than 0.5% ABV and skew low-calorie — the flagship Run Wild IPA is about 70 calories per 12oz can and the Upside Dawn Golden about 50. The lineup spans hop-forward styles like Run Wild and Free Wave Hazy IPA through lighter options such as Upside Dawn and Athletic Lite. Run Wild is one of the most awarded non-alcoholic beers in the world, and Athletic has become one of the most widely distributed NA beer brands across U.S. bars, grocers and retailers.
Athletic Brewing lineup
- Run Wild IPA
- Upside Dawn Golden
- Free Wave Hazy IPA
- Athletic Lite
Recognition: Run Wild IPA is one of the most decorated non-alcoholic beers in the world, with 30+ awards including World Beer Awards recognition
Where to drink Athletic Brewing
70 verified venues pour Athletic Brewing.
1833 Craft
Sugar House
Salt Lake City's dedicated non-alcoholic speakeasy, opened in December 2024 inside a restored century-old Sugar House home known as The Eclipse House and run by sibling team Matthew and Kelly LaPlante. The entire menu is zero-proof — "0% Alcohol, 100% Heart" — built by co-owner and lead bartender Matthew, a former Salt Lake Tribune reporter who quit drinking but never left bar culture, with his sister Kelly, a designer, styling the room as a forest-green, 1920s-inspired lounge. The duo have developed 50-plus craft NA cocktails on premium spirits like Lyre's, Dhōs, Trejo's and Kentucky 74, finished with herbs from their own basement hydroponic garden. The name nods to 1833, the year of the Latter-day Saint "Word of Wisdom," and because nothing on the menu contains alcohol, no ID is required — a genuine cocktail experience for people in recovery, designated drivers, never-drinkers, and the sober-curious.
Beyond the Bar Bottle Shop
Core District, Downtown Richardson
DFW's first and only alcohol-free bottle shop and dry bar, Beyond the Bar offers Richardson's largest curated selection of zero-proof spirits, wines, beers, and adaptogenic beverages, alongside a tasting lounge packed with regular events.
Cheeky & Dry
Phinney Ridge
Cheeky & Dry is Seattle's first and only fully alcohol-free bottle shop, a family-owned Phinney Ridge store stocking hundreds of zero-proof spirits, wines, beers, aperitifs, RTDs and mixers, with an in-store tasting counter.
Dear Dry Drinkery
Mobile / events (Austin-based)
Founded in August 2023 by Joe Patterson and Grace Vroom, a husband-and-wife duo who have been alcohol-free since 2016, Dear Dry Drinkery was Austin's first dedicated non-alcoholic bottle shop. Originally launched as a mobile pop-up parked across from Bufalina on East Cesar Chavez, it grew into a brick-and-mortar location at 2226 E Cesar Chavez Street in mid-2023 and celebrated its one-year anniversary in August 2024. As of September 2025, Dear Dry Drinkery closed its physical storefront and now operates as a mobile and events-focused business, running mocktail mixology classes, in-store tastings at partner venues, and online sales. The curation reflects the founders' personal taste from their seven-plus years of sober living, with a strong emphasis on Austin-based non-alcoholic brands.
Dry Sips Bottle Shop
East Dallas (White Rock Lake)
Dry Sips Bottle Shop is East Dallas's first dedicated alcohol-free bottle shop, opened in June 2024 by Dale and Stacie Czech, the couple behind Lakewood Growler. The shop sits in a Garland Road shopping center near the Dallas Arboretum and White Rock Lake; repeated requests for non-alcoholic beer at Lakewood Growler prompted the Czechs to convert their CBD space into an AF concept "for the sober, sober-ish, and sober curious." The store curates non-alcoholic beer, wine, and spirits, with confirmed beer brands including Athletic Brewing, Community Beer's Nada line, and Sierra Nevada's non-alcoholic golden and IPA, plus a large selection of THC-infused seltzers and CBD products. The entire store is zero-proof — no alcohol on premises.
Hekate (Cafe & Elixir Lounge)
East Village
Hekate is a fully alcohol-free cafe, sober bar, and bottle shop in Manhattan's East Village on Avenue B, serving zero-proof cocktails, 0% ABV beers and wines, herbal elixirs, kava drinks, and coffee. Note: in May 2026 owner Abby Ehmann announced Hekate is winding down amid financial pressure — the lease runs through September 2026 with a final date still to be set, and its sober events are moving to a new East Village venue, B Scene at 50 Avenue B — so call ahead before visiting.
Killjoy
East Nashville
Killjoy is Nashville's first booze-free beverage shop, founded by Stephanie Styll, who stopped drinking at the end of 2020. It launched in 2023 as a hidden 200-square-foot space in Wedgewood-Houston before relocating in November 2024 to a storefront in The Shoppes on Fatherland in East Nashville. The shelves are entirely alcohol-free: NA beer, still and sparkling wine, zero-proof spirits, ready-to-drink cocktails, plus kava, adaptogens, and THC/CBD drinks, with a knowledgeable team to guide customers through the selection. Confirmed brands on its own store include Athletic Brewing, Best Day Brewing, Go Brewing, Untitled Art, Dromme, and Prima Pavé. Killjoy was named among the country's top nonalcoholic bottle shops by Wine Enthusiast, and Styll won a NEXT Award from the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in 2024. It runs frequent Dry January tastings and sober-social events.
Kosmic Community Anti Bar
East Village
Kosmic Community Anti Bar & Coffee Shop is a fully alcohol-free "anti bar" and cafe that opened in May 2024 in the former Mug & Cup space at 115 Avenue C in the East Village. It was founded by owner and East Village resident James Lockwood along with partners Tyler Garrett and Apostolos Filippas, who built it as a judgment-free social space for people with any relationship to sobriety. The owners are, in their words, "not big on mocktails," instead pouring a full coffee bar plus house-made sodas, herbal teas, fruit presses, and kava. The drink list also carries craft NA beer from Mash Gang, Athletic Brewing, and Go Brewing. The space keeps late hours — open until 2am Fridays and Saturdays — and features a retro lounge with a vintage phone booth and a back garden, hosting community events and live programming.
Monday Morning
Pacific Beach
Monday Morning is San Diego's first exclusively non-alcoholic bottle shop and tasting room, opened in Pacific Beach in late 2024 by founder Zane Curtis after he embraced a sober lifestyle. The shop stocks more than 500 zero-proof products — non-alcoholic beer (IPAs, lagers, stouts, sours, wheat), dealcoholized wine, spirit alternatives (gin, whiskey, tequila, rum), ready-to-drink mocktails, and functional drinks with adaptogens and nootropics — across 50-plus brands including Athletic, Bravus, Partake, Seedlip, and Ritual. A tasting bar lets customers sample anything before buying, with staff guiding selections. Curtis's business also handles NA distribution, custom recipes, staff training, and events, and in January 2026 it opened a second location in Ocean Beach.
Monday Morning
Ocean Beach
Monday Morning is a fully alcohol-free bottle shop and tasting bar in Ocean Beach, the second San Diego location from founder Zane Curtis, opened January 2, 2026 at 4967 Newport Ave inside the OB Business Center — on the one-year anniversary of the original Pacific Beach store. It stocks more than 500 zero-proof products: non-alcoholic beer, dealcoholized wine, spirit alternatives, ready-to-drink mocktails, and functional drinks across 50-plus brands including Athletic, Bravus, Partake, Seedlip, and Ritual. A tasting bar lets customers try anything before buying, and because the OB space is compact, the team opens the windows to serve the boardwalk. It's a genuine alcohol-free retail-and-tasting destination steps from the beach.
Post Office Place
Downtown (Market Street)
Opened in June 2018 by Takashi and Tamara Gibo — the team behind the acclaimed Takashi sushi next door — Post Office Place is an intimate craft cocktail bar that shares an entrance with the restaurant on Market Street. Known for a deep Japanese whisky list and a James Beard Foundation Outstanding Bar Program semifinalist nod in 2023, it also keeps one of the most thorough printed non-alcoholic menus in Salt Lake City. The dedicated NA menu itemizes a bottled St. Agrestis Phony Negroni, Athletic NA beers, Gruvi Sparkling Rosé, and build-your-own zero-proof cocktails on Spiritless (Kentucky 74, Jalisco 55), Dhōs Gin, and Monday Zero whisky — plus a bespoke "Bartender Roulette" the team crafts to order. In 2026 the bar was named Salt Lake magazine's Best Restaurant alongside its Takashi omakase collaboration.
Rosette
Rainier Beach
Rosette is a worker-owned Rainier Beach cocktail and wine lounge where alcohol is optional, built around zero- and low-proof drinks, natural and Black-owned wines, and small plates — from the team behind Jude's Old Town.
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Frequently asked about Athletic Brewing
Athletic Brewing is a non-alcoholic beer made in Milford, Connecticut & San Diego, California, USA with Less than 0.5% ABV ABV. Connecticut-based pioneer of craft non-alcoholic beer. Their Run Wild IPA and Upside Dawn Golden are the gateway pours that made NA beer mainstream.