Athletic Brewing in Charlotte, NC

Pins Mechanical Co. is a South End entertainment bar anchoring duckpin bowling, 40+ pinball machines, and classic arcade games in a lively, all-ages-friendly setting. The drinks menu includes two dedicated zero-proof cocktails — the Carmen Sandiego and Johnny Tsunami — both crafted with Lyre's non-alcoholic spirits, plus three NA beers (Athletic Run Wild IPA, BrewDog Elvis Juice AF, Sam Adams Just the Haze NA). A separate kids' mocktail section (Juice Box Hero, Lisa Simpson, Optimus Prime, Shorty Baller) rounds out the NA lineup, making it a genuinely sober-friendly destination for entertainment-seekers who want more than soda.

Elsewhere is an intimate craft cocktail bar tucked under South End's iconic Design Center water tower, co-founded by Wooden Robot Brewery CEO Josh Patton. The bar has prioritized an inclusive non-alcoholic program since day one, offering a rotating "For the Pilot" menu of thoughtfully crafted mocktails. Highlights include the "So Fun" — an NA margarita made with Ritual zero-proof tequila, pineapple, orange, lime, and jalapeño — alongside NA Guinness and Athletic Brewing on the menu.

The Spindle Bar is the fruit-forward cocktail bar anchoring the center of Optimist Hall, Charlotte's first food hall, with an 18-seat indoor bar and a renovated Italian Piaggio truck on the patio. Its menu features spirit-free versions of signature cocktails — including the Flower Child, Ring Toss, and Maleficent Fairy — plus a dedicated non-alcoholic section with kombucha, Topo Chico, house ginger beer, and Athletic Brewing cans. The concept comes from the Folkart Management team behind Chicago's renowned Billy Sunday bar.

Wooden Robot Brewery is an urban farmhouse craft brewery in Charlotte's South End with a 15-barrel brewhouse, taproom, biergarten, and scratch kitchen. Beyond their house-brewed ales, the taproom stocks a rotating selection of non-alcoholic beers — including five Untitled Art varieties (Chocolate Milk Dark Brew, Italian Style Pils, Juicy IPA, Mango Dragonfruit Fruited Sour, Watermelon Gose) and Athletic Brewing — plus three named NA mocktails (Five Flowers, 420-Rita, Blueberry Yum Yum) for non-drinking guests. The venue is dog-friendly, has a coffee bar open mornings, and is updated as recently as June 2026 on major review platforms.