Plenty of businesses across the state are producing non-alcoholic beverages for grownups

By the Thirst Team

Non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits are among the fastest growing sectors of the libations industry, especially this month.

Civic Science, a respected polling organization, says 56 percent of U.S. drinkers aged 21+ plan to participate in Dry January, a four-point increase from 2024. Polls found that millennials aged 30 to 44, women and parents are the most likely segments to abstain from alcohol this month.

But going alcohol free doesn’t mean a month of water and juice boxes. The non-alcoholic craft drink scene in Colorado is booming, with non-alcoholic bars popping up, including The Love Shack in Loveland and Gratitude in Colorado Springs.

Here are some options for flavorful grownup drinks without the booze, all crafted here in the Centennial State.

Let us know what we missed, and tell us what you think of these drinks. For more information about non-alcoholic beer options, visit the Reducaholic website, run by our friend and Colorado resident Tyler McMahon.

4 Noses Camp Zero beer. | Photo provided

BEERS

3 Kings Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Denver (no taproom), Several varieties

4 Noses Brewing, Broomfield and Denver, Camp Zero (various)

Ceria Brewing, Denver (no taproom), Grainwave White Ale / Indiewave IPA

Comma Brewing, Salida (no taproom), Summer Pale Ale / Citrus Berry Refresher Ale / Helles Lager Session Ale

Eddyline Brewery, Buena Vista, NA Crank Yanker IPA

Grüvi Beverages, Denver (no taproom), Juicy Dayz IPA / Golden Era / Weekday Wit / Mocha Moment

Knotted Root, Denver and Nederland, Close Enough NA Pale Ale

Locavore Beer Works, Denver, Wagon Beer (3 varieties)

Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, Designated Dale’s NA Pils

Prost Brewing, 4 Front Range locations, NA Pilsner

Roadie Beers, Lafayette (no taproom), IPA and Mexi-style salt and lime

Station 26 Brewing, Denver, Tangerine Cream

Tres Litros Beer Co., Salida, Nope Pale Ale

Upslope Brewing, Boulder, Craft Light

Wackadoo Brewing, Colorado Springs, NA 2 More Weeks Pale Ale

A variety of Mock One liquor alternatives are widely available in Colorado. | Photo provided

SPIRITS

Abbott & Wallace, Denver, Jasper gin alternative and Ember whiskey alternative

Breckenridge Distillery, Breckenridge, Mock One NA whiskey, gin, rum and tequila alternatives

Cool as a Cucumber, Broomfield (no tasting room), fresh mocktails for delivery

Locke + Co., Denver (no tasting room), Headwater Zero-Proof Whiskey

Rubber Ducky Drink Co., Englewood (no tasting room), Classic Margarita

Strongwater, Denver (no tasting room), ready-to-drink mocktails (also cocktail syrups, mixers and bitters)

Tweedle Botanicals, Boulder (no tasting room), flavored hemp spirit

Wisetails, Denver (no tasting room), mojito / margarita

OTHER

3 Kings Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Denver (no tasting room), kombucha and yerba mate

Fabric, THC and CBD-infused and flavored hop seltzers

Grüvi, Denver (no tasting room), red wines and sparkling wines

Hoplark, Boulder (no tasting room), hop waters and hop teas

Stem Ciders, Lafayette, Stem Zero cider (several varieties)

Summit Cultures, Silverthorne (no tasting room), kombucha