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Non-Alcoholic Drinks Newsletter Operator • Chief scribbler at The Modern Substitute - a weekly newsletter that recommends nonalcoholic drinks across beer, wine, spirits and cocktails • Great drinks, no headaches.

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New issue of the non-alcoholic drinks newsletter, The Modern Substitute out this weekend. Featuring Spacers, Beckett’s ‘27 & new drink news from Cygnet Gin, Empress 1908, Sylva, Parch, Better Days & Hightail

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The Inbetweener
ModSub113: Mini-dives into Spacers Cherry Lime and Cinnamon Whiskey and Amaretto from Beckett's '27. Plus all this week's new non-alcoholic drink launches.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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New issue of The Modern Substitute just dropped. #112 features two wine alts from Norïe and Dark Diamond from Best Day Brewing. Plus new drink news from Lyres, Athletic Brewing, Love City Brewing, Stevens Point Brewery and Central Waters.

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Flower Powered Rewards
This week's picks: Norie's Heart of Gold and Red Rose Whisper. Plus my new fave winter beer, Dark Diamond from Best Day Brewing. All the new NA drinks!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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New non-alcoholic drink launch news from:

🍹Kul Mocks
🍺 Athletic Brewing
🍹Lucky Frog Bevs
🍷Bolle Drinks
🍸Hayman Distillers
🍹Per Se
🍺 Harmon’s Craft Brewing
🍺 Bald Bird Brewing

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Grid showing photos of new nonalcoholic drink launches from Kul Mocks, Athletic Brewing, Lucky Frog and Bolle Drinks. Grid showing photos of new nonalcoholic drinks from Hayman Distillers, Bald Bird Brewing Company, Per Se and Harmon’s Craft Brewing.
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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New NA drink drops to kick off July:

🍋 Medase Cocktails launches Lemon Drop, Mojito & Jamaican Rum Punch

🍺 Übergeek debuts Devolve IPA

🇦🇺 Heaps Normal’s ultra-limited Jazz Stout hits shelves in Australia. Robbie Williams is a big fan!

#nonalcoholic #NAbeer #nococktails
July 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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That’s a wrap on the latest issue. Now for a tasty non-alcoholic cocktail that includes one of the drink I wrote about.

“Ringa in the New Year” from Cheeky & Dry in Seattle.

Incudes: Ringa Lemon + Ginger, The Pathfinder and lime simple syrup.

Cracking!
May 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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New week, new non-alc drinks! 🍹🍺
Which one are you trying first?
• WINE ALT: TÖST Sangria
• COCKTAILS: Free AF drops 3 Margaritas
• BEER: Go Brewing’s Freedom Hazy IPA: No Gluten
• BEER: Roaming Nobles West Coast IPA
• BEER: Darling Drinks debut 2 new brews (@ Whole Foods)
#NonAlcoholic #NewReleases
May 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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New Modern Substitute newsletter is out!
🛫 A visit to Lucky Saint's London pub sparks a big realization
🍎 5 standout drinks from my Somerset trip (hello, G Spot sodas + Otter Zero IPA)
🍻 New launches from Roaming Nobles, TÖST, Free AF & more.

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London Calling to the Faraway Towns
An Awakening at Lucky Saint plus five faves from 13. A re-cap of my visit to the Lucky Saint pub plus a look at 5 non-alcoholic drinks from functional sodas to NA beers.
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May 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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MODSUB#84: The Agave Showstopper 🌵

🍹This week I mix up non-alcoholic tequila cocktails with The Spirit of Tequila (spoiler: they're a hit).

🍺 Plus a Cinco de Mayo-worthy NA beer, and new drink news from Partake, De Soi, The Pathfinder & more.

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The Agave Showstopper
An afternoon with The Spirit of Tequila. Plus Athletic Brewing's Atlética and new drinks from The Pathfinder, De Soi, Good Twin, 10 Barrel and more.
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May 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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MODSUB#83: A Box of Smokey Treats 🔥
This week I unbox Raising The Bar’s latest NA cocktail kit and mix up 3 smoky cocktails with goodies from Cut Above, Improv, and Oliver Pluff.
Plus new non-alcoholic drink news from Brez, Freixenet, Tweedle Botanicals, and more.
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April 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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That’s a wrap on this week’s newsletter. Time for a celebratory non-alcoholic cocktail. Here’s a cracker from Cheeky and Dry in Seattle—Piper’s Dream—featuring NKD Whiskey, Dr. Zero Zero Amarno and All The Bitter Orange Bitters. It’s so flipping good.
Picture of Piper’s Dream a non-alcoholic cocktail from Cheeky And Dry in Seattle. Picture features a bottle of NKD Whiskey, Dr Zero Zero Amarno and All The Bitter Orange Bitters plus an orange with the rind peeled off. Also a glass with cocktail and a large ice cube.
April 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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🚨 New adult non-alcoholic drink drops:
• Rebels 0.0 - Rosso aperitivo
• 🥃 Sylva Labs - Hazel spirit
• 🍋‍🟩Edna’s - Margarita Mix
• 🌶️ Go Brewing x Sun King Brewing - chili stout
• Sense THC seltzers
• 🫐 Devils Foot Brew x Oskar Blues - Blueberry Sangria
• 🍊NOA - orange liqueur
• 🍺 Easy Man - THC Hazy
Picture of three non-alcoholic spirits: 1. Rebels 0.0 Rosso Aperitivo. 2. NOA Orange Liqueur. 3. Sylva - Hazel. Four pictures of non-alcoholic drinks: 1. Devil’s Foot Brewing collaboration with Oskar Blues Brewing - Blueberry Sangria. 2. Easy Man - Hazy beer (w/THC). 3. Sense Seltzers (w/THC). 4. Edna’s Cocktails Margarita Mix.
April 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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That’s a wrap on this week’s newsletter. Now for a Friday night non-alcoholic cocktail. Re-visiting one of the cocktails from last week’s edition: Piper’s Dream feat. NKD Whiskey, Dr. Zero Zero Amarno and All The Bitter Orange Bitters. Recipe from Cheeky & Dry’s IG feed.

It’s so flipping good.
April 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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MODSUB#82

🍎 From one corner of a barn to global cider awards—Bauman’s Apfelschorle has me hooked.
🧠 Plus: I try Curious Elixirs’ new Lion’s Mane lager—good for the brain?
🚀 New non-alcoholic drink launches from Sylva, Edna’s, Go Brewing & more.
Subscribe to The Modern Substitute—out tomorrow.
Picture advertising the new issue of The Modern Substitute newsletter featuring ApfelSchorle and ApfelSchorle Loganberry from Bauman’s Cider and Curious Zero from Curious Elixirs. Picture includes multiple images of the three non-alcoholic drinks.
April 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Some Monday news that won’t spike your cortisol: last week’s new adult non-alc drink launches 🍷🍸🍻🫧
• Kally - Ruby Sparkler
• Figlia’s new aperitivo, Sole
• Oddbird - Low Intervention Sparkling Orange
• Oh2 Chill - THC seltzers
• Pari’s Slice of Spice
• Lyre’s RTD Mojito
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April 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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From hobbyist homebrewer to creator of one of the most versatile NA spirits on the market—this week I chat with Hilfens founder Kyle Coogan.
Plus: big NA drink news from Figlia, Kally, Oddbird, Lyre’s & more.
So many good sips, I may need to sit down.

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The Versatility Player
How Hilfen's HopHit became one of last year's most talked about NA spirits. Plus all the new adult non-alc drinks news from Figlia, Oddbird, Pari, Lyre's, Kally & more.
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April 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A day late, but packed with adult non-alcoholic drink news 👀👇
• Curious Elixirs drops Curious Zero: a Lion’s Mane Lager 🍄
• GO Brewing’s Disarm Hazy IPA is live
• Cupcake’s 1st NA wine: Sauv Blanc 🥂
• Green Man’s NAvigator Lager on tap
• Ben Branson teases Daystar Shandy

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March 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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🍺What if Dr. Richard Villa never saw that noticeboard and didn’t apply to Coors?

👁️In MODSUB#78: that thought, The Pathfinder’s new release, and NA drinks news from Curious Elixirs, Go Brewing, Kolonne Null & more.

If you ❤️ non-alcoholic drinks, then ⬇️

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The Noticeboard
Plus The Pathfinder's Sophomore Masterpiece. This week's NA mini-dives feature Ceria's Grainwave and The Pathfinder's Negroni. Plus all the new NA drink news.
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March 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Your weekly roundup of new adult non-alcoholic drink news:
🇦🇹 Verjus + Quince from Rau Reif
🇨🇦 Mad Moose NA whiskey hits shelves
🇩🇪 Edelweißbrauerei launches Kristall-Weizen NA beer in June
🇬🇧 Inch’s debuts 0.0 cider
🇰🇪 Savanna Cider 0.0, new in Kenya
🇳🇱 De Kuyper drops Batched 0.0 pre-mixed cocktails
Picture grid of 4 new non-alcoholic drinks. Mad Moose whiskey from Canada. A new variety of Verjus and Quince from Rau Reif. Kenya’s KWAL have launched a new cider c called Savanna 0.0 and Inch’s Cider in the UK have released their first NA cider, 0.0.
March 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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🍀 ModSub #77: 9 NA Beers for St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀

This week in The Modern Substitute:
✅ 9 great non-alcoholic beers for the 17th
✅ Revisiting a fave NA cocktail: Lady Grey & Tonic
✅ News from Inch’s Cider, KWAL, De Kuyper & more

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Picture advertising new edition of The Modern Substitute. Background is a photo of a number of cans of non-alcoholic beer on a photographic contact sheet. Overlayed is a title block with the title “9 NA Beers for St Patrick’s Day”.
March 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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🚨 New adult non-alcoholic drink news! 🚨
🍃 Beer: FABRIC is dropping a THC-infused NA beer in May
🍷 Wine: Canter Italia launches NA Vermouth, Mood Liquoroso
🍺 Beer: Butcombe (UK) debuts Tall Tales Pale Ale Zero
🍺 Beer: Switchback Brewing drops Switchback N.A.
🥂 Wine Alt: TÖST now in 250ml cans!
Picture shows four of the five nonalcoholic drinks that were announced last week. Top left is the logo of FABRIC - white lettering on black background. Top right is a can of Switchback NA from Switchback Brewing - blue can on a blue background. Bottom left is a bottle of Mood Liquoroso - beautiful brown label on brown bottle against grey background. Lastly bottom right, a picture of a bottle of Buttcomb breweries Tall Tales Pale Ale Zero against a white background.
March 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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ModSub #76: Singles & Doubles
Curious about low-dose THC drinks but not sure where to start? Same. This week, I dive into Brēz & its microdosed magic.
Plus:🍷 The Saskatoon (now in a can!)—red wine alt or mocktail?
📰 NA news from Töst, FABRIC & more.

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Singles and Doubles
Plus Wine's Smart Friend
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March 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Just visited The Dez Lounge, a zero-proof bar in Bend, OR.

🍹 10 NA cocktails featuring brands like Kava Haven, Gnista & Pentire
🥃 4 NA spirits on the rocks (Dromme, Pathfinder & more)
🍷 5 wines by the glass (Oddbird, Joyus & more)

Well worth a visit if you are in the area. #NonAlcoholic #ZeroProof
Four pictures in a square from a recent visit to The Dez Lounge in Bend, Oregon. Top picture features free spirits company tequila in a Spicy Pinarita. Top right picture features a special cocktail which includes Kava Haven. Bottom left and bottom right features the front and back of the menu from The Dez Lounge.
March 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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New in adult non-alcoholic drinks this week!
🥃 Brēz dropped their first spirit, SPIRIT. 
🍺 Harmon’s Craft Beer has 3 seasonal drops, incl. a vanilla porter. 
🍺 Reuben’s Brews launching Party On IPA & Pils soon.
🥃 Micheaux Zero debuting a premium NA Scotch Whiskey from a 6th-gen family recipe in May.
Picture including five new non-alcoholic drinks. Top left: Micheaux Zero - a premium non-alcoholic whiskey shown in front of a barrel and next to a glass of the whiskey. Top right: Brēz - a low dose THC spirit. The bottle is shown against a purple background. On the bottom row, three beers from Harmon’s Craft Beer. 1. El Portero Vanilla Porter. The cartoon picture shows a goalkeeper with a Mexican wrestler hat on ready to save a goal. 2. Over Time Pale Ale - shows a close up of three ice hockey players sat on a bench in an ice hockey arena. 3. Bumpstart IPA - shows cab art of a man riding a Lambretta on a purple background.
March 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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ModSub #75: A Rhône Blanc That Pairs Like a Dream
In today’s edition of The Modern Substitute—
🍽️ A transatlantic cook-off is all just n excuse to open a stellar NA Rhône Blanc from Tomorrow Cellars 🍷
🧠 Altitude’s functional mocktails surprised me in the best way ⚡
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#NonAlcoholic #NAWine
Picture advertising the new edition of The Modern Substitute. Two non-alcoholic drinks are pictured in a pattern. The 2023 Rhône Blanc from Tomorrow Cellars and three non-alcoholic cocktails/mocktails from Altitude Beverages - Rosemary Spritz, Prickly Pear Margarita and Liki’Koi Mai Tai.
March 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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New non-alcoholic drink launches!
🍷 Oregon’s first NA Pinot Noir from Varnum Vintners.
🍺 New Classic Pale from Years
🍺 NEVERTHELESS Pilsner from Strange Fellows Brewing
🍺 Juicy AF DDH Pale from Cloudwater x Bundobust (UK).
🍷 Sparkling Chardonnay & Merlot from Turn 6 (UK).

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Four pictures of new non-alcoholic drinks from four companies. 1. Top left: Strange Fellow Brewing’s Nevertheless Pilsner. Four cans and one pint glass with beer being poured into it. 2. Top right: A can of Classic Pale from Years, an NA brewery under Chicago’s Pilot Brewing Project. One can against a green background. 3. Bottom left: Two bottles of wine from Turn 6. A Sparkling Chardonnay and a Sparkling Merlot. 4. Bottom right: Three bottles of Maglis NA ale from Dubai. Picture has the word “Halal” because they just received they Halal certification for there line of ales.
February 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM