Two Dallas friends launch Starla Wines, an alcohol-removed line of drinks
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Here’s a breakdown of available alcohol-free options:
Spirits
Zero-proof spirits often mimic the taste, aroma, mouthfeel and sometimes the burn of whiskey, tequila, gin and more. They are made by distilling botanicals like agave and oak to create the essence of traditional spirits. Brands to try are Monday and Seedlip (herbal gin alternatives), Caleño (tropical), Mockingbird Spirit (tequila alternative), Ritual (whiskey, tequila and gin), and Lyre’s (American malt, amaretti and more).
Wine and beer
Many alcohol-free drinks on the market mimic wines and beers. Athletic Brewing Company and BrewDog offer entire lines of non-alcoholic beers in a can, and there are a lot of local craft options. HopTea is made with real black tea and hops, TÖST is a dry sparkling beverage made with tea (and it comes in a wine bottle), and Grüvi makes both wine and beer (bubbly rosés, IPAs and more).
New False Idol Brewing in North Richland Hills offers wide range of IPAs, stouts, sours and ‘beertails’
Since opening during the pandemic, the brewery was built with necessary precautions.
False Idol Brewing in North Richland Hills(Panther City Air)
One year ago, False Idol Brewing’s North Richland Hills facility was little more than a dusty shell. But since then, the cavernous blank space has come to be known as a suds-filled “Wolf’s Den.”
But construction of the 800-barrel brewhouse and taproom was but only the latest evolutionary step for founders Dominique VanAusdall and Brandon Pitzer. After creating the business in 2018, False Idol’s first beers were brewed in 2019, and finally, in 2020 of all years, False Idol opened its doors to the public not too far from the Northeast campus of Tarrant County College, as well as another Mid Cities craft beer gem, Brutal Beerworks.
Mocktail game-changer: New book offers 100 sophisticated booze-free and low-alcohol recipes
‘Zero Proof Drinks & More’ brings the complexity of cocktails to alcohol-free drinks.
Recipes from Zero Proof Drinks & More:100 Recipes for Mocktails and Low Alcohol Cocktails, by Maureen Petrosky(Robert Rose Publishing)
, by Maureen Petrosky ($24.95, Robert Rose Books), brings the complexity of sophisticated cocktails to alcohol-free drinks, and the last of its six chapters features some low-alcohol drinks, too. Besides innovative mocktail recipes, the book is filled with gorgeous photos that inspire chic presentations for drinks at home.
Petrosky has been a recurring guest on
The Today Show, whipping up boozy drinks alongside Hoda and Jenna and earlier, Kathie Lee. Her previous book,
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