NON ALCOHOLIC

There are currently 729 non-alcoholic beverages available to liquor stores. Of these 729, a vast amount is non-alcoholic beer. Non-alcoholic beer is nothing new of course, with the first being Clausthaler launched in 1979. However, since the rise of the craft beer movement, we now have everyone making non-alcoholic beer and our selection is the best it’s ever been. As a bonus you can buy it anywhere… and drink it anywhere too! Brad Royale

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER

Judges Selection

Best In Class Tie

CRFT HAZY

IPA

Alberta, Canada

One for the Road What’s

The Point Wheat

Alberta, Canada

$13-15 (4-pack cans)

CSPC 864562 Bow River Brewing No Limits River Runner NonAlcoholic Beer

Alberta, Canada $18 (6-pack cans)

CSPC 894452

One for the Road Got Hops? IPA

Alberta Canada $13-15 (4-pack cans) CSPC853905

$13-14 (4-pack cans) CSPC 897632

856577

Big Rock Pacer Non-Alcoholic Golden Ale Alberta, Canada $14-16 (6-pack cans) CSPC 898907

One for the Road Proceed With Caution Amber Alberta, Canada $13-15 (4-pack cans) CSPC 853904

NON-ALCOHOLIC WINE

The global non-alcoholic (NA) wine market is supposed to grow from 2.57 billion USD to a whopping 6.96 billion USD by 2034. A decade ago, the only non-alcohol wine was Luxton on the bottom shelf. Now NA wine is everywhere, even by the glass at top restaurants. This rise has been wonderment for innovation in the alcohol removal process, and we are seeing the best non-alcoholic wines today that have ever existed in history. Brad Royale

Judges Selection

$15-17 CSPC 891301

ONE FOR THE ROAD STILL STRUGGLING ESPRESSO STOUT

Alberta, Canada

$13-15 (4-pack cans)

CSPC 853901

Class

Codorniu Zero Brut Rosé Penedès, Spain

$15-17 CSPC 891949 Giesen De-Alcoholized Sauvignon Blanc New

Non Alcoholic Cocktails And Rtds

Best In Class Tie

FEVER-TREE CLASSIC MOJITO

United Kingdom

$TBD (750 mL)

British Columbia, Canada

$10-11 (4-pack)

CSPC 110100

FEVER-TREE CLASSIC BLOODY CAESAR

United Kingdom

$TBD (750 mL)

This category hardly seems to be slowing down, and the variety available is impressive. It’s not easy to produce a product that’s an interesting flavour and still makes you feel satiated like you’ve cracked a cold drink after work, working outside, or on the golf course. It was a nice surprise to see that several producers aren’t relying on excess sugar for flavour anymore and actually concentrating on using natural flavours. Tara Smith

$5-6 CSPC 861270

$6-7

Non-alcoholic (NA) spirits are created by either not allowing alcohol to form during the distillation process or removing it after the distillation. Why go to all this trouble? We are creating a flavourful beverage that is for the most part alcohol-free – around 0.5% abv, and calorie free. The benefits for our health by choosing NA spirits are enormous, and of recent years, the liquor industry has seen substantial growth in this category. Andrew Paulsen

Judges