Athletic brewing company has a a stout…that if they billed as an ESB would be amazingly convincing.

I swear to you, I am (or I guess used to be) a BJCP certified beer judge. (former) Cicerone ii

Athletic is the best out there for NA, that I’ve seen. And that stout… I was intrigued to see how you could make beery. And you can’t. But… an ESBs flavor profile is, for all intents and purposes, a watered down (Still spritzy) dry stout.

I’ll bet there are better for hopheads. Hell, I prefer lagunitas’s NIPA offering more than athletics pale ale. So… yeah.

I love Athletic Brewing Company. Their Oktoberfest is very good, and their Blueberry Lemon Mango sour is my favorite NA beer on the market. I also really like Best Day, especially their Kolsch.

Guinness has the best NA stout because it tastes just like regular Guinness. When I had to stop drinking, I really missed this and none of the other NA stouts scratched the itch. Once this came out, I was really happy. Other than that, anything from Athletic Brewing Company is awesome. They have some good IPAs, their sour and gose options are really good, there’s a cerveza that tastes similar to negra modelo and a bunch of their seasonal offerings are really good. A big problem with a lot of NA beers is that they don’t get the carbonation right (brew dog has some good tasting ones, but their carbonation is no good). Athletic nails it. After that I’d say Brooklyn Brewing and Partake both have a few really solid ones; just pick whatever looks interesting from them and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Agree with everyone on Athletic I like their upside dawn golden. I also like Black Butte Port which is a NA I’ve only seen at BiMart of all places. I go through a lot of the Claushaller dry hopped.

Another mention of Athletic, sours for me.

Anything root!

So far the Athletic IPA

Solid hops hit. It’s a bit thin in the mouth feel. But the. Hops hit home.

Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher is fantastic, but it’s not trying to be a beer or anything.

Lagunitas IPNA tastes fucking awful, DO NOT BUY.

Brew Dog NAs are great.

All Athletic Brewing offerings are great as well!

Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0 – really scratches the lager itch.
Sam Adams, Just The Haze – my fav NA IPA
Athletic Brewing Company – many offerings but Upside Dawn Golden is my favorite.

Clausthaler Dry-Hopped (the brown bottle, not the green). It actually tastes like a beer.

Fremont Brewing Non-Alcoholic IPA. Tastes real.

Guinness 0 is surprisingly good as well.

Guinness 0 is remarkably good I have to say.

I had a NA Guinness Stout that I really enjoyed. Had I not followed it up with an actual Guinness, I may have been convinced it was the real thing.

For IPAs: Brooklyn Special Effects and BrewDog Punk AF

Molson Excel. I’m a recovered alcoholic, and it does it for me. There are some nice other options, but I go through so many of the Excels.