Athletic Brewing

The Best NA Beers for Winter Nights, Campfire Chats, or Any Other Time You Want a Great-Tasting Brew

A richly-flavored beer and a cold night go together like a horse and carriage, like bread and butter, like peas and carrots. Now, add a campfire to the mix, and that’s truly a perfect recipe. But when you’re camping with the kids, it’s usually not the best idea for said rich, flavorful beer to be a high ABV beverage, both because you need to stay sharp for the sake of safety and because a campsite hangover is never fun, but a campsite hangover with little ones to manage is miserable.

Fortunately for all of us, Athletic Brewing offers a wealth of beers so rich in flavor that even a seasoned beer lover would hardly note that they were non alcoholic. And several of those beers are just perfect for sipping during a winter night — or on any chilly evening, of course. We especially like to sip these brews fireside, but it’s your call where you do your NA beer imbibing.

Here are the DGR picks for the best NA beers for cold nights:

All Out - Extra Dark Stout-Style Brew

Dark hardly does this beer justice — it’s nearly black, in fact. And it’s amazingly complex. The flavor profile includes everything from coffee to toasted bread to a nuttiness to dark chocolate. Yet the body isn’t heavy; you can slow-sip or quaff this beer, and as there are only 90 calories (and no booze) in a can, you’re all good to have a few.

Wit’s Peak Witbier

Zesty and malty and wheat-y and with a touch of citrus and a background of hops, this beer just begs to be sipped aprés skiing or around the campfire.

Or hey, why not sip one while you’re on the chairlift or in the gondola, it’s not like you’re going to grow unsafely impaired with a non-alcoholic beer?

Run Wild IPA

Here we have an NA IPA that tastes like… an IPA. Pleasantly bitter with an IBU rating of 35 and with a solid malt body, this beer has enough flavor and body to accompany a hearty meal or be slow-sipped on its own. But with a mere 65 calories, you can crush it, too, and then crack another.

One more great thing about these NA beers from Athletic Brewing? You can order them online for shipping direct to your door.

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