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| Your alcohol-free Boston briefing · Oct 22 The Weekly HopOctober sunset arrives before six, ten days remain until the clocks fall back, and Sober October has the city looking at drink menus a little more closely. It is clear autumn weather for a table near the water, like Posto in the South End where the bar is mixing an N/A-perol Spritz. Four new places joined the guide this week, bringing our total to 986. Here is where to start. |  | | McCarthy's & Toad · Photo: McCarthy's & Toad | | Same spirit. Different drink. | Worth a visit Fresh finds around Boston | North Cambridge · Cambridge On the menu: Athletic Golden, Guinness 0.0 and Heineken 0.0. See the menu |
|  | South End · Boston On the menu: N/A-perol Spritz, Espress-No Martini and No-Groni. See the menu |
|  | Mansfield On the menu: Passion Berry, Berry Sparkler and Paloma Sparkler. See the menu |
|  | Shrewsbury On the menu: Passion Berry, Paloma Sparkler and Berry Sparkler. See the menu |
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| Order something good Pours to put on your list | The ranking The deepest zero-proof menus right nowJamaica Plain 21 drinks · Mocktails, NA beer, NA wine · Verified menu | Neighborhood Nine 11 drinks · Mocktails, NA beer, NA wine · Verified menu | Burlington 11 drinks · Mocktails, NA beer, NA wine · Verified menu | New on Dry Rabbit · Seaport 4 drinks · Mocktails, NA beer · Verified menu | Trending · Newton 3 drinks · Mocktails, NA beer · Verified menu | Every menu, ranked by depth and range, and updated as menus change. |
| A neighborhood to explore Downtown | ★ Rabbit’s Choice On the menu: Upside Dawn, Run Wild and Les Épices Tonic. See the menu |
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| Around the web Worth reading this week | People · vinetur.com Italian brand Classy Cocktails introduced two ready-to-drink beverages for International Gin & Tonic Day. The line includes a traditional 12.5% ABV cocktail and an alcohol-free version named No Regrets. |
|  | Around the world · UK · thegrocer.co.uk Brulo All Good IPA won the champion prize in the non-alcoholic drinks category at The Grocer’s New Product Awards 2026. The 0.5% ABV beer is the UK’s first high-fibre alcohol-free beer, containing five grams of soluble fibre per 330ml can. |
|  | Industry · beveragedaily.com Corona Extra remains the world's most valuable beer brand at $13.9 billion, followed by Heineken and Modelo Especial, according to a report by Brand Finance. Meanwhile, IWSR data shows that no-alcohol beer volumes grew 8 percent in 2025 across 21 leading markets while overall beer volumes declined. |
|  | Bars and restaurants · bevnet.com Non-alcoholic beverage sales reached $1.08 billion in U.S. off-premise channels in 2026, but dollar growth rates are slowing according to NIQ data. Brands are increasingly turning to bars and restaurants for growth, facing challenges ranging from bartender education and pricing to competition from THC and functional beverages. |
|  | Trends · marijuanamoment.net A survey of 1,005 cannabis consumers conducted by NuggMD found that nearly 66 percent use marijuana to completely eliminate or decrease their alcohol consumption. The poll was released to coincide with the Sober October campaign. |
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| From Dry Rabbit Make them at home | This week’s cocktail A near-black spritz for Halloween night: blackberry and cracked-pepper shrub, a little lemon and plenty of bubbles, with a whiff of toasted bay. A Dry Rabbit original |
Ingredients | 1½ oz (45 ml) blackberry–black pepper shrub | | ¼ oz (7.5 ml) fresh lemon juice | | 4 oz (120 ml) soda water, chilled | 4 oz (120 ml) NA sparkling rosé, such as Prima Pavé Rosé Brut, in place of the soda (optional)
Our pick: Prima Pavé Rosé Brut |
Method | 1. | Fill a big wine glass with ice. | | 2. | Pour in the shrub and the lemon juice, add the soda water and give it one slow stir. |
Garnish: A bay leaf held over a flame for two seconds, well away from the glass, until it smells toasty, and one blackberry. Bar kit: Cocktail Kingdom Leopold Jigger On Amazon: Prima Pavé Rosé Brut · Cocktail Kingdom Leopold Jigger The full recipe, and where to get everything More for Halloween Our picks open the Dry Rabbit Bottle Shelf. We earn a commission when you buy through it, at no extra cost to you. | | | As an Amazon Associate, Dry Rabbit earns from qualifying purchases. |  | Our book · Paperback, hardcover and Kindle on Amazon 42 alcohol-free cocktails in seven chapters by mood, plus the bottles, syrups and techniques to make them at home. See the book |
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