eating out Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Anyone know of restaurants and bars in the DC area that serve Non-Alcoholic beverages? Was at Bar Pilar, Cork and Circa recently, neither of which had NA options - I'm talking NA wine / NA beer. I was somewhat surprised at this, but have never really taken notice. Also, is there a legality issue with bringing in NA beer/wine if an establishment does not serve? I would have thought that most places would have at least one NA beer option, even if not on the menu. I've heard in LA many places have NA offerings, and I hope this will become the case in DC as well, if not already. Seems like the right thing to do. Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschust Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I don't know about n/a beer specifically, but i'd think that at PX the bartender can make something awesome without alcohol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'm not sure here, but I think you're very unlikely to find N/A beer in most establishments. If you're not drinking booze, most places assume you'll go for juice, soda, coffee, or water instead. And in almost every case, they're right. Unless you're in a beer bar, O'Doul's is likely to be the only available option. Until reading this post, I had never heard of N/A wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I know that CityZen has at least 1 non-alcoholic wine available by the glass. It is a nice idea in concept; however, it was not....good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I know that CityZen has at least 1 non-alcoholic wine available by the glass. It is a nice idea in concept; however, it was not....good. Isn't the phrase "non-alcoholic wine" an oxymoron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 It used to be pretty common for bars to stock one non-alcoholic beer and I'd actually serve one or two a week. Designated drivers and all. The whole non-alcoholic wine thing creeps me out somehow, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Anyone know of restaurants and bars in the DC area that serve Non-Alcoholic beverages? Was at Bar Pilar, Cork and Circa recently, neither of which had NA options - I'm talking NA wine / NA beer. Uh, wouldn't it be something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laniloa Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 At a dinner with two pregnant diners, we enjoyed this stuff. It definitely filled the void better then Welch's could have. Think much better then your typical juice, but not quite good enough to reach for instead of a bottle of the actually fermented stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmbrown Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Isn't the phrase "non-alcoholic wine" an oxymoron?Not surprised that you mock de-alcoholized wine. I've always been disappointed by your de-alcoholized wine selection. And now I finally get to air my views in public. I mean, you carry Ariel when everyone knows Fre is so much better. Geeez, Mark. Stop spending so much time on less important wines like Bordeaux and Riesling.P.S. This is not meant to actually mock people who can't drink wine for whatever reason but to make fun of a Citronelle guest that told Mark he didn't serve the "finest" de-alcoholized wine. As Mark says, "You can't make this stuff up." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBVI Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Yee of little faith. Ferhat got hold of one of these bottles a few years ago when we were both at corduroy. I think it is only a little less $$ than fermented juice (wine). I've not run across juice from other producers, but i'm sure it's out there. Bottled juice, cork and all. Ferhat, where'd you get the Navarro juice in DC? http://www.navarrowine.com/shop/productdetail.php?prodid=701 Most nicer restaurnats carry one or 2 N/A beers, I currenly carry Caulister, but they have a dark also, and Kaliber comes to mind. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferhat Yalcin Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Yee of little faith. Ferhat got hold of one of these bottles a few years ago when we were both at corduroy. I think it is only a little less $$ than fermented juice (wine). I've not run across juice from other producers, but i'm sure it's out there. Bottled juice, cork and all. Ferhat, where'd you get the Navarro juice in DC? http://www.navarrowine.com/shop/productdetail.php?prodid=701 Most nicer restaurnats carry one or 2 N/A beers, I currenly carry Caulister, but they have a dark also, and Kaliber comes to mind. Dave I couldnt find a store or any of the wine reps who has the navarro juice in DC area. I got them online from their website and it is very easy. they ship cross country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 When we did wine tastings in CA, our designated driver got Vignette wine soda. It was actually pretty darned good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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