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Bars that Do Not Serve Alcohol Gain in Popularity

Some new bars around the world seem to be missing something once central to their existence: alcohol.

The bars are trying to satisfy an increasing number of people who want to go out and have a good time with friends, but do not want to drink alcohol.

In Tokyo, a bar called 0% Non-Alcohol Experience serves an appealing drink made with wine and fruit, but no alcohol. The alcohol is removed from the wine in the manufacturing process.

In Austin, Texas, people gathered recently at the Sans Bar and drank alcohol-free beers and mixed drinks called watermelon mockaritas. It is similar to a margarita, a drink made with the alcohol called tequila.

These bars without alcohol are rare, but they are not new.

The United States saw its first such places in the 1800s during what was called the temperance movement. Its aim was to get people to reduce their use of alcohol. The movement led to a national ban on alcohol sales that was in effect from 1920 to 1933.

Chris Marshall is the owner of Sans Bar. He stopped drinking alcohol 14 years ago and worked in the field of drug abuse treatment.

He said most of the people who visit Sans Bar are not trying to stop drinking completely. "A lot of people just want to drink less."

Sondra Prineaux is one such customer. "It's just easier," she said. "I don't have to worry about leaving my car here and getting an Uber home."

And, she noted1: "I'll wake up without a headache."

Head pain is a common reaction to a night of drinking alcohol. Drinkers also might wake up feeling very weak or sick to their stomach. All these conditions are signs of what is called a hangover. Many people do not like to drink as a result.

Tory Pratt founded Pratt Standard, a company in Washington, D.C. She makes liquid flavorings people add to alcohol so they can make cocktails3. While she makes her products with alcohol in mind, a lot of customers buy her products to use without it.

She said some people use her company's ginger4 liquid mixed with water if they have a sick stomach. "It can be really great for settling the stomach," she said.

The ginger product can be mixed with hot water that can ease throat pain.

She noted that many people are working from home because of COVID-19. So, she said, a special drink even without alcohol is a good way to separate the work day from the rest of the night.

"I know that, like, in the pandemic a lot of people have leaned towards alcohol as a way to separate, you know, work from life. When you're working at home, it's really, really hard to have that separation."

A drink maker5 called Seedlip carries products with different natural flavors that take the place of alcohol in a cocktail2. Another, called Ritual Zero Proof, makes products that are substitutes for traditional alcohols like gin, whiskey and tequila.

Douglas Watters owns Spirited Away, a beverage6 store in New York. In the past, he said there were very few choices for people who did not want to drink alcohol.

But now, Watters said, "I have the wonderful problem of too many great options."

Low-alcohol products still make up a small number of sales in countries like the U.S., Germany, Brazil and Japan. However, while alcohol sales fell five percent in those countries in 2020, sales of non-alcohol drinks rose by one percent.

Brandy Rand works for IWSR, a company that researches drinks. She said people are trying to be healthier. She noted the popularity of a public health campaign called "Dry January," in which people try to remain alcohol-free for the month. The campaign began in Europe in 2013.

She said even though sales are small, people around the world are buying low- and no-alcohol drinks two to three times faster than traditional drinks with alcohol.

It is not completely clear why people are more open to reducing their use of alcohol lately. Some people are training for physical activity, others are trying to lose weight, some are pregnant. Others just decided7 they do not want to drink as much.

Joshua James was a bartender for years, making drinks at a traditional bar. But, he opened his own business after being treated for drug and alcohol abuse. The Ocean Beach Café in San Francisco, California does not serve alcohol.

"There's a thousand reasons to not want to drink as much," he said, adding that he wanted to help people who make that choice.

Watters of Spirited Away said the pandemic made him think about changing his drinking behavior.

"There are a lot of people, this past year more than ever, thinking more critically about what they're drinking and how it's making them feel," he said.

Pratt Standard's owner expressed a similar opinion. She said the pandemic fueled desire for new experiences.

"Wine, and doing the same thing over and over again in the evening, it's just not different enough in the middle of a pandemic, and so people are looking for something that you can be really creative with and can really differentiate8 one night from another. "

Some alcohol-free bars in places like Dublin, Ireland and Berlin, Germany, closed for a time during the pandemic. Their owners are looking forward to finding new customers once people feel safer about going out.

Billy Wynne owns Awake, a store in Denver that sells coffee and alcohol substitutes. He plans to open a no-alcohol bar soon. Wynne says once people understand that they can have fun and feel better at an alcohol-free bar, they will want to return.

"People don't wake up to the negative impact alcohol is having on their life and then change their mind."

Words in This Story

bar –n. a building or room where alcoholic9 drinks and sometimes food are served

wine –n. an alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes

alcoholic –n. a person who frequently drinks too much alcohol and is unable to live a normal and healthy life : a person who is affected10 with alcoholism

flavoring –n. a substance that is added to food or drink to give it a desired taste

cocktail –n. an alcoholic drink that is a mixture of one or more liquors and other ingredients (such as fruit juice)

lean –v. used to describe what someone wants to do, tends to do, or is likely to do

option –n. the opportunity or ability to choose something or to choose between two or more things

variety –n. the quality or state of having or including many different things

evening –n. the last part of the day and early part of the night

impact –v. to have a strong and often bad effect on (something or someone)


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1 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
2 cocktail Jw8zNt     
n.鸡尾酒;餐前开胃小吃;混合物
参考例句:
  • We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
  • At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上,人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。
3 cocktails a8cac8f94e713cc85d516a6e94112418     
n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 );餐前开胃菜;混合物
参考例句:
  • Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来,我们喝鸡尾酒,吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
  • Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句
4 ginger bzryX     
n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气
参考例句:
  • There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
  • Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。
5 maker DALxN     
n.制造者,制造商
参考例句:
  • He is a trouble maker,You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼,你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
6 beverage 0QgyN     
n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料
参考例句:
  • The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
  • Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
8 differentiate cm3yc     
vi.(between)区分;vt.区别;使不同
参考例句:
  • You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
  • He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。
9 alcoholic rx7zC     
adj.(含)酒精的,由酒精引起的;n.酗酒者
参考例句:
  • The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
  • Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
10 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

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