Non-alcoholic brewery Big Drop claims to be world's 1st dedicated to alcohol-free beer; US brews produced in Chicago

Saturday, March 6, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's a growing trend in beverage sales: nonalcoholic beer. Several research firms found sales were up more than 30% last year.

Top-selling brands like Heineken and Sam Adams are in the game. Big Drop Brewing only makes non-alcoholic beer.
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The company was founded in London, and here in the U.S., beers are brewed in Chicago.

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Big Drop claims to be the world's first craft brewery dedicated to non-alcoholic beer. The founders wanted to create the same styles you can get from microbreweries, like pale ales and stouts, but without alcohol.
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In Chicago, the beers are available at Great Central Brewing Co. for curbside pick-up. That's where the beers are brewed.

The company is planning to expand retail sales across Illinois and other parts of the Midwest.
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