We are often asked why every brewery doesn’t just make an NA beer. It’s a hugely popular trend in the craft beer industry today and growing. So why doesn’t every brewery jump on the bandwagon?
Surprisingly, it’s really expensive to make a great-tasting non-alcoholic beer as it requires special machinery and very strict processes.
While this is a limitation for many smaller breweries entering the NA beer market, it’s created quite the opportunity for those who have invested in perfecting the art of brewing non-alcoholic craft beers.
A select few breweries around the United States have invested in the skill of NA brewing and are now offering their services to smaller breweries who want to get in on the action.
This is called “Contract Brewing” as these breweries are contracting out their brewing services and simply brewing NA beer for others under various names and brands.
Our friends at Reducaholic.com have written a great article outlining how the non-alcoholic contract brewing industry works.
In their article, they talk about the following points of NA contract brewing:
