Kindred Spirits Alcohol Free Bar in Chambersburg founded by Chuck Dutrow, a recovering alcoholic. When he quit drinking, he wanted to create a space for everyone to enjoy without alcohol.

“I founded it because in a town where, unless you are a member of a club and drank alcohol, there was really nothing to do. And after I. Quit drinking and. Didn't lose the taste for it. And there was no socialization. I figured it was a great platform to offer people that didn't drink alcohol and also wanted to socialize. And then it also part of the socialization of it was the idea of the camaraderie amongst people who. Got sober themselves for whatever their reasons were, “said Dutrow.

Dutrow says he was depressed and self-medicated with alcohol. One night he says he passed out on the couch and woke up in the emergency room. He realized when speaking with the doctor, he needed to change his ways immediately.

“I ended up having a talk with the doctor after, you know, this. It was like, we're going to do this and get you out of here and do that and get you out of here and see. I had a sense for something wrong, but no one was talking. So, I asked to speak to the doctor. He came in, we sat down, and he told me, he said, I need you to be straight with me and tell me what's going on. And he said, “Well. But he said, you continue on the road, you're on 3 to 6 months, you're going to be dead. And I saw. No, no, no. I don't like that outcome, I said. So, I asked him. I said, so what do I do to fix this? He said, “I don’t know that there's anything you can do to fix it. But I said, well, as a doctor, what would your best solution be like? What would your best? So, I see. And he said, well, first officer, he quit drinking. And second, he said, I would start with eating right, exercising right. Reasonably change everything you're doing in your life. To a healthy lifestyle and a healthy work. And so that began my journey, “said Dutrow.

Dutrow also founded Zero Proof Market, a marketplace for premium alcohol-free beverages. The beverages ranges from alcohol-free wine, beer, whiskey, cocktails, tequila, and cognac.

“They figured out a process where they can take the alcohol out and leave all the flavor in. And so, what I've done is created a dozen cocktails that are 100% organic. They're natural. Everything. Every ingredient we use, we use all kinds of we use fresh fruits and vegetables and pretty much we name it, we make our own syrups. But what we do is we create elevated drinks that. The drink had to stand on its own. But it tastes like. Your own tastes like rum. Tequila. I got seven different types of tequila. So, I mean, they all taste like that type of tequila. And. Same way with bourbon, “said Dutrow.

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