The Pacific Northwest helped pioneer craft brewing, and it’s still a hub for small breweries and small batch distilleries. It should come as no surprise that the region is also a mecca of businesses that brew non-alcoholic beer and distill alcohol-free spirits. It’s a fast-growing category in a huge market of adult beverages. In fact the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association launched just over a year ago, another indication of this rapidly growing industry of non-alcoholic beers and botanical spirits. Joining us are two alcohol industry veterans who are at the forefront of the non-alcoholic trend. Larry Sidor is the co-founder and master brewer at Crux Fermentation Project in Bend, which produces NA beers along with its many beers that contain alcohol. And Brad Whiting cofounded Wilderton, based in Hood River, which exclusively distills botanical spirits to create non-alcoholic cocktails.