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Recipes, stories, and everything worth knowing about zero-proof cocktails. Made in Michigan, written for anyone at the table.

Non-alcoholic cocktails Michigan-made Recipes + guides

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Our First National Trade Show: The Still Bar at the Summer Fancy Food Show

Our First National Trade Show: The Still Bar at...

Last week, The Still Bar had a booth at the Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show, the largest specialty food and beverage trade show in North America, held at...

Our First National Trade Show: The Still Bar at...

Last week, The Still Bar had a booth at the Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show, the largest specialty food and beverage trade show in North America, held at...

Dry Hopped Paloma from The Still Bar, nonalcoholic cocktail poured over ice in the back yard.

Your Guide to a Michigan Summer, Zero-Proof Edi...

There's a window every year, somewhere between the first warm Friday and the last days before the leaves start turning, when Michigan summer just clicks into place. Porches fill back...

Your Guide to a Michigan Summer, Zero-Proof Edi...

There's a window every year, somewhere between the first warm Friday and the last days before the leaves start turning, when Michigan summer just clicks into place. Porches fill back...

The Still Bar Wins MSU Small Business Recognition

The Still Bar Wins MSU Small Business Recognition

The Still Bar was selected by the MSU Product Center and Horrocks & Co. in Battle Creek as one of five Michigan-made brands featured during National Small Business Week 2026....

The Still Bar Wins MSU Small Business Recognition

The Still Bar was selected by the MSU Product Center and Horrocks & Co. in Battle Creek as one of five Michigan-made brands featured during National Small Business Week 2026....

The Dry Hopped Paloma grapefruit and non-alcoholic tequila cocktail from The Still Bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan

What is dry hopping (and what does it do for a ...

Dry hopping is a technique borrowed from craft brewing that adds floral and citrus aromatics without any bitterness. Here is how it works, why brewers use it, and what it...

What is dry hopping (and what does it do for a ...

Dry hopping is a technique borrowed from craft brewing that adds floral and citrus aromatics without any bitterness. Here is how it works, why brewers use it, and what it...

The Still Bar Tasting Flight — Roasted Blueberry Basil Margarita, Cherry Negroni, and Dry Hopped Paloma non-alcoholic cocktail bottles, Michigan-made

The Difference Between a Mocktail and a Non-Alc...

Mocktail and non-alcoholic cocktail get used interchangeably, but they describe genuinely different things. Here is the distinction, what it means in practice, and why it matters when you are deciding...

The Difference Between a Mocktail and a Non-Alc...

Mocktail and non-alcoholic cocktail get used interchangeably, but they describe genuinely different things. Here is the distinction, what it means in practice, and why it matters when you are deciding...

What Is a Non-Alcoholic Negroni? (And Is It Worth Drinking?)

What Is a Non-Alcoholic Negroni? (And Is It Wor...

The negroni is the hardest cocktail to replicate without alcohol. Here is why that is, what makes a good non-alcoholic negroni, and how we approached it at The Still Bar...

What Is a Non-Alcoholic Negroni? (And Is It Wor...

The negroni is the hardest cocktail to replicate without alcohol. Here is why that is, what makes a good non-alcoholic negroni, and how we approached it at The Still Bar...