Baltimore’s first zero-proof bottle shop will offer booze-less beer, wine and liquor as nonalcoholic trend grows

It all started with a nonalcoholic beer. Darryl Collins cracked open a can from Athletic Brewing Co. about a year ago and liked what he tasted. Athletic, the Connecticut-based manufacturer of beers with less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, is a rising star in the rapidly expanding field of nonalcoholic drinks, ranking second on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing food and beverage companies of 2022.