Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
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"You can't drink beer every day unfortunately," he joked last week at the Bavarian state brewery in the German town of Freising, about 31 kilometers (19.26 miles) north of Munich. Zollo isn't alone in his appreciation for the sober beverage. Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks."
"The people are unfortunately I have to say that as a brewer unfortunately drinking less beer," Zollo said Friday, the day before Oktoberfest officially started. "If there's an alternative to have the crisp and fresh taste from a typical Weihenstephan beer, but just as a non-alcoholic version, we want to do that."
"For people who don't like to drink alcohol and want to enjoy the Oktoberfest as well, I think it's a good option," Mikael Caselitz, 24, of Munich said Saturday inside one of the tents.
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