Greater Vancouver’s first ‘booze-free bottle shop and beverage room’ opens

A beverage business and bar has opened in Port Coquitlam that offers the largest selection of non-alcoholic drinks in the Lower Mainland.

A B.C. business that keeps its customers’ thirsts quenched with non-alcoholic beverages has officially opened its doors.

Beeves, which is located in Port Coquitlam on Lougheed Highway, opened on Friday and features more than 300 specialized alcohol-free drinks. It has the largest selection of booze-free drinks in the Lower Mainland.

“Soda pop and water are no longer your only options when you want an alcohol-free drink,” Beeves staff said on its website. “And gone are the days of non-alcoholic wine that tastes like grape juice, and alcohol-free beer that tastes (bad).”

On Saturday, the booze-free beverage room provided samples for Benjamin Bridge Piquette Zero, Lautus Savvy Red, Undone Jamaican Rum, and TOST wine beverages.

“It is a little intimidating (opening the business). I am not complaining, (as) we have gotten a lot of positive feedback and a lot of enthusiasm, so it puts pressure to deliver a good product but we are excited,” said Racquel Foran, who owns Beeves with her husband.

Foran said it took about seven months from having the idea to opening their business.

“We felt the pressure when we saw the industry was growing very quickly. We felt like it was the beginning of a major wave and if we didn’t jump on our surfboards and start paddling very fast, we were going to miss it,” she told Global News.

“I think the people that are looking for these products have been waiting for them.”