A HIPSTER booze-free bar has applied for an alcohol licence — because non-drinkers are shunning it.
Boss Dave Tonkes opened Sobar five months ago after becoming frustrated by the lack of enjoyable, non-alcoholic tipples.
But he is losing money as teetotallers do not go out and socialise like keen drinkers — who have shunned his hangover-free lagers, IPA beers, ciders, cocktails, and wines in Poole, Dorset.
Dave, 52, said: “Having an alcohol-free bar just excludes the vast majority of people.
“My research showed there was a market but people aren’t using it. I was wrong and hold my hands up.
“Those who don’t drink don’t necessarily want to go out and socialise in the same way.”
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Dave will offer only a “small variety of alcoholic drinks”.
He said of his bar: “I’ve had really positive responses.
“It just needs that little extra to keep it going.
“It’s paying the bills but needs to do a little bit more to pay me.”
