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Also worth trying are non-alcoholic hop-based beverages like hoptea [1], hopwtr [2], h2ops [3], and lagunitas' hoppy refresher [4]. [1] https://hoplark.com htt

Also worth trying are non-alcoholic hop-based beverages like hoptea [1], hopwtr [2], h2ops [3], and lagunitas' hoppy refresher [4]. [1] https://hoplark.com https://hoplark.com [2] https://hopwtr.com https://hopwtr.com [3] https://h2ops.com https://h2ops.com [4] https://lagunitas.com/beer/hoppy-refresher https://lagunitas.com/beer/hoppy-refresher

mikelward 5y ago
Love Hoplark. Expensive tho.
mywittyname 5y ago
So, are these meant to taste like beer or just hops?
- dnissley 5y ago
  Usually just hops, but sometimes other flavors are added. E.g. different kinds of tea in the case of hoptea. I like them as a beer replacement though, they get close enough to the feeling of beer for me personally.
- loeg 5y ago
  Hops plus other flavors; not like beer.
- city41 5y ago
  The ones I've had had a strong hop flavor, and reminded me of an IPA.
- marzell 5y ago
  For a bit more detail than some of the other responses.. for example, seeing Lagunitas on the name made me concerned it would be very hop-bitter (IBU) but that was not the case at all. I found it to be more like a modern flavored sparkling water (think LaCroix and the like) except with the floral flavor of dry-hopping, and a bit of sweetness kinda like tonic water.
tomc1985 5y ago
Why does everything have to taste like hops? Fuck hops, I am surrounded by IPAs where I am and it has corrupted the local palate into liking this crap
- mpfundstein 5y ago
  maybe because its nice? where does that conservatism come from?
  - least 5y ago
    I would assume it comes from disliking the taste of hops. I find hoppy beers taste like soap, personally but IPAs and other hoppy beers have become incredibly popular, so navigating the craft brew landscape can be a minefield for people that dislike it. Still, it's not like there's exactly a shortage of beers for people that don't really like hops so while it makes it kind of difficult sometimes (especially when all you're given is a name of a beer) it isn't something to get that upset over.
  - tomc1985 5y ago
    Because there is way more to beer than IPAs! There are lagers, hefeweizens, stouts, radlers, and yet the only beer that's stocked in any quantity are the same boring bitter-ass "craft" IPAs. And maybe I just hate watching people and the market gravitate towards only one thing. How is not liking IPAs 'conservative'?
- el_oni 5y ago
  I would guess because bitterness is what makes it taste like an "adult" drink. A lot of non-alcoholic options tend to be sweet: soft drinks, fruit juices, mocktails being the first that come to mind. The newer trend with companies like seedlip, or with actually good non-alcoholic beers means you can having something "adult" to drink without rotting your teeth
- williamtwild 5y ago
  So its crap because you don't like it? What an odd position to take.

mikelward 5y ago

Love Hoplark. Expensive tho.

mywittyname 5y ago

So, are these meant to taste like beer or just hops?

dnissley 5y ago
Usually just hops, but sometimes other flavors are added. E.g. different kinds of tea in the case of hoptea. I like them as a beer replacement though, they get close enough to the feeling of beer for me personally.
loeg 5y ago
Hops plus other flavors; not like beer.
city41 5y ago
The ones I've had had a strong hop flavor, and reminded me of an IPA.
marzell 5y ago
For a bit more detail than some of the other responses.. for example, seeing Lagunitas on the name made me concerned it would be very hop-bitter (IBU) but that was not the case at all. I found it to be more like a modern flavored sparkling water (think LaCroix and the like) except with the floral flavor of dry-hopping, and a bit of sweetness kinda like tonic water.

tomc1985 5y ago

Why does everything have to taste like hops? Fuck hops, I am surrounded by IPAs where I am and it has corrupted the local palate into liking this crap

mpfundstein 5y ago
maybe because its nice? where does that conservatism come from?
- least 5y ago
  I would assume it comes from disliking the taste of hops. I find hoppy beers taste like soap, personally but IPAs and other hoppy beers have become incredibly popular, so navigating the craft brew landscape can be a minefield for people that dislike it. Still, it's not like there's exactly a shortage of beers for people that don't really like hops so while it makes it kind of difficult sometimes (especially when all you're given is a name of a beer) it isn't something to get that upset over.
- tomc1985 5y ago
  Because there is way more to beer than IPAs! There are lagers, hefeweizens, stouts, radlers, and yet the only beer that's stocked in any quantity are the same boring bitter-ass "craft" IPAs. And maybe I just hate watching people and the market gravitate towards only one thing. How is not liking IPAs 'conservative'?
el_oni 5y ago
I would guess because bitterness is what makes it taste like an "adult" drink. A lot of non-alcoholic options tend to be sweet: soft drinks, fruit juices, mocktails being the first that come to mind. The newer trend with companies like seedlip, or with actually good non-alcoholic beers means you can having something "adult" to drink without rotting your teeth
williamtwild 5y ago
So its crap because you don't like it? What an odd position to take.