At this point, everyone in the beer industry is fully aware of the fact interest in our favorite

beverage seems to be waning a bit. And while we're not entirely sure why this is happening

the way that it's happening. One reason many people I know

have chosen to either cut back or completely cut out, not just beer, but alcohol in general,

is for their health. Of course, that doesn't mean they don't still crave the goodness that is

hops. And thankfully these days, they have a non-alcoholic alternative. You're listening to

the Brewlosophy podcast. I'm your host, Marshall Schott, and joining

me this week to chat about hop water, specifically the impact of using yeast in its production

is contributor Jordan Folks. You know, I love hop water. I love sparkling water, but I also love beer.

But like you just said, we can't drink beer perpetually, right? Not all day, every day, all night.

And so hop water is this kind of nice, like, in between day, every day, all night. And so hop waters is kind of nice,

like, in between where you get the fizziness of a sparkling water, but just a little bit of

scratching that itch thanks to the hops that are added. Yeah, I'm actually going to pick up some

hop water today. I haven't made my own yet, but I've had quite a few commercial versions. I'm

planning on getting some

Laganita's Hopi refresher today because my doctor has me on this weird experiment where she wants

me to cut out most beer drinking. I told her that I can't cut out all because of brulosophy, of course,

and she kind of rolled her eyes. But she wants me to cut out beer drinking a little bit, and I haven't had coffee in four days,

and I'm telling you, it's horrible the way that I feel, especially in the mornings. But like I said,

I'm regularly struck by the fact that this crisp, you know, refreshing hoppy beverage is as

new as it is because I feel like sparkling water. I mean, I remember talking rain back in the day.

It used to be this big thing. How did somebody in the beer industry not realize to do this

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