Over the past 5 years, I've tried quite a few fizzy sodas that were cannabis-infused. The best I can say about them is that while I've never taken a drink from a cesspool, I'm firmly convinced that the cannabis-infused sodas have duplicated the swill to perfection.

Ricky, I can easily believe that, but I don't get the whys. I totally understand what you, and others, do with the edibles, especially for people with illnesses, and especially with the measured doses you describe, but also just in general smoking isn't good for people. But why a soda that's easy to spill, might be more or less than one wants as fluid, etc. The lollipops make sense because people take a few licks then rewrap it for later. I suppose the soda pop would be useful for someone who can only have liquids, but what's the point if it tastes like one perceives "cesspool"?

Never heard of hop water. But I drink a good amount of NA beer, currently on Michelobe Ultra because it's only 25 cal. NA's have gotten a lot better since the days of Moussy and O'Douls, and I'd be interested in a zero cal option. Will look up to see what's available near me.

FOAS, I don't think it actually tastes like beer, though it's supposed to soothe the craving for that kind of flavor. Unlike NA's there's no alcohol at all. It's just flavored water.

Sounds like Coors Light! 😂

I mostly drink water. Portland has great, soft, tasty water. We have a SodaStream so I drink a lot of plain carbonated water.

SWMBO drinks flavored sparkling waters, various types. I prefer plain old water water.

Beers are usually pretty robust types, stouts etc, and I’ve gotten to where I only have a pint, or sometimes only a half pint.

I drink gallons of spring water. Buckets. Hogsheads? Also plain sparkling spring water. But they don't cut it for the swollen throat thing. ;)

I love sparkling drinks, from beer to plain water. Nothing sweetened and nothing flavored with extracts. I am particularly fond of Athletic non alcoholic IPA when a beer sounds good but I don't want the effects of alcohol. I haven't tried Hop water, but will look for it (or maybe I did long ago and it wasn't 'beery' enough to suit me. I love Gerolsteiner sparkling water, especially. It's very mineraly and sharply carbonated. Other plain waters taste too bland to me.

I mostly drink Spindrift sparkling water. They are fruit flavored but no extract, just a little bit of real fruit juice. They are tangy and thirst quenching, under 10 calories. Flavored waters with extracts taste oily and artificial to me and do not quench my thirst. My favorite Spindrift flavors are lemon/lime, lemon, lime, blood orange and grapefruit. They had a fabulous blackberry flavor but discontinued it a couple of years ago. They brought it back for a short time last year and I ordered 2 cases from their website, as they didn't release it to stores. This year they introduced a new flavor with cranberry, orange and lime, called Cosnopolitan (with an n) . It's pretty good.

For sore throats, best when throat is just starting to get sore. Mix about 1 tsp turmeric (strong inflammation fighter) into 1 Tbl of honey. Hold it in your mouth and let it slowly melt and trinkle down your throat.

No i haven't tried it. I looked here and can't find it. I grew hops in my old garden. They're such pretty plants - you need a lot of space. I love ginger ale as a fizzy drink but I drink mainly water too.

Seems to be available here but I've never had it and don't think I will. I resent spending money on cold drinks other than actual alcoholic ones. I don't like fizzy sodas of any kind except ginger beer (not the same as ginger ale) and even that I generally stir to get rid of the bubbles. I loath cola drinks and don't even like sparkling water. It tastes like salty medicine to me. I just drink what comes out of the tap at a fraction of the price and without the packaging.

I love cold, fizzy drinks. I'm addicted to diet soda -- by now I'm so full of chemicals they won't need to embalm me upon my demise. LOL! Sparking water is pretty good, too, but some are better than others. Never heard of hops water, frankly it doesn't sound appealing. But then again, I think beer is vile and I rarely drink alcohol of any kind except a small swig of wine or liqueur to help me sleep; I actually don't even like wine, but the small bit before bed helps a little.

I've never heard of hops water, but since I never developed a taste for beer, I can't imagine that I would like it. Once upon a time, I was addicted to Diet Coke. I still crave it on a hot summer's day. Now, I stick to unflavored, still water. I don't like coffee or tea either, but I have to admit that @John Liu's thought about iced ginger tea sounds appealing. Maybe I'll try that this summer.

I drink cold deep well water, spring water, good coffee, pinot grigio and my vice of late has been Diet Caffein Free Coke, ice cold with ice cubes, throught a striped plastic straw. <—— Please tell me this is good for me.

Every night I go to bed with a stainless thermos of spring or deep well water with ice cubes.

"...throught a striped plastic straw. <—— Please tell me this is good for me. "

Drinking through a straw over the course of a long time will cause those terrible vertical lines above your lips like you see in smokers -- not to the extend smokers get them, though. Not that drinking right out of the bottle like I do is any better. LOL! No Diet Coke for me, it MUST be Diet Pepsi. Diet Pepsi or bust.

Thanks for the tip, porkchop. Those lines ”suck.”

Of course, everyone knows the best best flavor for sparkling water is Campari. Or, if you are an uncouth youth, Aperol.

So, I've gotten to the end of the Sabro. It's very uneven. Some were as flavorless as in my original post, and some were flavorful through. I don't know if this was an aberration, or if there's an issue keeping the flavor bits from being distributed evenly. It's better, of course, with full flavor, and not so much aftertaste, but still more sour/bitter than I like. Still a nice change from plain.

Thanks for the offers of remedies. Those may help with colds and stuff, but the volume and fizz of the iced soda is what makes it work so well for soothing my particular issues.

Sucking will, of course, lead to suction lines, but smoking, so I've heard, ruins the subcutaneous collagen, which is what leads to lots of deep wrinkles. That part is not an issue with straws.

I've not tried hop water. But I like fizzy waters. Except La Croix, theres a taste to it that I don't appreciate. Sometimes I'll make a cocktail shrub to add to plain fizzy water. Strawberry, blueberry, and ginger are good, wild blackberry is tooooo tart. Sorrel and basil are good, I think mint is weird. I like to make waters in the summer. Put stuff in it like citrus slices, cukes... maybe a bit of a fruity hot pepper if I'm feeling sassy. Herbs, flowers. Teas. Lemonaid.. Lemonaid+iced tea. Ginger ale+ginger beer.

Sigh. I think I am just itching for it to be warm out and summer beverages start, lol.

Just realizing I never came back to report that I tried Sierra Nevada’s ”Hop Splash Hop.”

Context - Like I said, I drink a good amount of NA beer. But my main liquid is seltzer. I used to drink lemon seltzer, tired of that a bit so I tried a few other flavors but settled in on plain.

So, back to the hop water. A nice subtle flavor which I almost had to search for to fully appreciate, but once found I really did appreciate it, something pleasantly different from the typical fruit flavors.

At $9 for a six pack of cans, I struggle a bit with price considering it’s essentially carbonated water. To be fair, it’s cheaper than the NA beer I buy, but that somehow seems like something more for the money.

Overall, I’m happy to have learned about it so thank you plllog! I look forward to trying more brands and flavors.

Like a couple of others here, I think beer is vile. I don't want it in my cooking either, so if hop water tastes like beer, I won't like it. If I can find a single container I would try it.

Amanda likes Hint, Dave likes Propel, Bud likes something called Liquid Death, just because of the can, LOL. I don't like any of those, they are too artificially sweet. Madi and Maci like just plain water and milk. Madi will drink orange juice, Maci tolerates pineapple juice. Sprite or 7up is for upset stomachs.

I do occasionally squeeze a lime wedge into some plain sparkling water but I mostly drink black coffee, black tea with nothing in it, or plain tap water. I avoid those disposable plastic bottles and have a stainless steel Thermos brand travel mug that I've stuck in a snowbank and still had hot coffee 5 hours later. It holds cold much longer but it's too small for any times I want water for a couple of hours, like gardening. I have a half gallon Igloo stainless container for that. We have a couple of big plastic water jugs but when they get thrown into a truck with folding chairs, softball equipment, gardening utensils, etc., they tend to crack and break. Stainless just dents, LOL, although plastic lids are problematic. I also have collapsible stainless steel straws with small brushes for cleaning them.

I drink way too much Diet Sprite. I used to drink Diet Coke, but the dentist told me it had phosphoric acid which is bad for the enamel on my teeth. Then my doctor told me that cola drinks will leach the calcium from bones and teeth and contribute to osteoporosis. Because Mother and Grandma both had osteoporosis, I reluctantly gave up the cola and switched to Diet Sprite. I should have just stopped and not switched to something else but that would be far too healthy, LOL.

We do have a 10 cent deposit on cans and bottles, but not bottled water, juice or non carbonated drinks. I think it should be expanded to cover everything, the kids keep all the returnable cans picked up and returned for gas money but those stupid plastic water bottles are everywhere.

Annie

For a while I was making my own diet tonic water, but it is a fair amount of work and uses ingredients that I have to order. However, the results are much better than anything I can buy. I haven't been drinking gin lately, and so I do not really need it. I would make it as a "syrup" and than add sparkling water from the soda stream, as needed.

I had ginger ale last night because I felt queasy, but I also have some ginger tea.

I had never heard of hops water - I doubt I would like it, but if I want hops flavor, I will use beer or ale. My main use for beer is for tempura batter.

Mr. Picky will screw up his face and stick out his tongue at the mention of beer, but he loves the beer battered shrimp I make for his birthday. I get it. :)

I think I'm for the most part converted from the caffeine free Diet Coke. The hop water is very refreshing and without chemicals, so a good choice even when not suffering from the swells. I don't feel guilty if I have more than one. It also tastes good gone flat! Not so soda pop! It's an odd kind of flavor, but I like it.

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. I love unsweetened aqua de jamaica (dried hibiscus tea). I don't love rose water as a beverage, but I guess I'm into flowers in general. :)