12 Brands Like Liquid Death Worth Trying in 2026

If you love Liquid Death, you probably love the idea more than the water: a bold can you're not embarrassed to hold, no sugar, no plastic bottle. Brands like Olipop, Poppi, Aura Bora, Rambler, and Ghia pull off the same trick in their own lanes, from prebiotic soda to non-alcoholic spritzes. Here are 12 worth a spot in your fridge.

Liquid Death took the most boring product on the shelf, water, and made it feel like a beer or an energy drink. The picks below do the same thing in different categories. Some are canned waters with a real point of view. Some are sodas you can drink without the sugar crash. A few are non-alcoholic drinks that give you something to hold at a party. All of them come in packaging worth showing off.

How we picked these brands

• Bold, distinctive branding. A can or bottle you'd actually want to be seen with, not another forgettable blue label.
• Better-for-you formula. Low or no sugar, real ingredients, and no artificial sweeteners you have to squint at.
• A real point of difference. A genuine function, a flavor nobody else has, or a story you can taste, not just a marketing line.
• A real direct-to-consumer brand. Every one has a working shop and a real following, so you can order a variety pack and try before you commit.

At a glance

1. Open Water

Open Water is the closest thing to a like-for-like swap: ultra-purified, electrolyte water in BPA-free aluminum cans and bottles, in both still and sparkling. The whole pitch is "More Ocean. Less Plastic," and the brand backs it with ocean-conservation giving. If the part of Liquid Death you love is the aluminum can and the anti-plastic stance, this is the one to try first.

Best for the loyalist who wants another bold canned water without the death-metal theme, just a clean design and a clear conscience.

2. JUST Water

JUST Water puts 100% spring water in paper cartons and aluminum, not plastic. It's a certified B Corp, and the brand started from a plastic-pollution mission after co-founder Jaden Smith saw the problem firsthand while surfing. The carton format is unusual enough to feel intentional on a table.

Best for the eco-minded shopper who wants plain spring water and cares more about the packaging than the flavor. There's also a lightly flavored sparkling "Bubbles" line if you want a little more.

3. Rambler

Rambler is sparkling mineral water with a real Texas limestone mineral blend, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, zero sugar, and zero calories. One drinks writer literally described it as a sparkling water that "looks and drinks like a beer," which is about as close to the Liquid Death spirit as it gets. The brand partners with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation on conservation.

Best for shoppers who want actual minerals and a can with a genuine sense of place, plus flavors like Grapefruit and Wild Cherry.

4. Olipop

Olipop is a prebiotic soda built to replace the real thing. It packs plant fiber (up to 9 grams in the refrigerated line) with far less sugar than a regular can, in nostalgic flavors like Cherry Cola, Crisp Apple, and Root Beer. It sits right next to Liquid Death in a lot of stores for a reason: same "better-for-you rebel" energy, different category.

Best for the soda quitter who still wants a cola or root beer moment without the sugar hangover.

5. Poppi

Poppi is the other prebiotic soda everyone knows, built on an apple cider vinegar base with low sugar (around 5 grams a can) and bright, fruit-forward flavors. It leans lighter and fizzier than Olipop, and it's everywhere now, from Target to Walmart. The two brands basically created the "wall of prebiotic soda" you see at the store.

Best for shoppers who want a fruitier, crisper take on the prebiotic soda idea rather than a rich cola.

6. Spindrift

Spindrift makes sparkling water with real squeezed fruit instead of flavorings or "essence," which is why the liquid is faintly cloudy and the taste is closer to the actual fruit. It's "made the hard way," and a handful of calories come from the real juice rather than anything added. If you've ever found other seltzers too thin or chemical, this fixes that.

Best for the seltzer drinker who wants real fruit flavor and can live with a few honest calories to get it.

7. Sanzo

Sanzo is sparkling water built around Asian-inspired flavors like Yuzu Ginger, Lychee, Calamansi, and Mango, made with real fruit and no added sugar. Founded by a Filipino-American entrepreneur, it fills a flavor gap the big seltzer brands never touched, and it's earned press in Eater, Bon Appetit, and Epicurious.

Best for the seltzer-bored shopper who wants flavors nobody else on the shelf is making.

8. Waterloo

Waterloo is a zero-sugar, zero-calorie sparkling water from Austin that goes hard on true-to-fruit flavor, with a motto of "water down nothing." It's Non-GMO Project Verified and Whole30 Approved, and the flavors taste more like the real thing than most zero-calorie seltzers manage.

Best for shoppers who want a sparkling water that tastes like actual fruit while keeping sugar and calories at zero. It also tends to be one of the more affordable picks here.

9. Aura Bora

Aura Bora might be the closest to Liquid Death in pure personality. It makes sparkling water from herbs, fruits, and flowers, with flavors like Lavender Cucumber, Basil Berry, and Ginger Meyer Lemon, and no added sugar, sweeteners, citric acid, or artificial anything. The brand voice is playful and weird in the best way.

Best for the shopper who wants the most distinctive, most fun can in the fridge and doesn't mind an unusual flavor.

10. Ghia

Ghia makes a non-alcoholic aperitif inspired by Mediterranean aperitivo culture: botanical, bittersweet, 0% alcohol, no added sugar, and no caffeine. It comes as a ready-to-drink spritz in cans as well as a bottle you can mix. The brand is clear that it's "not a mocktail," it's a spirits-free drink designed to be sipped slowly.

Best for the sober-curious shopper who wants a grown-up, genuinely interesting drink to hold instead of a soda or a beer.

11. De Soi

De Soi makes non-alcoholic sparkling aperitifs with natural adaptogens, co-founded by Katy Perry and distiller Morgan McLachlan. The Social Spritz cans come in flavors like Lemon Elderflower and Peach Ginger, and they look genuinely beautiful in hand, which is half the point at a party.

Best for the party shopper who wants a striking non-alcoholic can with a little function built in.

12. Athletic Brewing

Athletic Brewing is the #1 non-alcoholic craft beer brand, brewing beers under 0.5% ABV that actually taste like beer, plus a sparkling hop water line. It's a certified B Corp with tens of thousands of five-star reviews and a long list of awards. If your Liquid Death moment is really about holding a cold can that feels like a real drink, this is the beer-shaped version.

Best for the craft-beer lover who wants the taste and the ritual without the alcohol.

How to choose a brand like Liquid Death

Start with what you actually loved about Liquid Death. If it was the bold canned water and the anti-plastic stance, go with Open Water, JUST Water, or Rambler. Rambler adds real minerals; Open Water and JUST Water lean hardest into sustainability.

If you're using it to quit soda, the prebiotic sodas are your lane. Pick Olipop for rich, nostalgic flavors like cola and root beer, and Poppi for something lighter and fruitier.

If you mostly want flavor in a fizzy water, go by taste. Spindrift for real squeezed fruit, Sanzo for flavors you can't get anywhere else, Waterloo for zero-sugar and true-to-fruit on a budget, and Aura Bora for the most unusual, personality-forward can.

And if the real appeal is having something interesting to hold that isn't alcohol, look at Ghia and De Soi for grown-up non-alcoholic sipping, or Athletic Brewing if you want it to taste like beer. Buy a mixed pack from one lane before you commit to a case.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of brand is Liquid Death, really?

It's canned water, still and sparkling, sold with the branding of a craft beer or energy drink. The core waters have almost nothing in them, just water and carbonation, and the appeal is the bold packaging plus the anti-plastic, aluminum-can message.

Which of these is closest to Liquid Death in vibe?

For pure brand personality, Aura Bora and Rambler come closest, both are bold, a little rebellious, and fun to hold. For the actual canned-water product, Open Water is the most direct swap, since it also puts still and sparkling water in aluminum cans with a strong sustainability angle.

Is there a healthier soda like the ones sold next to Liquid Death?

Yes. Olipop and Poppi are prebiotic sodas designed to replace regular soda, with plant fiber or apple cider vinegar and far less sugar. Olipop leans into classic flavors like cola and root beer, while Poppi is lighter and more fruit-forward.

What can I drink at a party that isn't alcohol?

Ghia and De Soi both make non-alcoholic aperitifs that feel like a real adult drink rather than a juice, and Athletic Brewing makes non-alcoholic craft beer that tastes like the real thing. All three give you a proper can or glass to hold without the alcohol.

Which of these have no sugar or artificial sweeteners?

Waterloo, Aura Bora, and Rambler are zero sugar with no artificial sweeteners. Sanzo has no added sugar. The prebiotic sodas, Olipop and Poppi, contain a little sugar but far less than regular soda. Always check the current label, since brands do reformulate.

Are canned waters better for the environment than plastic bottles?

Aluminum is recycled at much higher rates than plastic and can be turned back into new cans repeatedly, which is why brands like Open Water, JUST Water, and Liquid Death all lean on it. It's not a perfect fix, but a can generally has a better recycling story than a single-use plastic bottle.