Adding electrolytes and reducing the alcoholic content of beer could improve its ability to hydrate drinkers. UPI/Gary C. Caskey | License Photo

Hydrating beer may be the future go-to drink for folks who have worked up a sweat after Australian researchers developed a way to add electrolytes to the alcoholic drink.

Researchers at Griffith University's health institute in Queensland said reducing the alcohol content in beer and adding electrolytes -- an ingredient commonly found in sports drinks -- could help beer drinkers retain more hydration.


The modification to the brew wouldn't change the taste, either, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

In the study, scientists modified two commercial beers -- one light, one regular strength -- and tested them, alongside unmodified beers, on volunteers who had worked up a sweat.