The company survived Prohibition by selling near beer. Jimmy arrives, and Elmer mourns the loss of the near beer. Hudepohl survived Prohibition by making near beer and soft drinks. A popular illegal practice was to add alcohol to near beer. Despite the failure other breweries had with near beer in the 1920s, Storz found success. During Prohibition, Kosmos Spoetzl kept the brewery afloat by selling ice and making near beer. By manufacturing near beer, ginger ale, soft drinks and ice, Storz continued operations. The brewery itself was converted into a malted milk and near beer production facility. A significant percentage of the legal near beer was sold to speakeasys, which spiked it. Gettelman Brewery sold "near beer" during Prohibition. During Prohibition, Krueger Brewing made an honest living selling near beer and soda. The most popular "near beer" was Bevo, brewed by the Anheuser-Busch company. The public, however, almost universally called it "near beer". During Prohibition, the company produced near beer (known as "Leino") as well as soda water. Manna, the company's non-alcoholic beer replacement, was a near beer similar to current non-alcoholic beverages.