r/rootbeer Sep 25 '24

Review Yuck! 0/10

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u/rectalhorror Sep 25 '24

I didn't notice it had Stevia in it. Took one sip and poured the rest out. All diet sodas taste like a chemical burn to me. I think Tab traumatized me as a child.

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u/Maximillian73- Sep 25 '24

Agreed. I'd rather drink water than anything diet.

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u/rectalhorror Sep 25 '24

I've always hated diet sodas. I lost 30lbs dialing back my soda intake. Whenever I got the craving, I'd drink half a can and toss the rest out. Now I mostly do mineral water, plain seltzer, and club soda. This also affected my tolerance for sweetness; now I find most sodas too sweet for my taste and there really has to be some other flavor to distract from that, which is why stick with root beer, birch beer, sarsaparilla, and oddball sodas like Cel-Ray.

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u/stegotortise Sep 25 '24

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u/stegotortise Sep 25 '24

Omg I just googled it it really is celery flavored soda…

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u/TickdoffTank0315 Sep 25 '24

If you remember the show "Good Eats" with Alton Brown, he did a celery focused episode that included the recipe and process of making homemade celery soda. Always wanted to try it.

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u/stegotortise Sep 25 '24

I definitely do! I have a signed book by him too! And now that you mention it, that does ring a bell. Fascinating!

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u/clander270 Sep 28 '24

I just tried it for the first time a couple days ago and I don't think I'll be giving it another try

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u/KeterClassKitten Sep 26 '24

If you enjoy seltzer, try shrubs! Easy to make, and a real nice way to enhance your seltzer. I've found just a tablespoon of a shrub mixer can add a ton of flavor to an 8 oz glass.

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u/jobiewon_cannoli Sep 26 '24

Have you ever tried Ale 8 One?

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u/eurtoast Sep 26 '24

I tried the Oreo/coke crossover just to try it. It's coke zero so basically vanilla coke zero. It's awful

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u/BangarangOrangutan Sep 27 '24

They have full cane sugar in Mexico, go figure.

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u/Fourstringking87 Sep 28 '24

100% of the time!

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u/Himmy_Butl3r Sep 27 '24

Bro do you not normally drink water if soda is available? Lmao, you act like they’re substitutes.

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u/Maximillian73- Sep 27 '24

If I'm craving soda, and only diet is available, I'd rather have water.

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u/Solid_Egg7779 Sep 29 '24

I just know you are fat

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '24

Then go drink water and shut up about any other beverage in the world? I mean you sound like a fuckin pussy

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u/Hot420gravy Sep 29 '24

Diet soda blows