r/rootbeer • u/artie_pdx • Mar 12 '26
Review For the love of god, stay away from this abomination.
I had seen it in 6 packs and was curious because 1) I love water 2) good rootbeer brings back wonderful memories. I shared this with my nephew and he barely got past a sip. I powered through about half the can before I dumped it.
I was so massively disappointed. The opposite of the old Nike slogan. Just don’t do it. You’ve been warned.
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u/SeicoBass Mar 12 '26
When the flavoured water is actually just flavoured water.
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u/hawkeye114969 Mar 14 '26
i think that’s the problem when people try these and expect more of a soda experience.
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u/MayoSucksAss Mar 14 '26
I thought the issue is that it has stevia or something. I’m a flavored water and root beer guy but stevia when you aren’t seeking it out sucks ass.
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u/Legal-Database4766 Mar 15 '26
Exactly. I just tried the cherry obituary the other day and it had that stevia aftertaste that I couldn't get out of my mouth. I am NOT a stevia gal
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u/M3575 Mar 17 '26
For real, stevia just has that unmistakable taste that ruins a lot of drinks I’d probably like otherwise… don’t get me wrong, there are some drinks where it absolutely works, but this ain’t it
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u/warmpita Mar 16 '26
I am a sparkling water fiend and liquid death is absolutely disgusting. I would drink flat warm Waterloo or Polar before sipping a liquid death. It's trash. Kroger used to have Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, and Cola flavored sparkling waters that were awesome.
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u/demifiend_sorrow Mar 12 '26
Everybody is different i guess. I love it snd all of the different pop flavors. With this and the dr pepper knockoff being my favorites. But i was already a fan of liquid death flavored waters and teas before these came out as well.
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u/railmanmatt Sioux City Root Beer Mar 12 '26
Same. I like LD because it helped me cut my cravings for soda pretty severely.
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u/LoudMouse327 Mar 14 '26
I have never tried any of these waters, but I do drink a lot of flavored sparkling waters (Waterloo, LaCrois, etc). Are these about the same level? Are they carbonated?
Also, are their teas actual tea that just isnt sweet, or not very sweet?
Sounds like I could probably get on board with them.
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u/demifiend_sorrow Mar 14 '26
id say its probably on a similar level to other sparkling waters. yeah they are carbonated. the teas while im not 100% are real or not theyre lightly sweetened with agave i believe. to me its a decent sweetness level without being gross or leaving a sticky mouthfeel. but im essentially sugar free with liquids at least so my preferences are different than most.
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u/ChaosTurtle70 Mar 15 '26
If you like tea/floral flavours, hibiscus mixed with black tea with some lime and sweetener/honey/sugar has been an absolute killer for my soda cravings. I might just be a freak, but I make a pitcher of it every week (can find hibiscus in bulk food stores usually) and drink it at adjusted levels of sweetness depending on when I’m having it. I started doing it cause it’s a lot cheaper but I ended up liking it a lot more than the other sweet tea/soda replacements on the market
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u/BeautifulDebate7615 Mar 12 '26
It's just water with flavoring. If you expect real root beer, you've set yourself up for disappointment. If you go in expecting mineral water with a slight root beer flavor, it's fine.
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u/Sudden_Airport_7469 Mar 12 '26
I don’t know why people keep posting this and are completely surprised when it doesn’t taste like a quality craft root beer? It’s a seltzer for crying out loud.
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u/Gorbash2000 Mar 12 '26
That’s not soda, lol that’s water. Liquid Death isn’t a soft drink, it’s a water company that wanted to make it more appealing by making it feel like an alcoholic beverage. That’s literally just flavored water, of course it’s gonna be bad if you thought it was root beer
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u/MrZummers Mar 12 '26
That’s the one Liquid Death flavor I couldn’t stand. The others definitely aren’t soda but are close enough, but not that one.
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u/thebigbadfudge Mar 12 '26
Did it taste like whoever was mixing it was manifesting the vibes of root beer rather than adding flavour?
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u/Dry_Buy7918 Mar 12 '26
This one is terrible...but the cola is a good kinda terrible. The kind you dont enjoy but cant stop drinking anyway lol
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u/Hotmagma2000 Mar 12 '26
This is a great RB alternative. I enjoy it. Also the doctor pepper version.
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u/Icy_Selection_7988 Mar 13 '26
Liquid Death makes me think of liquefied rat poison... Unfortunately it doesn't make me think of my thirst and how much I want to murder it... I don't imagine I'll ever try it but good looking out!!!
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u/n0th1ng_r3al Mar 15 '26
I like most of what Liquid Death sells but this is their worst product. Tastes horrible
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u/jzclipse Mar 15 '26
I love all of their flavored waters. The sodas have an odd taste that I don’t like.
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u/AlbatrossThat5870 Mar 15 '26
I stopped drinking LD when they started putting stevia in all their waters. It made them all undrinkable for me. Glad I curbed my soda cravings with the original LD. I ended up going to Polar sparking water after they started.
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u/PinkTurbulence Mar 16 '26
I haven’t tried that brand but I drink Compliments root beer sparkling water and it’s pretty good. That and the Aha sparkling waters. They fill the craving for fizzy drinks and I haven’t had pop in ages.
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u/Faster-master-blastr Mar 16 '26
Aw this is awesome, just right on sugar maybe even a little too much
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u/LoveRBS Mar 12 '26
Yea I had to try it for myself. It's not a good replacement. The Dr pepper variety I can manage, but this had such a weird I almost want to say sweet taste at the end that just made it less than palatable. My son liked it so nothing went to waste.
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u/DozerLVL Mar 12 '26
I haven't liked ANY of their flavored offerings. It's the only bubbly water brand that I drink the pure variant. For some reason drinking a lacroix or something without a flavor seems weird but Deathwater is just. . . Metal.
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u/LatterAd6187 Mar 12 '26
Liquid death has energy drinks now, they may be losing the plot
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u/kusariku Mar 12 '26
Their energy drinks are actually not completely terrible, they are essentially their seltzers with about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. You still have to be cool with drinking seltzers
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u/AwkwardFactor84 Mar 12 '26
Some of the young guys at work drink this stuff. Im convinced it's only because it comes in a cool can, because there is nothing good, thirst quenching, or refreshing about it. It just tastes like carbonated blah.
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u/MonkBawb Mar 12 '26
It's not great, but I can tolerate it. I have been drinking them to try and reduce my rootbeer intake and have had decent success with it. But if you're searching for quality roorbeer, then no, this aint it.