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There are a lot of categories of food and drink that I will never understand how anyone likes them. ‘Unsweetened and carbonated’ is reasonably high on the list for me - carbonation itself is bitter in my experience, and bitter by itself is unpleasant.
Of course different strokes for different folks, I don’t think people who like it should stop, I just don’t get why they do.
Dude I love that shit. Especially citrusy flavors. But everyone’s tastes are different.
I don’t understand why people drink water uncarbonated. I got mytself a soda maker, though as the water is just fine here. I usually only add a drop of lemon juice.
I don’t get people binging on liquid sugar drinks. Only a hint of syrup gives my bubbly water the idea of sweetness.
I wouldn’t buy this crap though, I’d happily drink it for free.
Home-brewer here. I’ve used a C02 canister and keg to carbonate my beer for a while, since it’s simpler and more consistent than trying to add sugar to a bottle before capping it.
I also bought a $1 adapter that lets me connect my CO2 to a bottle and carbonate a few liters of water with a few moments of shaking. Add a few tiny bottles of flavoring and I can make a 12-pack of seltzer in about 30 seconds with any flavors I have on hand. Pear is my current favorite, but I also have cherry, vanilla, orange and others, and they can be mixed. My kiddos love the ‘dreamsicle’ that is a few drops of vanilla + orange. I rarely add sugar, unless I’m aiming for a more ‘soda’ vibe.
The CO2 canister and gas regulator assembly was probably $70-ish bucks around 10 years ago. Refilling the canister is $20 and I do it around quarterly, while making 5-10 liters of seltzer a week. I have a homebrew store nearby, but I’m pretty sure that I could find a food-grade CO2 provider too, since any bar needs one.
I have friends who use SodaStream, but their gas canisters are terrible for pricing when you can do it yourself.
I used seltzer to kick a soda habit. I swapped sugary sodas like Mountain Dew for a non-sugar fizzy drink. I just couldn’t go for flat water and needed the bubbles. LaCroix and its cousins were a step in the right direction and having the ability to make my own on-demand was perfect.
Don’t buy and drink “La Croix” in France unless you want to drink bleach.
Hail Satan then, I’m a recovering alcoholic and millennial and I like drinking something that feels like a punishment.
Maaaan. I kicked soda several years back and I like flavored water now lol. It’s getting a bit pricey now these days.
Get a soda maker and add a tiny amount of syrup or fruit juice
Hey … that’s not a bad idea.
Bonus religious connotation
It’s not an issue though since it’s fr*nch.
Fun fact: Vampires can say God in fr*nch without issues, because it’s such a godless language
Mon Dieu!
Hon hon hon!
Context? Does it taste bad or?
It taste like drinking carbonated water while someone whispers the flavor three rooms over 😅
To me I thought the same for a long time, until I realized things like soda had completely nuked my taste buds. After cutting out soda and other insanely high in sugar things a lot more started tasting better, and la croix now has a ton of flavor.
I’m sure that’s probably true for many people, but also some people just don’t vibe with seltzers. I quit drinking everything but water and black coffee a few years back due to kidney stones and I still can’t stand lightly flavored seltzers.
Ahhh I see 🤣
It tastes like licking a crt screen that is showing the scrambled image of a grapefruit.
So, it’s great when the office stocks it for free.
No. Some people just can’t handle subtlety.
Thank you Satan, La Croix are amazing
Right? What options do we have that aren’t alcoholic or sickeningly sweet?
Water? I vote water.
I smash water. Drink a minimum half gallon a day. I want something different from time to time.
Sir please stop fucking our water supply, you are turning it white
Water?
You mean like in the toilet?
Who keeps putting toilet fluid in my glass?
Kombucha.
La Croix seems to be the best of the available off-the-shelf sparkling waters brands, at least where I live. Liquid Death, Bubbly, Aha, Spindrift, and Waterloo just don’t seem as good imo.
Though Topo Chico is also bomb 👍
Man, Waterloo has some good flavors though!
Liquid Death water has flavors? I’ve only seen unflavored flat water and sparkling water.
Brainwashed by popular sugar products, the human makes fun of healthier alternatives. Where’s my high fructose corn syrup, caffeine, and cancer causing agents?! /s
just not liking the teasing of flavor is all. If I want flavor I will drink the sugary ones, otherwise I will just drink plain water. Having nothing is better than unsatisfying amount that makes you want more.
I don’t feel as strongly about la croix, but if I have a choice I’m getting polar water instead. If you’re looking for flavored water, it’s the best imho.
I’ve heard Americans pronounce it La cRoy and I refuse to accept that
So you’re saying it should actually be pronounced “La Croiks”?
The way it’s spelt
La cwa? La craw? Somewhere between those two
La Cr(rrr added rolling r for bonus)wa
The Lemoncello is a strong delicious flavor.
The Cherry Blossom is NASTY, it tastes like tootsie rolls.
Lacroix? Taste?
Are you a super taster or something? I only ever taste cardboard with a fine mist of watered down fruit juice when I drink them.
Bubbly’s are way better, or even Waterloos.
I was in the ‘no taste’ crowd until I cut soda out of my diet and just cut way back on sugar in general. These are a decent substitute and they have plenty of flavor.
When you’re use to the 40-50 grams of sugar in a soda it’s hard to compete. Kinda like smokers actually being able to smell and taste stuff after they quit.
Edit: typo
Bubly and Waterloo also have no sugar, and yet still taste like actual fruit flavors.
