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Title: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: momitsnowme on June 30, 2015, 10:44:58 AM
Mmmm. What's your favorite flavor?
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Post by: momitsnowme on June 30, 2015, 10:47:15 AM
Also, I want a soda stream but I have heard they're a shitty company. Anyone have something like it that they like?
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: Phitney on June 30, 2015, 10:49:11 AM
I've thought about getting a soda stream, but I'm wary of it.

I drink a lot of La Croix. There's a cherry lime one that is out-of-control delicious! Polar's orange vanilla flavor is delicious as well.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: momitsnowme on June 30, 2015, 11:16:40 AM
Yeah, we drink a lot of La Croix too! I'm not sure if I've had the cherry lime but it sounds delicious. I love the grapefruit! But the lemon and lime are super refreshing
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Post by: Phitney on June 30, 2015, 12:12:13 PM
Oooo yeah, the lime is excellent! I'll have to try the grapefruit one. I like the berry one, too!
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: James Anarchy Scallywag on June 30, 2015, 01:33:51 PM
I'm a big fan of the lemon lime perrier that tastes like poison
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Post by: rory on June 30, 2015, 07:22:04 PM
My partner drinks LaCroix all the time but I think it tastes like rocks, in spite of the fact that it apparently is not mineral water at all.

I want my sparkling water to also have a sugar or alcohol content, I think.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: RankResistance on July 01, 2015, 05:55:45 AM
Quote from: momitsnowme on June 30, 2015, 10:47:15 AM
Also, I want a soda stream but I have heard they're a shitty company. Anyone have something like it that they like?

I had not ever thought about getting one, but my mom bought me one a couple of years ago. The novelty wore off very quickly, due to how expensive refilling the tank was (and it's their own CO2 tank that has to be swapped out).

There are several brands out there now hovering in the ~$50 range.

Also, if you're feeling resourceful, assembling a DIY system doesn't sound too awfully difficult and would allow you to use a larger CO2 tank that wouldn't have to be refilled every 30 bottles and could be refilled anywhere.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: skuyler on July 01, 2015, 05:01:51 PM
Safeway/Vons house brand, woo
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: lindsey on July 07, 2015, 08:28:52 AM
holy shit i love fizzy water. any citrus is my jam, especially blood orange perrier. COCONUT is the best though. we were gifted a soda stream a few years ago and have used the hell out of it, i like to make flavored simple syrups (thanks pinterest!) to make custom sodas, or just squeeze lemon or lime juice into it. my favorite was mixing the soda water with limeade concentrate to make a lime soda situation.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: momitsnowme on July 08, 2015, 10:52:37 AM
Yummmm
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Post by: pronetoaccidents on July 09, 2015, 11:52:06 AM
i hate seltzer. fizzy waters cool and i guess may be in the same family as fizzy water but i dunno.. seltzer and me don't jive.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: DAF on July 10, 2015, 05:14:36 AM
Definitely the La Croix berry flavor..although occasionally I get in the mood for just plain sparklin' water. (With a teeensy weensy little shot  of urine..)

daf
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: AaronTheCabe on July 10, 2015, 05:30:28 AM
Quote from: momitsnowme on June 30, 2015, 11:16:40 AM
Yeah, we drink a lot of La Croix too! I'm not sure if I've had the cherry lime but it sounds delicious. I love the grapefruit! But the lemon and lime are super refreshing

haven't been on in awhile and saw this and had to say, i am literally sippin' on La Croix grapefruit right now! I love the la croix brand and have successfully used it to decrease my diet soda intake. I've always loved sparkling water and club sodas as it is also the reason i quite drinking liquor. when i used to drink scotch and bourbon i would over do it and wake up so dehydrated i would almost have blisters in my mouth from having no water intake so i started having cocktails like scotch and soda or bourbon soda to get some hydration with itl. eventually, i grew to just love the soda water and when i first stopped drinking i would always drink out my whiskey glass so i could satisfy the physical habits of that problem and it really worked! haven't had a sip of whisky in over a year and i take my la croix to work so when i'm sweating to death in this horrific heat i can chug one and get the satisfaction of a soda and the hydration of water.

basically, its wonderful!
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: momitsnowme on July 10, 2015, 09:22:50 AM
That's awesome, Aaron!
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: DAF on July 10, 2015, 02:41:52 PM
Quotei can chug one and get the satisfaction of a soda and the hydration of water.

Zactly.

Congratulations on a year off whiskey! That's a big deal.

daf
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Post by: bort on July 10, 2015, 06:15:32 PM
Cran-rasberry La Croix for life. Seriously I go through three 12-packs a week.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: RankResistance on July 10, 2015, 09:09:34 PM
Where are all these exotic La Croix flavors coming from? The grocery stores in my area have lemon and orange. Pretty sure that's it. Coconut? That's insane!

I have a mini-fridge in my classroom and I like to keep seltzer water and lemons/limes in there and sip it throughout the day to combat my absolutely aggressive coffee consumption.  I like having La Croix in there, but stuff is on the pricey side. But seriously...I can get cranberry and coconut flavors? Whaaaa?
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: AaronTheCabe on July 11, 2015, 08:56:30 AM
Quote from: bort on July 10, 2015, 06:15:32 PM
Cran-rasberry La Croix for life. Seriously I go through three 12-packs a week.

this was my favorite until the grapefruit, which is like fresca lite.

Quote from: RankResistance on July 10, 2015, 09:09:34 PM
Where are all these exotic La Croix flavors coming from? The grocery stores in my area have lemon and orange. Pretty sure that's it. Coconut? That's insane!

I have a mini-fridge in my classroom and I like to keep seltzer water and lemons/limes in there and sip it throughout the day to combat my absolutely aggressive coffee consumption.  I like having La Croix in there, but stuff is on the pricey side. But seriously...I can get cranberry and coconut flavors? Whaaaa?

I get mine from Kroger, which is a large supermarket in the south and east coast i believe. I've seen them at health food stores as well. If you live in a populated city like Atlanta, check out stores that sell stuff focused on vegetarian and foreign stuff (often mistaken to be foreign La Croix i think comes from Michigan) but there's a store called Sevananda in atlanta that caters to the organic, healthy crowd and has all sorts of soda waters, or did back when i used to go to the city more
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: lindsey on July 11, 2015, 05:10:26 PM
http://soda-emporium.com/FRESH-12-Pk-LaCroix-Coconut-Sparkling-Water-P2279975.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=Product_Search&utm_campaign=google_base

nothing is better than coconuttttt
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: rory on July 30, 2015, 02:50:36 PM
Bumping this to say that as of like 4 days ago I suddenly like La Croix which is weirding me out, but also guaranteeing that I stay hyrdrated.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: skateandannoy on July 30, 2015, 08:06:27 PM
Is uh... is fizzy water a brand? Or have I just never heard anyone call seltzer that before? I could google it but, you know I'm making conversation.

The only fizzy thing I drink is beer.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: momitsnowme on July 31, 2015, 02:16:11 AM
It isn't a brand. Haha, did I make this up and forget it isn't a thing?
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Post by: amanda on August 15, 2015, 09:17:14 AM
My favorites right now are La Croix orange and Ice Mountain's Watermelon Lime.  We picked up a thing of Canada Dry raspberry because it was on sale at the store and it is also pretty good. 
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: Anna Karina on August 16, 2015, 06:12:07 PM
I am officially taking a stand against the sparkling water trend.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: jer on August 17, 2015, 08:59:25 AM
i have a hard time believing there is a trend.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: Anna Karina on August 17, 2015, 09:00:03 PM
Sparkling water is the new kale.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: momitsnowme on August 17, 2015, 10:11:27 PM
jer and i were way ahead of that trend then. it's been our little treat to have in the house for a while now.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: skateandannoy on August 18, 2015, 05:59:36 AM
Quote from: Anna Karina on August 17, 2015, 09:00:03 PM
Sparkling water is the new kale.
At least kale tastes good and is full of iron. Hipsters are stupid though because spinach is better.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: James Anarchy Scallywag on August 24, 2015, 04:53:52 AM
yo i just drunk or is a little bourbon, little bit of pale ale, and measure of some lemon lime pelligrino a perfectly cromulent cocktail?
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: James Anarchy Scallywag on August 24, 2015, 04:55:30 AM
nah? I'll see ya'll back in clown town.
Title: Re: Fizzy water appreciation thread
Post by: rory on August 24, 2015, 08:32:01 AM
I'm pretty sure there' a bar in my town that sells something not too dissimilar as a cocktail.


I now drink La Croix 4 time a day and wish local bars sold it.