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WhatsHerBucket lemmy.world WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world
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einkorn feddit.org einkorn@feddit.org
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Club Mate

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redlemace lemmy.world redlemace@lemmy.world
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there will be lots of personal opinions here ... mine is that champagne is -not awful but still- overrated.

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Duchess piefed.linenoise.vip Duchess@piefed.linenoise.vip
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Malört is really popular here and I have no idea why. Some kind of hipster shibboleth.

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Blue lemmy.world RedIce25@lemmy.world
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I don't get beer

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mbp lemmy.sdf.org mbp@lemmy.sdf.org
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Malört is really popular here and I have no idea why. Some kind of hipster shibboleth.

It really ain't that bad lol

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basiclemmon98 lemmy.dbzer0.com basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Pretty much any non cocktailed alcohol. It all tastes kinda like shit except for some wines.

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Console_Modder sh.itjust.works Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works
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Malört is really popular here and I have no idea why. Some kind of hipster shibboleth.

I got to liking it because I would drink it with friends, now it reminds me of the good times

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TotallyNotSpez lemmy.world AbsolutelyNotSpez@lemmy.world
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Gin. It's garbage.

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Z745812939054 lemmy.zip Z745812939054@lemmy.zip
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I don't get beer

the trick is to be 15 and get started with a 40 of colt 45 that your friend's mom got for you and your friend for helping with yardwork. choke that down just for the buzz and then actual craft beer is like candy

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KC_Royalz lemmy.world KC_Royalz@lemmy.world
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I don't get beer

Stealing keystone light from your parents in 7th grade makes all other beer taste amazing except for Miller light

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HeroHelck lemmy.dbzer0.com HeroHelck@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Gin. It's garbage.

Depends on the Gin, I quite like Drumshanbo neat. And Gin and Tonic is my go to drink.

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KC_Royalz lemmy.world KC_Royalz@lemmy.world
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I don't get beer

You just need the right beer. Sam adams and Octoberfest. Cali squeeze blood orange tastes like orange hi-c. Devils gap Jalepeno ale. There are some good tasting beers

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Return_of_Chippy lemmy.world Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world
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Moxie. Although, I think the right answer is that "I'd never consider something others liked as bad because that would be judgmental and offensive." Based on recent exchanges here.

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emb lemmy.world emb@lemmy.world
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Coffee

I get it, it's an acquired taste. But I sure don't like it.

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TribblesBestFriend startrek.website TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website
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Baiju

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frustrated_phagocytosis fedia.io frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
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All diet drinks. Whatever sugar substitutes they use taste awful no matter what. Now there are products I can't consume because the default version has fake sugar as well. Nasty stuff.

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snooggums piefed.world snooggums@piefed.world
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Most teas smell like a wet forest floor to me.

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snooggums piefed.world snooggums@piefed.world
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All diet drinks. Whatever sugar substitutes they use taste awful no matter what. Now there are products I can't consume because the default version has fake sugar as well. Nasty stuff.

Diet Dr Pepper is the only one I like and I assume that one of the flavors in it is covering up that nasty fake sugar flavor and aftertaste.

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einkorn feddit.org einkorn@feddit.org
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Most teas smell like a wet forest floor to me.

I agree, and that's why I like it.

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magnetosphere fedia.io magnetosphere@fedia.io
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there will be lots of personal opinions here ... mine is that champagne is -not awful but still- overrated.

IMHO it’s saved by the mimosa. Throw some orange juice in that overhyped sparkling grape juice and I am IN. Great for tolerating events with people you don’t like.

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bonn2 lemmy.zip bonn2@lemmy.zip
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Flavored Sparkling water with no sweeteners of any kind. I'm looking at you Bubly

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Tenniswaffles lemmy.blahaj.zone Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Are you familiar with the concept of subjectivity?

I'm really not sure you are.

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Denjin feddit.uk Denjin@feddit.uk
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Energy Drinks. Yes every single sickly disgusting rancid smelling one of them.

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fonix232 fedia.io fonix232@fedia.io
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Flavored Sparkling water with no sweeteners of any kind. I'm looking at you Bubly

Sorry but you're utterly wrong

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defrostedLasagna4921 piefed.zip defrostedLasagna4921@piefed.zip
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Seltzer water. I don't understand why it's even sold at stores or offered in cafeterias. Stuff tastes like cement.

Edit: grammar

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Montagge lemmy.zip Montagge@lemmy.zip
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Flavored Sparkling water with no sweeteners of any kind. I'm looking at you Bubly

Shit tastes like someone else is thinking about the flavor

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plaztek piefed.ca plaztek@piefed.ca
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You just need the right beer. Sam adams and Octoberfest. Cali squeeze blood orange tastes like orange hi-c. Devils gap Jalepeno ale. There are some good tasting beers

I've tried some "good" craft beers based on friends' recommendations and still not good. I think beer just isn't for me. I much prefer cider.

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Davel23 fedia.io Davel23@fedia.io
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Seltzer water. I don't understand why it's even sold at stores or offered in cafeterias. Stuff tastes like cement. Edit: grammar

My dad used to get weekly deliveries of the stuff. Couldn't stand it.

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Mulligrubs lemmy.world Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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Sorry but you're utterly wrong

The "What Tastes Awful Decider" has graced us with their decision! Close thread

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P1nkman lemmy.world P1nkman@lemmy.world
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I've tried some "good" craft beers based on friends' recommendations and still not good. I think beer just isn't for me. I much prefer cider.

You should find a smoothie beer. They exist in all fruit flavours, I personally love them. And sour beers. Vault City and Funky Fluid are my two favourite breweries.

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schipelblorp sh.itjust.works schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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Seltzer water. I don't understand why it's even sold at stores or offered in cafeterias. Stuff tastes like cement. Edit: grammar

I love seltzer water. I think the taste of cement you hate is carbon. Even if the bubbles are gone, I can still taste it.

Maybe it's like cilantro. To some people it tastes like soap.

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ZeldaFreak lemmy.world ZeldaFreak@lemmy.world
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I don't get hard liquor. Some are drinkable mixed, but it's like you just made the mixed drink a bit worse. So far I only had one liquor, which did benefited the mixed drink. Licor 43 with milk, but I guess you could just make this without alcohol.
Of course I didn't drank all types of liquor and I never tasted premium stuff. I don't even like wine. The only thing I do actually enjoy is beer. There I do like the taste.
With mixed drinks, it looks to me that they just wanted a version that is drinkable, so you can get drunk. To me loosing control from alcohol is not fun. A bit light headed is fine, but for me beer does this as well.

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NarrativeBear lemmy.world NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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Most teas smell like a wet forest floor to me.

Do I have the perfect tea for you!

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Moss loose leaf tea!

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AmidFuror fedia.io AmidFuror@fedia.io
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I love seltzer water. I think the taste of cement you hate is carbon. Even if the bubbles are gone, I can still taste it. Maybe it's like cilantro. To some people it tastes like soap.

It's carbonic acid and doesn't taste good to me.

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AmidFuror fedia.io AmidFuror@fedia.io
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Pretty much any non cocktailed alcohol. It all tastes kinda like shit except for some wines.

Add wine and beer to the list.

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CombatWombat feddit.online CombatWombat@feddit.online
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I've tried some "good" craft beers based on friends' recommendations and still not good. I think beer just isn't for me. I much prefer cider.

If you like cider but not beer, have you tried a mead yet? There's no need to keep trying beers if they're not for you.

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The Velour Fog lemmy.world Blackfeathr@lemmy.world
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Monster energy drinks. Tastes like what I imagine dumpster juice is like.

And any drink with Stevia in it. Instant dealbreaker if I see it in the ingredients.

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THE_GR8_MIKE lemmy.world THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world
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Most regular energy drinks. Red Bull and regular Monster taste like battery acid to me. Remember NOS? That too. Also Rockstar. All battery acid.

The flavored variants can be better though.

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THE_GR8_MIKE lemmy.world THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world
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Shit tastes like someone else is thinking about the flavor

Reminds me of this.

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BorgDrone feddit.nl BorgDrone@feddit.nl
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All diet drinks. Whatever sugar substitutes they use taste awful no matter what. Now there are products I can't consume because the default version has fake sugar as well. Nasty stuff.

Part of it is just getting used to it. I used to hate the no sugar versions of Coca-Cola®️. Other than the taste the viscosity is also ‘wrong’ in Coke zero. The sugary versions is much thicker.

I switched anyway because I was drinking too many calories.

Strangely though, real Coke now tastes weird to me. There is this strange aftertaste that I never noticed before switching to zero.

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MrOtingocni lemmy.world MrOtingocni@lemmy.world
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I don't get beer

How old are you? (this is a legit question, not trying to judge or anything).
Do you drink coffee? If so, how do you like it?

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rowansprig leminal.space rowansprig@leminal.space
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Oh, coffee and all forms of alcohol.

I think I might have stronger perception of bitter flavours than the average person, so both of these taste bad to me. Coffee is hands down the worst though. It doesn't even smell good. It's like if someone burnt something. Rancid.

Before anyone claims I've just encountered bad coffee - I live in Melbourne, we have a lot of high quality baristas here so I doubt it.

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dragon-donkey3374 sh.itjust.works Drbreen@sh.itjust.works
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Dr Pepper, the fuck is that shit?

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toomanypancakes crazypeople.online toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online
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Seltzer water. I don't understand why it's even sold at stores or offered in cafeterias. Stuff tastes like cement. Edit: grammar

It's like drinking static though, it's lovely

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plaztek piefed.ca plaztek@piefed.ca
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#46 · Quote Reply

If you like cider but not beer, have you tried a mead yet? There's no need to keep trying beers if they're not for you.

I rarely consume alcohol nowadays (maybe 1-2x a year), but I'll keep that in mind.

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plaztek piefed.ca plaztek@piefed.ca
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You should find a smoothie beer. They exist in all fruit flavours, I personally love them. And sour beers. Vault City and Funky Fluid are my two favourite breweries.

I rarely consume alcohol nowadays (maybe 1-2x a year), but I'll keep that in mind.

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MBech feddit.dk MBech@feddit.dk
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It's like drinking static though, it's lovely

It feels like the water is angry, why drink angry water???

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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#49 · (edited) Quote Reply

According to this article and some commenters on this thread: urine.

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MBech feddit.dk MBech@feddit.dk
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Gin. It's garbage.

I'll add Gin and Tonic. I've tried a lot, anywhere from homemade with supposedly good gin, and at expensive bars. It's just a shit drink.

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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#51 · Quote Reply

Reminds me of this.

Unironically I like La Croix, specifically lime.

However if I’m feeling splurge-y I’ll get Topo Chico Lime or Grapefruit.

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