Club Mate: The Lost History of Germany's Trendiest Soda [video]

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Post by motge » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 6:36 PM UTC

Club Mate: The Lost History of Germany's Trendiest Soda [video]
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Post by cyberpunk » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 7:04 PM UTC

It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 7:06 PM UTC

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Post by kekebo » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 7:14 PM UTC

cyberpunk wrote: post #2

It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.

A common trajectory seems to be your sentiment, followed by a couple of reluctant retries, followed by eventual, disproportional reverence. I'm no different

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Post by cyberpunk » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 7:41 PM UTC

kekebo wrote: post #4

cyberpunk wrote: post #2

It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.

A common trajectory seems to be your sentiment, followed by a couple of reluctant retries, followed by eventual, disproportional reverence. I'm no different

So like beer?

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Post by kekebo » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 7:43 PM UTC

cyberpunk wrote: post #5

kekebo wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A common trajectory seems to be your sentiment, followed by a couple of reluctant retries, followed by eventual, disproportional reverence. I'm no different

So like beer?

Pretty much

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Post by vr46 » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 8:26 PM UTC

I keep a crate in the basement, drink one per day, it’s great. Not sugary or synthetic-tasting, but just like a mild tea. Win for me.

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Post by fellowniusmonk » Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 10:26 PM UTC

kekebo wrote: post #4

cyberpunk wrote: post #2

It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.

A common trajectory seems to be your sentiment, followed by a couple of reluctant retries, followed by eventual, disproportional reverence. I'm no different

Guinness did this to me, I hated it until about 30 and used lots of hyperbolic language to negatively describe it as a dirty ashtray, etc.

I now find most styles of beer far too sweet or boozy and Guinness style beer is my go to.

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Post by LargoLasskhyfv » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 12:31 AM UTC

cyberpunk wrote: post #2

It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.

Try the red variant? 'Granat'

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Post by ochronus » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 4:00 AM UTC

cyberpunk wrote: post #2

It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.

Poison? Why would you say so?