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Water! You can even carbonate it yourself!

Carbonated water

When I was a kid, we had a drink called "suicide punch". You mix equal parts of every drink in the fountain.

It is definitely not that.

Baja blast zero by a mile

I know I'm going to be in the minority here, but I've been on a carbonated flavored water kick for a few years after I realized sugar was killing me. It was a two fold realization that I just really enjoy the fizz and not the sugar.

That said, Polar seltzer-ade with lemon or lime juice is just 🤌 if you're into carbonated waters

Water.

Dr Pepper!

But I have to say Jarrito Tamarind soda is really good

Fevertree ginger beer. Strong ginger flavor, not overly sweet like many other ginger beers I've tried.

That depends on the context.

Eating pizza, nothing can ever compete with a nice glass of Trocadero, it just feels right.

At cristmas? Coca Cola? Absolutely not! Give me Zeunerts Julmust every time!

Drinking soft drink with friends and watching a movie, give me an Indian Tonic with a lemon slice, lasts long and is very tasty.

Have some dark rum (I have plenty) and want a quick drink with a good mixer, Fanta used to be great, but they have added sweeteners in addition to sugar, so they taste like crap now, so I tend to look for som itallian orange soda, it is works well.

Eating a bruger, Coca Cola is still great!

Having a quiet evening by the computer? Just stick to mineral water.

There's so many cliches, but despite them all, Mountain Dew. Not because it makes me feel Xtreme while I'm playing Call of Duty and eating Doritos on my skateboard, it's just a much better flavor.

Beer. It's.. soft?

I've been into vanilla coke zero sugar for a while now.

Sprite zero sugar if you want no caffeine.

Both work well with alcohol. Bourbon or spiced rum with the coke. Vodka with the sprite.

The prices for coke and pepsi products has gone up an absurd amount the last few years. Unless they drop back down a bit in price (unlikely) I'm sticking to my sodastream for all my home carbonation needs.

Bundaberg ginger beer! It's the only answer

Rarely drink anything sugary but Jarritos in various flavors. Cranberry Sierra Mist is also good.

Rivella

Sprite does it for me.

Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke.

Cheerwine.

(Despite the name, it's non-alcoholic.)

Ale-8-1.

I kinda like tonic myself... though I usually take it with gin 😁.

I drink coke only when I got stomach problems, it goes great with mint tea, a 50/50 soltion, try it 👍.

I loke Orangina, which is like sprite and orange juice with some pulp.

Sadly, it's not sold where I live.

Or perhaps it's a good thing, I'd probably gain a lot of weight if they did.

Oh man I am crazy for Jones Soda. Fufu Berry (which is hard to find in my area), Cream, and Berry Lemonade are my favorites.

It is pretty expensive, but for an occasional treat it's not bad.

I used to love Coke, Mountain Dew, and Monster but I cut back and now they taste gross to me.

Dr pepper, Portello or Pepsi Max.

Vernors

Sugar-free Canada Dry Ginger Ale.

Barq's root beer. It's a pretty rare find in my area. But it's a special treat when I find it.

Vanilla Coke is a close 2nd place.

A rarity, but Maine Root has(had?) a drink called "Pink Drink", a carbonated Prickly Pear Lemonade. I had it at the Austin City Limits festival. It was, without a doubt the most refreshing drink I've ever consumed. I usually drink mostly water (free) at the festival, but that year we spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $60-80 just on cups of Pink Drink because we couldn't get enough of it.

I really, really, REALLY wish they sold bottles of it, but as far as I can tell, it's only occasionally available and only as a fountain drink.

Dr. Pepper unless energy drinks count, then NOS.

If you live in the UK, Lidl sells an excellent cola called Freeway. Their Freeway Zero is better than Pepsi Max or Coke Zero, IMHO, and literally one-fifth the price.