Its weird… I like the sweet/sour taste of soda once the CO2 is gone. People find me very weird for this

  • Altima NEO
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    6 months ago

    Nah, flat soda tastes nasty. The carbonation helps with reducing the intensity of the sweetener in the soda. It brings a bit of bitterness and acidity that you lose once flat

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      6 months ago

      Sounds like you should have something with less sweetener in general if you need something to reduce the intensity of it…

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        6 months ago

        Fizzy drinks are intentionally made sweeter because the CO2 adds sourness. They like the drink as it was intended to be drunk.

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        6 months ago

        ive taken to just drinking seltzer water when i realized i didnt care for the sugariness. Add a little lemon or lime juice for variety and im set.

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        6 months ago

        Nah, as the other guy mentioned, its known that the carbonation brings a bit of bitterness, so sodas are intentionally formulated with that in mind. Flat sodas taste overly sweet because of that. Even more so when they’re warm, too, as cold tends to subdue sweetness.