Many people claim to enjoy certain beverages that they say have an “acquired taste,” but in reality, some of these beverages taste truly awful.
A user took it to the forum, and asked “What’s a beverage you’re sure everyone just pretends tastes good?”, and here are the top responses.
TURMERIC COFFEE
“It’s like drinking watered down curry sauce, which considering turmeric is a key ingredient in basic curry, is not a surprise”, one user said.
SPARKLING WATER
“Someone once quipped that drinking sparkling water is like drinking TV static and ever since then I can’t unthink it”, one user said.
IPA
“Honestly I’ve tried to like them, I came around on stouts, but I’ve just never managed with IPAs. It’s like bitter that doesn’t fade as you drink it”, said one user.
TAP WATER
“I mean, don’t drink the Los Angeles tap water without a filter. It’s perfectly safe, but it tastes like they’ve been marinating corpses in it”, said one user.
MOXIE
“I used to work in a restaurant and somehow one of the signature dishes was Moxie glazed lamb belly with bitter orange puree and pistachio. Never left the menu. The amount of cases of moxie I’ve reduced to syrup…..It tastes like dirt, maybe Dr Pepper that dropped out of high school”, said one user.
“Moxie tastes like you took a bite of men’s deodorant”, said another user.
BRISK LEMON ICED TEA
“Brisk lemon iced tea always irritates my throat”, said one user.
“ I can’t explain it. It’s bizarre. If you water it down 50/50 it’s better, but I’ll never willingly take Brisk over anything else”, said another user.
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
“Anything with aspartame in it. That taste overpowers everything else”, said one user.
“Stevia too. Artificial sweeteners just taste chemical-y to me”, said another user.
DASANI
“It tastes like the water you leave on your bedside for 4 days but drink anyway because you’re hungover and can’t move…..even when it’s fresh from the bottle”, said one user.
“It tastes like someone dropped a penny in it and let it sit for a few days in the sun!”, said another user.
KOMBUCHA
“Everyone always says ‘I know you say you don’t like kombucha, but you’ll like this one!’… No, I do not”, said one user.
“Out of curiosity, if it tasted like expired sprite and armpits, why did you drink it again?
When people say acquired taste I am always curious what sort of drive and commitment it takes to go through with that acquisition”, another user added.
SOUTHERN COMFORT
“My brother used to drink that stuff with a Mountain Dew chaser! I don’t know how or why he did it. My teeth hurt just by remembering this”, said one user.
BLACK CHERRY WHITE CLAW
“I’m being specific about the flavor, because black cherry is the only flavor I tried. It tastes like when you get a fountain soda from a fast food joint and there’s no syrup in it”, said one user.
GIN
“To me it tastes like aftershave”, said one user.
“I’ve always thought Gin tasted like if I scooped the water out of the bottom of the Christmas tree stand”, another user added.
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