i don't know when i started drinking this shit, but now i drink it often
― markers, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:59 (nine years ago) link
it's like this, regular water, lemon water, and orange juice
mostly poland spring and polar, btw
― markers, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:00 (nine years ago) link
what's your favorite polar flavor! i just bought a bottle of the limited edition pomegranate sangria. (i have also been hoarding the fudge cheesecake that came out last winter)
― maura, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:39 (nine years ago) link
omg. i don't know if i have one, but i usually get the lemon, lime, or "orange" or whatever that one is
― markers, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:50 (nine years ago) link
i live on this stuff, it's basically all i drink ever, besides coffee.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:23 (nine years ago) link
Me too.
CUCUMBER MELON FOREVER
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:47 (nine years ago) link
poland spring tonight
― markers, Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:42 (nine years ago) link
let's see if i drink the whole liter
― markers, Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:43 (nine years ago) link
seltzer was my favorite. can't drink it anymore b/c of acid reflux and other reasons, but asking for complimentary seltzer instead of water was something my parents instilled in me whenever we went to diners and delis.
― Neil Patrick Haggerty (get bent), Thursday, 31 July 2014 02:07 (nine years ago) link
polar mango/papaya or some shit like that? it's good
― markers, Tuesday, 5 August 2014 21:25 (nine years ago) link
i'm gonna try to get another for tonight
was not successful. it looks like it's gone. or else i didn't get it at shaw's somehow
― markers, Friday, 8 August 2014 00:15 (nine years ago) link
a week later: i gots it
― markers, Friday, 15 August 2014 02:37 (nine years ago) link
TWO BOTTLES
polar strawberry watermelon is so good, need to hoard this before the end of the summer when they stop carrying it
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 03:38 (eight years ago) link
also got a bottle of blueberry lemonade flavor which i hadn't seen before today but is also in the limited-edition summer lineup
pom sangria as mentioned upthread is p killer too
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 03:41 (eight years ago) link
The Strawberry watermelon is definitely my favorite though I also like the other two mentioned. The Pom Sangria was a repeat summer flavor from last year. According to their FB page "Summer has left the building. We stopped production of summer seasonals. Time to start hoarding." Get on it ciderpress. I'm pretty serious about polar seltzer guys.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 8 September 2015 12:22 (eight years ago) link
I'm really glad they've mostly stopped with the disgusting winter flavors. I always try them all because I have to but they went too far with the pumpkin spice and cinnamon stick ones a few years back. Potpourri is not refreshing!
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 8 September 2015 12:24 (eight years ago) link
polar winter flavors are here btwso far i have found:
'winter citrus and berry' (tastes like grapefruit + mixed berry)tart cherry and limecranberry clementine (v good, winner of this batch imo)strawberry champagneblackberry apple
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 4 November 2015 20:08 (eight years ago) link
Here's what it looks like below your desk when you're a 74-year-old man like myself.
http://i.imgur.com/ll0IB6f.jpg
― pplains, Wednesday, 4 November 2015 20:17 (eight years ago) link
I thought the cran/clementine was the best but idk now im leaning the tart cherry y lime tbqh
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 4 November 2015 20:28 (eight years ago) link
whats the deal with la croix this stuff is suddenly everywhere and i hadn't ever seem it before this year
― ciderpress, Saturday, 28 May 2016 20:53 (seven years ago) link
Probably just some new subsidiary/brand owned by a mega-huge multinational. They're the ones who control bottling plants, distribution channels and shelf space. Check the tiny print on the label.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Saturday, 28 May 2016 22:22 (seven years ago) link
Entering peak seltzer season right now
― badg, Sunday, 16 July 2017 15:19 (six years ago) link
polar now has a 'ginger lime mule' flavor and it's REALLY good
― ciderpress, Sunday, 29 October 2017 01:23 (six years ago) link
This la croix shit is crook
― calstars, Monday, 25 June 2018 03:15 (five years ago) link
coconut is my jam
― calstars, Monday, 25 June 2018 03:17 (five years ago) link
oh hey this is a thread!!!
― maura, Monday, 25 June 2018 10:28 (five years ago) link
the la croix paranoia a few posts back is hilarious. that shit has been around forever - i remember seeing cans in college
LaCroix was introduced in 1981 by G. Heileman Brewing Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin as one of the first "Anti-Perrier" brands.[3] Meant to appeal to sparkling water consumers who were put off by Perrier's "snobbish positioning," LaCroix marketed to its niche by imaging itself as an "all occasion" beverage.[3] The beverage fared well in popularity and sales in the surrounding Midwest region for the following decade and by 1992, the brand was estimated to be worth $25 million.[4] However, in the same year, due to Heileman's admitted lack of experience outside the beer market, it was forced to sell the brand to National Beverage (then Winterbrook).[4]
― maura, Monday, 25 June 2018 10:30 (five years ago) link
polar forever thohal’s is pretty goodand i like the perrier slim cans
― maura, Monday, 25 June 2018 10:31 (five years ago) link
Hal’s I only see in liter-sized plastic bottles12 oz can is the ideal size / container material imho
― calstars, Monday, 25 June 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
Oh yeah LaCroix is ancient. Coincidentally we used to know a family in our town whose last name was LaCroix and they pronounced it just like the beverage too. (Unrelated afaik but similarly subject to Midwestern mis-pronunciation).
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Monday, 25 June 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
my stance used to be that lacroix is poorly carbonated, inferior seltzer, which it still basically is but the mure pepino is good
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Monday, 25 June 2018 16:21 (five years ago) link
I am a sparkling water princess and find Polar and LaCroix wanting. Bubble texture is inferior and taste is plain tap vs delicious and perfect Pellegrino.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 25 June 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
Whole Foods Italian Sparkling is an adequate (and cheaper) Pellegrino alternative.
I don't do flavored water.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 25 June 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
Ah seeI’m all about the flavorsThough I wonder what “natural essence” is and if it’s going to coalesce in my system and give me cancer down the road
― calstars, Monday, 25 June 2018 17:00 (five years ago) link
yeah I don't like flavors in seltzer generally, just that one is good.
(all of this makes me come off really snobbish I realize but imo the perfect amount of carbonation is in regular old schweppes/canada dry)
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Monday, 25 June 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link
i can only drink the polar liters! can't hang with cans
― maura, Monday, 25 June 2018 23:19 (five years ago) link
HahahaI spotted the blueberry lemonade and pomegranate flavors, will check them out. my dream flavor is rhubarb
― calstars, Monday, 25 June 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link
best polar seasonal ever was fudge cheesecake, which tasted like a milk-free egg cream
― maura, Monday, 25 June 2018 23:42 (five years ago) link
strongly in the katherine camp re carbonation. my friend's office kitchen is stocked with lacroix unflavored and it always just seems like a defective flat batch.
― mick signals, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 03:00 (five years ago) link
*cracks open an apricot LC*
― calstars, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 03:14 (five years ago) link
schweppes carbonation always being perfect is otm
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 03:35 (five years ago) link
http://gaia.adage.com/images/bin/image/x-large/Hi_Fi_Hops_Lagunitas_Brewing_Company20180626.jpg?1530030468
― Joe Gargan (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 15:15 (five years ago) link
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/lagunitas-thc-sparkling-water/?format=amp
― calstars, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
It never even occurred to me to think about which seltzer has better bubbles. I don't know that I've ever actually had san p tho. Will try.
The Key Lime la croix is amazing just FYI but I normally reach for Polar.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
Someone mentioned Rhubarb and while this isn't seltzer it is delicious:
https://taldepot.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/600x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/C/a/Cawston_Lage_Rhubarb_Can_080915.jpg
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
Dat wuz meSaw that at the store and almost picked it up but was put off by the apples - imagining a 80/20 apple / rhubarb split. But will try.
― calstars, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 15:43 (five years ago) link
― ciderpress, Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:23 PM (seven months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this was a limited time one I guess and I miss it, it was the GOAT
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
yeah it was winter '18
― maura, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:31 (five years ago) link
Finally getting around to the cartston rhubarb and as mentioned it’s not a seltzer. 23 grams of sugar. I think they could halve that but that’s just my taste. Anyway it’s delicious as is too. Love the ‘barb
― calstars, Sunday, 8 July 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO9RP4QEZKU
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 8 July 2018 20:05 (five years ago) link
"Vintage" brand seltzer is awful. Avoid at all costs.
I'm embarking on a Canada Dry vs. Schwepp's head to head and will report back.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 8 July 2018 20:13 (five years ago) link
seltzer in the new era
― calstars, Sunday, 8 July 2018 20:37 (five years ago) link
just picked up a 'starfruit lemonade' flavor from polar - the seltzer flavor arms race is surely getting out of control
― ciderpress, Monday, 9 July 2018 01:16 (five years ago) link
i don't even remember what starfruit is supposed to taste like! i will learn from the seltzer
― ciderpress, Monday, 9 July 2018 01:18 (five years ago) link
Whole Fudz pushing this “Waterloo” stuff. Had the watermelon and it was good shit. Wonder why LC doesn’t have such a flavor
― calstars, Friday, 3 August 2018 00:38 (five years ago) link
polar has strawberry watermelon in their permanent roster now which is solid
― ciderpress, Friday, 3 August 2018 03:12 (five years ago) link
a good ad for Truly Hard Seltzer would be Kanye sitting around his ranch all depressed and frustrated, tweeting a bunch of garbage, working halfheartedly on some handwritten fonts, a tumbleweed rolls by, he sighs and jumps up and screams ENOUGH!!! and texts Dave Chappelle and Justin Bieber who immediately fly out on their private planes and show up at the ranch with a case of ice cold Trulies and then suddenly they're all having a blast, lollin', taking selfies, skateboarding and laying down tracks for Donda: With Child
and then it could be like, "Truly Hard Seltzer: here's to Truly good friends who don't nag you about taking your Seroquel like your nag wife!"
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 25 July 2020 18:39 (three years ago) link
Handwritten fonts are super lol
― calstars, Saturday, 25 July 2020 18:42 (three years ago) link
it's funny cause it's true
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 25 July 2020 18:43 (three years ago) link