Alcohol-free beer is fizzing

Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by res0nat0r on Friday July 09, 2021 @12:45PM (#27785645)

I've not quit drinking (yet), but have thought the same thing. My go to just to get a nice fizzy drink has been the absolute best carbonated water around, Topo Chico. It's from Mexico and has a cult following down here in TX and isn't quite ubiquitous all over the USA even though they were bought by Coke a while back, but the carbonation is like 2x of any soda I've ever drunk and is extremely refreshing when consumed super cold.

Their lime flavor is my favourite:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61lzGXV15AL._SL1500_.jpg

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by cwkoss on Friday July 09, 2021 @02:35PM (#27786917)

Heads up, Topo Chico has the highest levels of PFAS of all carbonated water drinks tested by Consumer Reports:

https://www.consumerreports.org/bottled-water/whats-really-i...

PPT PFAS for various brands:

1.1 - Perrier Natural Sparkling Mineral Water

1.16 - La Croix Natural Sparkling Water

1.24 - Canada Dry Lemon Lime Sparkling Seltzer Water

1.66 - Poland Spring Zesty Lime Sparkling Water

2.24 - Bubly Blackberry Sparkling Water

6.41 - Polar Natural Seltzer Water

9.76 - Topo Chico Natural Mineral Water

(brands that are <1PPT in link)

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by hammock on Friday July 09, 2021 @03:34PM (#27787630)

Thanks for the link. Interesting that PFAS are so much more common in sparkling water vs. flat water. It must be leaching from the equipment used to carbonate or otherwise process the water - possibly facilitated in part by the fact that carbonated water is slightly acidic.

Makes me also remember that there is PFAS in all kinds of food processing equipment that we know very little about. For example, in the US pasta extruders are coated with Teflon and who knows how often or how well that coating is maintained. (In Europe the pasta extruders are not Teflon-coated by regulation)

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by RecentlyThawed on Friday July 09, 2021 @08:12PM (#27789880)

What I don't get about the article is if there is a difference between glass, plastic, and aluminum cans. I would assume the article is going over plastic bottles but around here most TopoChico options come in glass.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by maxerickson on Saturday July 10, 2021 @09:10AM (#27793132)

Aluminum cans have a polymer liner.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by jasondigitized on Friday July 09, 2021 @02:06PM (#27786619)

Topo Chico is simply the best. If you haven't tried it, go get you some as soon as possible. I buy it buy the case as does my workplace.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by res0nat0r on Friday July 09, 2021 @02:20PM (#27786770)

I usually have a couple cases in my place at any time. I just wish it was cheaper. It's a bit stupid that a 24 pack of Coke costs ~$8, but 24 Topo's cost ~$20.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by OldHand2018 on Friday July 09, 2021 @05:05PM (#27788499)

On the subject of carbonated water, does anyone know why all the Mediterranean lunch restaurants I went to pre-pandemic had plenty of San Pelegrino Blood Orange, but I can never find it at any store? Is there some worry about “blood” in the name that prevents stores from carrying it?

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by et-al on Friday July 09, 2021 @08:35PM (#27790034)

Doubtful. I've seen it in most Californian supermarkets.

Just an FYI, these have as much sugar as a regular ol' can of Coke at ~30g.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by dmd on Friday July 09, 2021 @08:10PM (#27789867)

Data point: here in Boston suburbs every supermarket has it.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by seoulbran on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:59PM (#27788431)

But their grapefruit flavor is numero uno... it's always sold out as a result. If you can find it, buy it. Drink it.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by hiidrew on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:10PM (#27787978)

the lime flavor is good, I swear you could be fooled thinking it was a corona with lime in a blindfold taste test

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