It’s a hot summer afternoon. I’m sitting down on a hot afternoon, with a burger, and a cold beer.

What I’m looking for is something to replace that cold beer with. I want it to be crisp and fresh, but also not sweet. I love tart and bitter flavours. Unfortunately, my options are either cold and sweet, cold and alcoholic or hot and non sweet.

So threadiverse, what alternatives am I missing?

Tereré is great, but it’s a bit of a pain to source in Australia. What else is there?

  • cerement@slrpnk.net
    3·
    4 months ago
    • Yerba Mate – it’s in the holly family rather than the camellia family, can brew like tea, either hot or iced
    • Posca
    • lemon or lime soda/seltzer – normally club soda (or sparkling water) with lime or lemon juice (an unsweetened version of lemonade or limeade) – La Croix makes a Lime Sparkling Water (avoid the Key Lime flavor though)
    • iced coffee and cold brew coffee
    • (I’m assuming lemon-lime-and-bitters would still be too sweet – but nothing stopping you from adding a dash of Angostura to sparkling water)
    • Ada@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Tereré is a special style Yerba Mate, and it’s absolutely amazing with ice cold fruit infused water!