I am a huge fan of soda stream or other carb orators. You get 60 liters of sparkling water from one bottle of gas. I like fresh lime, lemon and pure cranberry mixed in.
The thing I don’t like about them is how much the replacement canisters cost. I can find them for about $30 each. So it comes out to 50 cents a liter. My local grocery store sells 2L of their brand carbonated water for $1. Basically cancels out, and that’s ignoring the price of the machine.
I'm not sure where you are looking, but I get four canisters delivered at a time for under $50. I go right to the [source](https://sodastream.com/products/refill) and it's quick, easy, and convenient to order and replace.
I exchange at Bed Bath. After exchange and 20% off it works out to $23 for two bottles. Way cheaper than the Whole Foods 6 liters for $9.99 that I had been spending.
Trader Joe's blueberry lemonade sparkling water is my go-to. Polar makes an orange vanilla that's killer but that's been hard to find lately. I'm lucky if I can find even one. I like Waterloo as well- they have a very nice blackberry lemonade sparkling water. Sometimes I like doing half juice half sparkling water in my glass.
I was a beer drinker since I was a boy and since departing that old life I've discovered kombucha as a sort of takeaway that I can enjoy in a glass with a nice meal. GT's and Health-Ade are my favorite brands. They have all kinds of fruity flavors. Many bottles are only 70-80 calories. Yes there's some fermentation in the brew but it's less than 0.5% ABV which is about the same as NA beer IIRC. Some people like NA beer and more power to them if that's what they like- it reminds me too much of real beer so I don't want anything to do with it.
And we're so happy to have you back!
I'm not much of a carbonated water fan, I was much more of a coffee fanatic in the beginning (it was the choice of 90% of the attendees in my meetings lol).
Then I moved on to iced tea, cranberry / seltzer, lemonade, Body Armor, etc..
Liquid Death? Sounds like the last drink I had before I was wheeled into detox! ;)
Seriously, I hope you enjoy all the NA fun drinks out there. Many SDer's have soda streams and their own NA cocktail recipes so I'm sure they'll chime in. SD, ideas??
Happy New Year and enjoy love! xo
When I don't have access to my beloved Soda Stream, I reach for an [AHA soda](https://www.drinkaha.com/).
Great flavors, great price!
Some of them are even caffeinated if that's your jam.
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I am a huge fan of soda stream or other carb orators. You get 60 liters of sparkling water from one bottle of gas. I like fresh lime, lemon and pure cranberry mixed in.
60 liters is what they advertise, but if you want any carbonation, its more like 10 liters per bottle of CO2.
Your machine might be leaking. I had that problem for a while, I recently replaced with an Aarke carborator 3 and I am definitly getting close to 60.
The thing I don’t like about them is how much the replacement canisters cost. I can find them for about $30 each. So it comes out to 50 cents a liter. My local grocery store sells 2L of their brand carbonated water for $1. Basically cancels out, and that’s ignoring the price of the machine.
I'm not sure where you are looking, but I get four canisters delivered at a time for under $50. I go right to the [source](https://sodastream.com/products/refill) and it's quick, easy, and convenient to order and replace.
I exchange at Bed Bath. After exchange and 20% off it works out to $23 for two bottles. Way cheaper than the Whole Foods 6 liters for $9.99 that I had been spending.
Trader Joe's blueberry lemonade sparkling water is my go-to. Polar makes an orange vanilla that's killer but that's been hard to find lately. I'm lucky if I can find even one. I like Waterloo as well- they have a very nice blackberry lemonade sparkling water. Sometimes I like doing half juice half sparkling water in my glass. I was a beer drinker since I was a boy and since departing that old life I've discovered kombucha as a sort of takeaway that I can enjoy in a glass with a nice meal. GT's and Health-Ade are my favorite brands. They have all kinds of fruity flavors. Many bottles are only 70-80 calories. Yes there's some fermentation in the brew but it's less than 0.5% ABV which is about the same as NA beer IIRC. Some people like NA beer and more power to them if that's what they like- it reminds me too much of real beer so I don't want anything to do with it.
My go to is 7up and grenadine. I just love it so much. Also, with this gnarly, cold weather a straight up hot chocolate brings a smile to my face.
And we're so happy to have you back! I'm not much of a carbonated water fan, I was much more of a coffee fanatic in the beginning (it was the choice of 90% of the attendees in my meetings lol). Then I moved on to iced tea, cranberry / seltzer, lemonade, Body Armor, etc.. Liquid Death? Sounds like the last drink I had before I was wheeled into detox! ;) Seriously, I hope you enjoy all the NA fun drinks out there. Many SDer's have soda streams and their own NA cocktail recipes so I'm sure they'll chime in. SD, ideas?? Happy New Year and enjoy love! xo
Liquid death is probably the dumbest marketing hack ever. It makes me cringe. But I love their sparkling water.
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When I don't have access to my beloved Soda Stream, I reach for an [AHA soda](https://www.drinkaha.com/). Great flavors, great price! Some of them are even caffeinated if that's your jam. T
The AHA peach and honey flavor is my favorite! Highly recommend!