# Do you like certain sodas warm? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [October 9, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096 "2015-10-09T22:56:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/1 "2015-10-09T22:56:41Z")
For me, I like Rootbeer warm. I also like Sun drop warm to. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/2 "2015-10-09T23:28:31Z")
You seem to think about temperatures a lot, Daniel. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/3 "2015-10-09T23:39:54Z")
I don’t normally do threads about topics like these, but I’m bored and got nothing to do. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/4 "2015-10-09T23:58:12Z")
I’ll drink pretty much any soda at room temperature. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/5 "2015-10-10T01:36:33Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I’ll drink pretty much any soda at room temperature. This. Many long years ago, I used to take 12 packs of soda to work. I’d keep a few in the little dorm fridge nearby, and the rest would be in their case at my desk. Turns out…people steal sodas from the fridge. I learned to drink them at room temperature. It’s a habit now. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/6 "2015-10-10T01:39:30Z")
Root beer. Drink it warm. Drink it cold. Drink it with a big scoop of ice cream in it. Always good. Possibly the most magical invention ever. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/7 "2015-10-10T01:45:51Z")
I don’t like it noticeably warm but room temperature is fine. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/8 "2015-10-10T01:53:31Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I’ll drink pretty much any soda at room temperature. Yep. The only drawback is that the carbonation is more active, so there’s a greater risk of back-blow up the nose. (OOWWWW!) ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/9 "2015-10-10T03:51:53Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I’ll drink pretty much any soda at room temperature. Same. AND I’ll pour it into a glass and let it sit, season and de-carbonate a bit before getting to it. Most of my friends regard this habit with barely concealed disgust :D. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/10 "2015-10-10T03:54:12Z")
Most soda tastes best slightly chilled to me. Not refrigerator cold, but slightly colder than room temperature. Although my favorite is an opened and slightly flat Dr. Pepper chilled over night in the car. About 50 degrees on my food thermometer. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/11 "2015-10-10T06:31:19Z")
In China, a popular cold remedy is boiled Coke with thin slices of ginger in it. It’s weird when you try it but oddly, not as bad as you would think it would be. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/12 "2015-10-10T06:48:26Z")
I don’t like any soda warm. At home, it has to be chilled in the fridge. If I go out, I order it with ice. But warm soda just tastes _blagh_ to me. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/13 "2015-10-10T06:50:19Z")
No but I drink them warm on occasion. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/14 "2015-10-10T11:00:52Z")
Does anyone else remember when Dr. Pepper advertised that it tasted good heated up, like on the stove? This was way back when. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/15 "2015-10-10T17:09:57Z")
Diet Mountain Dew. Years ago, DMD was my go-to drink of choice. Then, I got some horrible lung infection, and could only drink it warm. Now, I can drink anything cold, but, I can’t do the Dew cold. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/16 "2015-10-10T21:03:26Z")
One of the soda vending machines at my high school was broken one winter, and instead of chilling the drinks it warmed them up, instead. At first everyone was disgusted, but a minority of students came around to the idea, reasoning that a hot Coke was actually not too bad, when it was cold outside. Much like a hot chocolate. The cans did have a tendency to be overly foamy upon opening, and often the cans were warped. Also, they went flat pretty quickly. They fixed it, after a month or so. I wouldn’t say that I preferred them hot, but it was alright-ish. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/17 "2015-10-10T21:57:22Z")
I like them best icy cold. I could drink something like 7Up or ginger ale at room temp and/or when they start to go flat, but not cola. ---
**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/18 "2015-10-10T22:31:37Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > This. > Many long years ago, I used to take 12 packs of soda to work. I’d keep a few in the little dorm fridge nearby, and the rest would be in their case at my desk. > > Turns out…people steal sodas from the fridge. I learned to drink them at room temperature. It’s a habit now. I had this same experience, only in college. I don’t actively seek out room temperature soda now, but it’s fine with me now that I’m used to it. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/19 "2015-10-11T02:59:21Z")
I prefer most sodas room temperature. > [@Shalmanese](#): > > In China, a popular cold remedy is boiled Coke with thin slices of ginger in it. It’s weird when you try it but oddly, not as bad as you would think it would be. Hot Coke with with ginger (and sometimes lemon). The first time I saw it on a menu, I was sure it was some kind of mistranslation. But it’s not a bad drink on a sniffly, rainy night. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096/20 "2015-10-11T03:39:19Z")
Room temperature is good for coke. Slightly chilled is okay too. I drink warm beer too. Got used to it because I drink it so slowly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096.md?page=2)