# Frozen Club Soda

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 14, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897 "2011-05-14T13:57:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897/1 "2011-05-14T13:57:24Z")

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So, I froze an unoppened bottle of Club Soda last night by accident. It spent the entire night in the freezer.

I just put it on the counter. When it thaws out, will it have recarbonated itself (gaseous pressure and no outlet other than into the water makes me think… maybe)?

I don’t need answer fast, as it’s far to early still for a cocktail. I think. Maybe.

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897/2 "2011-05-14T14:27:55Z")

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Yes, if it’s unopened it should still be carbonated when it thaws.

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**Author:** ![Al\_Bundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Al\_Bundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_Bundy)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897/3 "2011-05-14T14:31:35Z")

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A frozen bottle will eventually crack, and rather obviously so.

Just make sure yours did not as you don’t want to be eating glass.

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**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897/4 "2011-05-14T15:50:07Z")

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It was a plastic bottle, thankfully. Thank you!

Tonight, ghetto Tom Collins!

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**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897/5 "2011-05-14T17:22:48Z")

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By coincidence, I am right now drinking an accidentally frozen ginger ale. Same deal, put it in the freezer yesterday and forgot till much later. It’s fine and bubbly.

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**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-club-soda/581897/6 "2011-05-14T18:08:40Z")

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The ceiling over my parents sink is still slightly stained from when I forgot a can of Pepsi in the freezer overnight, then put it in the sink to defrost.

I _may_ have been trying to open it when it exploded, I don’t recall. I’m going to say YMMV on this one.