# How do you prefer your soft drinks? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [October 22, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570 "2012-10-22T22:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/1 "2012-10-22T22:17:06Z")
All the choices involve some sort of refrigeration. 1. From a can alone 2. From a can over ice 3. From a bottle alone 4. From a bottle over ice 5. From a fountain alone 6. From a fountain over ice ICE 1. Crushed 2. Cubed ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/2 "2012-10-22T22:17:52Z")
I’m going to slide this over to Cafe Society, it fits in a bit better there. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/3 "2012-10-22T22:20:27Z")
Oops, I thought I put this in IMHO ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/4 "2012-10-22T22:21:41Z")
From a fountain over crushed ice is my preference. I also prefer cane sugar crafted soda (or whatever they call it) in bottles to the more big named manufacturers, though if it’s from a fountain I like Dr. Pepper, especially if they have crushed ice. I do like whatever the mix or blend is at Lumpy’s for Cherry Coke (and they do the crushed ice exactly as I like it) and I love the new soda mixer thingy at Pei Wei (crushed ice there too), especially with the ability to mix cherry with my Dr. Pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/5 "2012-10-22T22:28:05Z")
Refrigerated cans for me, nothing better. Can over ice is a close second. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/6 "2012-10-22T22:34:49Z")
Can or glass-bottled “soda” over cubed ice… in a glass. Crushed ice and fountain soda is too much water. ---
**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/7 "2012-10-22T22:47:32Z")
glass bottled sugar soda with ice cubes hacked from a block of ice with a pick. Ahhh. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/8 "2012-10-22T22:52:49Z")
I do not like ice in my soda at all, though I will occasionally get just a little at a self-serve fountain to make sure the drink is cold enough. My real preference would be cane-sugar soda from a fountain, but I haven’t seen that available in quite a while, so such sodas in glass bottles are my current “treat” soft drinks. Anecdotal: I had 8 guests at my house on Saturday, and I had stocked a half-case of assorted cane-sugar sodas (Coke, Sprite, and root beer) and a half-case of HFCS Classic Coke (which all of the guests are known to drink). At the end of the day, all the cane-sugar sodas were gone, while only one HFCS Coke had been consumed…and that only after the supply of the other flavors ran out. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/9 "2012-10-22T23:29:14Z")
Soda from a fountain over cubed ice for me. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/10 "2012-10-22T23:59:05Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > I do not like ice in my soda at all, though I will occasionally get just a little at a self-serve fountain to make sure the drink is cold enough. My real preference would be cane-sugar soda from a fountain, but I haven’t seen that available in quite a while, so such sodas in glass bottles are my current “treat” soft drinks. > > Anecdotal: I had 8 guests at my house on Saturday, and I had stocked a half-case of assorted cane-sugar sodas (Coke, Sprite, and root beer) and a half-case of HFCS Classic Coke (which all of the guests are known to drink). At the end of the day, all the cane-sugar sodas were gone, while only one HFCS Coke had been consumed…and that only after the supply of the other flavors ran out. I stock up on 2-liter bottles in the spring when the kosher l’Pesach Coke hits the shelves. That stuff is awesome. I prefer my soda straight from a can. Then from a fountain with a few ice cubes (enough so it stays cold, not so many it gets watery). Then from a 20-oz bottle. ---
**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 23, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/11 "2012-10-23T00:01:28Z")
Coke from a bottle, not chilled, no ice. I don’t like warm coke but slightly cool is best. Next best is fountain soda with a little ice. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/12 "2012-10-23T00:35:24Z")
> [@toast\_pakora](#): > > glass bottled sugar soda with ice cubes hacked from a block of ice with a pick. Ahhh. Oh, that’s the game you wanna play? Ok. I like my soda with a chunk of ginger root still in the green glass bottle, trickled over a champagne flute filled with ice shavings scraped by the teeth of a polar bear off a treacherous glacier floating in the arctic. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/13 "2012-10-23T02:22:46Z")
Ha! I’ve been known to lose a can of Diet Mountain Dew in the house, find it a day later, and drink it! ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/14 "2012-10-23T02:28:07Z")
I don’t care if it comes from a can, bottle or fountain - it has to be cold and it can’t have ice. Ice waters it down. I notice the difference in just a few minutes. Also, wherever it came from it has to be properly carbonated. I buy cans instead of large bottles for this reason, but a bottle is fine as long as it was previously unopened. The worst is restaurants that don’t have their fountains working properly and I get a glass of flat soda. Hello! I didn’t order this because I like how it looks! ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/15 "2012-10-23T02:37:21Z")
Dr. Pepper is much like beer in that it can be flavorful at all temperatures. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/16 "2012-10-23T02:52:41Z")
Decanted from a can into my favorite glass. No ice. I prefer sugar-free soda, not only in terms of calories, but also in terms of texture. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/17 "2012-10-23T03:02:57Z")
From a bottle into a iced cup-that’s mainly because the only soft drink I will tolerate anymore is Boylan’s root beer, which comes in a bottle, and I hate it when it significantly above 32 degrees. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/18 "2012-10-23T03:08:49Z")
In a glass. Ice cold (or close to it), but ice only if necessary, e.g. outside in warm weather. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/19 "2012-10-23T03:12:20Z")
In a glass, with ice. I don’t care if it came from a can or bottle or what, and I’m not particular about the shape of the ice. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570/20 "2012-10-23T03:17:20Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > I don’t care if it comes from a can, bottle or fountain - it has to be cold and it can’t have ice. > > Ice waters it down. I notice the difference in just a few minutes. Also, wherever it came from it has to be properly carbonated. I buy cans instead of large bottles for this reason, but a bottle is fine as long as it was previously unopened. > > The worst is restaurants that don’t have their fountains working properly and I get a glass of flat soda. Hello! I didn’t order this because I like how it looks! Pretty much me. I don’t understand how people can stand iced sodas unless they drink them non-stop until they are gone. But I still think the best would be fountain, since those are always cold, while can and bottle may not be cold (although that’s okay with some sodas). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-soft-drinks/638570.md?page=2)