# What's your favorite non-alcoholic drink? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998 "2002-05-09T01:21:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/21 "2002-05-09T12:37:55Z")
Freshly squeezed orange juice. I just feel so healthy when I drink it. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/22 "2002-05-09T12:51:10Z")
Dr. Pepper! Elixer o’ the Gods! Then FRESH BREWED iced tea.(rant) None of those nasty concentrates or discusting powders.In my area. the only Fast Food joint to serve FRESH BREWED tea is Rally’s. McD’s used to have some killer FRESH BREWED tea, but hey have gone the way of lazy cheepness and gone with those ill smelling, mouldy tasting concentrates in thier pop machines. IK! ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/23 "2002-05-09T13:35:13Z")
Iced Tea Its good for you. Many studies have proven this and I drink it as often as possible, especially in warm weather.and there is NOTHING wrong with it at all 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/24 "2002-05-09T13:39:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TelcontarStorm \* > **Dr. Pepper! Elixer o’ the Gods!** Damn straight. One rule in my kitchen: You may have anything but the last Dr Pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/25 "2002-05-09T13:47:19Z")
Diet coke, Dr. Pepper and Dandelion & Burdock. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/26 "2002-05-09T14:15:43Z")
[Cheerwine](http://cheerwine.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/27 "2002-05-09T14:27:24Z")
Water. Lots of ice. ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/28 "2002-05-09T15:19:34Z")
Ice water with a squeeze of lime or (holding my hands over the eyes and ears of my southern grandma) _unsweetened_, fairly strong iced tea. ---
**Author:** ![Tiggamoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@Tiggamoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggamoo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/29 "2002-05-09T15:48:16Z")
One of my favorite drinks has to be a float. You have to have some good vanilla ice cream and either root beer or coke. YUMMY!!! ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/30 "2002-05-09T16:07:16Z")
Diet Coke w/ a lemon in it. _Not_ the new, bottled lemon flavor one though. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/31 "2002-05-09T18:25:33Z")
I drink vast quantities of water during the day but that wasn’t really the question, so: Ginger ale - my favorite is Vernor’s but that’s not always available, so I’ve become flexible in that area. I also like Stewart’s Key Lime and Strawberry and Cream sodas. And then there’s Barq’s root beer. I also like fruit juices a lot, but the store-bought stuff gets more like colored sugar-water every day. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/32 "2002-05-09T19:09:46Z")
Mango lahsees. I always get them at Indian restaurants and just figured out how to make them at home myself. It’s going to be a lahsee-licious summer! Also can’t go wrong with tea, either sweet and iced or hot with milk and sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/33 "2002-05-09T19:11:30Z")
Coffee, black. And water. I drink lots of water. Sometimes orange juice or chocolate milk with my coffee (not in) for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/34 "2002-05-09T19:11:31Z")
I didn’t realize there were non-alcholic beverages… just kidding! Coke! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/35 "2002-05-09T19:14:36Z")
Hot—Another tea-drinker here, but Lipton’s tastes like the Bitter Tea of General Yen to me. I like a few of the Twinings flavors, or any good strong black tea, either Chinese or Russian. Cold—Ya can’t beat a good, thick milkshake. A real one, not a McDonald’s. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/36 "2002-05-09T20:16:58Z")
I’m surprised as to how many people said Coke and that no one said Pepsi yet… Pepsi is a million times better. Coke has a nasty aftertaste and doesn’t deserve the respect it gets, imo. ---
**Author:** ![kitarak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kitarak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitarak)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/37 "2002-05-09T20:29:51Z")
Root beer. I probably wouldn’t like it so much if it was readily available in england though. It’s a rarity thing. 🙂 After that, coffee (decaf). Maybe a coffee milkshake. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/38 "2002-05-09T20:37:19Z")
“I’m surprised as to how many people said Coke and that no one said Pepsi yet… Pepsi is a million times better.” —Somewhere, Yo La Tengo, Joan Crawford is smiling upon you . . . ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/39 "2002-05-09T20:57:07Z")
Iced tea for thirst (with lemon, no sugar but I am Southern), Coke for the all-around drink, and Ginger-Beer for the true non-alcoholic drink sensation. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998/40 "2002-05-09T22:52:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Yo La Tengo \* > \*\*I’m surprised as to how many people said Coke and that no one said Pepsi yet… Pepsi is a million times better. I used to drink Pepsi exclusively, but nowadays find it too sweet. Coke also has a slightly thicker texture that I prefer. For diet drinks, though, Diet Pepsi spanks Diet Coke eight ways to Sunday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/107998.md?page=3)