drank Original Cola by Revive Kombucha
1557 tasting notes

Repping my town here.

Vanilla extract so strong it tastes like medicine. The black tea taste is very prevalent. Sweet. It’s lacking some effervescence, as well as alcohol. Alcohol-containing kombucha brands have more POP. Where da funk? I wanna get funky!

gmathis

I have yet to try kombucha. Am I missing anything?

derk

Probably not, haha. Acquired taste.

derk

Unless you like fermented and vinegary things?

gmathis

You just enjoy that without me.

derk

Hahahahaha!

Mastress Alita

I can’t have it as (like alcohol) the fermentation process it goes through is a huge migraine trigger for me. :-(

derk

I can’t say you’re missing much. As a source of bacteria it’s good but nothing a bottle of probiotics can’t replace.

Lexie Aleah

I tried this one recently as well and felt the same about it. I think the Live Soda brand does better pop flavor-inspired kombuchas.

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gmathis

I have yet to try kombucha. Am I missing anything?

derk

Probably not, haha. Acquired taste.

derk

Unless you like fermented and vinegary things?

gmathis

You just enjoy that without me.

derk

Hahahahaha!

Mastress Alita

I can’t have it as (like alcohol) the fermentation process it goes through is a huge migraine trigger for me. :-(

derk

I can’t say you’re missing much. As a source of bacteria it’s good but nothing a bottle of probiotics can’t replace.

Lexie Aleah

I tried this one recently as well and felt the same about it. I think the Live Soda brand does better pop flavor-inspired kombuchas.

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