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[Maxey]

Can it be a freshly squeezed lemonade instead?

Coke tastes like crap to me from any of those options.

 

[eizarus]

Glass bottle > can > plastic bottle.

Fucks me why.

This.

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

Glass bottle coke is the best.

But a frosty cold can is a thing of beauty. That first mouthful is amazing.

I never buy the 500ml plastic bottle, I never finish it and the ends taste awful.

Same with the bigger plastic bottle, always goes flat in the fridge.

 

[chicken_pasta]

Glass and plastic are equally good to store drinks (beer included). The with plastic is purely perception: it doesn't look as good as glass, nor does it get as cold, so we perceive the liquid inside to be warmer.

Both of this methods are great, because during the bottling process, the oxygen inside them can be almost completely taken out (we're talking over 99% oxygen free drinks after the bottles are sealed). The lack of oxygen inside helps prevent liquid oxidation, which makes everything taste funky (and it's also the reason why you should always poor your beer with a healthy foam head).

Cans are completely different. during the filling process they are top-less (they look like aluminium glasses). A top-less can is structurally weak, so the oxygen inside can't be properly taken out. This leads to slightly oxidized drinks, which are poorer in quality to those in either plastic or glass bottles. Some people claim canned drinks tend to taste slightly metallic, that's the oxidation right there. It's not like the aluminium is actually leaking its metallic taste.

So there you go. Plastic =glass >>>> can. An argument can be made about plastic, since it's safer (it doesn't shatter, it can't be used as a weapon, plastic is often allowed inside stadiums and other venues), but from a quality point of view, it's virtually indistinguishable from glass.

 

[Starfield]

Thank you guys. I bought some Coke cans for E3 today

 

[KorrZ]

Glass bottle. I don't know why, but it always seems a little bit sweeter and a little bit crisper. Can't go wrong with the glass bottle.

Same. I don't know if it's an actual thing or a mind trick since it feels more "premium" I guess? Either way, I've always thought the glass bottle tasted the best.

 

[mikeGFG]

nothing better than a near ice-cold can hitting your lips when you sip coke zero.

NOTHING.

 

[Iolo]

I only drink out of copper mugs tbh.

 

[SpecX]

Now that I think about it, glass.

 

[MGrant]

Can it be a freshly squeezed lemonade instead?

Coke tastes like crap to me from any of those options.

 

[zeshakag]

Can, then glass bottle, and then plastic bottle wayyyy low.

 

[Eila]

Glass >> can >>>> plastic

 

[mullet2000]

Glass Bottle > Can > Plastic Bottle

 

[Mr.Shrugglesツ]

A can of coke that's been sitting under your car sear for a few days and you find it at high noon on the hottest day of the summer.

 

[Spiritwalker]

Can > glass >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plastic.

 

[Makonero]

Can all the way.

 

[titiklabingapat]

Glass. It's not so much the taste but the texture. Glass bottle feels more luxurious.

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

nothing better than a near ice-cold can hitting your lips when you sip coke zero.

NOTHING.

Except for actual coke..

 

[LegendofJoe]

Glass for sure. I hate drinking beverages out of a can.

 

[GameplayWhore]

Eh? Why aren't you people drinking it out of a keg with an optional bit of rum to keep it kicked? All of the OP's options allows too much opportunity for the carbonation to escape.

Spoiler

In my weaker moments, I buy from large plastic bottles and drink from cups, largely to save money. But I grew up on cans, so that feels the most "real" to me as a soda drinking option

 

[Nevasleep]

Glass -> Can -> Plastic, but the price for glass is a bit high.

 

[Volimar]

Cold glass bottle.



Frosted mug with ice cold coke is nectar of the Gods.

 

[water_wendi]

Glass is almost always best. i still long for the days when Listerine came in glass bottles because it didnt lose potency.

 

[Nose Master]

For coke, can. Bottles, even glass are always less... potent? And since it's so sweet and acidic the metallic taste adds to it imo.

Beer on the other hand, glass. Though if you pour it into a glass it literally makes zero difference.

 

[Stinkles]

Bottle.

 

[LeleSocho]

Glass

Glass bottle is the G. O. A. T

Greatest Of All T

 

[RedStep]

Glass bottle to diamond-encrusted chalice is ideal. But if you don't have one of those, a red Solo cup is second choice.

 

[Xyber]

Glass is the definite winner, unfortunately it's not something that's really available at most places here in Sweden.

But between can and plastic bottle, I would never pick plastic over can. Difference is quite big between the two.

 

[Dipper145]

Can it be a freshly squeezed lemonade instead?

Coke tastes like crap to me from any of those options.

No sorry, that is absolutely under no circumstances allowed. Shame really.


I think glass bottles are the best, but they're more pricey, so I'm always going cans.

 

[HiResDes]

 

[UpperCaseN]

Glass > Can > Plastic

 

[Aylinato]

Glass for beer.

 

[Cozmogramma]

Energy drinks in a can and sodas in plastic bottles (the bigger the better).

 

[Sanjuro]

Can > Glass > Plastic

Glass obviously is the superior taste, but depends on how long it has been exposed.

 

[sphagnum]

Glass and plastic are equally good to store drinks (beer included). The with plastic is purely perception: it doesn't look as good as glass, nor does it get as cold, so we perceive the liquid inside to be warmer.

Both of this methods are great, because during the bottling process, the oxygen inside them can be almost completely taken out (we're talking over 99% oxygen free drinks after the bottles are sealed). The lack of oxygen inside helps prevent liquid oxidation, which makes everything taste funky (and it's also the reason why you should always poor your beer with a healthy foam head).

Cans are completely different. during the filling process they are top-less (they look like aluminium glasses). A top-less can is structurally weak, so the oxygen inside can't be properly taken out. This leads to slightly oxidized drinks, which are poorer in quality to those in either plastic or glass bottles. Some people claim canned drinks tend to taste slightly metallic, that's the oxidation right there. It's not like the aluminium is actually leaking its metallic taste.

So there you go. Plastic =glass >>>> can. An argument can be made about plastic, since it's safer (it doesn't shatter, it can't be used as a weapon, plastic is often allowed inside stadiums and other venues), but from a quality point of view, it's virtually indistinguishable from glass.

That metallic tinge is what makes can soda so good though.

 

[Ryaaan14]

Can tbh

Cans get cold bois. They get cold as fuccccc

Glass bottles can only dream about those low temps

Breh u ever grab an ice cold can outta the fridge and that shit HURTS UR SKIN it's so cold?

 

[gamma]

1. Glass
2. Can
99. Plastic

 

[Warm Machine]

Draft.

Then glass bottle, then can, then plastic.

 

[itwasTuesday]

Glass
That's why they spray anti-aluminum junk in the can before filling.

 

[Yaboosh]

Glass and plastic are equally good to store drinks (beer included). The with plastic is purely perception: it doesn't look as good as glass, nor does it get as cold, so we perceive the liquid inside to be warmer.

Both of this methods are great, because during the bottling process, the oxygen inside them can be almost completely taken out (we're talking over 99% oxygen free drinks after the bottles are sealed). The lack of oxygen inside helps prevent liquid oxidation, which makes everything taste funky (and it's also the reason why you should always poor your beer with a healthy foam head).

Cans are completely different. during the filling process they are top-less (they look like aluminium glasses). A top-less can is structurally weak, so the oxygen inside can't be properly taken out. This leads to slightly oxidized drinks, which are poorer in quality to those in either plastic or glass bottles. Some people claim canned drinks tend to taste slightly metallic, that's the oxidation right there. It's not like the aluminium is actually leaking its metallic taste.

So there you go. Plastic =glass >>>> can. An argument can be made about plastic, since it's safer (it doesn't shatter, it can't be used as a weapon, plastic is often allowed inside stadiums and other venues), but from a quality point of view, it's virtually indistinguishable from glass.

Canning beer typically leads to lower packaged DOs than similarly priced bottling lines.

 

[Sanjuro]

Draft.

Then glass bottle, then can, then plastic.

Dirty lines and heads.

 

[itwasTuesday]

 

[QuantumZebra]

Glass > Can > Plastic

Science.

^ this, for all drinks

 

[DietRob]

McDonald's for coke.

 

[AppleSeason]

No idea for sodas. For beer, I refuse to drink from a can. Either a glass bottle or the right glass for each kind of beer.

 

[Omega Kirby]

Glass all the way

 

[El_Presidente]

I'm so glad the GAF can finally agree on something so important! I came in here half way thinking you heathens would be saying plastic bottle is the best.

Glass x10000

 

[EGM1966]

Glass bottle of course.

Yuch at you lot who like the taste of coke contaminated by a can. Can't drink from can straight: gotta pour it out into a glass.

Plastics fine but lacks the weight and style of glass to hold.

I think I may be taking coke drinking too seriously.

 

[Lev]

Glass. Not sure why. Perhaps leaching plays a role in can and glass bottles.

 

[shira]

Imagine you sitting on a hot summer day outside on your balcony enjoying the heat and sun. However after some time you decide to go inside to grab a drink, maybe an ice-cold cooke. In your fridge you have:

-A can of coke

-A 1L plastic bottle of coke.



-A 6-pack of coca-cola in glass bottles.



What do you decide to drink? And why?

I prefer not to drink corn syrup laced acid, but glass seems to taste best with other drinks like water and wine - doesn't retain that tinny metallic taste or waste the envirnoment