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I just wish Club Mate was popular in the states. I love it and it's super popular in Berlin but I have yet to introduce it to a single person in the USA who lik

• VonGuard 4y ago
  2600 Magazine on the East coast and Noisebridge on the West Coast are the only 2 registered distributors of Club Mate in the USA. If you are in SF, you can get one at Noisebridge for $5.
  • ryukafalz 4y ago
    And 2600 is often sold out.
  • pantalaimon 4y ago
    Are there any attempts to produce it locally? $5/bottle is crazy, here you can get a crate of 20 bottles for 15€ [0] A few years ago there was a real boom with many small soda companies/startups popping up to challenge the Club Mate hegemony with their own Mate brews. Many disappeared again but some did stick around, so there is still a good variety in Mate vendors. There are still many rather small operations too [1][2], so entering the soda market doesn't seem to be that hard compared to other things. And having a product that's mildly addictive is good for customer retention. [0] https://www.flinkeflasche.de/categories/52 https://www.flinkeflasche.de/categories/52 [1] https://kolle-mate.de/ https://kolle-mate.de/ [2] https://www.flora-power.de/ https://www.flora-power.de/
• ruph123 4y ago
  Total Wine and More usually carrys it although it is currently sold out: https://www.totalwine.com/accessories-more/mixers-water-soda/clubmate/p/172528233 https://www.totalwine.com/accessories-more/mixers-water-soda...