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Club Mate: The Lost History of Germany's Trendiest Soda [video]

33 points by motge 2y ago

weinzierl 2y ago
No history of Club Mate is complete without mentioning Tschunk. https://de.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschunk https://de.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschunk
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snowpid 2y ago
Club - Mate is so commonly drunk, it inspired a whole range of similar mate soda brands, also available in every supermarket. Also most Latin Americans don't know about the existence of mate sodas in Germany and they are always surprised when finding out. P.S.: Why is the history "lost"?
cyberpunk 2y ago
It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.
- kekebo 2y ago
  A common trajectory seems to be your sentiment, followed by a couple of reluctant retries, followed by eventual, disproportional reverence. I'm no different
  - cyberpunk 2y ago
    So like beer?
    - pixelpoet 2y ago
      I'm 40 and frequently give many many beers a chance (e.g. lived in Czechia with ultra knowledgeable beer experts), even my German genes don't help me to enjoy it. On the other hand, I followed the Club Mate trajectory too.
    - kekebo 2y ago
      Pretty much
  - fellowniusmonk 2y ago
    Guinness did this to me, I hated it until about 30 and used lots of hyperbolic language to negatively describe it as a dirty ashtray, etc. I now find most styles of beer far too sweet or boozy and Guinness style beer is my go to.
    - Ylpertnodi 2y ago
      Guinness tastes foul if you've had some beer before trying it. People ask me to 'try a bit' (i can down a pint whilst my next one is being poured), but I always refuse if they've had a beer beforehand. I was the same.
- LargoLasskhyfv 2y ago
  Try the red variant? 'Granat'
  - fuzztester 2y ago
    So what? ;)
  - ochronus 2y ago
    My favorite!
- ochronus 2y ago
  Poison? Why would you say so?
  - Log_out_ 2y ago
    Grandparent is a Hypercritical hippocratical hipocrit going for critical damage on a hippo
  - flobosg 2y ago
    To be fair, everything is poison at the right dose.
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vr46 2y ago
I keep a crate in the basement, drink one per day, it’s great. Not sugary or synthetic-tasting, but just like a mild tea. Win for me.
- 4gotunameagain 2y ago
  Not sugary tasting ?? If club mate does not taste sugary then what does ? Syrup ? :)
- ochronus 2y ago
  Well, it does have a ton of sugar, though :/
  - flobosg 2y ago
    There’s a Zero variant (which I haven’t tried but plan to): https://www.club-mate-shop.de/getraenke/46/club-mate-zero https://www.club-mate-shop.de/getraenke/46/club-mate-zero
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    - ochronus 2y ago
      Oh, good to know! Haven't seen it from this brand yet, thanks for sharing!

33 points by motge 2y ago

No history of Club Mate is complete without mentioning Tschunk. https://de.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschunk https://de.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschunk

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snowpid 2y ago

Club - Mate is so commonly drunk, it inspired a whole range of similar mate soda brands, also available in every supermarket. Also most Latin Americans don't know about the existence of mate sodas in Germany and they are always surprised when finding out. P.S.: Why is the history "lost"?

cyberpunk 2y ago

It’s poison, and doesn’t even taste nice. I’ll never understand why people drink club mate.

kekebo 2y ago
A common trajectory seems to be your sentiment, followed by a couple of reluctant retries, followed by eventual, disproportional reverence. I'm no different
- cyberpunk 2y ago
  So like beer?
  - pixelpoet 2y ago
    I'm 40 and frequently give many many beers a chance (e.g. lived in Czechia with ultra knowledgeable beer experts), even my German genes don't help me to enjoy it. On the other hand, I followed the Club Mate trajectory too.
  - kekebo 2y ago
    Pretty much
- fellowniusmonk 2y ago
  Guinness did this to me, I hated it until about 30 and used lots of hyperbolic language to negatively describe it as a dirty ashtray, etc. I now find most styles of beer far too sweet or boozy and Guinness style beer is my go to.
  - Ylpertnodi 2y ago
    Guinness tastes foul if you've had some beer before trying it. People ask me to 'try a bit' (i can down a pint whilst my next one is being poured), but I always refuse if they've had a beer beforehand. I was the same.
LargoLasskhyfv 2y ago
Try the red variant? 'Granat'
- fuzztester 2y ago
  So what? ;)
- ochronus 2y ago
  My favorite!
ochronus 2y ago
Poison? Why would you say so?
- Log_out_ 2y ago
  Grandparent is a Hypercritical hippocratical hipocrit going for critical damage on a hippo
- flobosg 2y ago
  To be fair, everything is poison at the right dose.

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vr46 2y ago

I keep a crate in the basement, drink one per day, it’s great. Not sugary or synthetic-tasting, but just like a mild tea. Win for me.

4gotunameagain 2y ago
Not sugary tasting ?? If club mate does not taste sugary then what does ? Syrup ? :)
ochronus 2y ago
Well, it does have a ton of sugar, though :/
- flobosg 2y ago
  There’s a Zero variant (which I haven’t tried but plan to): https://www.club-mate-shop.de/getraenke/46/club-mate-zero https://www.club-mate-shop.de/getraenke/46/club-mate-zero
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  - ochronus 2y ago
    Oh, good to know! Haven't seen it from this brand yet, thanks for sharing!