I'm drinking a Zima - ask me anything

[jpak]

[petronius]

1. What bet did you lose?

[jpak]

7. I went the the liquor store looking for a refreshing citrus beverage - and there they were

A stack of tremendously beautiful 6-packs of Zima

I could not resist

[SQUEE]

44. Drop a Jolly Rancher in it.

[jpak]

67. Sacrilege!

harumph

[emulatorloo]

79. Get a 6-Pack of Oskar Blues Pinner next time. Or New Belgium Citradelic.

Better yet, get both!

[jpak]

88. Shut up with that filthy Pig Latin!

(my favorite line from Saving Private Ryan)

[emulatorloo]

90. ....

[TexasTowelie]

2. Tastes good or less filling?

[jpak]

8. More cowbell

less covfefe

[lunasun]

3. Why do drink shit like that? And why advertise it?

[jpak]

5. I was disappointed

I was expecting that Classic Zima Skank I remembered from Long Ago

But NooOOOooo

They has to "improve it"...

I was planning to use the remaining 5 in the 6-pack to kill weeds...but I think I will drink them all

For Auld Lang Syne

[lunasun]

11. They been looking for you . Someone who missed Zima

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/06/21/zima-the-clear-beverage-of-youthful-regrets-is-back-did-anyone-miss-it/?utm_term=.1c6f532122cb

[emulatorloo]

4. What decade are you in?

[jpak]

6. My sixth

I think

[emulatorloo]

9. Lol

Glad yr having fun.

[jpak]

10. I cleaned the fucking house today - all of it

And this is my reward?

[Doreen]

76. All of the house?

You should have gotten two or three packs. I have a very small apartment but if I were to clean all of it in one day I would want to drink more than one pack.

[jpak]

89. I knew my refreshing citrusy reward was chilling in the fridge

It gave me strength

[Owl]

12. Is it 10 years old?

I thought that stuff was discontinued long ago.

[jpak]

13. No - it's a Limited Edition release

Shit happens

All over again

[sprinkleeninow]

35. Did that come with hair?

hiccup 😤

uh-oh 😜

oops 🤕

[jpak]

37. Big Hair - really Big Hair

[sprinkleeninow]

47. Throwback bouffant hair on Thirsty Thursday.

Thas what the locals chere call this weekday for reasons to get schnockered, tanked, lit, three sheets to th' wind and like that.
I like Rolling Rock. Good ol' PA steelworkers' choice.
👷💪 🍻

[Loryn]

14. What does it taste like?

They have stacks of it at the market, but don't seem to be selling much.

I've never tried it.

[jpak]

16. Your lucky

I'm not

It tastes like the sound made by rattling a can plums

[emulatorloo]

80. Sorta like a vodka tonic but not a good one.

[spooky3]

15. Are you Michael McDonald's MadTV character Rusty?

(He was a Zima drinker too).

I loved MadTV.

[jpak]

17. I'm rusty at a lot of things at my age

But I am not the Rusty you speak of...

[spooky3]

21. Hee hee!😎

[politicat]

18. Do they still taste like kombucha made with Seven-Up?

Not like Sprite - Sprite is much sweeter. Not like ginger ale at all.

I don't remember hating them, but I admit I was 19 the last time I had one. And that's 2 decades in my rear view.

[jpak]

19. By Jove I think you got it!

Kombucha made with Seven-Up!

But with none of the redeeming qualities of Kombucha

[politicat]

23. Yeah, pretty much.

I had a friend with deeply questionable taste in college. Person would ferment anything, wanted to go all natural everything, but had developed a taste for Zima in high school. Friend spent most of a year fermenting anything they could get their hands on for that flavor and trying to replicate it with non-mass market stuff.

Of course, friend desperately wanted to share their obsession.

[jpak]

24. Zima is a slippery slope indeed

"Of course, friend desperately wanted to share their obsession."

Is that an accusation?

[politicat]

25. Well... underage college students.

Lots of nefarious motives possible there.

Or we were just all bloody morons who should have been nailed inside a barrel for a few years.

[jpak]

26. I was thinking - moi

[politicat]

31. Nope, you do you.

It seems like it would be really nice on a very hot day, the way a really pale ale tastes best when it's 95 degrees and the beer is 34 degrees, but without the hoppy flavor. (Still looking for a meadowsweet or woodruff pale ale that would do the same.)

Every drink has its place.

[jpak]

33. Yes indeed

My favorite after-mowing-the-lawn-on-a-hot summer-day drink is

An ice-cold 16 oz. Bud

Don't know why

[Phentex]

20. Been a long time since I had one...

we used to only drink them at the beach due to a very limited quantity of anything available. I remember liking them. But then I forgot all about them.

[jpak]

22. They are quite forgettable - believe me

but strangely memorable at the same time.

[denbot]

27. Why didn't you learn from the first time you tried it?

Seriously, I tried that stuff once and see no reason to do it twice.

[jpak]

29. You are correct

It's a Man's Drink

[Siwsan]

28. I used to mix Zima with a Margarita wine cooler - I called it a 'Zimirita'

Hmmmmm. I wonder if anyone still makes margarita wine coolers..

[jpak]

30. We called that "paint remover"

yup

[Siwsan]

32. HA HA! Well, I was young and adventurous. And perhaps a bit insane, back then

I'm more of a Molson drinker, now.

[jpak]

34. At least you survived Zima

I may not

[Siwsan]

38. Corporate work stress and carbon monoxide couldn't kill me, so Zima has no chance

[jpak]

41. that's good to know

[pnwest]

36. And what will you have next to accomplish an actual buzz? :)

I remember when that came out - David Letterman said "Zima Zucks"...

[jpak]

39. And where is Letterman today?

Zima lives

[pnwest]

40. LOL! Touche

[bluedigger]

42. I tried to share a Zima with two other hard drinking friends back in the day.

There was still some left in the bottle when we handed it back to the bartender.

[jpak]

45. Lightweight

[bluedigger]

49. It's not like we stopped drinking - we just stopped drinking Zima.

If we had a fourth, I'm fairly certain we could have finished it.

[jpak]

50. Everyone knows - Zima is Drankin'

Anything else - not so much

[bluedigger]

52. Forgot to ask my question.

You do know Maine has as many brew pubs per capita as any place, pretty much, right?

[jpak]

56. Yes I do

But none serve the Nectar of the Gods!

Zima!

[blur256]

43. My one question. ..

Do you have a jolly rancher in there? oh the college days...

[jpak]

46. Nope

Purist

[blur256]

48. I can dig that

[California_Republic]

51. I bought a six pack years ago

I bought a six pack years ago...
Anybody want the other five?

😀

[jpak]

53. One word

EBay

yup

[mahatmakanejeeves]

54. Let me know when you get back from the bathroom.

I'll wait. This probably won't take long at all.

[jpak]

55. Oh Shit

I just cleaned it!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

58. Maybe you can rent one of those pressure washers,

and get a hazmat suit from Grainger.

[jpak]

60. Maybe I should just hide behind the neighbor's lilac bush

[underpants]

57. How do you bet on baseball?

[jpak]

59. Chico Escuela

Has been berry berry good to me

[muntrv]

61. I didn't know they still make Zima.

[jpak]

64. It's baaaaAAack!

yup

[steve2470]

62. What is your opinion of people who choose the next stall to you in public bathrooms when.....

they are not forced to ?

[jpak]

65. I take a wide stance on that issue

[underpants]

63. I lost a bet. Where would I find Zima?

[jpak]

66. Look for an ethereal glow in the beer asisle

It will be your guide

[underpants]

68. What recipes do you have involving the Hutzler 571 banana slicer?

https://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Banana-Slicer/product-reviews/B0047E0EII

[jpak]

69. Don't run in the hallways with that thing in your hands!

But series

Slice said banana with Hutzler 571 banana slicer

Place in blender

Add one bottle ice-cold Zima

Add one jolly Rancher

Remember to put the lid on.

and Frappe

enjoy

[underpants]

70. I've learned much here

[jpak]

71. Stay thirsty mes grasshoppers

[Generic Brad]

72. Is it as horrible tasting as it was in the 80's?

All I remember about it was the strong chemical aftertaste.

[jpak]

73. The New Zima is not half as bad as the New Coke

if that makes any sense

[Generic Brad]

74. I remember how yucky New Coke was

Back when that came out I was practically living on cigarettes and Coke (i was a graduate student and was not majoring in Nutrition - obviously). New Coke was so bad it pushed me back to eating food.

[jpak]

75. When I was in grad school

I lived on Zima

and air

[sakabatou]

77. Does it bring you back to the 90s?

[jpak]

83. Yes

[Thor_MN]

78. Are you an organ donor?

Not your kidneys or liver, those are now truly f'ed. But the rest are now pickled and will last forever.

[jpak]

84. Yes

Zima Immortality

Some thought it was dead and gone

But it has risen to new glory!

[herding cats]

81. Ah, my youth!

Damn I was stupid back then!

Put that crap down and let the 90's die with a semblance of respect. Which means pretending Zima never existed, among other things.

[jpak]

85. Ow, my head!

[fleur-de-lisa]

82. Does Zima still taste like a mixture of Alka Seltzer and lemonade?

[jpak]

86. No

Kombucha made with Sprite

[fleur-de-lisa]

87. LOL! I had to look that up.

I've been on a kick lately drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade. It's been hot as hell in New Orleans, with humidity through the roof, so most alcoholic beverages I would normally drink just aren't that appelaing right now. I've been craving something light, cold and fruity, so MHL it is!