Maybe this is my unpopular opinion, but Dr. Pepper out of a can on a plane at cruising altitude (~8000ft elevation equivalent) tastes way better to me than anywhere on the ground. I call it my magic sky juice. Dr. Pepper is really the only soda I enjoy, anyway.
I am unsure if there are any other changes made to the cans of soda they serve on planes, like a different carbonation pressure, etc. that might make a difference instead of just the altitude.
Plane Cabins are pressurized.
Yeah but not to sea level pressure. Cruising above 10,000ft, planes are required to maintain an internal pressure equal to that of 8000ft or less, and it’s likely almost always close to that 8000ft, because that takes the least energy.
See “Need for pressurization”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurizationThe difference in apparent altitude is why your ears pop when ascending or descending.
That makes sense, being up in the mountains makes a lot of other things seem flat by comparison.
The higher you go the less air pressure there is to keep the carbonation in the liquid. This definitely affects taste.
there’s no comparison…
a cold one on the beach is good but if you’re hiking up into the mountains and when you get to your campsite and open a lukewarm beer … that beer is so good
not much can compare
ok so this example only pertains to backpacking but I stand firm on it
warm whisky is fucking awesome after a couple miles of backpacking, just another fyi
We took gin, a bottle of tonic water syrup, and a lemon. The tannins in the river water it was mixed with making it look like a cup of tea in no way detracted from the experience.
Your other trick is to decant the alcohol into a stainless steel drink bottle. Saw so many people pulling glass bottles of spirits out of their pack, lotta extra weight to lug about with you.
I’m way too nervous to try river water.
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those old fashioned wine skins are pretty good but they make plastic bottles that almost weight nothing and compress. Those are what I use
get to your campsite and open a lukewarm beer
If you ever stay at an alpine lake, bring a mesh bag and store them in the lake. Nice cold beverages.
Agree. I don’t know if it’s reality or if my mind is making things up, but carbonated beverages have a lot more of that fizzy feeling when closer to sea level, and that is the entire reason I drink them over other beverages.
I have lived both in the mountains of Appalachia and below sea level in New Orleans.
Even slight elevation changes (roughly 10-25 meters imo) fizzes out fatser
People in the mountains generally don’t drink a lot of soda
So there is this place called The Rocky Mountains, particularly adjacent the entire Denver metropolitan area, and it’s got both people and soda in no short supply, friend. If you ever plan a trip through there, maybe a day between flights, check out some of the national parks in the area.
canned or fountain? what brands did you try.
the carbonation to me is one of the most important pieces. i cant smell (re:taste) well.
