It’s a hot summer afternoon. I’m sitting down on a hot afternoon, with a burger, and a cold beer.
What I’m looking for is something to replace that cold beer with. I want it to be crisp and fresh, but also not sweet. I love tart and bitter flavours. Unfortunately, my options are either cold and sweet, cold and alcoholic or hot and non sweet.
So threadiverse, what alternatives am I missing?
Tereré is great, but it’s a bit of a pain to source in Australia. What else is there?
Unsweetened Iced Tea.
Can choose pretty much any variety of tea you like and just drink it with ice and no sugar.
Around here (not Australia), it’s normally black tea, lemon optional for mild sweetness. Unsweetened green tea (not matcha) is also common. Not good if you’re looking for unsweetened, but the Arnold Palmer is also a popular drink, which is 50% iced tea and 50% lemonade.
Anywhere boba tea is served, you’ll find varieties of matcha iced tea available. More of a cafe drink, but probably good if you’re a matcha person. Milk tea is also common in boba shops and is just any variety of iced tea plus dairy, so if you like your tea with cream, that’s still enjoyable as a cold drink.
In Japan, barley tea is pretty commonly served cold and unsweetened, along with other popular tea varieties like oolong and jasmine. If you’re in Australia, it might not be too difficult to get Japanese imports (or even to just learn to make your own, they’re easy).
Ice cold Barley tea is the best. I sometimes mix barley tea and iced-tea (black tea).