The pickle brine in my iced tea exploded, but it was a GOOD disaster?

Back in 2019 I used to just dump pickle juice in whatever soda I had and call it a day. Last week I got fancy and mixed 2 ounces of garlic dill brine into a cold brew tea at home. The carbonation from the soda I added went NUTS and foam shot all over my counter, took me 20 minutes to clean up. But after I wiped the mess off my phone, I tasted what survived and it was honestly the BEST version I've ever made. Who else has had a weird combo fail physically but still taste amazing enough to try again with a bigger cup?

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robinson.hannah1mo ago

Wait, you just casually sip pickle brine soda like it's normal? That's wild to me... but honestly kind of impressive. The foam explosion sounds terrifying, but I get why you'd risk the cleanup again if the taste was that good. I once had a jalapeno mango smoothie explode in my blender the same way, and I still made it three more times that week.

joel_butler1mo ago

Sympathize hard with the cleanup struggle, nothing ruins a moment faster than sticky foam on everything you own. But that moment when you taste it and realize the mess was worth it, that's the real win, same thing happened to me with a spicy margarita that turned my blender into a volcano. Glad you stuck with it, sounds like you found something special, any chance you're sharing that recipe or keeping it secret?