I just wish you could choose flavor intensity or have all flavor choices available for all sodas. Let me find out lime rootbeer is bad, let me try grape Dr Pepper. Why you gotta limit my creativity Coke?

Pour half a cup of grape Fanta, then stop. Fill the other half with Dr. Pepper. You’re welcome.

This is the way. I've actually been doing a lotof cream soda/Dr Pepper combos recently.

I do enjoy the Dr Pepper Cream Soda they brought out awhile back.

Vanilla Ginger Ale

My people! Vanilla ginger ale is the best thing those things have produced.

Lime ginger ale too

I tried that the last time I had access to one. It was nice, but not nearly as much as vanilla ginger ale.

The strawberry cream Dr. Pepper is the best flavor they have now imho.

Do that enough, and they make it a flavor

No they dont. We never use these machines to start producing flavors.

Oh, so you don't use the free data of what flavors people like from this machine to create more flavor combinations for the machine that only does flavor combinations you don't sell in bottles?

9 out of 10 times they do not. Im in a different dept however i have sat in on a few in and out meetings about this topic of the freestyle machine and it is not used to gain new flavors for shelf sale. Although it probably should though right? 😂

Well when you say it like that it sounds gross lol I just want to push one button and find out it tastes bad. Why won’t coke cater to me? /s

Last sentence/paragraph - lol

I’m coming after you if this sucks! 🤣🤣🤣

That sounds amazing.

Or just go to sonic. Grape dr pepper is the goat

100% this... Soda and flavoring should be dispensed from separate nozzles and have separate controls. Gas stations figured this out 20 years ago.

What? I've never seen anything like that at as a gas station, or anywhere. This machine is the closest I've seen. 

Most of the gas stations near me have some type of option to add caffeine and flavor shots. - The machines have a few extra nozzles and buttons that usually look something like this: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Soda/comments/13oafwm/idk\_where\_else\_to\_ask\_this\_but\_do\_the\_energy/#lightbox](https://www.reddit.com/r/Soda/comments/13oafwm/idk_where_else_to_ask_this_but_do_the_energy/#lightbox) When I was a kid my mom wouldn't let me fill my own sodas because if I had my way I would have just been drinking a 64oz cup of blue snow cone syrup and caffeine shots with a splash of sprite.

Lol yea I probably would have been drinking a cup of vanilla energy. That's cool, I've never seen that before. 

I am *obsessed* with those. Regular cherry coke never has enough cherry in it. Plus they keep taking away the greatest thing they've come up with: cherry vanilla coke. Gotta DIY that shit between drops

The cherry they use in these things is so much better too. - Reminds me of jolly ranchers or snowcone syrup. The Cherry flavoring in the coke freestyle machines tastes like cough syrup.

Hard agree. They skimped out on it for those machines

Damn I need some energy. I've seen the flavor syrups but not the energy one

Mmmmm. Gimme some of that energy.

You can mix things in the app that you can’t on the machine. Then just scan and dispense.

Lol what? I was today years old!

Vanilla Sprite is an option though

Since this is a burger king one, it has the king of all sodas GRAPE SURGE

Im curious if its because say Cherry Coke has its own blend between cherry and coke, and since there isnt a grape coke, you dont have a blend to really make

The fact that I can put lime in some sodas but not others kills me. I’m a huge lime guy and it’s crazy that I can put lime in my Mountain Dew, which is a lime flavored soda, but not in my Dr Pepper or orange crush

Coke freestyle more like Coke no style.

It's a fact that when you mix all soda pop flavors together you just get Dr Pepper.

I never had a bad vanilla Dr Pepper or Cherry Mello-Yello

Cherry Mello Yello is my go-to. 

It’s quite delicious, and very refreshing!

THEY…THEY HAVE CHERRY MELLO-YELLO?!!!

lol Choose Mello Yello, then add cherry flavoring to it

I guess cherry Mello Yello did actually exist at one point but they discontinued it 😢

Yep around the same time as my favorite mellow yellow flavor which was peach 😭 discontinued them at the same time and broke my heart

Only machines that have Mellow yellow zero

As a person who can only drink zero calorie beverages. They all taste right to me. And before anyone says anything... I know they're not all truly zero calorie.

5-10 cals or less negligible 😁

weird, i feel like i can always taste sugar in my diet sodas whenever they come out of freestyle machines. they're sweeter

Only place I can get barqs zero in Canada.

I always purge the nozzle for a bit before putting my cup under to get rid of any leftovers, never really had a problem with a freestyle machine tasting bad

I do the same but it does always taste off to me

How do you do that?

Just press the water button for a second or two.

Thanks

These machines are the only way I can have Coke with lime

You put the lime in the Coke? Then you drank them both up?

Some prefer it already mixed .

Now let me get this straight…

You nut

I said "doctor, ain't there nothing I can take?"

Same coke zero lime is my go to

Same here, one of my favorite ones!

The new white machines do a much better job of purging before dispensing. Work a whole lot faster as well Biggest issue is that the cartridges don’t normally have a huge shelf life, so if you pick a lesser used flavor, good chance you are consuming expired product. It won’t make you sick, but they sure don’t taste right anymore

I love being able to guess what the person before me had while enjoying my syrup heavy Dr. Pepper.

These are the only things that let me get peach Fanta and I love them for it.

Add a little orange fanta to the peach

I add raspberry

It’s sad too, because Japanese peach Fanta is amazing

I still want one for my man cave, if I ever build one.

I stopped drinking soda 2 years ago but Mello Yello strawberry orange from these was amazing 😭

It's because they're market research tools first and soda dispensers second.

You're definitely tripping, because these things give you the absolute best tasting cherry coke of all time. These things are why I love going to white castle and the movies

On the rare occasion, I encounter one that has Pibb Zero. I celebrate those moments, but typically I agree with OP.

Yes this is the only redeeming quality. Meatheads burger chain in the Chicagoland area often carries the Pibb zero but I haven’t been in a while

Wait…Pibb Zero’s a thing? Seeing Pibb in general is a rare occurrence for me (no idea why), but when I do, it’s always the regular stuff.

yep. it comes in white cans

White cans?! Is it the only zero NOT in black? Wait, I forgot; Sunkist is in white. I’m sure there are others but that’s the only one that came to mind. But now I know what to look for whenever I see Pibb.

My local theater has a machine with Pibb Zero. It's honestly the only reason I go to that cinema.

These machines are the only way I can find Pibb in Canada.

Grape sprite the best

I don't mind them at all. As a diabetic these are a small miracle. It may be hard to imagine, but I get tired of only having diet cola as my only choice.

I hear you. For the places who don't have the fancy soda machines, I am happy to find diet Dr. Pepper to relieve the constant stream of diet Coke. I also found that choosing raspberry and cherry syrup makes a soda very "festive" - especially around Christmas time.

If you're at a restaurant in Canada, you get a diet cola, or you can pound sand. When I saw a diet Dr. Pepper on the menu in the US, I was practically giddy. The waitress thought I was a little nuts.

I’m not a diabetic but I am on a calorie deficit diet and drinking something else that isn’t a regular Diet Coke is refreshing. These machines are the only ones that give out multiple flavors. My favorite is diet cherry coke and strawberry Sprite Zero.

Come Coke bottle surge. I only see at Burger King.

It's actually being phased out of BK. All of the BKs in my area already killed it.

That’s sad

When I choose my flavor I hold down the soda and let it flow before putting my cup in. 

In my experience, the taste of soda from these machines is generally more reliable than that from typical fountain machines at restaurants. Possibly because they are maintained better.

You have Surge…where is this, I must go.

Burger King has had it since 2018, but they've been phasing it out recently. It's getting rare.

I just google’d “freestyle coke machine”

I love these things. Can't get raspberry coke anywhere else.

Then it must not be ratioed properly

I always get cherry Vanilla Coke from the freestyle machine in my Wendy’s and it’s always been great

Grape sprite the best

I don't buy sodas when this is the machine they have

I like cherry sprite

I beg to differ. My local Wendy's machine never disappoints.

I've had the best luck with Wendy's Freestyle machines. Wawa and Firehouse not so much.

Never had a bad vanilla sprite

The ones in california Universal never failed to make delicious raspberry coke.

Ive never had problems dispensing. The touchscreen however

I just had the best vanilla sprite of my life out of these machines

Agreed. I usually only half fill with the flavoring and fill the rest of the way the base soda. But haven't been able to make Cherry Coke taste just right.

Yeah, usually I'll try some new weird combo and expect strangeness because when I try to just get a plain Coke it never tastes right.

I wonder if those who prefer cola flavored soda do not like the freestyle, but those who prefer fruit flavored do? Having a Mello Yello tinged coke is not ideal, but a little Fanta in a surge? Hell ya

You’re so wrong. You’re entitled to your opinion though. But… What a shitty title to your post!! Why even post this if you’re not even going to care at all about what we say. These machines work perfectly fine every time I’ve used one. Maybe you’re broken?

What are you talking about, I love these things!

I loveeeeeeee these freestyle machines. Diet dr pepper cherry vanilla whoop whoop!!!

THANK YOU i thought it was just me. Lol

Well I think your wrong. Thanks for your opinion.

It's all out of the same nozzle which bothers me the most about this style of machine. Why not separate nozzles

I just run water through it and it tastes pretty good after that.

That is absolutely, undeniably, unquestionably, the most correct statement ever made throughout the history of the entire universe. FUCK those Freestyle machines with something rusty and sandpapery.

For me, it is 50/50

I like all the Fanta and Fanta Zero flavors, but the Coke/Diet Coke are never as good as I want it to be. It’s

Pretty sure it’s because every drink goes through the same spout. Makes whatever you get taste like a little bit of everything and I hate it.

I miss Coke orange from those machines. Orange vanilla fucking sucks

You got surge in that freestyle machine I would be there everyday.

I don't care what anyone says: thess let me get Barq's Red Cream and Coke Orange Vanilla, so they're the GOAT soda dispenser

The one at my local Wendy's is okay. The only quick way I can get a lime Coke, too.

And no Bargs FRENCH Vanilla or Bargs red wtf ! Wait....they have surge on yours ?!

I like these because I only drink diet and I can have some untraditional flavors and mix and match. And it's the only place I can do a Diet Cherry Coke. (I don't like Coke Zero)

Yea this shit is too much for me. I rarely drink soda so when I do I don’t want to have chili flavored Diet Coke or whatever TF is going on there.

I remember getting so excited when I first saw one. Then tasted my soda and was like, wtf is this?

Those machines are terrible if there are a line of people. Great for very slow restaurants. The syrup cartridges are tiny compared to a normal syrup BIB so they require more maintenance. Only one customer at a time can use the machine and some people are terrible at decision making. The extra choices and flavors are ok.

Agreed!

But the limeade is FIRE!

I miss Surge and these should have Mr Pibb not Dr Pepper

Hot take : No fountain has ever dispensed a decent soda, except for Mc Donald's Coca-Cola...

💯 agree!!!!!!!!!! I avoid any fast food that I know had this. They never taste right.

Yeah they never do, but on the other side of that they all have unique flavor because of it.

A lot of times you have to let it run for 2 seconds before you put your cup under it, to let the excess water/previous flavorings pass through Not every time, but it worked for about 60% of shitty Freestyle machines I've encountered

I actually avoid these now, I definitely think they use some sort of different concentration in these machines.

I’ve never had a problem with them. I seek them out so I can get some strawberry Dr Pepper.

Looks complicated lol

But it’s the only place I can get my grape mellow yellow

I disagree. The one at my local Wendy’s does it perfectly imo

Coke always has a citrus taste to it

I'm just mad because every White Castle used to have Pibb but now they have these

facts

That’s why it’s called “freestyle”

I disagree

mmmmm I beg to differ the ones at amc are so fire

Agreed. I haven’t had any problems with them.

I went to Wendy’s the other day, and i thought it was the machine, but it seems like you need to add ice and stir it, you can tell its not mixed properly when dispenced

I usually go for orange Fanta. In my experience it comes out extra syrupy lol

Agreed

Every freestyle machine in my area is perfectly fine. I always get the cherry Vanilla Coke bc I can’t find it anywhere else

My coke is either pure syrup of has a flavoring I don’t want in it

I gave up Pop/Soda Completely but when I did I think k that’s Correct.

Truth

But they have orange Vanilla Coke still aka the best flavor

Ginger ale is the only thing I order off that machine

Cherry Vanilla Coke is the way to go. I literally can't get it anywhere else

The ones near me have barq's cream soda, with orange. I always get a barq's creamsicle.

Disagree, the best Dr Pepper I’ve had comes from the one at my local Moe’s. 

Half raspberry coke the other vanilla.

The Pepsi ones are a little better. Those are rare to find in the wild though

100%, I think Coca Cola needs its own designated nozzle because all Coke that comes out tastes like a hint of Barqs rootbeer, absolutely ruins it

Burger King had Surge and Surge zero!

I'm a huge fan of these machines due to the fact that they became the only place to get Hi C Orange from the fountain after McDonald's stopped serving it for a while.

For real, my wife hates freestyle machine drinks because of this issue

I agree 100%. No drink from this machine tastes right except the lemonade. I hate these with a passion lol.

Huh. Don't drink soda too often, but every single time I've had a freestyle it's come out good. My friends order and enjoy them too. Your market may vary.

I typically just get the Barq's cream soda with either orange or cherry vanilla flavor and it always slaps. I typically call these magical soda Machines!

I hate those things sm

Just discovered Wendy's has Hi-C GRAPE !!

Fountain drink are discussing will drink water even if my favourite drink is at the machine I’ll pass.

10000000% agree.

Facts freestyle machines fucking suck

Doesn't bother me, since I mix multiples anyway.

Bro I can tell by the Surge that you’re at a Burger King, there’s your problem right there. The ones at AMC are almost always golden, maybe one machine will have one off tasting flavor of one soda but you just dump it and get it at the next one over

so OP, do you flaush the dispenser with the water button serving up your drink? do you press the soda button and let it run a bit before putting your cup into the flow of soda?

I dunno, root beer always seems good from them

You're wrong OP. Every time I use Coke Freestyle I get the most perfect tasting pop. Sucks to be you I guess.

They're similar to a Keurig machine to me, eventually everything starts tasting the same.

Keep mixing up your favourite, the data from these machines is how they came up with Spiced Coke.

Even when you let it flow for a few seconds before putting your cup underneath (though it does help a bit)!

Those touch screens probably have the bubonic plague living on them.

Agreed

Never had a problem with them. It’s the fucking theme park machines that fuck everything up

My lime cokes out of the freestyle machines always hit but maybe that’s just me

I’ll go to Wendys or 5 guys just for this reason

people's standards for corn syrup & flavouring is too high. Just buy an individual bottle from the fridge if the machine isn't good enough for you.

I miss Raspberry Sprite, that one was my favorite. Grape Sprite is a close second.

Anybody tried root beer with cherry sounds delicious

They removed raspberry zero sugar sprite from all the machines around me and I'll never forgive them

Orange vanilla hi-c slaps