We Finally Know Why People Stopped Drinking Zima

[@TrueProphit]

Use to love that drink, it was the original white claw.

[@Ropecharud]

Me too!!

[@bonoki3870]

in all honesty, i truly miss ZIMA. then again, i also miss Wine Coolers.

[@scottharris149]

They test marketed Zima in the area of a bar I worked at. No one liked it by it self. We used to come up with all kinds of things to mix with it. The best ones were Zima and Peach Schnapps. Zima, a shot of Absolut vodka with a shot of blue curocoa. Mixed in the bottle. We called it a Nox-Zima. It wasn't to bad with a lime in it.

[@thomasdye6424]

The kids in my work group bought me a bottle way back then. I thought it tasted like alcoholic soda, maybe Sprite. A few weeks later at a family party, all my young cousins were drinking it. That's all I remember.

[@roibigdawg4606]

I loved Zima with jolly ranchers even though I was 18 when they were around

[@xhante_]

I remember drinking this with apple cider powder mixed in. We definitely didn’t drink Zima because we thought it tasted good on its own.

[@DonaldSchneider-g2i]

I love Zima I would buy it all the time

[@casey6518]

Coors needs to release Zima again in the states, last I heard it was still available in Japan as of 2018 when it was released Zima again the last time in the states. I bought 3 or 4 cases back in 2018, it was my favorite drink when it was 1st released back late 90's, thought it was a lot better than the Smirnoff. I didn't really like the BOLD version as well as the original version. Never saw the variety flavors 5.9% version in my area or the stores jus didn't have it.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

I remember having it a couple times but it was pointless to order as a drink. Every food overpowered it so it wasn't worth ordering.

[@kevinmurdoch4184]

My cousin used to drink this back in the day.

[@Waterflame]

I remember the biggest issue with Zima was that you'd buy a dozen and, because they tasted sweet and barely alcoholic, you'd drink them all without even realizing. It was alcohol poisoning waiting to happen.

[@Michaeltarantio87]

I liked Zima.....i would take some from my mom & dad

[@AlwysShine17]

That’s how I remember drinking it. I liked Zima but I was the only one in my friends group who did 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@BAW5tawn]

Zima was one of the first drinks I snuck-sipped as a teen... That and Seagrams! BRING ZIMA BACK!!!!!! All liquor is nasty in its own right (IMO), especially beer & wine... Prosecco lives but Zima dies? Doesn't seem right 😂

[@alohasnackbar7622]

When they brought it back in 2017 and 2018, it was great. All the late 30s early 40s moms were getting white girl wasted and throwing the 🐈 at everyone. Wish they'd bring it back again.

[@tygrakat]

I miss Zima! They need to bring it back again 😁

[@DJ_V_squared]

They call it white claw now 😂

[@richardsasso8043]

I enjoyed it tremendously. I wish I stocked up

[@GODemon13]

They could make it a Zeazonal item where you can only get it in the Zpring or Zummer..

[@knightd12]

I loved Zima.

[@feraltaco4783]

I was too young to try it before it was discontinued. Always wondered about the taste.

[@movenlaughwithnat9045]

I liked Zima back in the day. Coors needs to try again especially after the Bud Light incident. The times have changed!

[@genxnomad1978]

Why did I stop drinking Zima: I drank it at age 16, and was releasing from both ends-on a date 🤦🏾😩

[@genxnomad1978]

By the way, I am 44 now 🤷🏽‍♀️🤣

[@Scott.Kristiansen]

I used to drink tons of this stuff at Excalibur NightClub in Chicago. Good Times

[@nicolerm]

I used to love Zima!

[@durrtyjerzeeable]

"Dippin' with Money L...in tha green Beema... sippin' Zima on my way to see Katrina...she said she needa freak like me like Adina...f***ed her by mistake she had a twin named Regina..." -Notorious B.I.G. 😂😂😂

[@MrDan708]

I never got around to trying Zima because I was already a fan of Guinness Extra Stout. Looks like I didn't miss anything.

[@mr.hansholmes2367]

Named my Great dane Zima, what a sweetheart.♥

[@shawneldridge4465]

🆗 here and it's like this back when usa network use to show up all night with rhonda shear and gilbert gottfried, the best thing to do was get some ziman's, get some KFC or some Chinese food and stay up all night and watch it. I loved watching USA up all night. It was a great show to watch back then so was drinking zima's too. Love the drink and i miss it as well.

[@yttrailerparknews]

I loved zima

[@GeoffreyGodshall]

I still love the flavor, esp from the bottle. I bought cases in collage for myself (and the many women it attracted).

[@RobertBrown876]

Zima would really do well since apparently that's the "trend" "low calorie seltzers" are "in"

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

I bought a 6 pack once months after turning 21. The 1st & last time ever.

[@aps125]

I love drinking flavored malt drink: zima, Bacardi silver, you name it.

[@CharlesDourdy]

I can tell you why people stopped drinking it. They tasted it. I drank one once, that was all it took. I didn't need to drink anymore.

[@JohnnyCurry]

The speaker at mashed insists that this frail commercial improved sales. Nothing in the world is bigger that being in high school when a new beverage pops upm it's cool to have Zima from Coors. WE NEVER EVER SEEN ANY OF THESE COMMERCIALS...

[@billmiller8404]

The original formula when it first came out was great, then after a while they changed the formula and it had a vodka taste with an alcohol background to it

[@m.d.b.6318]

🎶Bring back ZIMA🎶

[@annacribbs4142]

I love that drink 🍷... 🎉

[@markbastings4451]

Yeah really enjoyed Zika wish they would bring it back.

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Zima was bud light of the late 80s once Rico Sauve came out of the closet.

[@xfactor3000]

Do Bud Light next!

[@Blitzkrieg1976]

When I was a young'un, I liked Rolling Rock. I liked the taste, and the green bottle. Always thought Heineken was nasty though.

[@kellykorte2981]

If you really think about it does Rolling rock really have any taste? It reminds me of Carlsberg beer, it's so smooth because it has no flavor.

[@advertiserfriendlyusername5362]

Good job. But the real mystery is, why did people start drinking Zima?

[@MrDan708]

In the pre-social media and pre-streaming days, it was easier for dinosaur media to create a bandwagon of interest in a product with flashy advertising.

[@timsalopek4443]

I never seen a zima commercial

[@Mr.paint123]

Bring that shit back !

[@williamjones7163]

You could order it with a shot of melon liquor and it glowed in the dark.

[@angelaweeks5607]

I had never heard of that name so didn't try it, I might would have tried if ot was still out

[@joycestandridge20]

To me, it was a spiked sprite or 7up, i loved it, funny the good things seem to go away. Wine coolers were good to. Several were the best, I loved pina colada, forgive me, but sure how to spell it, but I think ppl will know it. Watermelon to.

[@lant7123]

I liked Zima.

[@donnajernigan5821]

I drank soooo much Zima. Lol

[@AceMoonshot]

I had a friend that tried Zima for the first time. Me: How was it? Friend: It Zucks.

[@eunicemarr]

I remember it tasting like licorice and I liked it. Am I remembering something else?

[@lant7123]

The "Sprite" analogy is correct. It was lemon-lime.

[@rodger7029]

Zima plus citrus flavored vodka

[@kellykorte2981]

It might have something to do with the TV show to catch a predator.

[@angus7723]

It was fn delishesh

[@qbrt4050]

Every time I mention Zima, people want it back. Video I very misleading

[@christygirl8313]

How do we start a movement letting Zima know we are ready now. They also may want to collaborate with jolly ranchers. Just sayin. Work with what you got. Don’t make it into something it’s not. (Sorry for the rhyme)

[@kelil1750]

4.7% alcohol 🍸 🤣

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

That's not a fedora. It's a pork pie. (Though I must add that it's much too blurry to be sure.) But def not a classic fedora.

[@alparker8661]

Zima for gen Z

[@edwardportell4955]

There's no secret why it failed. It tasted like sprite that had started to rot

[@christianoliver3572]

Zima failed because it sucked. It was the first American 'alchopop' and please don't tell me they really ever expected it to be purchased by 21+

[@ericlondon2663]

Citrus dish water......mmmmmmmmmmm...LOL

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

It's downfall was due to the fact that if, as a guy, you were caught drinking it, you had to turn in your "Man Card".

[@Julien-bt7fd]

Artificial flavor, qualified as piss

[@katekat1064]

Because it tasted so nasty!

[@adamformanack318]

😝taste bad

[@patriciaaturner289]

Yeah, because it was nasty.

[@kc8ueu]

Tasted grozzz.

[@lilpoindexter]

i loved that shit