[the_af]

Well, let me give you my perspective:

I hate beer and also have some sort of allergic reaction to it (I don't mind, since I don't like it anyway).

Water has no taste, so unless I'm drinking merely to quench my thirst, it's not what I want.

Juice is too much work and many juices "out of the fruit" without added sugar are also bad for you, e.g. orange juice. Most dentists and nutritionists now do not recommend drinking orange juice except very occasionally (then again, of course they don't recommend soda drinks either).

I love espresso and drink it way too often, but it's not a refreshing drink like Diet Coke is, and also it's not good for you either (in excess). I probably drink way too much espresso and Diet Coke.