PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beer taste beverage which has enhanced carbonate stimulation without need for increasing carbon dioxide pressure.SOLUTION: : There are provided: a carbonate beverage containing hydroxy acid esters of 5 ppm or more a carbonate beverage which contains hydroxy acid esters of 5 ppm or more and in which the hydroxy acid esters is one or more selected from the group consisting of triethyl citrate, tributyl citrate, diethyl tartrate, and malic acid dibutyl, and the content of the hydroxy acid esters is 5 to 40 ppm and a beer taste beverage which contains citric acid of 50 ppm in any of the above two carbonate beverage.SELECTED DRAWING: None