I took my first teaspoon full of creatine ethyl ester HCL from "All the Whey". I am used to taking my creatine dry and then wash it down with water. This stuff tasted like grounded up asperin. I think it may have gone bad. I have had it sealed up for about 5 months now. I just opened it. Also, I started taking Maximum Pump from "IronMagLabs". Those pills tasted weird too. Maximum pump also has HCL in it. So maybe its that. Anyone else experience this?