Coke or *shudder* Pepsi?

[Aldurin]

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSE1IltfIVoSvOyR1j8EHh2895o-Qhq3HeVpTYSzzX696QW5pCgEu0ZVL42

Coke fans gather around and share what you love about Coke because it is a wonderful thing.

Pepsi fans may identify themselves so we Coke drinkers can ridicule you for your inability to appreciate good soda.

So what's your preference?

In all seriousness, though. If you drink Pepsi while eating Reeses' Pieces it will literally taste like cigarettes, and Reeses' Pieces is awesome so clearly Pepsi is at fault.

[IHateMakingNames]

Pepsi tastes like something a dentist would clean your teeth with.

[Seil]

I am comprised mostly of coke and whiskey.

[Solid Snake]

Coke is much, much better than Pepsi.
The lingering aftertaste is what really makes Coke special, though.

[Aerozord]

I am fully aware and can taste a difference, I just dont find one of higher quality then the other. If I had to choose a cola though?


RC

[Sky Warrior Bob]

I prefer Coke as a sugary drink, but Pepsi makes a better diet drink. Diet Coke is just nasty, while Diet Pepsi is okay.

SWB

[Toast]

I'm a Pepsi man myself. I regularly only drink the caffeine free variety, but in a pinch I'll grab the normal stuff. I also liked the lime Pepsi and lemon Pepsi they had for a while.

Oddly enough, I vastly preferred vanilla Coke to vanilla Pepsi, and I like the cherry versions of both equally well. I try to stay away from caffeine, though, so I don't have them very often.

[Azisien]

Coca-cola tastes a little better, but Pepsi Max is the best diet soda I've ever tasted, and I usually choose that.

[Mr.Bookworm]

It's not the fault of us Pepsi drinkers that you Coke drinkers are all addicted sheeple.

[Kerensky287]

I agree with Bookworm. They proved that Pepsi was better using science, and you cannot argue with science.

[The Sevenshot Kid]

I run on Coke. I drink a Coke before I run four or six miles. I drink a Coke when I wake up and an hour before I sleep. I will drink a Coke over any healthy alternative. If I am served a Pepsi I will know. If I do not have a Coke at least once every 24 hours I will experience the most incredible pain imaginable.

Coke is everything.

The Coke must flow.

Coke is life.

The Coke must flow.

[IHateMakingNames]

"I'd like a Coke."

"Is Pepsi okay?"

"I'd like a water."

[Aerozord]

"I'd like a Coke."

"Is Pepsi okay?"

"I'd like a water."

I think you mean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUc9yXJw74A)

[Azisien]

My favourite of those would be:

"I'll have a Coke."

"Pepsi okay?"

"Fake money okay?"

[Arcanum]

I prefer coke, but I'll drink Pepsi if that's all that is available. Although the real drink of kings is Orange Crush, because nothing beats orange pop. Nothing.

[Revising Ocelot]

On a completely unrelated tangent, I haven't had a Dr Pepper for years. Must remedy this.

[Aldurin]

I agree with Bookworm. They proved that Pepsi was better using science, and you cannot argue with science.

Your science is really witchcraft poorly disguised as science.

[Grimpond]

I prefer mountain dew and sprite.

[EVILNess]

My soda of choice is Dr. Pepper, but that's probably because I live in Texas. The vast majority of people here drink Dr. Pepper.

Incidentally, Dr Pepper tastes incredibly different depending of where it was bottled. Unlike Coke or Pepsi, who strive for more of a universal taste.

I actually am pretty chill on what soda I drink, and really only have a preference if it's a fountain drink. If a fountain drink, Coke all the way if I am in a cola mood.

The rest of the time I pretty much just grab whatever sounds the best at that moment. I would say that I drink Dr. Pepper 40%, Coke 20%, Pepsi 20%, and then the other 10% is reserved for Orange soda and Mountain Dew.

[Mr.Bookworm]

Incidentally, Dr Pepper tastes incredibly different depending of where it was bottled. Unlike Coke or Pepsi, who strive for more of a universal taste.

How close do you live to Dublin? The only Dr. Pepper plant in the world that still makes it full-time with cane sugar is there, so I imagine that some of Texas gets that stuff.

But, Dr. Pepper is pretty great, yeah. Although it's still always sold with Pepsi, because Coke has their Mr. Pibb shit, so I am going to chalk that one up as a win for Pepsi.

[Solid Snake]

My top five are Coke / Dr. Pepper / Mountain Dew / Seagram's Ginger Ale / A&W Root Beer.

I'd say that constitutes about 98% of my soft drink consumption.

[EVILNess]

How close do you live to Dublin? The only Dr. Pepper plant in the world that still makes it full-time with cane sugar is there, so I imagine that some of Texas gets that stuff.

Nope that's about 8 hours away. You can get pure sugar cane Dr. Pepper at the local supermarket in an 8 pack for about the price of a 12 pack.

But, Dr. Pepper is pretty great, yeah. Although it's still always sold with Pepsi, because Coke has their Mr. Pibb shit, so I am going to chalk that one up as a win for Pepsi.

Actually, Dr. Pepper is bottled by BOTH Pepsi and Coke. They each bottle and distribute about 30% of all the Dr. Pepper made, and then the other 40% is produced and distributed by independent bottlers.

[Krylo]

Which is probably why it tastes slightly different in different places instead of being (almost) perfectly uniform like pepsi and coke.

[EVILNess]

I had a Dr. Pepper from Missouri and I gagged and almost threw up. It was entirely different from what my mind was expecting, and my stomach revolted.

[Magus]

Pepsi tastes like something a dentist would clean your teeth with.

Yorke clearly said that about Dr. Pepper, man. It's like you just don't get Radiohead's music and/or Stephen Colbert interview responses.

I drink both but I prefer Pepsi. In fact when I have to drink Coke at a restaurant, I have them make it half Sprite and half Coke. The combination tastes exactly like Pepsi.

I will probably be assassinated by Pepsi's ninjas for giving away their secret recipe.

Although now I drink diet soda I prefer Pepsi MAX and Diet Mountain Dew, and the Pepsi Max tastes a little more like Coca Cola I'd say.

Coca Cola is cripser, Pepsi is sweeter, there's not a ton of difference though.

EDIT:

Orange Sunkist is the best orange soda, but Orange CRUSH is indeed pretty freaking good.

You can keep your Slice and Orangette.

[Seil]

http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7e/13/caaf164fc00ed33db7040e4603b34140.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9kyze2A97jg/TAtSWvvmBBI/AAAAAAAAABg/qt8UgtKplxI/s1600/cherry-coke1.gif
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V4w18ZWaPas/TIlOOjqpWmI/AAAAAAAAGkk/Fz_bNZ58CaI/s1600/Vanilla-Coke.jpg

Mixers gold.

Apparently, the only good Pepsi was this stuff. (http://bridgingtheverse.com/2010/04/05/sev-same-old-song/).

[Azisien]

Oh yeah, Vanilla Coke is amazing. Impossible to find where I live. We know a supplier in Toronto that we get shipments from periodically.

Imagine, a Vanilla Coke cartel, but there it is.

[rpgdemon]

I like Pepsi better for drinking as a beverage, I like Coke better for drinking when I want caffeine.

I've pretty much classically trained myself to taste Coke as a "work" beverage, by having one whenever I'm doing work or whatever, if I'm tired. Pepsi, on the other hand, is sweeter, and doesn't have that "Work" taste to it that Coke does. That sort of odd something else. (It's work.) Mexican Coke is different, since it's got the glass bottle and real sugar, which makes it feel more refreshing/taste better. (Less like work. Sweeter.)

Speaking of mixing Coke/Sprite, or Pepsi/Sprite, if you mix the two to the color of Ginger Ale, it tastes remarkably like the real thing. So much so that I know people who worked at some restaurants, where they'd serve the mix instead of ginger ale, if they ran out.

And I've noticed it when they do the same to me at various restaurants, now. I don't particularly care, since it's about the same taste.

[Arcanum]

Black Lamb's spiced rum has a vanilla taste to it. So mixing that with regular coke gives you alcoholic vanilla coke, which is fantastic. Though I assume any other vanilla-flavored alcohol would give the same result (Black Lamb is the only vanilla-spiced rum I've had).

Orange Sunkist is pretty good, though my body doesn't like it. Gave me a rash last time I had it. Itchy bumps all across my back. Since then I've stuck with Orange Crush.

[Magus]

@Seil: Pepsi Blue?! No. Just. No.

@rpgdemon: That's one interesting thing Pepsi has done is release Pepsi and Mountain Dew "throwback" that is made with real cane sugar instead of corn syrup. They have a much better texture to them, which also changes the taste somewhat since it slides across your tongue differently.

Drinking soda is srs bsns.

@Arcanum: man, that's a pretty crazy reaction to Sunkist. They must be putting some wacky stuff in it.

[Bells]

But pepsi 1 only has 1 calorie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwfdm0Yba3M)

[The Sevenshot Kid]

But pepsi 1 only has 1 calorie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwfdm0Yba3M)

Coke Zero has .75 calories per liter!

[synkr0nized]

Coke is a superior mixer. *takes a drink from a Pepsi bottle*



Also Pepsiman (http://www.freelanceastronauts.com/games.php?id=11).

[Seil]

@Seil: Pepsi Blue?! No. Just. No.

The music, though, is rad. I've always loved Gregorian chanting, and "modernized" stuff is... different (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1lrwIzVJSw)... but amusing.

[Fenris]

The only thing Coke makes better than Pepsi is Coke.

Every other soda Pepsi makes is a million times better than its Coke equivalent.

Jusayin'

[Amake]

Coke has some interesting qualities. It's the only drink I can tolerate at room temperature, and it's not too bad if it's gone flat either. They clearly have had some wizards cook it up to ensure it never tastes bad.

If they're both chilled to perfection however, I prefer Pepsi. For one thing it's almost always cheaper around here.

Also, Diet Coke and Coke Zero taste like bottled ass, while Pepsi Max is delicious, so the Coke guys could learn something there. While they're at it they could also learn to have some confidence in their damn product. I see ads for Coke virtually every time I turn my head, whereas I can't even remember the last time I saw an ad of any kind for Pepsi. That's pretty lame coming from the world's supposedly uncontested most popular soda.

[CelesJessa]

I don't drink pop much anymore but I prefer pepsi (well I actually prefer Dr. Pepper but that wasn't an option) BUT I don't have the best sense of taste when it comes to pop (when at a restaurant and people do the whole "did the waitress give me the right drink" taste testing thing, I can never tell.)

[IHateMakingNames]

While they're at it they could also learn to have some confidence in their damn product. I see ads for Coke virtually every time I turn my head, whereas I can't even remember the last time I saw an ad of any kind for Pepsi. That's pretty lame coming from the world's supposedly uncontested most popular soda.
Really? Because I see way more ads for Pepsi than Coke. To top it off, every Pepsi ad is always about how much better they are than Coke, where as Coke ads are just bubbles and bears and Coke.

[Seil]

I don't drink pop much anymore but I prefer pepsi (well I actually prefer Dr. Pepper but that wasn't an option) BUT I don't have the best sense of taste when it comes to pop (when at a restaurant and people do the whole "did the waitress give me the right drink" taste testing thing, I can never tell.)

What is this CJ? I thought we were friends!

[CelesJessa]

What is this CJ? I thought we were friends!

I'm sorry, everything you knew is a lie.

[Krylo]

Coke has some interesting qualities. It's the only drink I can tolerate at room temperature, and it's not too bad if it's gone flat either. They clearly have had some wizards cook it up to ensure it never tastes bad.

If they're both chilled to perfection however, I prefer Pepsi. For one thing it's almost always cheaper around here.

Also, Diet Coke and Coke Zero taste like bottled ass, while Pepsi Max is delicious, so the Coke guys could learn something there. While they're at it they could also learn to have some confidence in their damn product. I see ads for Coke virtually every time I turn my head, whereas I can't even remember the last time I saw an ad of any kind for Pepsi. That's pretty lame coming from the world's supposedly uncontested most popular soda.

The reason it's like that ties back to the taste tests that led to the creation of New Coke.

Basically, in blind taste tests Coke scores horribly compared to Pepsi (and even New Coke). And, as Fenris said, there's no other soda equivalent that Coke does better than Pepsi.

So why is Coke so big? Because Coke is a huge part of the culture. It's integrated into our daily lives and has been a hell of a lot longer than Pepsi. I mean the stuff has been around so long it used to have cocaine in it instead of caffeine.

So then why do they need ads while Pepsi doesn't?

Simply put, if Coke fails to continue integrating itself as a part of the culture it will lose incredible profit shares and might implode as a company. Pepsi doesn't need to do that because, all else being equal, they'd have already won the soda battle.

Further: Pepsi can't really integrate itself into the culture the way Coke has so long as Coke remains integrated there, so huge advertising budgets at this point would just be a waste of money. It's not so much a 'confidence in their product' thing as a 'ads wouldn't help us anyway' thing.

Everyone knows what Pepsi and Coke are, and there are no real strong competitors to them (Dr. Pepper has an entirely different flavor from either, and other than that you just have really small brands and cheap knock offs like Shasta and Great Value brands). Their advertising campaigns don't exist for the same reason, say, Dos Equis does. They don't need them to try to sway people to try them (people have already made up their minds on them), they don't need them to inform people of the product (people already know), they don't need them to get people to break into the market (does anyone NOT drink soda these days other than the amish?). The whole thing is just a cultural war that Coke has to win to keep competitive.

Also: I don't like either. Citrus Sodas are so much better.

Edit: Is Dr. Pepper even technically considered a Cola? I want to say it's technically a fruit soda or something?

[Krylo]

To top it off, every Pepsi ad is always about how much better they are than Coke.

I haven't seen one of those since the 80's/early 90s.

I.E. New Coke debacle.

[Fifthfiend]

I'm willing to allow that my coke preference is probably the result of decades of media manipulation and adorable polar bears and shit.

Still like coke better though.

I haven't seen one of those since the 80's/early 90s.

I.E. New Coke debacle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMTSr8hbow

[Locke cole]

Fresca.

[Seil]

Vanilla Coke!

Whiskey!

Lovelieness!

[IHateMakingNames]

I haven't seen one of those since the 80's/early 90s.
Right now Pepsi's ad campaign, at least for commercials, is Santa on a summer vacation and refusing a Coke to get a Pepsi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8jmSdO20_s

[Arcanum]

Anything!

Whiskey!

Lovelieness!

FTFY

EDIT--
Right now Pepsi's ad campaign, at least for commercials, is Santa on a summer vacation and refusing a Coke to get a Pepsi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8jmSdO20_s


But Santa always drank coke! WHY WOULD HE WANT PEPSI?

[Seil]

Anything!

Whiskey!

Lovelieness!

Well... yes. Vodka is a different matter. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cVzHeJ0Z3I&t=0m23s)

[Lost in Time]

Coke has an awful awful aftertaste that makes me feel like I licked a rusty battery. The only thing that Coke is good for is being a mixer. As my friend once said "Ugh, I have to wash this nasty Coke down with some hard liquor."

[Seil]

And what, "good" sir, do you think of other sodas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cVzHeJ0Z3I)?

[Hatake Kakashi]

I miss Coke with Lime. Really, it was the best thing they ever put out. And then the fucknuts running distribution in the Northwest US decided it didn't need to be there anymore. Assholes. I hear other areas still have it.

The other thing that I found interesting? Way back in the day, there was Crystal Pepsi. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Pepsi) Mixed wonderfully with Southern Comfort.

[Seil]

i mean really. (http://nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=34787&)

ADENDUM (http://nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1099777&postcount=5)

[Amake]

Really? Because I see way more ads for Pepsi than Coke. To top it off, every Pepsi ad is always about how much better they are than Coke, where as Coke ads are just bubbles and bears and Coke. Weird. The only ad I even remember for Pepsi goes "If it matters, max it" so it's probably from around the time Pepsi Max was new.

Simply put, if Coke fails to continue integrating itself as a part of the culture it will lose incredible profit shares and might implode as a company. Interesting hypothesis. Coke is an implicit part of western culture, but if they stop spending billions of dollars on marketing people will stop buying it? Yeah I think people would have to stop buying it for shareholders to be worried. Are the ads maybe as integral to society as the drink itself? Is the image of this drink more important than its taste? (The New Coke kerfuffle tells us yes, it is.)

[Seil]

I like the read label and logo as much as I like the decades of marketing I've endured.

[Aldurin]

Poll request.

Q: Coke or Pepsi?

Answers:
1. Coke
2. Pepsi, though I'm not proud of it
3. Which one is alcoholic?

[Professor Smarmiarty]

L&P is the softdrink of kings. It contains the dreaded drugs P and L (the L may be a lemon).

[Doc ock rokc]

FUCK YA'LL
http://i.imgur.com/q14cV.jpg

Also Since i live in the south I fucking hate COKE (because i have entirely to much of it) and prefer Pepsi or Pepper more.
but also because i live in Texas I have access to DUBLIN Dr Peppers (which is like the closest they can legally get to the original recipe)
I will however say this, Coke tastes best from a glass bottle, or plastic bottle. Pepsi rules on cans and tap. Dr Pepper is great in 2L and cans (at room temperature)

Also Best soda mix ever Orange soda and Rootbeer...No seriously it tastes NOTHING LIKE the ingredients that go in it.

[EVILNess]

FUCK YA'LL
http://i.imgur.com/q14cV.jpg


TEXAN BROFIST

[Revising Ocelot]

Plenty of Pepsi ads here. From recent memory they usually feature idiots being arrogant and nasty, instead of digs at Coke.

[Seil]

Well, Pepsi ads are mainly going for star power:

Brittney Spears (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP_M4nlvyGQ&feature=related)
Shakira (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=811RxlgG5KQ)
Beyonce (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqWzoqKQeV0&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL0230E3454834AAD0)
Shakira, Beyonce, Pink (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Hp1l5s7hM)
Christina Aguleria (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArNrO--ko-A&feature=related)

[greed]

Coke all the way. But then as an Australian I get Coke made with cane sugar so it's automatically 100x better than any drink made with fructose so it's probably not comparable to your Coke and Pepsi.

[Bobbey]

If I'm drinking non diet soda? Pepsi.

If I'm drinking diet? Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi Lime (regular Diet Pepsi tastes terrible).

Dr.Pepper and A&W's root beer tastes like toothpaste to me. Must be because of where I'm situated.

I can't drink orange sodas, I just can't stand them. Ginger Ale is okay, but I wouldn't drink an entire can. Sprite/7up I never really tasted.

If I were to drink a regular Coke though, it has to be out of glass bottle. That shit is delicious.

Also, Quebec has a bigger Market for Pepsi, since there were a lot of adds, especially in the early 90's (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/business/media/31adco.html). There's also the fact that the can is blue. Anything blue (http://img.21food.com/20110609/product/1305290869421.jpg) will sell here.

[Magus]

Edit: Is Dr. Pepper even technically considered a Cola? I want to say it's technically a fruit soda or something?

It's a cherry cola. Like Wild Cherry Pepsi or Cherry Coca Cola. So it's still a cola. There's probably some other stuff in it too (cinnamon? I dunno) that gives it that distinctive flavor, but of course it's all top secret. But the base soda is still a cola.

@greed: That's why I prefer the Pepsi Throwback and the Mountain Dew Throwback sodas they started making, the cane sugar makes it a lot smoother and crisper.

@Bobbey: I feel the same way about root beer as you feel about orange soda. Root beer is just not a flavor I can understand why anyone likes, it's pretty revolting to me personally...I remember going to the doctor's office when I was a very little kid and picking out a lollipop afterwards and I always picked out one I thought was grape but it always turned out to be root beer.

Screw root beer.

[Aerozord]

I dont get why you think cane sugar makes it taste better. The flavor doesn't blend as well making for an inferior beverage.

[Donomni]

Coke for me, but I will admit my soda preferences change every few years or so between Coke or Pepsi.

[Magus]

I dont get why you think cane sugar makes it taste better. The flavor doesn't blend as well making for an inferior beverage.

It doesn't change the flavor as such. It alters the texture and how it flows over your tongue, so it tastes slightly different. It's just crisper and smoother, not as syrupy as the regular Pepsi. So you saying the flavor doesn't blend as well for you is me saying the flavor blends better for me. Just a matter of personal taste.

[Fifthfiend]

Oh yeah that reminds me living in CA owns because you can get MexiCoke Con Azucar in a bunch of places.

[Magus]

What is Azucar and why do I want it in my Coke?

[Ryong]

Pepsi, then Sprite then Coke.

You crazy bastards.

[Magus]

Pepsi, then Sprite then Coke.

You crazy bastards.

~She put the Sprite in the Coca Cola, drank them both together~
~She put the Sprite in the Coca Cola, drank them all up~
~She put the Sprite in the Coca Cola, drank them both together~

[Mr.Bookworm]

What is Azucar and why do I want it in my Coke?

http://www.sugarstacks.com/img/colas.jpg

Nothing serious.

It's the "Con" stuff you need to worry about.

[Aerozord]

actually why do the 2L coke bottles now looke like giant versions of the .5L ones?

[Doc ock rokc]

Edit: Is Dr. Pepper even technically considered a Cola? I want to say it's technically a fruit soda or something?

Technically Dr. Pepper is not a cola and is not a fruit soda (like sarsaparilla and orange) it falls into it's own unique category

Ironically the reason that it's in its own category is because Coke tried for an obvious copy write infringement with a "spicy cherry" cola named Peppo(now known to the world as Mr Pibb) Coke's claim to non infrengement was because dr pepper was not a cola (being that it's not flavored by cola nut extract).

[Terex4]

I'm not a fan of either. I want my coke with cherry or vanilla (not both) and that's the way I likes it.

I typically gravitate towards Dr. Pepper anyway.

[Overcast]

You know what my favorite soda of all time is? Surge, it was a sort of Mountain Dew competition soda that Coke came out with back in the 90's. Shit had a similar edge on MD as Coke on Pepsi. Pepsi is simple, smooth, sweet. So is mountain dew, but elaborates on a more citrus sweetness and pounds down on the caffeine. Coke and Surge came with something special when I drink or drank it though. This sort of chemical burn at the back of my throat that told me I was in on a coke product, Dr. Pepper from the west coast has a similar effect on me. I love that feeling, it adds to the experience for me.

Course Surge never took off so I can't have any of that anymore, and now that I'm in Japan I have a growing love for Calpis. It is like their version of 7up. But better.

All Japanese drinks are better.

[Krylo]

Surge was terrible and you're a terrible person for liking it.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

The best asian drink is Sars. Cause you are drinking sars.

[EVILNess]

Anyone in here had any Jolt! before?

Not the kind in the plastic bottles, that shit is the toned down swill. No the glass bottles, which are so full of caffeine you they have an metallic after-taste. In. A. Glass. Bottle.

That shit was hardcore.

[Verifiedz]

i just had a regular can of pepsi last night and it tasted terrible. It tastes like super duper diet pop and has almost no flavour whatsoever. I cant imagine drinking pepsi max.And i never drink regular coke its always coke zero my dad buys

[Aerozord]

The best asian drink is Sars. Cause you are drinking sars.

oh that reminds me, CC Lemon is awesome, but so hard to get in this country

[Flarecobra]

Because I've been trying to cut down on my caffiene and sugar intake, I started to drink stuff like Sprite Zero, which really isn't that bad when chilled. And Pepsi Max is pretty good too, again, chilled.

[Overcast]

I can hardly get over the sweetness of CC Lemon sometimes. But definitely not hard to get here.

[Seil]

http://in10words.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/2388978851_e61cee73b8.jpg

[TDK]

Pepsi is king. Anyone who disagrees is a terrible person.

[Darth SS]

I drink No Name Brand cola. It is literally a two litre pop bottle, filled with something that tastes similar to Pepsi/Coca-Cola, covered in a bright yellow label, bearing a bolded single word. "Cola." Shit's good too.

[TDK]

^Agree. Cola brand cola is awesome. I believe that's the walmart/sam's club kind that used to be called "Sam's Cola" but now they just call it Cola, is it not?

Its quite good. And cheap!

[Magus]

You know what my favorite soda of all time is? Surge, it was a sort of Mountain Dew competition soda that Coke came out with back in the 90's. Shit had a similar edge on MD as Coke on Pepsi. Pepsi is simple, smooth, sweet. So is mountain dew, but elaborates on a more citrus sweetness and pounds down on the caffeine. Coke and Surge came with something special when I drink or drank it though. This sort of chemical burn at the back of my throat that told me I was in on a coke product, Dr. Pepper from the west coast has a similar effect on me. I love that feeling, it adds to the experience for me.

Course Surge never took off so I can't have any of that anymore, and now that I'm in Japan I have a growing love for Calpis. It is like their version of 7up. But better.

All Japanese drinks are better.

If you want a soda that tastes sort of like Surge (from what I remember Surge tasting like, anyway, the few times I actually drank actual Surge), you might want to try Mountain Dew Baja Blast, which is a pretty good version of Mountain Dew, actually sort of unique tasting compared to most sodas and it's pretty tasty.

Unfortunately it's only served at Taco Bell. I'm not sure why they can't just bottle it and sell it separately, but I guess Pepsi Co just doesn't like making money...

[Aerozord]

I can hardly get over the sweetness of CC Lemon sometimes. But definitely not hard to get here.

Why you lucky son of a:argh:

[Magus]

Alright I have to try this mixture of Mountain Dew and Blue Powerade to see if actually tastes like Mountain Dew Baja Blast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Des3c0wBeG0.

EDIT:

HARD HITTING QUESTION

Was I the only one who liked Pepsi Twist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Twist)?

[Darth SS]

I loathed pepsi twist. It was so terrible.

Vanilla coke however was the shit. Unfortunately it is no longer sold in Canada. Every time I go to the States I end up coming back across the border with about 120 cans of Vanilla coke. The Border guards are never confused. It is wonderful.

[Azisien]

Oh it's sold in Canada. I know a guy. :cool:

[Verifiedz]

Oh it's sold in Canada. I know a guy. :cool:
who? is he in ontario?

[Darth SS]

Oh it's sold in Canada. I know a guy. :cool:

Is it Scott? Scott from Canada?

Watch out for him. He's a dick. He's a big dick.

[Magus]

Was I the only one who literally laughed out loud when the "soda flavor wars" culminated in Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper?

[Overcast]

I remember hearing about it so I bought some and just kinda poured it in a glass.

And at that point I knew it was the spawn of Satan. For there was so much separation in the ingredients that it looked like something was alive in there.

[Flarecobra]

I liked pepsi twist... Sometimes if I got a bit of lemonade left, I make my own version.

[pochercoaster]

I loathed pepsi twist. It was so terrible.

Vanilla coke however was the shit. Unfortunately it is no longer sold in Canada. Every time I go to the States I end up coming back across the border with about 120 cans of Vanilla coke. The Border guards are never confused. It is wonderful.

Maybe not in your province? I saw vanilla and cherry coke at the convenience store all the time in Ontario, specifically in the Toronto area...

That said, soda is pretty terrible- I don't like the sticky feeling on my teeth. I like carbonated water with some lemon because I'm boring.