# Mountain Dew and New Soda **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183 "2003-05-14T13:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/21 "2003-05-14T22:55:10Z")
Lemme find a cite, but Dr Pepper is actually a combination of 26 or so flavors; the maker wanted it to taste like the smell of a then-common soda shop. ---
**Author:** ![abbaZaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@abbaZaba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbaZaba)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/22 "2003-05-14T22:57:17Z")
ive actually looked at the dr pepper site and stuff…read all that info about it being made in 1885 and shit. pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/23 "2003-05-14T22:57:52Z")
I thought cream soda was old fashioned soda shop soda. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/24 "2003-05-14T22:58:46Z")
I forget the place where I saw “26 or so”, but the Dr Pepper FAQ [here](http://www.pipeline.com/~chrisf/dpfaq.html#q2.2) confirms that it is a blend of many flavors and spices, and it even goes on to speculate about what flavors they may be. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/25 "2003-05-14T23:04:38Z")
> [@](#): > > “Carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, artificial and natural flavors, sodium benzoate (preservative), caffeine.” aka Brown Fizzy Sugar Water ---
**Author:** ![abbaZaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@abbaZaba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbaZaba)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/26 "2003-05-14T23:10:38Z")
also, people where i live call it “pop” instead of soda. this pisses me off to no end because POP IS SUCH A STUPID NAME. it doesnt pop or hardly make any noise! soda is a much better name. Also, when people say “soda pop”…man thats just the worst ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/27 "2003-05-14T23:14:37Z")
They call it soft drinks where I orig. come from. ---
**Author:** ![glarGH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@glarGH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glarGH)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/28 "2003-05-15T00:57:13Z")
dNL = BLORCCCH This has got to be the satan of all normal and good tasting drinks. Am I the only one who believes this? ---
**Author:** ![abbaZaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@abbaZaba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbaZaba)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/29 "2003-05-15T01:02:04Z")
wtf is dNL?? diet…? ---
**Author:** ![glarGH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@glarGH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glarGH)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/30 "2003-05-15T01:12:45Z")
DNL is the bane of human existance. It is a green, syruppy concoction created by 7-up. Imagine, if you will, melting down a package of all green lifesavers, then drinking it. _Shudder._ ---
**Author:** ![abbaZaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@abbaZaba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbaZaba)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/31 "2003-05-15T01:33:31Z")
oh i get it…i had that…it was OK ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/32 "2003-05-15T11:54:48Z")
On my college BBS\* we had the great pop/doda debate. To try to settle the argument, I came up with a new term: NACB: Non-Alcaholic Carbonated Beverage (pronounced nack-bee) Brian \*For your youger folks, a BBS is loacl message board system (basically). They were popular before the internet was avaialble to mortals. ---
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/33 "2003-05-15T12:41:12Z")
I spotted the LiveWire stuff at the grocery store yesterday afternoon and thought, “Wow, I must have that. What could be cooler than orange Mountain Dew?” The answer to that question: almost anything. The stuff tastes like a mouthful of Fun Dip (powder candy with a fun little stick with which you dip and lick). I can’t taste the orange flavor until after I’ve swallowed. On the plus side, the soda does have an appealing orange-with-a-hint-of-cotton candy scent. I don’t have a favorite soda at the moment. Dr. Pepper used to be it, but it’s tasted overly sweet lately. I’ve settled for Coke and Pepsi when I’m out or eating something. If I just want a soda, I choose Cherry Pepsi. ---
**Author:** ![abbaZaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@abbaZaba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbaZaba)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/34 "2003-05-15T13:45:04Z")
Cherry Pepsi and Coke are nice too, but i would have to say Code Red or Vanilla Coke are my alltime favorites. someone earlier mentioned White Chocolate kit kats…I MUST HAVE THEM, but ive not seen them around here on the east coast… ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/35 "2003-05-15T14:01:37Z")
Hey I LIKE DnL!_takes mild offense_ > [@](#): > > It’s Sprite combined with mint flavoring. It’s quite good, I think, although very reminiscent of chewing gum. Sadly, it’s only available in Canada and Belgium. My sister and I used to hang candycanes over the edge of our cups of Sprite at Christmas time so I imagine that tastes similar to Sprite Ice. My mother and grandmother thought it was disgusting but my sis and I loved it. Haven’t tried the Mt. Dew LiveWire yet but if they are on sale, we’ll probably buy some at the store tomorrow when we buy groceries. My favorite non-diet soda? Cherry Lime Dr.Pepper–made by mixing cherry syrup and the juice of one lime with a glass of Dr.Pepper.😃 IDBB ---
**Author:** ![abbaZaba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@abbaZaba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbaZaba)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/36 "2003-05-15T14:06:08Z")
thats an interesting combination ---
**Author:** ![Wyld\_Stallyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Wyld\_Stallyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyld_Stallyn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/37 "2003-05-15T14:11:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Favorite soda: Adirondack Orange Citrus Frost. I was raised in the Capital District of the Nation’s Greatest State, so I absolutely love Adirondack brand sodas. As per the LiveWire, the thing I love about it is that it tastes a bit reminiscent of Orange Jell-O brand gelatin dessert. I have a very high tolerance for caffeine; I used to pound a couple Mountain Dew’s before bedtime, now I’m just a coffee and diet pill junkie. Here, then are my favorite non-diet sodas: 1. Regulation Mt. Dew 2. Fanta (tie between strawberry and grape) 3. Wyld Cherry Pepsi 4. Code Red 5. Dr. Pepper ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/38 "2003-05-15T16:42:55Z")
LiveWire is good, but it’s just regular orange pop. Vanilla Coke is OK, but it leaves a weird aftertaste. That blue berry-flavored Pepsi is OK, but it’s too sweet. Lemon Coke is the unholy love child of Coca-Cola and Pledge furniture polish [insert nausiated smiley here] ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/39 "2003-05-15T17:34:11Z")
Personally, my favorite non-diet soda is a _Fountain_ Cherry Coke. Not the junk in the can. Others that I really love are Hansen’s Tangerine-lime, 365’s Cherry Vanilla, and A & W’s Root Beer. If my body could handle it, I would be a huge soda junkie. But, since I’m trying to cut down on my carb consumption, it’s diet Vanilla Coke for me. ---
**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183/40 "2003-05-15T20:52:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by N9IWP \* > \*_On my college BBS_ we had the great pop/doda debate. > To try to settle the argument, I came up with a new term: > NACB: Non-Alcaholic Carbonated Beverage (pronounced nack-bee) \*\* Isn’t that why they coined the term “soft drink”? A “stiff drink” has (hard) liquor in it, a soft drink is non-alcoholic. (Yes, I know that leaves out beer and wine, but those are separate categories anyway.) Your term specifies carbonation, but I think people ask for juice and water by name anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-dew-and-new-soda/175183.md?page=3)