I found that the taste of Coca Cola varies by region and I think this is due to the different sugars used.
When I was growing up Coke was the drink of choice. I didn’t know any people who drank Pepsi.
I see Pepsi being the drink of many younger people and perhaps this is due to their marketing strategy aimed towards a certain younger demographic group. I actually had a kid tell me that Coke was for old people like me.
I’m 34… no wait… it’s 1:31 here so I have officially made it to 35…
I’m from Ohio, we were traveling and stopped at a gas station in Pennsylvania. I asked if they had a pop machine and they looked at me like I was insane. I said You know coke Pepsi, 7-up??? they went Ahhh soda.
You can get Kosher Coke around Passover. It’s made with cane sugar, and there’s definitely a difference.
My friends won’t buy it, though. They don’t believe that it has sugar in it (the labels still say corn syrup) and think they’re getting ripped off for nothing. I try to convince them, but it’s no use.
Years ago my Dad had a friend who owned a small bottling plant. He made his own brands of soda for local distribution-most of these operations have died out over the last 20 years. I recall him telling my Dad that it cost him less than 1/10th the retail price of coke, to bottle his own brand-which tasted pretty good, by the way.
At any rate, he made a wide variety of stuff-types that you never hear of today (birch beer, sasarparlla, root beer) and some pretty wierd fruit-based sodas-which seemed to be available in the most garish colors.
Of course, he could not afford to advertise, so his business steadily dropped.
On another note, those of you from new England might remember a local soda called “moxie”. This is without a doubt, the most vile tasting swill ever sold in can or bottle! It is still made (in Maine) for a steadily dwindling clientele. trust me-it is really horriblw!
No really, its just really strong root beer, no more repellant in its own way than [seeking cover from native Detroiters] Vernors. Oak and ginger are NOT two great tastes that go great together.
Mr. Cynical, I drink IBC, when I can get it (usually only in restaurants). It would be at the very top of my (above) list, with the other good root beers.
I live in Dallas, Texas, a lot of people will laugh if you call a soda ‘pop’ (which is common only 230 miles north of here, in the Tulsa, OK area). People either call it soda or a coke.
My friend says that Pepsi is what white trash drink, and RC Cola is what black people drink. She’s something of a classist.
Good list, Suo Na. I’ve added my own to it in bold.
*Original list posted by Suo Na *
Henry Weinhart’s or IBC root beer
A&W root beer Mug root beer
Dad’s orange Crush
glass bottle of Coke
plastic bottle of Coke
can of Coke Squirt Sprite
bottle of urine Minute Maid orange Once you are this far down the list you should just buy the local generic root beer (mmmmmm…Shasta!)
Barq’s
diet Coke 7-up
Pepsi bottle of urine with traces of feces Surge Storm
diet Pepsi New York Seltzer or any other flavored water Fresca
I live in Quebec and to this day some English Quebecers still refer to French Quebecers as Pepsis in a derogatory way. This was due to the fact that, as has been mentioned, Pepsi used to be cheaper than Coke and since the English were generally rich and the French were generally poor…well the French could only afford to buy the “welfare” soft drink.
H.Weinharts or IBC Rootbeer
Stewarts Root Beer
Ginger Beer
Jones Soda Root Beer
Coke
Schweppes Ginger Ale
Jones Soda Vanilla Soda
Jones Soda Wild Apple
Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Dr. Pepper
A&W Root Beer
Seven Up
Sprite
Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Mt. Dew- Ice cold. literally, best with a few ice crystals formed up in it…
Mt. Dew- cold.
Pepsi- cold
Mt. Dew-room temperature
-after this point, temps no longer matter-
Dr. Pepper
Coke
Orange Slice
Sprite
Root Beer
Ginger Ale
Cream Soda
obligitory bottle of urine
cleaning fluid
water… don’t know why, really can’t stand water.
And I grew up in Montana, mostly, and we would either say Coke, or Soda… go fig.
WOO!! I’m incredibly cool. Neat. (See also, MrC’s post.)
Hey, Suo Na, a bottle of urine before Barq’s? :eek:
I can’t really make a list of favorites in order, because it varies way too much. The list would include Mountain Dew, Coke, orange soda of just about any kind, root beer of just about any kind, Dr. Pepper, grape soda of just about any kind… That’s about it, I think.
Barq’s bites. I can’t believe Coca Cola makes such a nasty product. It has no root beer flavour, and burns my mouth. It seems to be liquid sugar with battery acid added.
Oh, and obfusciatrist, I completely forgot about Mug root beer. Of course it belongs with the good ones!
I used to work as a box-boy at a supermarket near a Marine base (USMCAS-El Toro), and I learned that Marines drink Mountain Dew. Almost no one else touched the stuff, but the marines couldn’t get enough of it for some reason. All ranks, all races, all ages of marines seemed to always be buying Mountain Dew. Why? Is it some weird ritual? Marines are cool, but what is the deal with the Dew? I can’t shake the idea that it is somehow related to Texas accents and short hair cuts. The current Dew commericals seem to be trying expand their market. They just confuse me for the most part, since I see these young guys skateboarding or whatever, and I immediately think that they are just goofing off until it’s time to enlist.
My list is:
Diet Coke
Diet anything but Pepsi
Water
Urinated Diet Coke in a bottle (hopefully filtered and flash-pasturized)
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi One
Pepsi is too lemony. Coke is nicely orangy. Diet coke with a slice of orange is great.
