# "Throw-Back" vs Current Pepsi **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556 "2011-02-16T06:57:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/21 "2011-02-16T16:14:07Z")
The throwback Mt. Dew is ambrosia. The HFCS stuff is still drinkable, but definitely not as good. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/22 "2011-02-16T16:20:03Z")
I love throback Pepsi, haven’t been lucky enough to find the mt dew version. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/23 "2011-02-16T16:24:20Z")
I’m not a Pepsi fan regardless, but I was not impressed by my so far only drink of Throwback. Might have been just a bad bottle, but it certainly did not match my childhood memory of Pepsi (which are oddly quite strong, one of my grandmothers always had Pepsi in her house, in glass bottles, naturally). Love the fact that my local grocery store stocks glass Mexican Coke bottles. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/24 "2011-02-16T17:07:41Z")
I can get glass bottled Pepsi around here - locally bottled and with cane sugar. Good stuff - I especially like it for certain mixed drinks, when I’m in the mood to mix. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/25 "2011-02-16T17:20:29Z")
Got a case and had heartburn the entire time I was drinking it - not sure if it was from the pop or not, but it was the one big change in my diet the whole time. Didn’t detect too much of a difference from regular Pepsi. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/26 "2011-02-16T18:07:15Z")
Here in St. Louis, a few of the Schnucks stores carry both Mt. Dew and Pepsi throwbacks. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/27 "2011-02-16T20:42:28Z")
I can’t wait for diet throwback sodas. Give me Diet Pepsi Free! ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/28 "2011-02-16T20:48:54Z")
> [@maisoui](#): > > I’m in Canada, and my understanding is that pop is not made with HFCS here anyway, but the cans still say “Made with Real Sugar.” I bought some mostly because the cans remind me of when I was young, so way to go Marketing department! > > Even though our pop is made with sugar all the time, it does taste different. Not bad, just different. We are pretty much a Coke family here so it’s not an issue, but I prefer the current Pepsi to this. Soda in Canada is made with HFCS. It’s glucose/fructose on the labels. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/29 "2011-02-17T00:11:42Z")
Mountain Dew Throwback and Dr Pepper Heritage have the most drastic difference from their crappier HFCS versions. Pepsi Throwback was slightly better than the HFCS version but not good enough for me to buy cases of like I did with the Mountain Dew and Dr Pepper. Mexican Coke isn’t that much better either. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/30 "2011-02-17T01:28:09Z")
Mexican cokes are pretty standard around here in grocery stores. We have a large local Mexican population in my Chicago suburb, and there’s enough demand that they skyrocket off the shelves. So I was already aware of the flavor difference between HFCS and sugared soda. Fuck HFCS. Bring on the sugah! ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/31 "2011-02-17T06:28:18Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Mexican Coke isn’t that much better either. Gotta disagree; got a 24-pack in my house right now. I really wish they would sell it everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556/32 "2011-02-17T06:44:19Z")
> [@Tristan](#): > > I am torn. I am a Mt. Dew fanatic from WAAAAY back. > > I had some of the throwback, and while it’s good, it doesn’t taste quite “right”. Maybe it’s just me. Maybe not just you. I tried the “natural” version of Sierra Mist…and was really underwhelmed. I like the regular kind better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-back-vs-current-pepsi/571556.md?page=1)