# Vile Concoctions-Soda Division **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [August 23, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782 "2011-08-23T14:43:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/1 "2011-08-23T14:43:35Z")
What is the worst soft drink you’ve ever tried? For me, it would have to be [Orbitz.](http://www.lanceandeskimo.com/chefelf/bev_orbitz.shtml) I tried both the lemon and the raspberry flavors, and both were equally disgusting. The lemon smelled like Lemon Pledge and had the consistency of Drain-O. Floating in this crap were hundreds of little colored snot balls that made you want to gag as they entered your mouth. The first thing I did after taking the first sip was to wash balls out of my mouth with a glass of water. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/2 "2011-08-23T15:23:53Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The first thing I did after taking the first sip was to wash balls out of my mouth with a glass of water. Sounds like my Saturday night… Joe ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/3 "2011-08-23T15:31:03Z")
I think they got Rosie O’Donnell to try it on her show. Bad move. She didn’t like it. Wait a second! They still MAKE that stuff? Are you sure you didn’t drink decade old soda? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/4 "2011-08-23T15:35:50Z")
Yuck. Soft drinks aren’t supposed to have a texture. I know a lot of people are addicted to it but I think Diet Coke is by far the most unsettling taste out there. I love Coke Classic but the Diet bears no resemblance for me. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/5 "2011-08-23T16:07:10Z")
I’ve been having trouble coming up with an actual answer to this. I seem to recall one of the World of Warcraft-themed Mountain Dews - the red one, I think - being extraordinarily sweet, almost to unbearability. If you consider energy drinks to be “soft drinks,” the grape and orange versions of Rock Star are awful. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/6 "2011-08-23T16:10:09Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > I think they got Rosie O’Donnell to try it on her show. Bad move. She didn’t like it. > > Wait a second! They still MAKE that stuff? Are you sure you didn’t drink decade old soda? Depends when he tried it. Where I worked, we sold [Orbitz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitz_%28soft_drink%29) for about a month. I honestly don’t remember if I tried it, and if I did, I have no strong feelings on it. As to the OP’s question, I just thought of a celery-flavored soda I had in NJ - Cel-Ray, maybe? Barforama. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/7 "2011-08-23T16:54:01Z")
Moxie is disgusting. It’s like predigested black licorice. Every non-standard flavor of Mountain - sorry, Mtn - Dew has tasted like ass. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/8 "2011-08-23T17:04:52Z")
I think I got Orbitz once as a kid, at the mini golf place. It was fun and tasted good enough, I suppose. Big Red is really disgusting. Tastes like Robitussin. ---
**Author:** ![YourAdHere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/65b543/32.png) [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/9 "2011-08-23T17:09:19Z")
Heh, I actually liked orbitz when I was a kid. Every few years though I’ll try moxie again, thinking perhaps something has changed. NOPE. It’s like molasses flavored soda. I’m convinced people who like it are only pretending. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/10 "2011-08-23T17:30:45Z")
> **[Beverly (drink)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_%28drink%29)** > > Beverly is a carbonated soft drink marketed as a non-alcoholic apéritif, that was produced by The Coca-Cola Company for the Italian market, introduced in 1969. An apéritif is a drink consumed before a meal that is believed to help digestion. Following ongoing product consolidation in the Italian market, Beverly was discontinued in 2009. > The bitter taste of Beverly has become familiar to many Americans who get a chance to try it at Coca-Cola tasting stations at the World of Coca-Cola museums in A... Coca-Cola produces a drink called Beverly which is supposedly sold in Italy. I tried it at Epcot in Disney World, Orlando back in 2000. It’s horrible. Easily the worst soft drink I have ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/11 "2011-08-23T17:35:34Z")
[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CB0QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomantribune.com%2Fjones-soda-celebrates-holidays-peculiar-flavor&ei=cuRTTsSoOYPYgQf7rsAm&usg=AFQjCNFhgyeUZNQcr9WZkJ3FPZDNZ2k61A](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CB0QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomantribune.com%2Fjones-soda-celebrates-holidays-peculiar-flavor&ei=cuRTTsSoOYPYgQf7rsAm&usg=AFQjCNFhgyeUZNQcr9WZkJ3FPZDNZ2k61A) My vote would have to been with this one. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/12 "2011-08-23T17:48:08Z")
The two that come to mind are flavours I’ve only seen in Quebec. Both were mainstream enough that they could be found in President’s Choice (store brand) 2L bottles. Nectar - ultra sweet tooti-fruiti flavour. Like drinking a big ol’glass of Juicy Fruit extract. Spruce Beer - Picture the goodness of ginger beer but instead of ginger you have a definite pine sap taste. Highly carbonated sweetened pine-sol. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/13 "2011-08-23T18:00:09Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > [Beverly (drink) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_%28drink%29) > > Coca-Cola produces a drink called Beverly which is supposedly sold in Italy. I tried it at Epcot in Disney World, Orlando back in 2000. It’s horrible. Easily the worst soft drink I have ever had. I had it there too and although it was a rather _bracing_ experience, I still liked Beverly better than Moxie. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/14 "2011-08-23T18:11:25Z")
Beverly isn’t so bad. I wouldn’t drink a whole cup of it, but a small serving is interesting enough. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/15 "2011-08-23T20:43:10Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I had it there too and although it was a rather _bracing_ experience, I still liked Beverly better than Moxie. There are no easy answers in life, my friend. I’ve had Moxie as well and I’d be hard pressed to say which of the two drinks was the worst. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/16 "2011-08-23T21:04:50Z")
I’ll go with plain ol’ ginger beer (I think it was Grace brand that I tried). ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/17 "2011-08-23T21:28:13Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > [Beverly (drink) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_%28drink%29) > > Coca-Cola produces a drink called Beverly which is supposedly sold in Italy. I tried it at Epcot in Disney World, Orlando back in 2000. It’s horrible. Easily the worst soft drink I have ever had. Tried that at the Coke HQ tour in Atlanta - absolutely vile. Joe ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/18 "2011-08-23T21:52:20Z")
[Ginger Beer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=619394&highlight=ginger+beer) ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/19 "2011-08-23T22:37:20Z")
I’m aware that Coke Blak (which tasted like a mix of Nescafe canned coffee and Diet Coke) had fans. I still don’t understand how. It’s one of the only beverages I’ve ever bought and been unable to finish, despite being thirsty. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782/20 "2011-08-23T22:48:04Z")
Mountain Dew. I mean seriously, how does anybody drink that? But then, I like Moxie. . . [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782.md?page=2)