Pepsi Throwback. Anyone try it?

[humann_brewing]

Just tried the Pepsi throwback and realized that I must have had soda with real sugar overseas somewhere. I always thought the soda overseas was just "Different." Why the hell did they start using this corn syrup crap anyway?

why would you add rice or corn to your beer?

 

[TxBrew]

Because it's way cheaper.

Only because corn is subsidized and sugar has tariffs? Could be wrong on that.

 

[david_42]

HFCS is much cheaper than sugar. We have some of the highest sugar prices (33/pound vs 12 in Europe) in the world: price supports, tariffs and import quotas work.

 

[bonzombiekitty]

Only because corn is subsidized and sugar has tariffs? Could be wrong on that.

No, you're correct, at least on the part about corn being subsidized. I don't know about sugar - I assume most cane sugar is imported so there's likely a tariff on it. Agricultural policy is really, really weird.

 

[slowbie]

I got a 12 pack of the mountain dew version for only $3 and it is WAAAAAY better with sugar than HFCS (not that I'm surprised by that).

 

[jkarp]

I got a 12 pack of the mountain dew version for only $3 and it is WAAAAAY better with sugar than HFCS (not that I'm surprised by that).

Yeah, the last throwback go-around, the mountain dew wasn't well received. I'd heard they tweaked the formula for this time.

 

[Homercidal]

I would not mind trying some Coke with sugar. My wife likes regular Mountain Dew better, but the kids and everyone else I know prefer the throwback. We just got throwback dew yesterday. I'm having one right now. I'm not particular either way, personally. I don't drink enough of that stuff to really care. The throwback instantly reminds me of my youth though. Green Glass bottles from the pop machine downtown.

 

[EvilTOJ]

After reading this thread I had to go out and buy some. I got the last two 12 packs in the store! mmmmm.... real sugar..... I'm going to be buying some every time I go to the store until it's gone.

 

[funkadelicturkey]

Rumor among the soda geeks "in the know" is Crystal Pepsi is indeed coming back.

Don't get my hopes up only to let me down!!! Show me the proof, show me the invisible soda!!!

 

[danorocks17]

i got an 18 pack of the TB pepsi. I like it a lot. it's not as sugary, or something. I mean it's sweet but not uber-sweet.

I liked the throwback Dr. Pepper while most of my co-workers did not

 

[scrambledegg81]

I weep while reading this thread, said the diabetic.

 

[hal2814]

I also think they tweaked the Pepsi Throwback formula from the blue can to the classic can. I loved it last summer but think it's sorta meh now. I may have drank more Dr. Pepper than everyone else on this board combined and can say with much certainty that the real sugar Pepper coming out now in no way tastes like it used to the first time around. I think they pulled the flavoring back a notch when they went to corn syrup and didn't bump it back up for the Dr. Pepper throwback. Dr. Pepper used to have an almost Coke-like intensity to its flavor. I haven't tried the Mountain Dew. RC Cola did a throwback about 10 years ago. I forget what they called it. They put them in brown bottles and everything. It was really good but cost like $2 per 12oz bottle so I only tried it once.

And if Crystal Pepsi came back, there would be much rejoicing in my household.

 

[Homercidal]

I found some Mexican Coke at the grocery the other day and am anxious to try it. I haven't have that since I was a kid. Maybe tonight I'll gather the family around and we'll have a tasting.

 

[EvilTOJ]

I found some Mexican coke too, and all it did was give me a nosebleed and made me act like a huge *********.





So really the only difference from normal is I got a nosebleed.

 

[wildwest450]

So really the only difference from normal is I got a nosebleed.

I totally agree!