Comments on: From the “Surprisingly Doesn’t Suck” Category

By: Bob King

Bob King — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:39:01 +0000

Jones Soda. Asparatame and HFC free. A flavor for everyone.

I have this thing about “diet” anything, really. Why not just consume less of something actually worth consuming?

I am going to be looking into a gizmatron that allows you to make soda at home “for less.” (or do you just drink more soda?) I have a problem staying hydrated; I just hate drinking water.

But put bubbles in it and suddenly, it’s gone. Sugar, flavorings- nice at times but beside the point.

However – as far as I’m concerned, even the best soda is a poor second cousin to a half-decent beer. BTW, “Steel Reserve” is excellent, if you run across it. And I speak as a Canadian – trained beer drinker.

(So you are American, eh? What’s a good beer to try? Max, set my man here up with a couple Hi-Tests!)

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:55:40 +0000

I tried the Cherry Chocolate Diet Dr. Pepper and I’m one of those who can’t drink it. The first sip was alright but every sip after that tasted nasty.

We have an almost full two-liter of the stuff here because no one can stomach it.

By: skylion

skylion — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:32:22 +0000

I have always been a huge fan of Dr. Pepper, so my viewpoint is always biased in that direction. I am even critical of the oft produced imitation versions available in grocery stores across our land; Dr. K. Dr M. etc. (Kroger and Meier stores).
When the Cherry Vanilla flavour came out, it was like manna from heaven for me. I still prefer it, and it was our “champagne” of choice this past New Year’s Ever (none of us drink alcohol). I was excited about the Cherry Chocolate flavour. Boy, I was dissapointed. They somehow managed to kill the taste of Diet Dr. Pepper. You pointed out the sweetness, I found it to be way to sweet. The pleasant flavour of the “chocolate covered cherry” you mentioned died by large degrees once the diet component kicked in. A friend asked how it tasted to me; as he took a drink I called it “Cherry Chocolate Starfish” Dr. Pepper.

His response was amusing and explody.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:04:26 +0000

researchers at Purdue

What do the chicken guys have against the soda industry?

By: Tripp

Tripp — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:21:18 +0000

According to a recent CBC News article, researchers at Purdue have determined that drinking diet pop can actually lead to weight gain.

As they say, correlation does not mean causation, so I’ve been trying to get more details on the study.

For example, perhaps being overweight leads to drinking diet soda. Or maybe there is a third factor which causes both – maybe people who know they are prone to gain weight are more likely to drink diet soda to prevent that but still gain weight.

I know that the plural of anecdote is not data, but I will say that once, based on advice over the internet, I switched from diet to regular soda for a month. I gained a little weight instead of losing weight. One thing else happened, my consumption of soda decreased, because a couple sugar sodas filled me up whereas diet soda did not.

By: DJL

DJL — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:16:17 +0000

According to a recent CBC News article, researchers at Purdue have determined that drinking diet pop can actually lead to weight gain.

I’m not making this up. The CBC News article can be found here:
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/02/11/lowcalorie-study.html?ref=rss

So throw out the Diet Dr. Pepper and go get a bottle of the the real thing :-)

By: Pegkitty

Pegkitty — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:51:59 +0000

I got to try this through an on-line survey – they sent me a couple of pony bottles. This was last year at about this time, and I really liked it – glad to know it’s out there. As Elilzabeth@16 said above, there was something tootsie-roll-ish about it. I knew it tasted somehow familiar at the time, but couldn’t put my finger on it.

By: Pusher_h8er

Pusher_h8er — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:16:18 +0000

God damn the pusher man.

Now gimme my weird soda.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:24:02 +0000

At the risk of looking like a beverage pusher, I’ll tell you all there’s a site called sodafinder.com that lists for sale a number of the hard-to-find drinks people have written about here.

By: Karen Funk Blocher

Karen Funk Blocher — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:26:20 +0000

Somehow I've always been afraid to try Diet Dr. Pepper, even though two close friends lived on the stuff. I may have to overcome that phobia and try this variant.