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J Arcane
04-25-2009, 12:14 AM
It's a shame it's like $2 per 12 oz. bottle, I could actually enjoy this stuff.

It's weird too, because it tastes sorta familiar, like it's still the same formula and everything, but since it's made with real crap instead of laboratory chemicals it manages to taste the same, and yet totally different.
Sandman
04-25-2009, 12:16 AM
I prefer Coke....Diet Coke even. I won't even touch Diet Pepsi or Pepsi One though. That crap is nasty.
TheEpicOfTyler
04-25-2009, 12:21 AM
When I was a pop drinker, Pepsi was my choice soda. I might try this just for the hell of it.
BlackPete
04-25-2009, 12:50 AM
What Is In Pepsi Raw?

Pepsi Raw has such natural ingredients as cane sugar, coffee leaf, natural caramel coloring, apple extract, grape tantaric acid, natural gum Arabic and sparkling water. In comparison, the ingredients of regular Pepsi include high fructose corn syrup, sugar, artificial colorings, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid and natural flavors.
Carbonated With Less Calories

With less carbonation, the drink does not have as much of a fizz factor. However, the natural Pepsi Raw contains nine fewer calories than the unnatural version, which has 126 calories per 300-ml can.

Read more: "Pepsi Raw Is A Natural Soft Drink: Will Coca-Cola Try To Come Up With Its Own Natural Cola?" - http://natural-products.suite101.com/article.cfm/pepsi_raw_is_a_natural_soft_drink#ixzz0DfYbrsJ2&A


Hmmm not bad at all. I prefer all-natural products as well, so as long as this isn't too sugary I may give this a shot.
DylonCorp
04-25-2009, 01:57 AM
Mexican bottled Coke or Pepsi. The hell with corn syrup. Why the hell did this country choose corn syrup over real sugar? Cane sugar quotas? What the hell...

Anyways, yeah. Mexican cola's, si. Gringo cola's, no damn bueno.
Chris_D
04-25-2009, 03:31 AM
Wow I'd try it if I could get it.
shodan2020
04-25-2009, 05:45 AM
I prefer Coke....Diet Coke even. I won't even touch Diet Pepsi or Pepsi One though. That crap is nasty.

I love me some Diet Coke plus.
Borthcollective
04-25-2009, 05:55 AM
They also have Mountain Dew Throwback out. It's natural sugar too.
Stmfuller
04-25-2009, 06:35 AM
damn. I know where I can get me a hold of some...I might have to give it a whirl now.
johnperkins21
04-25-2009, 08:55 AM
Mexican bottled Coke or Pepsi. The hell with corn syrup. Why the hell did this country choose corn syrup over real sugar? Cane sugar quotas? What the hell...

Anyways, yeah. Mexican cola's, si. Gringo cola's, no damn bueno.

Cost. And the corn lobby.
LiquidRain
04-25-2009, 11:45 AM
Cost. And the corn lobby.

I thought it was the other way around; the corn lobby caused the increase in cost by lobbying for tariffs.
J Arcane
04-25-2009, 11:49 AM
They also have Mountain Dew Throwback out. It's natural sugar too.
Yeah but that's the only thing that's natural about it. I almost bought a bottle of throwback at first because I wondered what real sugar Mt. Dew would taste like, but then I saw a bottle of the natural and decided to go with. Real kola nut extract is a good lure for me, love that shit.

Funny thing is, Pepsi's finally pulling head from ass and at least selling real sugar soda in the US, but down in Mexico, famous land of cane sugar soda, Pepsi's started selling Pepsi-cola with HFCS.
Ghostbear
04-25-2009, 12:03 PM
I've had this and I think its awful. I like regular pepsi better or Jones cola.
cp#
04-25-2009, 12:05 PM
I prefer Coke....Diet Coke even. I won't even touch Diet Pepsi or Pepsi One though. That crap is nasty.

Whoooooosh !!

Did you all hear anything?
rein
04-25-2009, 12:09 PM
The only diet Coke I can drink is sweetened with Splenda, Aspartame makes me feel sick.

I bought some of the throwback Pepsi and Mountain Dew this morning. I will give them a try over the next few days. I didn't see Pepsi Raw, I will try it if I come across it.

When I was young I liked Pepsi over Coke but as I grew older I became a fan of Coke. I hope these throwbacks really do taste like the older Pepsi. If so, I may become a fan of Pepsi again. Does anyone know if the throwback product is a limited run promotion?

*Never mind - Found out it is only available for 8 weeks!
BlackPete
04-25-2009, 12:29 PM
Does anyone know if the throwback product is a limited run promotion?

*Never mind - Found out it is only available for 8 weeks!

Well... at least the good news is that the Pepsi Natural will be around for a while. (http://www.bevreview.com/2009/03/05/pepsi-natural/)

It's also interesting to note that the Raw and Natural are not the same... similar, but not exactly the same. Natural has more calories (barely) than Raw.
CES
04-25-2009, 12:38 PM
Coca-Cola as a company have won me over lately with the Zero range (especially Sprite Zero) they make. No caffeine, no sugar. Hell, the only real bad thing in it is Aspartame. Not sure if they have the Zero range of drinks in the US though.
Doogie2K
04-25-2009, 02:06 PM
Coca-Cola as a company have won me over lately with the Zero range (especially Sprite Zero) they make. No caffeine, no sugar. Hell, the only real bad thing in it is Aspartame. Not sure if they have the Zero range of drinks in the US though.

Well, we at least have Coke Zero in Canada. Make of that what you will.
tombofsoldier
04-25-2009, 02:14 PM
Mexican bottled Coke or Pepsi. The hell with corn syrup. Why the hell did this country choose corn syrup over real sugar? Cane sugar quotas? What the hell...

Anyways, yeah. Mexican cola's, si. Gringo cola's, no damn bueno.

Yay, power of the corn lobby! Seriously, not a joke. They got importation of cane sugar restricted.
Ravenlock
04-25-2009, 02:24 PM
I've been looking for some of this to try, but none of my local grocery stores (Pittsburgh) seem to have it, or at least I haven't come across it yet.

I hope it succeeds enough to start showing up in more places.
Stmfuller
04-25-2009, 05:35 PM
mmmm got me a 4pack tonight. Good, light cola. worth checking out.
Johan
04-25-2009, 06:37 PM
I like to drink soda I have stock in. I'd like for you all to do so, too. Coke. :D
Stmfuller
04-25-2009, 07:01 PM
I like to drink soda I have stock in. I'd like for you all to do so, too. Coke. :D

That sounds like an advertisement...did you pay CoG for that?
Johan
04-25-2009, 07:10 PM
That sounds like an advertisement...did you pay CoG for that?

Speaking of ads, check my sig.! ;)

Which, ironically, I can't even see, as I have images, avatars, and sigs. turned off.
Restlessavenger
04-25-2009, 08:00 PM
Anyways, yeah. Mexican cola's, si. Gringo cola's, no damn bueno.

This is truth. We have a taco truck that comes by the office every day and they have bottles of Mexican Coke AND Mexican Pepsi. Glass Bottle on all. It's about 50 cents more then regular American Coke/Pepsi, but the taste is worth it.
OUX
04-25-2009, 08:15 PM
Psh, cancer is natural too.
miah
04-25-2009, 08:15 PM
I would definitely try this if I saw it for sale. I generally am happy to find kosher coke, I try to not buy any food with HFCS in it.
Stmfuller
04-25-2009, 08:38 PM
I have a store within walking distance that sells it for $3.50 a 4 pack...
Taking orders right now.
$3.50 plus tax, shipping ,and handling.

Of course if you feel like tipping too, I won't say anything.
Disgustipated
04-25-2009, 09:38 PM
Soda sucks. Drink water.
Shadowstorm
04-25-2009, 09:39 PM
Soda sucks. Drink water.

Seriously, this.

/thread.
Generation ABXY
04-25-2009, 09:48 PM
If I come across it, I may give it a try. I tend to prefer Coke - well, technically, Cherry Coke - or Mountain Dew, but I'd be interested in seeing how much of a difference natural ingredients can have on the taste.

Of course, this thread has also reminded me that a little old lady once gave me a recipe for homemade soda. I may end up giving that a try one day.
Seika
04-25-2009, 09:59 PM
This is truth. We have a taco truck that comes by the office every day and they have bottles of Mexican Coke AND Mexican Pepsi. Glass Bottle on all. It's about 50 cents more then regular American Coke/Pepsi, but the taste is worth it.

Soda sucks. Drink water.

Seriously, I'm not a soda drinker at all. More of a tea person.

...but the Mexican soda is sooo good, I could drink it all day. Just one after another.
Lint of Death
04-25-2009, 10:18 PM
Soda sucks. Drink water.

What about fruit juices? Delicious, and, ostensibly, nutritious! But mostly delicious! :o
tombofsoldier
04-26-2009, 12:52 AM
Soda sucks. Drink water.

You suck water :mad:

Is it really that good? I found a 4 pack for like $4.50 at a Safeway. But I can get 6 IBC Rootbeer/Cream/Black Cherry's for less, so I'm kind of hesitant to try it.
Borthcollective
04-26-2009, 07:25 AM
You suck water :mad:

But I can get 6 IBC Rootbeer/Cream/Black Cherry's for less, so I'm kind of hesitant to try it.

This is the win here. IBC bottled rootbeer is the bomb. It has a special burn that no other soda can match.

The Mountain Dew Throwback tastes a lot like Diet Mountain Dew. I think the HFCS stuff has a better taste. I only bought it to try it again, and then back to water.
MalReynolds
04-26-2009, 08:48 AM
Mountain Dew is what i drink ... so a pepsi product
Inspector Fowler
04-27-2009, 03:56 AM
A note here: I quit drinking soda a couple years ago. After six months I gave up and started again - but the HFCS stuff tasted...weird. It didn't taste sweet like it had, but after a couple weeks of drinking it, it tasted normal again....

I really think the HFCS isn't that sweet but if you consume it regularly it alters your tastebuds.

Hell, I finally gave up sweetened soft drinks for good, and now even the diet shit tastes sweet to me. Sigh.