ATTN: HFCS Haters/Pepsi Throwback

[Misteriosa]

From consumerist.com:


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According to Beverage Industry Magazine, Pepsi will be launching "Pepsi Throwback" and "Mountain Dew Throwback," both of which contain sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. The logos, seen above, were found through a search of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Electronic Search System by BevReview.com, which reports that the trademarks were filed on January 9, 2009.

Sugar-soda aficionados seek out Kosher for Passover and Mexican versions due to the lack of HFCS, and Pepsi has been experimenting with sugar-sweetened versions of their soft drinks overseas. (See: Pepsi Raw)

From Beverage Industry Magazine:
In the middle of April, PBV also will begin distributing Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, which features those brands formulated with sugar.

Are you excited?


http://consumerist.com/5155721/attn-hfcs-haters-get-ready-for-sugar+sweetened-pepsi-throwback

here is the original article: http://www.bevreview.com/2009/02/09/pepsi-throwback-mountain-dew-throwback/

[Aggie]

That would be great! It tastes so much better.

For Dr Pepper lovers like me, you can obtain cane sugar version. From an 'unofficial' website:

compiled by Christopher Flaherty
from various sources
version 4.10 November 9, 2008


2.6 How can I get some cane sugar Dr Pepper?

You can either:

a) Visit the plant in Dublin, Texas--the oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant in the world and the only plant in the U.S. which is allowed by the Dr Pepper corporation to still manufacture the soda with cane sugar. The Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company is located at 221 South Patrick, Dublin, Texas 76446, one block south of the intersection of US377/67 and TX6. The plant is open Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday, 10am-5pm; and Sunday, 1-5pm. You can also call them at 1-254-445-3466 for tour information, etc.

b) Visit most stores within a 50 mile radius of the plant--which is the territory covered by it.

c) Call up Old Doc's Soda Shop in Dublin at 1-888-398-10-2-4, or 1-254-445-3939 and they can tell you how much it costs to have "The Real Thing" shipped to you. You can even order it online right now! Click here and all will be revealed.

Be forewarned that no matter how you buy it from Dublin, there is a 25 case limit. Any more than that sold to a single person could violate franchise agreements (because you could be "dealing" if you have more than 25 cases in your possession and transport them into another franchise's territory).

d) Visit the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas, in person (see question 3.4 for their address), and you can buy loose bottles and cans of the cane sugar soda in their gift shop--but not at their soda fountain. The way they explain it, the museum is not allowed to sell the soda "to drink" at their fountain with all their other sodas, but they are allowed to sell it "closed" at their gift shop, as long as they only sell it in person to museum customers. I telephoned the museum and asked: "Does that mean you can’t drink it anywhere on the premises?" "Well, our customers can do whatever they want after they buy it," the kind woman on the other end responded. The museum does not ship the cane sugar product anywhere, which may be why you never heard of it on their web site.

e) And, if you want to drink some cane sugar Dr Pepper with your meal, you can safely do so at Love & War in Texas, a restaurant located at 601 E. Plano Parkway in Plano, Texas. A member of their staff confirmed for me that they do serve "the genuine article" every day for lunch and dinner. How do they get it? They drive up to Dublin and buy a few cases, like everyone else. They even have a web site at loveandwarintexas.com, where you can view their Texas-themed menu up close--or as up close as you can get on the web. Their phone number is 1-972-422-6201, and if you’ve got nine friends coming with you, they’ll even let you make reservations.

f) If you want to get some groceries along with your cane sugar Dr Pepper, you can find both at Central Market in Dallas, Texas, located at 5750 E. Lovers Lane at Greenville Avenue. You can email them at cox.michael@heb.com or call them at 1-214-234-7000 for more detailed information. They even cater!

g) If you’re in Seattle, Washington, you can drop by Real Soda, a store that specializes in selling soda in glass bottles, soda with cane sugar (such as the aforementioned cane sugar DP), soda in long neck bottles, soda imported from Europe and Mexico, and so on. Their street address is 459 N. 36th St., and their phone number is 1-206-633-1092. If you don’t feel like traveling there in person, there is an affiliated web site where you can order the soda at www.sodaking.com. However, if you only want to discuss the soda, there are (or will be soon) message boards for that at www.realsoda.com. And you thought I had too much to say on the subject?




Linky: http://www.freenewyork.net/dpfaq.html#q2.6

[JimBeam]

I dig Boylan's Pure Cane Cola.

PS I work for Pepsi so let's keep that a secret.

[Judge Smails]

I'm not even going to bother reading this thread. There's no way I'm drinking anything with hydroflourocarbons in it. I guess you don't care about the ozone layer - deeks.

[MisterSmith]

Wow, this is not what I expected form this thread at all.

I was checking it out to find out who all the Hatian French Chinese & Spanish Haters were.

[Reephdweller]

This Pepsi Throwback sounds pretty good. I may have to give it a try.

http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2009/02/pepsi-throwback.jpg

Pepsi Throwback

Enjoy Pepsi as it was meant to be made — with sugar — with Pepsi Throwback (http://www.bevreview.com/2009/02/09/pepsi-throwback-mountain-dew-throwback/) ($TBA). Featuring an old-school Pepsi-Cola logo instead of the modern smiling circle that adorns current cans, the drink will be sweetened with sugar, instead of the ultra-nasty High Fructose Corn Syrup, giving you that true cola taste without the need to import. For those with more extreme tastes, Mountain Dew Throwback will also be available, retro logo intact.


http://www.uncrate.com/men/culture/drinks/pepsi-throwback/

[Slumbag]

Man, I bet that's just old ass Pepsi they couldn't sell, so they rebottled it and put a fancy label on it.

Fuck that. I wouldn't drink that black worm jizz if you paid me.

[Fallon]

Man, I bet that's just old ass Pepsi they couldn't sell, so they rebottled it and put a fancy label on it.

Fuck that. I wouldn't drink that black worm jizz if you paid me.

Like Diet Pepsi Max.

That shit is garbage.

[Slumbag]

Like Diet Pepsi Max.

That shit is garbage.

ALL soda is garbage. It all tastes like fizzy pancake syrup.

[Reephdweller]

ALL soda is garbage. It all tastes like fizzy pancake syrup.


I agree. I just want to taste soda the way it used before all the high fructose corn syrups came into play and why I avoid it as much as I can. But I will at least give it a taste if I see this in the stores.

[A.J.]

Joan Crawford must be rolling over in her grave.

[El Mudo]

Eh...you can just get kosher Coke....that's made with real sugar as well

[MC Pee Pants]

I wish pancakes tasted like Mountain Dew.

[Misteriosa]

:bye:

http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=77689

[Thebazile78]

Eh...you can just get kosher Coke....that's made with real sugar as well

Coke is typically "O-U" (for Orthodox Union Kosher (http://www.oukosher.org/)) Kosher regardless of whether or not it contains corn syrup or sugar.

The "Kosher for Passover" Coke is what you're talking about because corn syrup counts as something you can't eat during Pesach ... there are all kinds of dietary restrictions that include grains like corn and rice during Passover that get a little weird if you don't pay attention. (No, I am not Jewish. I just have a ton of friends who are religious/Orthodox Jews and have lived with them during Passover.)

[JimBeam]

Man, I bet that's just old ass Pepsi they couldn't sell, so they rebottled it and put a fancy label on it.

I have no proof but I bet we turned all that Pepsi Blue into that Blue Mountain Dew that we had out a few months ago.

[razorboy]

I'll stick with my Coke Cherry Zero, regular soda water and Blenheim ginger ale (mail order only unfortunately), thanks.

[cougarjake13]

I have no proof but I bet we turned all that Pepsi Blue into that Blue Mountain Dew that we had out a few months ago.

i wouldnt be surprised



pepsi blue wasnt that bad

[Snoogans]

Im all for this.

[lleeder]

Throwback this throwback that
It aint where you from its where you wear your throw back at

[TripleSkeet]

Im holding out for the cocaine laced Coca-Cola Throwback.

[OGC]

It looks like Snapple no longer thinks that High Fructose Corn Syrup is included in "the best stuff on Earth" since they are replacing it with sugar (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/reading-the-tea-leaves-snapple-refreshes-itself/), resulting in 40 fewer calories per bottle.

[Gvac]

DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK!

I'm going to try this stuff, because I remember loving Pepsi as a kid but when I had some recently it tasted absolutely God awful.

I don't drink soda very often so I wasn't sure if it was because my tastes had changed or because Pepsi had changed the formula somehow.

[lleeder]

I'm gonna start saying "thats sugar" for something thats old and then comes back in popularity again. When Jay-Z says it in his next remix you'll know where he got it from.

[ToiletCrusher]

I would like to try a hybrid. Maybe some Pepsi-dew or Mountain-Cola.

[disneyspy]

after reading gvacs post i have to agree,sodas did taste better as a kid,thats sugar fo shitties

[sailor]

I'm gonna start saying "thats sugar" for something thats old and then comes back in popularity again. When Jay-Z says it in his next remix you'll know where he got it from.

the daily lleeder's call the other day was sugar.

[sailor]

after reading gvacs post i have to agree,sodas did taste better as a kid,thats sugar fo shitties

everything you liked as a kid tasted better back then. just like shit you love now you probably didn't enjoy as much as a kid. it's called tastes maturing.

[Picasso Intern]

I can understand Pepsi making a big deal about this, but why would the news? Everywhere else in the world they use sugar.

[KatPw]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3450487339_4906f79bb8.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3451302708_ec0e0f4fd5.jpg

Sugar, glorious sugar!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3450487093_b2810c3abf_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/3450486935_6a28d0d9ee_b.jpg

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There are currently 4 bottles of Mountain Dew and 6 bottles of Pepsi chillaxing in the fridge. Joy of joys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SatCam]

oh man............. if theyre selling that in 12can fridgepacks im gonna stock up

[led37zep]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3450487339_4906f79bb8.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3451302708_ec0e0f4fd5.jpg
There are currently 4 bottles of Mountain Dew and 6 bottles of Pepsi chillaxing in the fridge. Joy of joys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How does it taste?

[KatPw]

No clue yet, I'm gonna try it after dinner.

SatCam, I did not see the fridge packs. Hopefully they will come out with it in the packs.

[RhinoinMN]

I don't think it really matters unless they use glass bottles.

Glass bottled fake sugar coke tastes better than the plastic shit.

[KatPw]

I don't think it really matters unless they use glass bottles.

Glass bottled fake sugar coke tastes better than the plastic shit.

True, but I don't eat fake sugar so this is a treat for me.

[led37zep]

I don't think it really matters unless they use glass bottles.

Glass bottled fake sugar coke tastes better than the plastic shit.
http://tennesseeguy.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/mexican-coke.jpg
VS
http://www.partybox.co.uk/data/partyimages/250x250/fakedogpoo.jpg

I guess I don't understand Minnesota.

[RhinoinMN]

http://tennesseeguy.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/mexican-coke.jpg
VS
http://www.partybox.co.uk/data/partyimages/250x250/fakedogpoo.jpg

I guess I don't understand Minnesota.

What is worse is that made me think.

Defensive at first, then I had to think:wallbash::lol:

[KatPw]

Mike and I split a pepsi last night. It was awesome. It was very crisp tasting, did not leave a funny aftertaste, it even fizzed differently than diet sodas and soda sweetened with HFCS. Definitely a different mouth feel, didn't feel as "thick".

[burrben]

finally got some pepsi throwback and its fantastic

[brettmojo]

I hate Pepsi, but it's pretty awesome. I feel like I'm not risking cancer by drinking it.

[KatPw]

My Pathmark is almost completely out of the Mountain Dew and Pepsi, so a lot of people must be buying it. I got 2 12 packs of Pepsi in cans and a few of the bottles of Mountain Dew. I never liked Mountain Dew, but I actually like this one. It just sucks that they are going to stop selling it next month. :sad:

[biozombie]

Beet sugar. Meh. They couldn't even commit to the gimmick & go 100% cane.

[Space Edge]

I love the Throwback Pepsi, but haven't seen the Mt. Dew yet.

[jab]

that beety mountain dew is extreme. in four months theyre going to find out beet pepsi makes your fingernails grow inward or some weird shit.

[SatCam]

I bought throwback pepsi and I liked that I didnt have a coating of syrup in my mouth. It's a shame that pepsi isnt that great tasting a drink

[Death Metal Moe]

I've tried both Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback. The Pepsi one wasn't that different. But the Mountain Dew one is WAY better.

[disneyspy]

I've tried both Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback. The Pepsi one wasn't that different. But the Mountain Dew one is WAY better.

crazy talk,the pepsi throwback isnt as syrpy and taste better than the other 3

[Death Metal Moe]

crazy talk,the pepsi throwback isnt as syrpy and taste better than the other 3

Sure there's less of a coating on the inside of your mouth but that's where the difference ends. Whatever "cola" flavor Pepsi uses isn't changed that much from corn syrup to sugar.

Mountain Dew on the other hand has a more delicate, citrus flavor that when corn syrup is take out you really can finally taste the great flavor beneath the sweetener.

[disneyspy]

you must want people to mount n do you with this crazy talk,mo

[SatCam]

Sure there's less of a coating on the inside of your mouth but that's where the difference ends. Whatever "cola" flavor Pepsi uses isn't changed that much from corn syrup to sugar.

Mountain Dew on the other hand has a more delicate, citrus flavor that when corn syrup is take out you really can finally taste the great flavor beneath the sweetener.

Apparently they took out the orange juice too. I cant wait to try it tho..

[cougarjake13]

pepsi throwback is ok but like katja said not much difference



havent tried the mt dew yet

[Heather 8]

It just sucks that they are going to stop selling it next month. :sad:

That's odd, I was talking to a Pepsi rep who was at Wegman's this morning, and he said that they're going to have the Throwbacks available all summer.

Ever since I found them on the shelves, I've been getting a case of Pepsi for me and a case of Mountain Dew for 8. He burns through his supply in a few days.

[cougarjake13]

i hope they keep around a lil longer



i may have to stock up sooner than expected

[weekapaugjz]

i like the pepsi one a lot. i went through a 12 pack in about 2 weeks, which is a lot of soda for me, i barely drink any.

[MC Pee Pants]

I like the Mountain Dew throwback, anyone else try it?

[led37zep]

mt dew throwback seemed a lot smoother than normal dew. I don't drink soda all that often so I could be totally full of shit

[biggestmexi]

they are all good. they are supposed to taste the same. or as close as possible.

People think they are supposed to taste different but they arent. its just the sweetener changed.

and this thread better than the other one.