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chitoryu12: Apr 24, 2014

Atticus_1354 posted:

Dublin Dr. Pepper was absolutely the superior product.

Dr Pepper themselves sell a version with real sugar, I think around the whole US. It's their Throwback line and comes in with a bright green label.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:01

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# ? May 14, 2024 18:10

DontMockMySmock: Aug 9, 2008; I got this title for the dumbest fucking possible take on sea shanties. Specifically, I derailed the meme thread because sailors in the 18th century weren't woke enough for me, and you shouldn't sing sea shanties. In fact, don't have any fun ever.

Subjunctive posted:

Is there anywhere that it's made with unadulterated sugar? I thought it was always HFCS or similar.

Yes; everywhere.

chitoryu12 posted:

Dr Pepper themselves sell a version with real sugar, I think around the whole US. It's their Throwback line and comes in with a bright green label.

HFCS is real sugar (mixed with a bit of water, but whatever, Dr Pepper has water in it anyway). If you want to split hairs, what y'all are talking about is the difference between HFCS (a mixture of glucose and fructose, two types of monosaccharides (one-ring-of-atoms sugars), generally derived from corn) and sucrose (a disaccharide (two-rings-of-atoms sugar) made of glucose and fructose stuck together, which is generally produced via sugar cane or sugar beets). By the time the sucrose gets to your bloodstream, it has already been broken into its parts by digestive enzymes, making it chemically identical to HFCS. The two forms of the sugar do taste slightly different, and many people think that sucrose tastes better in sodas (although since the recipes are proprietary, this may be due to different amounts of sugar in the different versions, rather than a difference in the chemical properties).

But don't go around calling HFCS not sugar; that's a ridiculous statement that only serves to spread anti-science fearmongering about things with chemical names.

(And I know you didn't mention this, but I wanted to nip it in the bud: people who extol the virtues of sucrose over HFCS often claim sugar is healthier. It's not. Like I mentioned earlier, they're chemically identical by the time they get into your bloodstream, since the sucrose will have been split into its fructose and glucose parts.)

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:27

Dewgy: Nov 10, 2005; ~🚚special delivery~📦

Yeah HFCS is real sugar, the problem is it's also real CHEAP sugar. Thanks, corn subsidies!

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:30

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

surebet posted:

late, but man she really got snatched by that rope

And the Painbow^TM made another appearance.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:31

Phanatic: Mar 13, 2007; Please don't forget that I am an extremely racist idiot who also has terrible opinions about the Culture series.

DontMockMySmock posted:

(And I know you didn't mention this, but I wanted to nip it in the bud: people who extol the virtues of sucrose over HFCS often claim sugar is healthier. It's not. Like I mentioned earlier, they're chemically identical by the time they get into your bloodstream, since the sucrose will have been split into its fructose and glucose parts.)

They're not *quite* identical. Sucrose is 50:50 fructose:glucose. The HFCS that's used in sodas is 55:45 fructose:glucose. So it's a whopping 5% more fructose than you'd get from "real" sugar.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:39

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

Phanatic posted:

They're not *quite* identical. Sucrose is 50:50 fructose:glucose. The HFCS that's used in sodas is 55:45 fructose:glucose. So it's a whopping 5% more fructose than you'd get from "real" sugar.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:41

Kruller: Feb 20, 2004; It's time to restore dignity to the Farnsworth name!

DontMockMySmock posted:

Yes; everywhere.

HFCS is real sugar (mixed with a bit of water, but whatever, Dr Pepper has water in it anyway). If you want to split hairs, what y'all are talking about is the difference between HFCS (a mixture of glucose and fructose, two types of monosaccharides (one-ring-of-atoms sugars), generally derived from corn) and sucrose (a disaccharide (two-rings-of-atoms sugar) made of glucose and fructose stuck together, which is generally produced via sugar cane or sugar beets). By the time the sucrose gets to your bloodstream, it has already been broken into its parts by digestive enzymes, making it chemically identical to HFCS. The two forms of the sugar do taste slightly different, and many people think that sucrose tastes better in sodas (although since the recipes are proprietary, this may be due to different amounts of sugar in the different versions, rather than a difference in the chemical properties).

But don't go around calling HFCS not sugar; that's a ridiculous statement that only serves to spread anti-science fearmongering about things with chemical names.

(And I know you didn't mention this, but I wanted to nip it in the bud: people who extol the virtues of sucrose over HFCS often claim sugar is healthier. It's not. Like I mentioned earlier, they're chemically identical by the time they get into your bloodstream, since the sucrose will have been split into its fructose and glucose parts.)

Based on my experience, it's not so much a flavor difference, although Pepsi Throwback does taste different to normal Pepsi, but it's a mouthfeel difference. HFCS feels a bit slimier after you drink it, where "real" sugar has a much cleaner feel. There's very little taste difference in the Mountain Dew HFCS/Throwback varieties, but Throwback FEELS a hell of a lot better to drink. Sorta like Sprite vs Sierra Mist. Sprite FEELS like drinking syrup, where Sierra Mist doesn't.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:43

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

Sierra Mist tastes like drinking fetid garbage water. Sprite feels like being sick in the 4th grade. Both are inferior soda choices and if you must have a lemon-lime then Jarritos (lime) is the only acceptable option. Any of them work mixed with vodka though. Which is the only time I ever drink lemon-lime soda.

Solice Kirsk has a new favorite as of 19:52 on Jul 22, 2017

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:49

Randaconda: Jul 3, 2014; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Solice Kirsk posted:

Sierra Mist tastes like drinking fetid garbage water. Sprite feels like being sick in the 4th grade. Both are inferior soda choices and if you must have a lemon-lime then Jarritos (lime) is the only acceptable option. Any of them work mixed with vodka though. Which is the only time I ever drink lemon-lime soda.

Surge

# ? Jul 22, 2017 19:57

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

Randaconda posted:

Surge

Does Surge still exist? I haven't seen it in forever. IF it does and it's a regional thing (like Sundrop not being available in Chicago :argh:

) then I'm gonna be annoyed. If we're going citrus sodas then Sun Drop is hands down the best. Probably my favorite soda, but I can never get it.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:00

DarkDobe: Jul 11, 2008; Things are looking up...

Solice Kirsk posted:

Sierra Mist tastes like drinking fetid garbage water. Sprite feels like being sick in the 4th grade. Both are inferior soda choices and if you must have a lemon-lime then Jarritos (lime) is the only acceptable option. Any of them work mixed with vodka though. Which is the only time I ever drink lemon-lime soda.

I'm partial to 7up - but Jarritos is delicious.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:01

Randaconda: Jul 3, 2014; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Solice Kirsk posted:

Does Surge still exist? I haven't seen it in forever. IF it does and it's a regional thing (like Sundrop not being available in Chicago ) then I'm gonna be annoyed. If we're going citrus sodas then Sun Drop is hands down the best. Probably my favorite soda, but I can never get it.

They brought it back a while ago, but I've only seen it in tallboys. They have it at the local gas station.

EDIT: I can also get Sundrop. :smugdog:

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:07

Azhais: Feb 5, 2007; Switchblade Switcharoo

Solice Kirsk posted:

Does Surge still exist?

I hope not it was loving awful

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:07

PostNouveau: Sep 3, 2011; VY till I die; Grimey Drawer

Solice Kirsk posted:

Does Surge still exist? I haven't seen it in forever. IF it does and it's a regional thing (like Sundrop not being available in Chicago ) then I'm gonna be annoyed. If we're going citrus sodas then Sun Drop is hands down the best. Probably my favorite soda, but I can never get it.

They brought Surge back. I've only seen it in the energy drink section though in those giant cans.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:07

Randaconda: Jul 3, 2014; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Azhais posted:

I hope not it was loving awful

Being this wrong.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:08

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

Randaconda posted:

They brought it back a while ago, but I've only seen it in tallboys. They have it at the local gas station.

EDIT: I can also get Sundrop.

If the trade off between having availability to Sun Drop is living in or around Jacksonville then I'll go without., thank you very much. Unless you're one of those transplant Jag fans that travel arou.....bwahahaha, I can't even type that sentence.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:16

Azhais: Feb 5, 2007; Switchblade Switcharoo

Randaconda posted:

Being this wrong.

My college was in a/the test market for Surge when it first came out, about two weeks in there was a guy that would drive six hours to North Dakota to buy tons of cases of Mello Yellow (that was the closest place you could still get it) because there were so many people that'd pay for the service

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:16

Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

chitoryu12 posted:

I drank prune juice once and it was disgusting. No matter how much I drink Dr Pepper, I can never identify a prune flavor.

I like the taste of prunes and it sucks that if you eat too many they give you diarrhea.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:17

Randaconda: Jul 3, 2014; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Solice Kirsk posted:

If the trade off between having availability to Sun Drop is living in or around Jacksonville then I'll go without., thank you very much. Unless you're one of those transplant Jag fans that travel arou.....bwahahaha, I can't even type that sentence.

Stop being mean. :smith:

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:17

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

Solice Kirsk posted:

Sierra Mist tastes like drinking fetid garbage water. Sprite feels like being sick in the 4th grade. Both are inferior soda choices and if you must have a lemon-lime then Jarritos (lime) is the only acceptable option. Any of them work mixed with vodka though. Which is the only time I ever drink lemon-lime soda.

Limon, puta.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:33

Midnight Voyager: Jul 2, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

schreibs posted:

This rubs me the wrong way. It's a free code that was bundled with a preorder for a couple days early access to an open beta. No where in my mind does 3 days of 1 feature crippled hype level constitute $20 when it was never stated during preorder that the charge would be applied for cancelling and the full game is only twice as much.

I didn't get charged or anything but it still bothers me. The shadenfreude is me.

It is a code that was free because you preordered. Generally, if you redeem something, you bought it, especially since "A couple days early access to an open beta" isn't something you can refund.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:35

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# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:37

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

People still play Pokemon Go?

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:42

Randaconda: Jul 3, 2014; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Paladinus posted:

People still play Pokemon?

# ? Jul 22, 2017 20:44

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

DarkDobe posted:

I'm partial to 7up - but Jarritos is delicious.

jarritos is good but it's way sweeter than almost all us soda brands

pineapple is my kryptonite

# ? Jul 22, 2017 21:10

Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

no the pineapple one is garbage.

tamarind for life

# ? Jul 22, 2017 21:18

Beer_Suitcase: May 3, 2005; Verily, the whip is ghost riding.

Sagebrush posted:

tamarind for life

So gross.

Jamaica Flavor is the best.

# ? Jul 22, 2017 21:43

Sponge Baathist: Jan 30, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

does it taste like weed and pineapple?

# ? Jul 22, 2017 22:15

Scruff McGruff: Feb 13, 2007; Jesus, kid, you're almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and three ex-wives.

Gimme some Squirt any day :colbert:

# ? Jul 22, 2017 22:31

Randaconda: Jul 3, 2014; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEtc5Y54i1s

:colbert:

# ? Jul 22, 2017 22:40

Zamboni Rodeo: Jul 19, 2007; NEVER play "Lady of Spain" AGAIN!

Solice Kirsk posted:

Sierra Mist tastes like drinking fetid garbage water. Sprite feels like being sick in the 4th grade. Both are inferior soda choices and if you must have a lemon-lime then Jarritos (lime) is the only acceptable option. Any of them work mixed with vodka though. Which is the only time I ever drink lemon-lime soda.