Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Lemon Lime, PepsiCo, Reviews, Sierra Mist on Aug 24th, 2010 11 Comments »
Sierra Mist Natural, a real sugar-sweetened version of the lemon lime beverage, has been spotted in Pittsburgh, PA… and we have photos!
Posted in Cadbury Schweppes, Carbonated Soft Drinks, Guest Reviews, Reviews, Sunkist on Jul 14th, 2010 12 Comments »
Sunkist appears to have Mountain Dew in its sights with a 2nd extension of their "Fusion" brand… Sunkist Citrus Fusion. The lime-infused flavor also features increased levels of caffeine and the inclusion of B vitamins, much like the original Sunkist Solar Fusion. Our reviewer noted that it tasted a lot like "liquid green Skittles candy."
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Jones Hispanic 2009, Jones Soda, Reviews on Jul 5th, 2010 1 Comment »
While not surprising in taste, Jones Soda Fruit Punch delivers a predictable-but-clean fruit punch experience sweetened with real sugar. Think of it as upscale Hawaiian Punch!
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Guest Reviews, Imported, Reviews, Sprite, The Coca-Cola Company on Jun 20th, 2010 4 Comments »
This guest review explores Sprite – Botella Edicion Limitada, a natural sugar Sprite from Mexico.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Mountain Dew, News, Pepsi, PepsiCo on Jun 16th, 2010 44 Comments »
Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback are slated to return for a limited 5 week release starting July 31, marking the third production run for the popular drinks that use sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Mountain Dew, News, PepsiCo on Jun 16th, 2010 10 Comments »
Started in 2009, this second iteration of DEWmocracy produced three finalists by which America could vote upon. The winner is Mountain Dew White Out, the oddly white-colored, mildly citrus-infused flavor of the bunch.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Ginger Ale, Reviews on Jun 10th, 2010 1 Comment »
Fresh Ginger Ginger Ale Original by Bruce Cost is one outstanding beverage. The distinctive ginger taste, pure ingredients, quality mouthfeel, and "refreshing" factor make this one of our favorites in the ginger ale category. Distribution is limited, so it may be a challenge to track down. However, if you do, it's well worth it. This stuff is quite the treat!
Posted in Cadbury Schweppes, Carbonated Soft Drinks, Reviews, Snapple on Jun 4th, 2010 3 Comments »
Snapple Grape Berry Punch is a decent grape/strawberry blend. It's a low-rent version of the Snapple we are familiar with, but for the affordable price, we can let that slide. It's not something to write home about, and the can is a questionable extension of the brand, but it's refreshingly different take on grape soda.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Energy Drinks, Reviews on Jun 2nd, 2010 1 Comment »
I really liked the refreshing cherry taste of Bing Energy Drink. It's the type of drink that you wish more folks knew about because of the unique approach it takes on the category. It's not "scary" like the marketing of a lot of energy beverages, which are very in-your-face and alienate anyone not in the targeted demographic. While I'm not totally sold on the artificial sweetener-influenced aftertaste, it's rather hard to argue with just 40 calories per can!
Posted in Cadbury Schweppes, Carbonated Soft Drinks, Reviews, Sunkist on May 27th, 2010 5 Comments »
The twisted orange/pineapple/mandarin flavor in Sunkist Solar Fusion is pretty good. Inclusion of caffeine continues a differentiator of the Sunkist brand in the "orange soda" space. The packaging design is very attractive, which should help with impulse buys at convenience stores. The biggest drawback is probably how the bite from the flavor disappears quickly and leaves you with a very syrupy aftertaste.
