Throwback Pepsi

[partain]

Dublin Dr Pepper is one of the few things I miss from my brief stay as sports editor in Stephenville, Texas. It's made with real sugar and it's the best Dr Pepper in the world. We had a restaurant here in Colorado that served it for a while and was usually the deciding factor in where we ate lunch on Sunday afternoons.

You can check them out at http://www.dublindrpepper.com/

Also, we have a store in town that specializes in sodas made with sugar. They have Mexican Coke and Dublin Dr Pepper, but also a lot of old-time drinks you can't find just anywhere anymore. Not the cheapest way to buy soda, but we stop in there from time to time too.

 

[StormSurge]

I miss Pop Shoppe.

 

[Simon]

At the summer business I own, we sold that old-fashioned Pepsi last summer. Or, I should say, we had it available for sale. Pretty sure I ended up coming home on Labor Day with a full case. Nobody was interested. Perhaps the old logo will help.

That's interesting. I worked at a gas station in a tourist destination and we couldn't keep Mexican Cokes stocked. Also, the location of the suckers helped. They were right by the door in a big thing of ice just begging to be bought.

 

[forever_town]

Throwback Pepsi is good, but not as good as Mexican Coke.

Throwback Dew, I am surprised to say, is fairly awful.

All Mountain Dew is fairly awful...

I call it Mountain Don't.

As for the OP, I have yet to find Throwback Pepsi. I'd be interested in trying it, even though I find regular Pepsi to be much too sweet and strongly prefer Diet Pepsi. The strange thing is, I prefer regular Coke to Diet Coke (sorry buckdubs!).

 

[old_tony]

This thread brings up a question to me: Has America gotten fatter or skinnier since the invention of "diet" sodas in the '60s? I think we all know the answer is the former, and by a lot.

 

[Football_Bat]

This thread brings up a question to me: Has America gotten fatter or skinnier since the invention of "diet" sodas in the '60s? I think we all know the answer is the former, and by a lot.

That's not just because of the diet soda. The rest of the meal got much, much fatter and starchier, offsetting the couple of hundred calories saved with the diet soda.

I never saw the benefit of ordering a Triple Whopper with Cheese with extra mayo and jumbo fries, and washing it down with a diet drink as if that makes up for the indulgence.

 

[93Devil]

I had a can of the throwback Dr. Pepper with my lunch, and yes, it is very good and worth the extra $0.15 per can I paid for it.

 

[KG]

I have a diabetic mother, so the only sodas we had when I was growing up were diet. Now I just prefer the diet. I don't drink it to be healthier, because I don't drink sodas often enough for it to matter that much anyway.

 

[expendable]

This thread brings up a question to me: Has America gotten fatter or skinnier since the invention of "diet" sodas in the '60s? I think we all know the answer is the former, and by a lot.

That's not just because of the diet soda. The rest of the meal got much, much fatter and starchier, offsetting the couple of hundred calories saved with the diet soda.

I never saw the benefit of ordering a Triple Whopper with Cheese with extra mayo and jumbo fries, and washing it down with a diet drink as if that makes up for the indulgence.

I once saw an Oprah show about 20 years ago that profiled this woman who was around 700 pounds. On her trip to the drive through at McDonalds, she ordered two quarter pounders, a coupld of apple pies, an order of McNuggets and two DIET COKES. I remember thinking, what's the damn point? Go for broke and order the regular cokes.

 

[dixiehack]

Throwback Mountain Dew is pure sweet nectar and I will not have its good name besmirched by you heathens.

 

[slappy4428]

Throwback Mountain Dew is pure sweet nectar and I will not have its good name besmirched by you heathens.

yes you will.

 

[forever_town]

I'd be interested in trying it, even though I find regular Pepsi to be much too sweet and strongly prefer Diet Pepsi. The strange thing is, I prefer regular Coke to Diet Coke (sorry buckdubs!).

Tried it last night. Throwback's so much better than regular, it's not even a contest.

 

[Mystery Meat II]

This thread brings up a question to me: Has America gotten fatter or skinnier since the invention of "diet" sodas in the '60s? I think we all know the answer is the former, and by a lot.

That's not just because of the diet soda. The rest of the meal got much, much fatter and starchier, offsetting the couple of hundred calories saved with the diet soda.

I never saw the benefit of ordering a Triple Whopper with Cheese with extra mayo and jumbo fries, and washing it down with a diet drink as if that makes up for the indulgence.

Techincally, you're still saving the 200-400 calories by ordering a diet coke over a regular one.

Of course, if you're going to get a Triple Whopper with extra mayo and jumbo fries, why waste time with a soda? Go all out and get the large milkshake!

 

[KG]

This thread brings up a question to me: Has America gotten fatter or skinnier since the invention of "diet" sodas in the '60s? I think we all know the answer is the former, and by a lot.

That's not just because of the diet soda. The rest of the meal got much, much fatter and starchier, offsetting the couple of hundred calories saved with the diet soda.

I never saw the benefit of ordering a Triple Whopper with Cheese with extra mayo and jumbo fries, and washing it down with a diet drink as if that makes up for the indulgence.

I once saw an Oprah show about 20 years ago that profiled this woman who was around 700 pounds. On her trip to the drive through at McDonalds, she ordered two quarter pounders, a coupld of apple pies, an order of McNuggets and two DIET COKES. I remember thinking, what's the damn point? Go for broke and order the regular cokes.

Was that the lady that ordered two drinks, because she wanted them to think the food was for two people? I remember seeing that on some show years ago, but I can't remember what I was watching.

As for diet coke, there's nothing better than a fountain diet coke. I swear, almost like a drug, it at least temporarily makes me feel good. That's why I try to avoid it. My mom is seriously addicted to them.

 

[Chef2]

I did the Throwback Threesome yesterday;

Bottle of Pepsi
Bottle of Mountain Dew
Bottle of Doctor Pepper

You can tell an obvious difference; More so in the Mountain Dew and Doctor Pepper than the Pepsi. I don't drink pop very much, but I came away rather impressed.

 

[expendable]

This thread brings up a question to me: Has America gotten fatter or skinnier since the invention of "diet" sodas in the '60s? I think we all know the answer is the former, and by a lot.

That's not just because of the diet soda. The rest of the meal got much, much fatter and starchier, offsetting the couple of hundred calories saved with the diet soda.

I never saw the benefit of ordering a Triple Whopper with Cheese with extra mayo and jumbo fries, and washing it down with a diet drink as if that makes up for the indulgence.

I once saw an Oprah show about 20 years ago that profiled this woman who was around 700 pounds. On her trip to the drive through at McDonalds, she ordered two quarter pounders, a coupld of apple pies, an order of McNuggets and two DIET COKES. I remember thinking, what's the damn point? Go for broke and order the regular cokes.

Was that the lady that ordered two drinks, because she wanted them to think the food was for two people? I remember seeing that on some show years ago, but I can't remember what I was watching.

As for diet coke, there's nothing better than a fountain diet coke. I swear, almost like a drug, it at least temporarily makes me feel good. That's why I try to avoid it. My mom is seriously addicted to them.

I really don't remember. May have been though. I do wonder what became of her. I think she got help from Richard Simmons, or someone of the like, so I hope she was able to take off the weight and start to live a healthier lifestyle.

 

[Petrie]

Throwback Mountain Dew is pure sweet nectar and I will not have its good name besmirched by you heathens.

Seconded.

 

[Boom_70]

Tried Throw Back Pepsi - not as good as Kosher Coke.

The gold standard still is Mexican Coca Cola in classic bottle. Bottled soda is so much better than the plastic version

 

[lisa_simpson]

Tried the Throwback Dew today, the citrus flavors are definitely sharper when made with the real sugar. As far as I'm concerned, Throwback Pepper remains a myth until I can find some.

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

Wasn'r original (1960s) Mountain Dew a different drink than the current product? I think the difference is more than just sugar vs. corn syrup.