Different taste and texture than the bottled 2.0 - but not without it's own appeal.
I am a fairly regular Soylent user (the bottled 2.0 liquid).  This is the previous version, the dry &#34;you mix it, just-add-water&#34; version.<br /><br />It's not bad provided your expectations are set beforehand.<br /><br />Even after copious shaking in the bottle, there is a slight grittiness and texture that is nearly non-existent in the 2.0 pre-mixed.  The flavor is different as well.  The bottled 2.0 reminds me of the leftover milk after eating a bowl of Cheerios.  This (v 1.8 dry mix), the flavor is more akin to pancake batter.  Which is fine, as long as you know that going in, and don't find the taste of pancake batter unappealing.<br /><br />All in all, I prefer the taste and convenience of the 2.0 but can picture taking this on hiking treks where you are pumping water from a stream along the way and don't want to carry the weight.  It should also store longer, seeing as how it is a dry mix.  Great for putting away with your emergency supplies I would think.
Rating: 3 stars