Pepsi vs Coke? - Page 1
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author: Mattwarne
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:16:00 am
content: What's your proffered Choice?Mines Coke for life~Matt

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:19:56 am
content: Quote from: Mattwarne on October 17, 2013, 11:16:00 amI think Coke won the softdrink wars overall and is my preferred cola, but I tend to drink coffee in the morning and either Monster or whatever I could find on sale that has caffeine later.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:21:28 am
content: "Pepsi, the official drink of 'We don't have Coke, is Pepsi OK?'"-Stephen ColbertEdit: Cite my sources!Pepsi is gross. It just tastes sweet, that's it, no real flavor. Coke's bitter notes show through the sweetness. (Though usually I find both too sweet. Mostly I only drink lots of water and some - too much? - black coffee.)

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:22:06 am
content: i really like both, but if i had to pick i would say pepsi. I seem to get bored with the flavor of coke more so than i do with pepsi.Sadly i had too much of both as a teenager, i think my body has had enough of it, because now I always start to get a skin rash on my hands if i drinking more than a glass a month.LuckilyV energy drinkdoesn't do that, so i switched to drinking thatI try to keep it to 1-2 cans a week though.

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:22:58 am
content: For a caustic solution to clean complex copper shapes I choose Coke!

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:24:03 am
content: Green Goodness for me, aka Mountain Dew.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:26:58 am
content: Quote from: c4757p on October 17, 2013, 11:21:28 am

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:42:02 am
content: Coke.

author: casper.bang
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:43:30 am
content: Coke! Although......made me reevaluate that lately.

author: ablacon64
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:45:40 am
content: Man, do you sniff coke? It smells just like Pepsi! kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 11:47:16 am
content: Being a diabetic, neither. I did at one time drink Coke.I must admit to the odd diet Coke but generally, just water - low in sugar and it's free!

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:13:00 pm
content: Quote from: GeoffS on October 17, 2013, 11:47:16 amWell, you still have to pay the city to deliver it to your faucet.But people who buy bottled water that's just basically filtered tap water I don't get. You just generate another plastic bottle.

author: madshaman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:13:03 pm
content: I've been a Coke man my whole life, it's like "slurm", addictive and evil.I've switched to Pepsi because I'm partway convinced that Coke (or perhaps just the directors for a specific region) really may have had union leaders murdered; the evidence is far enough outside the "the UN has been body swapped with alien doppelgängers" realm to be compelling.I still drink it, but given my misgivings about the company, I'm an RC Cola man now (when I can get it) with Pepsi and Coke being my next choices.Secretly in my heart I wish for Coke to come back from the dark side so I may drink it guilt-free.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:16:07 pm
content: Quote from: madshaman on October 17, 2013, 12:13:03 pmI drank a coke the other day that tasted odd and thought "This tastes like RC" when I was done I saw the bottle was 2 weeks expired. Coincidentally 2 days later I had an RC Cola after not having had one for several years and it honestly tasted just like the expired coke.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:19:23 pm
content: With sugar : CocaColaWithout Sugar: Pepsi MaxI mostly drink a combo: 50% PepsiMax and 50% Dr. Pepper.

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:25:58 pm
content: Quote from: GeoffS on October 17, 2013, 11:47:16 amSame here (diabetic). Pepsi Max > Diet Coke or Coke Zero. For the sugary death versions, coke is probably better. Haven't had one in a while now.Quote from: Kjelt on October 17, 2013, 12:19:23 pmSeems to be the general consensus

author: Syko_
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:26:39 pm
content: Coke. My dad used to be a coke sales rep, and any time a forklift ran into a pallet, even if it damaged only one can, coke would write off the whole pallet... So we ended up with shit tons of coke products in the shed. Not to mention early access to new product linesNow he owns a couple of supermarkets and we stockpile coke products and kirks products, but never pepsi, it doesn't sell fast enough.Though, when I want a lower calorie drink, I tend towards pepsi next, I don't like the idea of sodium saccharide used in diet coke/pepsi max or the aspartame in coke zero, so stevia it is

author: fluxcapacitor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:28:30 pm
content: I used to drink gallons of pop during the 70`s when i was a kid ,we used to make our own with a soda stream pop maker.

author: BillyD
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:28:42 pm
content: Guinness.

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:29:56 pm
content: Doesn't matter, Pepsi Max, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Budget Diet Cola, whatever the supermarket I'm at happens to have in stock for the cheapest. I drink about 3L/day, can't be too choosy.Yeah yeah aspartame, cancer, sodium blah blah, I'm type 1 diabetic, it's mostly water, and I can't function without it, so shuddup and gimme my caffeine infused cola flavoured beverage.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:32:38 pm
content: Quote from: Stonent on October 17, 2013, 12:13:00 pmI've a well! We still technically pay for the electricity to pump the water, but I'm pretty sure the electrical cost of one cup of water is measured in microcents... and nothing stopping me from jamming a hand pump down there either

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:54:01 pm
content: Don't care - completely interchangeable IMO. Either is fine, but anything else (including diet versions of P&C) is awful.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:55:14 pm
content: Quote from: sleemanj on October 17, 2013, 12:29:56 pmWooooo that is a lot! This lady drank 2 gallons (almost triple that) but that didn't have a happy ending:http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/12/coca-cola-soda-death/1912491/

author: SLJ
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 12:58:01 pm
content: Coca-Cola. Don't drink coffee. Have a bottle every morning to get me going. Even stockpiled enough for a couple months when they switched to new coke. I knew it would not be long before they switched back. That's now a classic marketing blunder.

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 01:38:58 pm
content: Quote from: BillyD on October 17, 2013, 12:28:42 pm^^^This^^^ or proper warm flat beer in England.

author: geo_leeman
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 01:40:25 pm
content: Coke, but Vanilla is the essential additive.

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:09:31 pm
content: Take a warm/hot tin of the normal coke and try to drink it , warm as in room temperature say 30c , and then decide on what your putting in the gullet , its foul imo , then get a cool one from the fridge and ask yourself why it tastes differentMonster for me!

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:18:37 pm
content: Eh, bullshit. Take a cup of coffee at room temperature and try to drink it. Take a roast dinner at room temperature and try to eat it.People get used to drinks and foods at a temperature. Temperature is part of the overall "taste" of a food, people always perceive them differently at different temperatures. I personally prefer Coke warm, not because it tastes different (IMO it tastes the same, except for the temperature difference), but because cold things hurt my teeth.

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:24:04 pm
content: 1. Cherry Coke2. Vanilla Coke3. Coke4. Diet Coke5. Pepsi... strike that, Root Beer!!!!!!!To this day, the primary flavoring ingredients of Coca Cola are coca leaf (the cocaine is removed first of course) and Kola nut (souce of caffeine as well)

author: IntegratedValve
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:25:12 pm
content: Coke when solderingPepsi when measuringBoth when designing

author: Phaedrus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:32:16 pm
content: I drink water and beer. I'll get a pop sometimes when I go out to lunch, but I normally end up with root beer or Dr Pepper or something a bit more interesting than plain Coke or Pepsi.

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:50:01 pm
content: QuoteSprite when using

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:50:28 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on October 17, 2013, 02:18:37 pmAye? whatchu talkin bout willis .First you claim bullshit then explain in your rant that it aint bullshit , so like I said its Foul!And poor u with touchy teeth, lucky you still have them with a attitude like yours , specially if you were in the same town as mwahIf I did not know any better I would say we got a Yank defending Yankee products here , Ha Ha Ha ,, Bullshit

author: ablacon64
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:55:56 pm
content: Water? Doesn't that cause liver corrosion?

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:01:53 pm
content: Quote from: GEuser on October 17, 2013, 02:50:28 pmI said it's just like everything else. You're not wrong to make the claim, you're wrong to draw the conclusion.

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:04:56 pm
content: I used to buy a 2.5 liter Pepsi bottle every couple of days.I preferred it to Cola simply because it had half a liter extra compared to Cola and because the formula had a bit more sugar compared to the Cola formula.. hence a bit more "kick".At some point in the previous year, Pepsi decided to increase their profits and moved from using natural sugar (well, as natural as they could be in a drink) to using that sucrose from corn syrup crap ... noticed that right away. So I moved to Cola, which still used "proper" sugars here in Romania.On the first day of this year I simply decided to stop buying any kind of carbonated drinks.. stopped cold buying Cola or Pepsi.. broke the rule only to buy one or two bottles of schweppes bitter lemon. It was hard for the first two months but now I no longer feel the need for it.Now I have to stop drinking ice tea, I still buy a bottle every 4-5 days and I want to reduce the sugar intake.Used to buy Nestea (from Cola group)... until they decided to make new line with "NEW 30% less sugar" but they don't say "NEW now with artificial sweeteners".So I moved to Lipton from Pepsi which unlike pepsi brand, it was made with sugar. Months later, new branding, new labels, "30% less sugar compared to other ice tea drinks" ... well, at least they use "extract fromSteviaplant" instead of artificial sweeteners.I can tolerate that Stevia sweetener though i notice the difference in taste ... as for the artificial sweeteners in Cola light, pepsi max, diet coke etc I can't stand them, they're basically diuretics for me, having to go pee every hour if I keep drinking even a glass an hour. And they leave a crappy taste in my mouth for hours.So probably at Christmas I'm gonna drink my last ice tea bottle as well.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:05:10 pm
content: Quote from: GEuser on October 17, 2013, 02:09:31 pmThe colder the food/drink the less your tastebuts work. So this works for all foods/drinks that are to be consumed cold, such as icecream. Icecream is to be consumed at-4 degrees C, that is pretty cold and that's why there is a lot of sugar in it so it still tastes sweet (and to counter the forming of water crystals).If you consume the icecream fluid at 15 degrees Celsius it is uneatable because of the sugar. The same for the cola, it is very sweet but thats nice when consumed cold, but too sweet when it is warm.

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:06:36 pm
content: Quote from: Stonent on October 17, 2013, 12:13:00 pmWell my landlord does

author: olsenn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:09:55 pm
content: QuoteYou might be a redneck if...

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:13:10 pm
content: Quote from: mariush on October 17, 2013, 03:04:56 pmI have a suspicion that for some reason, these sweeteners taste differently to me than they do to other people. They don't even taste like anything resembling 'sweet' to me, they actually taste stunningly bitter. Like, if there's even a small amount of them in something, I'm almost puckering my lips at the sheer bitterness. I remember back in high school health class, our teacher made two batches of cookies, one with sugar and one with a sweetener - sucralose IIRC - to demonstrate that they taste identical. We had to taste one of each and try to pick the artificial one. Not only was I the only person who could tell them apart, I actually grimaced when I tasted the sucralose one.So I cannot drink Diet Coke.Haven't tried stevia though. Perhaps I will. I really wish I had an artificial sweetener I could eat.Saccharin is the one exception, it doesn't taste bitter to me. But it doesn't taste particularlygood, and it's not used in many things.

author: Phaedrus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:22:35 pm
content: That's odd, because most people find saccharin to have a bitter aftertaste. Your tastebuds might be wired oddly. You're a mutant, Harry!

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:24:15 pm
content: Quote from: mariush on October 17, 2013, 03:04:56 pmUgh, that's something that really grates me as a T1 Diabetic when people say stuff like "you shouldn't' have that artificial sweetner it's a chemical!, you should use Stevia, it's natural from plants!!".It makes me want to give them some tasty cyanide, that's natural from pants too.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:29:47 pm
content: Quote from: Phaedrus on October 17, 2013, 03:22:35 pmSaccharindoeshave a (slightly) bitter aftertaste to me. But there's a difference between "slightly bitter aftertaste" and "sucking on a chemical plant's asshole", which is the sensation I get with the aspartame and sucralose-type sweeteners.I wonder if it has anything to do withthis...I'm not particularly averse to bitterness, in fact I like bitter foods probably more than the average person.

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:34:17 pm
content: Quote from: Phaedrus on October 17, 2013, 03:22:35 pmI use a Saccharine based liquid sweetener (Sugromax, actually a Saccharine and Cyclamate mix, by far the strongest liquid sweetener around these parts) in hot beverages, it retains the sweetness better under the heat. But there's a bit of a fine line between a nice hot cup of lady grey tea, and virtually undrinkable because I put in just a little too much sweetener.

author: Phaedrus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:35:28 pm
content: I wonder if we'll ever see widespread adoption of left-handed sweeteners...

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:43:03 pm
content: Quote from: Kjelt on October 17, 2013, 03:05:10 pmWhats goin on here , are you trying to explain to me and me tastebuds on whats what , or are you trying to explain to the other readers on what their tastebuds are doing ? and not only that you do know I am over 4 years old I gatherAnyway , i'll throw a accurate spanner in your theory , open up a normal Schweppes Tonic watercoldand drink it , then open up a normal Schweppes Tonic waterhotand drink it andIMOthere is no difference at all ...Coke is Foul hot!

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:45:34 pm
content: Surprise! Something whose only flavor consists of one or two of the "five basic tastes", and in small amounts, shows very little variation with temperature. Try something that engages the olfactory sense or has strong flavors next time.

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:54:17 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on October 17, 2013, 03:13:10 pmTry HERMESETAS its the best I've tasted so far , I use it all the time in cups of T , but its French thougheven though French Fries came from Belgium...And for the other readers , all those other sweeteners that are used I can taste it 3 to 4 days later still , a Chemical Taste , and also Foul! ......

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:57:50 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on October 17, 2013, 03:45:34 pmAye smartarse , and there I was being nice in the previous post, so ice cream has more aye

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:58:38 pm
content: You confuse me.I can't tell if you're teasing, or being a dick, or maybe a little of both

author: Hypernova
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:58:51 pm
content: Quote from: Psi on October 17, 2013, 11:22:06 amI used to gulp down those V 4-packs while studying (and then usually flunking) for tests when I was in Auckland uni, for no other reason than that it was cheaper than Red Bull.

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 04:03:24 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on October 17, 2013, 03:58:38 pmYou'll never know Partner (<that's French too) , being a stereotypical really has its weak points imo and is very easy to dick at ..

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 04:06:09 pm
content: You are very close to "word salad" territory. I suggest you not trespass there, as a couple of other forum members have claimed the property before you.

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 04:10:08 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on October 17, 2013, 04:06:09 pmI Trespass where I like , anytime , anywhere , anyhow , anywhom , I am the owner , byeee ..

author: casinada
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 04:16:13 pm
content: There is only one: The Real Thing: Coca ColaI used to be a chain coke drinker, my only addiction but I stopped drinking soda. I drink probably once a week.I used to go to restaurants that serve coke products and not pepsi products. As I aged I became more tolerant so now I go anywhere if the food is goodI had to stop mainly because my family has a history of diabetes so I'm trying to have a healthier lifestyle: more exercise less sugar

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 04:28:03 pm
content: Quote from: Stonent on October 17, 2013, 12:13:00 pmnow now... i have mine shipped from Fiji ! so it's not just another plastic bottle. there's the big shipping container ship to be paid as well...

author: Zbig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 04:41:08 pm
content: Quote from: GeoffS on October 17, 2013, 11:47:16 amI wonder if this one was ever heard outside of my glorious country:Two drunkards spend their day by the shop, drinking cheap wine. Expensive car arrives, well-dressed couple gets off, enters the shop and gets back to the car, each carrying a bottle of mineral water, taking a sip. "Look dude" - says one - "they're drinking water". "Like animals," - says the other with disgust - "like animals..."There

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 05:00:49 pm
content: Quote from: free_electron on October 17, 2013, 04:28:03 pmThe tap water in this town is perfectly good to drink but it's filtered/treated etc in a way that if you drink a couple of glasses of water it tingles your throat... I don't want to say chlorine, it may be something chemically related to that, either way it's perfectly safe and within limits but some people just don't like it. I use it when I make a tea or some soup.Quote from: sleemanj on October 17, 2013, 03:24:15 pmI wasn't saying it's "natural", I was simply trying to say that my taste buds and my body tolerate it better, compared to corn syrup sucrose and aspartame and other sweeteners.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 05:44:05 pm
content: Stopped coke when I stopped using sugar, so now drink a lot of water. Still find now that if i drink any they are very sweet and undrinkable at any temperature.Then again I do buy coke for use at home, as a quite good degreaser for clothing, and to remove rust stains from same.

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 07:46:47 pm
content: I only like Coke when it's enhanced by a generous amount of liquor. It's awful on its own.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 08:09:59 pm
content: Quote from: BillyD on October 17, 2013, 12:28:42 pmBrilliant!I once saw a man send a Guinness back to the bartender because it sat on the counter too long and the bubbles were no longer sinking at the rate that they normally did.I love that first sip when you haven't had a Guinness for a while and the rush of flavor hits you.A coworker/friend who's family has roots in Ireland turned me on to it. It was right around the time I was old enough to drink and there was an Irish pub down the road from where we worked called Slattery Rand's. He slid me my first Guinness and said "Grab your knife and fork, dinner is served" and I've loved stout and other dark beers ever since.It's available at most grocery stores in the US but 2 to 3 times as expensive as domestic beers. I'd say about 1 in 5 bars here carry it.

author: MacAttak
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 08:10:51 pm
content: As a southerner, and especially as an Atlanta resident, I'm not allowed to answer this question any other way than "coke". Of course in many parts of the deep south, the word "Coke" is synonymous with any brand of carbonated drink. "Coke" in the south is interchangeable with "Pop" in the midwest. Pepsi is quite hard to get in restaurants due to exclusivity agreements.I used to drink Coke far more as a younger man, but these days the caffeine totally screws with me - exacerbating my high blood pressure and if I have any caffeine after about noon then I will have insomnia the following night.And it's pure hell trying to solder anything with the caffeine shakes!

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 08:25:01 pm
content: Quote from: GEuser on October 17, 2013, 03:43:03 pmThat's exactly what I was asking myself reading your first post saying a hot Cola beverage tastes foul, yeah duh!The only good application for a hot cola is a replacement for WD40.

author: defarijf
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 09:18:53 pm
content: I enjoy drinking coke

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 09:45:42 pm
content: neither coke nor pepsihouse brand generic ginger ale (President's Choice, Selection) if it has to be a soft drinkthere's some exotic black cherry drink I like, but rarely drink it because of the expenseCedar sour cherry juice by Noosh Iran Co., now that's good stuff, and not expensiveHawthorn cola in China was much tastier than either coke or pepsi(something like this but cola, not drink)(used to eat Haw flakes too)top fermented alesand Chinese tea, like Pu Er, Oolong, Longjin, green, black, scented...Cocoa in the morning (never coffee)reiterate, neither coke nor pepsi

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 12:16:00 am
content: Neither. My favorite soda is nothing more than carbonated water, served chilled. No sugars or artificial sweeteners of any kind.

author: Noize
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 01:08:48 am
content: Sorry this is more relevant

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 04:58:06 am
content: Quote from: Syko_ on October 17, 2013, 12:26:39 pmyeah, the stevia version of pepsi next is good. I wish you could buy it in NZ.

author: ddavidebor
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 05:19:19 am
content: The coke zero is gooood less bubble and less acid than normal coke and better taste than pepsi (too sweet)

author: chibiace
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 06:02:29 am
content: rum and coke every day every night.

author: Fryguy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 11:44:34 am
content: My favourite soft drink is Favorit Premium Swiss made Ice Tea - it containes real brewed tea and sugar - nothing else .This stuff tastes way better than all the other soft drink concoctions made from sewage and toxic waste . . .Coke ? 0,5L maximum in one sitting or it gives me the squits ! ( Cherry Coke doesn't )Pepsi ? Yes i like it - no limit there .And Guinness ? definitely a big YES - especially in a decent irish pubAll the artificial sweetener crap doesn't work for me - even a single piece of chewing gum containing this chemical BS will tie my ass to the big white telephone for the next 2 hours calling the emergency number - same as an overdose Coke . . .

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 01:21:37 pm
content: Quote from: Fryguy on October 18, 2013, 11:44:34 amYou should try these:http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/product-reviews/B000EVQWKC

author: Fryguy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 03:38:54 pm
content: Mother of God and Holy S***Thanks metalphreak - the HELLBEARS review gives a clear picture of what happens to people like me if we eat or drink anything contaminated with artificial sweet chemocrap - although it never caught me that hard . . .

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 18, 2013, 03:58:27 pm
content: My favourite coke was Bomba Cola. It was just better than the big two. It is almost impossible to get.I like montain dew also. Not sold anymore here. Maybe I should have made a big stokpile of them. Today it is just coffe latte. Sometimes coke, but it must be metal can.

author: ivaylo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 07:00:34 am
content: They are different in different countries. Coke has different formula, different sweeteners (the corn stuff in US, yikes...), etc. on the different markets. This being an international forum what is being compared here?

author: kyle
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 07:51:04 am
content: Definitely Coke, more toxic chemicals and pesticides, tastes great. But since I'm always watching my weight, this means NO deliberate sugar--fructose in my diet, it's really bad for you and turns your diet into high fat one:

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 08:41:57 am
content: Quote from: ddavidebor on October 18, 2013, 05:19:19 amI actually found apparent acidity to be higher with coke zero than normal coke, and it's why I like it. ditto with the pepsi being too sweet sentiment, it's also feels more syrupy than coke, even pepsi max.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 09:08:49 am
content: My favorite is coke: sometimes I use it to clean mechanical gears from grease: it works and is very cheap than use some other cleaning products...

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 01:23:11 pm
content: Quote from: kyle on October 19, 2013, 07:51:04 amThanks for sharing this! Strange that in my country most soda's contain sucrose rather then the HFCS in yours, still bad.So if the companies would substitue it for glucose the problem would be less? Oh well let's start drinking more water again, if the water is clean that is.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 01:40:05 pm
content: Only reason the USA uses HFCS is political protectionism of the market from imported cane sugar. As I can go around a 5 minute drive from my house and get it growing in a field here it is very strange. then again I am not drinking Coke or Pepsi any more, more water or soda water, with a dash of lemon juice.

author: bookaboo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 03:09:17 pm
content: Putting any of these additive laced sugar solutions into your body with any sort of frequency is bad news.The occasional glass once in a while, fine. I see way to many people drinking them daily and feeding them to their kids, might as well take a sugar bowl and spoon.

author: riktw
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2013, 04:24:58 pm
content: The cheap fake cola that's 17 cent a canYou can buy more electronics that way O0

author: SLJ
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2013, 06:43:39 pm
content: Unfortunately Coke is now made with corn syrup in most areas of the US. I wish they would go back to using cane sugar. It tasted better and had more kick to it then.

author: mianchen
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2013, 06:44:14 pm
content: No cokesJust water, skimmed milk, fresh juiceAnd energy drink while running

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 02:41:49 am
content: Wrong way around,Water while runningEnergy drink while relaxing after run.

author: ddavidebor
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 05:24:52 am
content: Quote from: Psi on October 21, 2013, 02:41:49 amYep bad thing do physical exercise with those drinks.You can't regulate yourself.

author: SLJ
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 12:39:01 pm
content: Back in the late 60s and early 70s before energy drinks I knew several people that raced bicycles. They would drink Coca-Cola a few hours before each race. They would open it the night before so it was flat with no carbonation. You don't want to put a lot of gas in your stomach before a race.I also agree, unless you are doing an activity that takes several hours only water should be ingested. Energy drinks should be consumed way before or after, not during.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 01:19:13 pm
content: Pepsi Max.I've not drank full sugar Coke or Pepsi for years and now no longer like the taste of it.Some people worry about the sweetener aspartame but unless you're allergic to it, it's safe as it's metabolised into chemicals which are naturally found in food anyway.

author: Kremmen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 05:40:32 pm
content: Pepsi? Coke? Hell no, i prefer to know what goes down the hatch.For me a stiff coffee in the morning (_definitely_ with the original caffeine), black no sugar. An occasional 12+ yr single malt in the evening; by preference Aberlour Glenlivet. In between apple juice and/or mineral water - add coffee as needed when caffeine levels go down.As far as mineral water is concerned I confess to being partial to the blue variety of Saskia Löningen from Lidl - known to many of our EU friends.In a more serious vein, i have always wondered at the culture in some places of pouring absolute buckets of the sugary stuff into one's face daily. The sizes routinely sold in say a typical US burger joint would keep a caravan of camels going for a week in Sahara. Supersize me indeed.

author: nardev
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 05:45:15 pm
content: Why any of those?I collect natural, various kind tea when go hiking, dry it and have dring for whole year... Sometimes hot, sometimes after preparing it i add ice and have it refrigerated so i get great, natural ice tea...Ok, sometimes i dring some other juices but this one is the bestbtw. i prefer savory tea.

author: Rory
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 06:46:50 pm
content: I have a Soda Stream carbonator and a Britta pitcher to filter the nasty h2s out of our well water. Without the charcoal filtering the carbonated water is undrinkable. I usually drink it with no flavoring or sugar. It has a good bite from the carbonation alone.But if I'm feeling like a Rum & Coke, It's Coca-Cola and Captain Morgan. We keep a 2-Liter bottle of Coke around just for that purpose.

author: M0BSW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 07:40:14 pm
content: Coke "zero" guess it must be full of crap ,however I do like the taste

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 11:21:47 pm
content: This thread is beginning to make me want coke/pepsi, pls 2 be stoping the posts

author: mianchen
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2013, 09:14:10 pm
content: Quote from: Psi on October 21, 2013, 02:41:49 amI run average 10 miles each run, 2 to 3 times a week. Bland water makes me feel sick and hungry. I do drink those before the run, but also during ofc.Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2013, 05:00:04 am
content: Quote from: Psi on October 21, 2013, 11:21:47 pmhttp://www.examiner.com/article/miss-america-s-trainer-reveals-her-diet-workout-and-weight-loss-secretsQuoteA must read for anyone looking to lose weight.http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/06/05/diy-artisanal-high-fructose-corn-syrupIf that doesn't convince you, I don't know what will...

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2013, 05:08:33 am
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on October 23, 2013, 05:00:04 amIrrelevant, coke/pepsi are sweetened with real sugar in NZ & AUS.Thankfully

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2013, 05:25:53 am
content: Then click the first link and imagine yourself as skinny as she is. (That's probably not at all realistic for most, but it should inspire you...) Think of sugar as one of the many things that keeps you away from your goal...

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2013, 05:41:17 am
content: Quote from: Psi on October 23, 2013, 05:08:33 amhmmm

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2013, 06:32:48 am
content: Sugar is much better than pure fructose, but yeah, fair point.The problem isnt sugar per se.It's that sugar is perfect for the body to use as energy.So perfect in-fact that with enough of it the body no longer needs to burn fat and eventually gets lazy and forgets how to do it properly.This is a problem because its always storing fat and needs to burn it to keep body weight/fat in check.