I remember when you'd buy dozens of bottles of soda, and every one tasted as good as the last. Now, it's like soda has a goddamn expiration date on it and tastes like piss after a little while.

Anyone else notice this? I think something has been added into it.

It's funny that you bring this up DV. Several of us were talking about this the other night.

When I was a young teen my first job was working in a grocery store. Back then all soda was BOTTLED in GLASS. No expiration dates. We had a huge storage area for our stock, and I remember that soda would not go bad even if it sat in that area for a year.

My personal feeling is that the bottling of sodas in plastic has something to do with the possibility of it going bad after a while. Who knows what chemicals are used in making the plastic bottles that soda is now sold in. Who knows what affect, if any, plastic has on the preservatives that are in soda. Glass on the other hand is much different and is probably more durable and self preserving in storing liquids.

I may be wrong, but that's my theory.


Don Cardi

Actually, if you drink diet soda the aspartame does lose its sweetness after a certain amount of time. That's why there's an expiration date. And after that date, it does taste pretty bad.

Yeah but Cardi, the big plastic bottles have been that way too. I remember on sales my family would stock up on a shitload of soda, and it would never go bad, lasting for months, sometimes over a year. Now, a bottle of soda lasts for a week or less. It really pisses me off.

I wouldn't know that
But it would be better if the color of the soda changed after expiration time, instead of taste. It may be a good indicator to trash it before drinking.

I thought you said that it tastes like piss? :p


Don Cardi

Once again, another thing in American marketing which has turned to cheap shit. Maybe soda should be this way. It could be something that tastes about as good as it is for your body. Nobody would smoke.

How about no? If it's bad, don't drink it. I like it, I drink it. I don't like buying a bottle and having to drink it right away because it goes flat fast.

Well, the problem with the big plastic bottles is that you don't drink it all at once, and there is always someone who forgets to screw the cap on all the way... And then it just gets flat.

I just buy cans or smaller bottles I can drink in one sitting, and all is well.

I must say though, the title to this topic reminded me of all the old soda's that have left business for one reason or another. Anyone remember Surge? About ten years ago, it was the only soda I would drink. Now I can't find it anywheres...

And people said Surge was horrible. Surge wasn't that different from Mountain Dew. I loved it.

But don't worry, Coca Cola is bringing the drink back, but with more caffeine.

Coca-Cola representatives state that Vault contains 47 mg of caffeine per 8 oz. serving, thus, 70.5 mg per 12 oz. can. This amount is substantially higher than Surge's 52.5 mg per 12 oz. or Mountain Dew's 55 mg per 12 oz.

http://www.checkyourmessage.com/vault/

I remember it being loaded with caffeine to begin with--how much more can they pack in? Oh, well, the more the better, I suppose... I've hooked myself into an addiction of caffeine. :p

Basically I love Pepsi and Coke, especially with vanilla.

As for the more heavy soft drinks, I love this, although I never felt energized by it.

I remember when we could take the glass bottles back to the store and get a little refund. That was such a big deal for us. After we got our refund we would go to the corner candy store and buy a whole bunch of candy.
Ah memories.

Surge was great! I only bought it to get the special edition cans with the pictures of WCW wrestlers on them. :p

Vanilla Coke is my favorite soda ever!

As for energy drinks, I enjoy Red Bull, but it does little for me as well. Ever try Amp? I find it easy to describe it as "heroin in a can", and my friends have coined the term "H-Bomb" to reference it. It's got a heavy sugar and caffeine content, that you (or at least I do) feel rush into your system when you take the first sip.

I do that, but on purpose. I love almost-but-not-completely-flat soda. Especially Sprite, that one flattens the best. But they're all good. It has to have just a tiny bit of fizz left in it, so it gives a weak little hiss when you open the bottle.

Sunkist. Mmmmmmmm.

I can only drink a certain drink regularly at a time. I don't know if it's just me, but I go through phases. Sometimes all I drink is Mountain Dew, then Iced Tea, then Gatorade, and so on for long periods of times (a couple months or so). Right now I've been drinking nothing but Wawa Iced Tea, for about a half a year now. I have my fridge filled with it. For you those of you that haven't been to a Wawa (it's a convenience store, like 7-11 but so much better). I guess that's why I'm partly addicted to caffiene. I went through major withdrawals one year when I gave it up for lent.

As for the new Soda, I think I might be one of the few people that like soda after its been out for a while. I don't know what it is flat soda tastes good with the carbination out.

I did always like flat Sprite. It kind of tasted like a juice of some sort, with just the flavoring left.

My friend has a minifridge in his basement, but he can only keep so much in there at one time. Sometimes, Ill drink a warm soda instead of a cold one, he thinks its weird. The cold ones just freeze my teeth sometimes. Annoying.

Does anybody else call it pop ?

I believe you're right, DC. I bought several cases of Acme Diet flavored sparkling water, in plastic bottles, before we left for our summer in Arizona. When we got back, most of it was flat.

My favorite sodas when I was a kid were Mission Orange and Mission Grape. Anyone here remember them (hint: SC or plaw)?
"After the drama/Pale Dry by Hammer." :rolleyes:

Hell Yeah Mig.

Ahhh.. I used to LOOVVEE Surge.. my parents would never let me have it because they said it burned holes in your stomach... but I'd always sneak it.

Here in Michigan, nobody ever calls it soda. It's just pop.

And yes, I have noticed that pop starts to taste like shit if you have it for too long.

Does anyone remember Jolt Cola?? I remember drinking it in my college days (hint: a number of years ago). It was advertised as having "All the sugar and twice the caffeine of regular soda".

As for the current bottling, I once had a client who made the 2 liter bottles. They are actually manufactured like test tubes, so they can ship them more easily to the bottling plants. There, they are "inflated". But I agree with you DC and TB, there is a HUGE difference between plastic and glass. Also, if you think about it, it could be because they didn't have big 2 liter bottles when they made the glass ones. Since it was a smaller amount, perhaps we drank them before they could go bad.

Jolt Cola is wicked. It's so high in caffeine that it's illegal in Maryland. But since I'm like 10 miles from the Virginia border, I go to the Royal Farms (a convenience store just past the border) and pick up a bottle or two. Talk about a sugar rush! It's like drinking two cups of coffee!

I use to drink Jolt all the time...It was the only way I could wake up in morning because I really can't stand coffee. A place near me carried it up until a few years ago, but I don't think they do now.

Could be, SB. I also think it's possible that the plastic is in some way more porous than glass.

I always drink my pop in a glass, rather than a plastic cup. Whether or not it's been proven, I don't know, but I find that it stays fresher longer in the glass than in a plastic cup. Usually, my pop will go flat in about a half hour in a plastic cup, whereas it's stayed fizzy for upwards of 2 hours in a glass.

"Here in Michigan, nobody ever calls it soda. It's just pop."

Funny how the culture is different. I live in the south and all soda (or pop) is called coke. Everything is coke, even if its sprite or Dr. Pepper.

Marlon,

When I first moved to CA (from Michigan), that's one of the first things people would notice. All my life it was "pop". Now, after 25 yrs. I've been saying "soda" so long that when I go back to Mich., I laugh when they say "pop."

As far as the taste goes, I usually by quantities by the week, and other than noticing a difference if I have canned soda, I can't say I'm able to tell a difference in the plastic bottles. They better not be messing with my Dr. Pepper. :p

TIS