Quoting LOT767-300ER (Thread starter): Fanta (European Orange/Lemon/Grapefruit etc) - The American one is garbage.
Fortunatly, we don't get the American version in Canada ... unfortunatly, the European version (orange is my favourite) costs about $1 for a can if they have some in the import stores.
Yup ... followed by Mug (haven't seen Fanta or Hires Root Beer for years, but those were good) ... Barq's doesn't even taste like Root Beer to me. Root Beer is supposed to be sweet and creamy.
The absloute worst is Mezzo Mix or Spezi which is Coke mixed with Orange Fanta .... blech!
BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26 Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 22117 times:
Quoting LOT767-300ER (Thread starter): Fanta (European Orange/Lemon/Grapefruit etc) - The American one is garbage
I fell in love with European Orange Fanta when I went to Europe (thank God for Club Kitchen) but for some reason I persist in drinking the American version, which isn't bad, but the Euro version is so much better. It tastes more like orange, and not just orange flavored.
Second best cream soda I've had. The best is the local Fitz's brand in St. Louis. That is great stuff, and their root beer is awesome too.
And my favorite around home is chocolate Coke. My hometown has an old style soda shop with different flavorings and chocolate is the best. Everyone else seems to hate it and as far as I know I am the only person in town who gets it, but it is pretty darn good.
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LOT767-300ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 22116 times:
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 1): Haven't had or even seen RC since about 1982 so I can't even remember what it tastes like LOL
Dude the fact that you were alive in 1982 worries me.
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 1): Fortunatly, we don't get the American version in Canada ... unfortunatly, the European version (orange is my favourite) costs about $1 for a can if they have some in the import stores.
That doesnt count, you can get the Euro version here too. In fact I am sipping on a 2 Liter of Lemonic Fanta imported from Poland right now (along with a beer of course). Costs about $3,29 at my local supermarket.
One of the first things I do whenever I visit Greece is purchase a bottle of Fanta Orange and and a bottle of Fanta Lemonade. IMHO, European fanta is the best soft drink on the market. In Greece they make have an additional flavor that was quite good, but I can't recall what it was. Maybe tangerine.
LOT767-300ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 22099 times:
The Fanta flavors vary, im pretty sure theres more than 50 of them...I see in Poland all the time Grapefruit and Blackcurrant Fanta which is delicious.
That being said, I hate the fact that no one knows black currants in the US and is banned from growing in most states.
ACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 7598 posts, RR: 40 Reply 7, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 22094 times:
Quoting LOT767-300ER (Reply 3): Dude the fact that you were alive in 1982 worries me.
Dude, I was alive in 1972 .... ... which reminds me, I've yet to change that on my profile.
Quoting LOT767-300ER (Reply 3): That doesnt count, you can get the Euro version here too.
Why doesn't it count? You're thread title isn't limiting it to any specific country
Quoting LOT767-300ER (Reply 3): In fact I am sipping on a 2 Liter of Lemonic Fanta imported from Poland right now (along with a beer of course). Costs about $3,29 at my local supermarket.
Our Euro Fanta usually comes from Poland, sometimes Holland .... not at supermarkets though, only at European deli's and import stores.
2707200X From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 6930 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 22067 times:
I'm partial toward Coke but I also like RC, my favorite root bear is IBC.
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vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 8201 posts, RR: 28 Reply 9, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 22056 times:
LOT767-300ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 22033 times:
I think they have some chemical that hasnt been tested by the FDA or some other BS.
Red Currant juice isnt as good though, we have this Lithuanian stuff I believe"Ribez rdeci" or some other variation marketed by Caprio and its only decent.
I also cannot stand American Apple Juice, I dont know what it is about it but its just terrible, bad enough that I buy imported for 2-3x the price especially when I mix with Bison Grass Vodka.
Another thing I dont really see is Gooseberries.
On a sidenote I was always a fan of Mirinda, not much really known in the US, I havent even seen it even at most Euro delis but I prefer the orange flavor to orange fanta.
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79 Reply 15, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 21956 times:
Nothing strange. Just crisp, guilt-free (has been a diet drink only for decades) refreshment. Also, the only soda I know of that was dispensed in the Oval Office.
That said, the Peach and Black Cherry ones are sacrilegious (and not that tasty). Its all about the original.
Inside joke? I love Orangina. Its best drunk in Paris, followed by the first place I ever had one which is in the Boston Common, while eating an Au Bon Pain croissant and feeding another croissant to the pigeons.
Quoting LOT767-300ER (Reply 11): On a sidenote I was always a fan of Mirinda, not much really known in the US, I havent even seen it even at most Euro delis but I prefer the orange flavor to orange fanta.
Total agreement.
Quoting Kappel (Reply 13): It tastes better than Light (or Diet) Coke
Those are not the same thing. Coke Light tastes completely different from Diet Coke. And no, no beverage tastes better than Diet Coke. Especially with a pizza.
Quoting Kappel (Reply 13): And I can't stand regular anymore... too sweet for my taste.
Too sweet? They taste identical. If anything, Zero would taste sweeter.
Quoting Kappel (Reply 13):
I love regular Mountain Dew! Too bad it's impossible to get in the Netherlands...
I love to do the diet Dew.
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ajd1992 From UK - England, joined Jul 2006, 2645 posts, RR: 6 Reply 16, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 21926 times:
Mountain Dew is a favourite of mine - unfortunately it's not sold ANYWHERE in the UK, at least not close to me because I'd spot that green can a mile away. I love it. I've had it in Denmark, it's sold in train stations. I bought 6 cans in Buddinge Train Station (For the locals) at something like 10DKK each because I can't get it anywhere else. The cashier did look at me rather strangely
Diet Coke No Caffeine is another - I can't drink the full fat version because it leaves me bouncing off the walls for hours. I've missed entire nights of sleep because I've had 1 can 8 hours before I got into bed. I don't drink a lot of caffeine so it has a very profound effect on me. It does taste more bitter, definitely but it's a small price to pay.
As for the fanta thing we have in this thread - I can agree. America, your fanta sucks. Import ours instead
SOBHI51 From Saudi Arabia, joined Jun 2003, 3009 posts, RR: 17 Reply 17, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 21903 times:
In 1962 when i first moved to Egypt there was a drink called espatess, a Greek guy used to manifacture those in a green bottle and the cap did have a bee picture. It was lemony similar but better than 7UP. It slowely disapearred from the market. Best soda ever
I am drinking it at the moment, it is my favorite soda and fortunately available here in Germany since beginning of this month. I just bought the last two bottles at my local gas station, I will drink them now while watching Bundesliga.
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 1): The absloute worst is Mezzo Mix or Spezi which is Coke mixed with Orange Fanta .... blech!
I like Mezzo Mix and Schwipp-Schwapp.
Quoting Kappel (Reply 13): I love regular Mountain Dew! Too bad it's impossible to get in the Netherlands...
It is available in Germany. The regular version has a different taste than the regular US version. The Code Red version however is tasting exactly like in the USA. In Spain is the regular version also available but it is tasting like in Germany.
I am also a fan of Big Red and Big Red Vanilla Float:
My favorite drink when eating a kebab is Uludag from Turkey:
There was a really great Kinley flavor available ten or more years ago, it was Kinley Herber Apfel (bitter apple), too bad that it was discontinued. I also liked Fanta Pink Grapefruit, it was a special version and was only available for a few weeks.
p3orion From United States of America, joined May 2006, 544 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 21862 times:
I miss Tahitian Treat, I believe it was a Coke product. When I was growing p, it went hand and hand with John's Wildwood pizza back home in Edinboro, PA.
Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 21860 times:
Quoting columba (Reply 20): Fanta Mango is also great but sadly not available anymore
Damn, how could I forget Fanta Mango? Pretty awesome stuf! It was available at the Esso gas station on the Ruhrallee in Essen long time after it was discontinued in every other store. I always stopped there on the way from DUS airport to buy a few cans.
US330 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3742 posts, RR: 14 Reply 22, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 21825 times:
Anything made with real sugar. None of this corn syrup crap that American companies use for their US products. Real sugar stuff actually tastes noticeably better than corn syrup--my folks--both born and bred Americans--can't stand the taste of Pepsi or Coke, but they love the stuff when its made with real sugar.
My problem with Mountain Dew is that it reminds me of college. Rather than drink coffee or become addicted to red bull and god knows what else energy drinks, I used Mountain Dew to help keep me up. I affectionately referred to it as my rocket fuel, but the only problem with that is that now I think it tastes like rocket fuel.
I've gone cold turkey off of it since college, but will probably be IV'ing the stuff when I start law school in the fall. Am not looking forward to it, but I figure I might as well stick with what works.
mayor From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 9177 posts, RR: 14 Reply 24, posted (3 years 2 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 21795 times:
My favorite root beer is IBC.
I also like Coke Classic (absent the original). When I was a kid, I liked Orange Crush and Grape Nehi (just like Radar O'Reilly).
I worked with a guy in SHV that, for lunch, had an RC cola (we still had them in the vending machine) and a Moonpie for lunch. He kept a box of them in his locker.
Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 9): Oh, and it's SODA, not POP or COKE
Depends on where you're from. I'm from the midwest and it was always POP or even SODAPOP.
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25 fxramper: Started drinking both these in 1999 when my folks bought a place in Belem, Portugal. Pineapple Sumol is my favorite and I enjoy Orange too. Can get ei
26 srbmod: Blackcurrants were banned from being grown in the US in 1909 because they were the host for the White Pine Blister Rust, which caused a lot of harm i
27 KiwiRob: V, everything else isn't the same. I also love IRN BRU
28 JetsGo: Anyone remember Surge? I loved the stuff when I was younger... Whenever I go back to Michigan, I love to drink Vernors and Faygo. I know both can be
30 BlueElephant: My sodas of choice: (Diet) Dr. Pepper, Cherry Coke, Pepsi Max, Lemon Fanta (Europe)....and Fresh Lime Soda in India (not exactly in the same league as
31 LOT767-300ER: LOL @ Faygo. I knew someone would bring that crap in here.
32 AirframeAS: Jones Pure Cane Cola beats Pepsi and Coke, IMO
33 aznmadsci: Love Guarana! But not a big fan of their diet version. I would also like to add these 2: San Pellegrino Limonata San Pellegrino Aranciata Still can't
34 vikkyvik: Yes, I know that. I wasn't being (completely) serious. So who remembers OK Soda?
35 LOT767-300ER: Am I the only pseudo-Mexican here that drinks: Best drunk soda ever at 3-4am.
37 N1120A: How do you drink Mountain Dew then? It has 1.5 times the caffeine. You in London? If so, PM me. I know where you can get it. Hopefully, you learned f
38 IH8BY: Brilliant drink, and so iconic. Love it so much I actually did my second year university project on the stuff... Ha! On Friday I had my first Mountai
39 Sabena332: Yes, nowadays I am very carefull with it, I am drinking it slowly despite it is quite hard considering the great taste. And yes, IrnBru is another dr
40 N1120A: So iconic that the real version is banned in the US. Its lame. I've heard of it. Ever drink AfriCola? That stuff is awful.
41 MD-90: Sunkist made with real sugar. I've gotten it from a gas station in Russellville, AL but never seen it anywhere else. For that matter, I can't stand HF
42 oa260: ivi Lemon is better IMHO http://www.iviworld.gr/ Love that and always have some in the BMI lounges where available. My favourite of all time has to b
43 Sabena332: I don't know if it is still available, I didn't see it since years. But I have to say that it was ok for me, it was kind of a "trend-drink" in the mi
44 Kappel: There's definitely a difference. I always drink light or zero and the rare times I drink regular coke, there's most definitely a difference.
45 Sabena332: Another drink I forgot is "Sparletta" (a green colored cream-soda I had in South Africa), I wish it would be available here in Germany. And does anyon
46 ajd1992: I haven't had it in over 2 years. I'd probably be wired for a week if I drank it now. I'm not able to get hold of it now, so when I do actually have
47 US330: Yep--middle school days. It was coke's answer to mountain dew--only it tasted worse.
48 oa260: Oh and Mezzo Mix in Germany. Does anyone remember Hubba Bubba Gum flavour fizzy drink ? And in Iran they serve a pretty good Cola called Zam Zam [Edit
49 FlyKev: In the UK, it is all about Pepsi for me: Although, I am also a fan of both Dr Pepper, and Fanta Lemon: Now when it comes to Spain, Kas Lemon and Orang
50 LTU932: I add Costa Rican/Mexican Fresca to the list. It's different from the Fresca you may know, as it's NOT a diet drink, and it's a grapefruit softdrink.
51 OA412: Oh indeed. I'd forgotten about ivi. It is very good. I just tend to drink more fanta for whatever reason.
52 oa260: I guess its what your used to. I was always drinking ivi as a child and the famous Amita Cherry Juice. ivi is actually owned by Pepsico IIRC.
53 Larshjort: Don't what it is with me and Coca Cola products but I loved San são Guarana for the ~1 year they were on the market in Denmark http://sv.wikipedia.or
54 stasisLAX: Frank's Black Cherry Wishniak soda - anyone from PHL would understand.
55 TheCol: Hands down, the best soft drink of all time.
56 LOT767-300ER: Thats the only crap there is to drink at 5am @ Taco Burrito King. Best of all its ridiculously cheap.
57 DeltaMD11: Maybe I'm too meat and potatoes but a cold Coke Classic is my jam, and when I get tired of that I hit the Mountain Dew for a while. Its bad because I
59 MD-90: In New Zealand I loved Frank's Lemon, Lime & Bitters and their Blood Orange as well.
60 2707200X: Look at all the varieties of soda I wonder if there is a BevMo for soda?
61 AirStairs: Dr. Pepper Diet Coke all you will ever need
62 N1120A: I find that the Diet stuff, which I drink, is sweeter. You have it. SMITE HIM. Pepsi is evil. Their only good product is the Dew. It isn't even the b
63 aznmadsci: On a slightly different topic ... I wonder why Coke hasn't tried to market Dasani sparkling water here in the US. I had some on when I went to Buenos
65 N1120A: Errr. Fail. Sparkling water, especially sparkling mineral water, is lovely.
66 ACDC8: Hmmmm, me thinks you and I already had this discussion once before You two are sick! Blech .... LOL! I don't mind a good swamp water mix where you mi
67 IFlyTWA: Prilepska Gazoza is my absolute favorite. Followed by Cockta
68 ACDC8: Not really a pop, but Waldmeister is something I really miss from when I was a kid ... can't find it in Canada and was looking for it last time I was
69 KiwiRob: You can still get Urge in Norway, horrible stuff.
70 N1120A: Like I said, it has to be hand mixed. Yes, and you lost that one too GRRR. N1120A ANGRY! We call such a concoction a suicide, and back when my dad ow
71 mayor: Unless I'm mistaken, it is NOT the original. The original was made with sugar.......Coke Classic is made with corn syrup. Besides, looking at the dif
72 ACDC8: Hope you at least wash your hands first Whatever .... Tee hee Wendys and Pizza Hut used to have it. Fanta Grape was pretty good too. Surprised no one
73 MCOflyer: Dr. Pepper all the wayy baby. I love that drink and will continue to do so. The end. CS
74 BMI727: Well, you can get it from any broken soda fountain. The stuff makes me want to puke though.
75 N1120A: Pizza Hut? Really? Shocking, since they have been linked to Pepsi since 1977. Of course. I'm not a Newfie. Sore loser, eh? I was speaking from a form
76 mayor: I don't think I was, either. What year did they remove that, anyway??
77 srbmod: I remember getting those at the snack bar at the skating rink when I was in elementary school. The closest to that I do now is when I get a fountain
78 P3Orion: Cherokee Red was good too. When I go back to PA for a visit, I sometimes can find it at Giant Eagle.
79 EXTspotter: They used to in the UK until it was discovered they were (basically) just bottling tap water, coke immediately pulled the plug and it hasn't been see
80 aznmadsci: And make sure it's bottled, and not something from your local dealer!
81 N1120A: Early 1900s. Just in time for you to have sampled some
82 ACDC8: Not all Pizza Huts were Pepsico. Ours went the Pepsico way back in the late 80s sometime. I started working there in 90/91 and they still had the Cok
83 BlueElephant: And I totally forgot above...and it hasn't been mentioned yet. Indian Soda's Limca and Thumbs Up!
84 N1120A: Weird. They are now bound, except for some locations owned by companies like HMSHost, to a lifetime deal.
86 Wolverine: I don't know all of the already mentioned, but I would definitely go for Pepsi Wild Cherry, 7up, Orangina, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, European Fanta. And al
87 marcus: Tried it and it was not that good.... How about this one?....wine (sangria) flavored.....
88 LOT767-300ER: There is a house brand (or is it?) at Pret-A-Manger in the UK that has some quite tasy pops. Its almost like this stuff: Delicious
90 ipodguy7: my faves: 1) Orangina 2) San Pellegrino Aranciata (Orange) 3) RC Cola
91 ACDC8: Was a pretty common thing up here in years past, certain franchise names were owned and operated by different franchise companies. In some cases, eve
92 N1120A: I do know that A&W Canada, which is still a decent sized chain compared to what it is in the US now, is a separate company. That said, the Yum! B
93 Jeremy: I love Big Red, Vernors, and Jones Cane Cola the best!
94 N6238P: A few sodas that I'll never pass on. I've always found though the most consistent soda for me in terms of being satisfying will always be Dr. Pepper.
95 JC90: This is a hard one to pick. I would have to go with Dr. Pepper. Well... actually I would go with Mt. Dew. No, I rather go with Dr. Pepper. Hmm... I'm
96 signol: That's great stuff, I had it in Brazil years ago. There's a small Portuguese stall on the local market that sells it for £1 / can. I had some, indee
97 AirPacific747: No one else here fan of the french soda Pschitt?
100 AirPacific747: Actually it tastes pretty good, but the name always gets a smile on my face when i see it in a supermarket down there
101 LH459: I got hooked on this stuff in Chile, many years ago: I've never seen it outside of the cono sur, unfortunately. Yes! Love it! I always make a point of
102 AAFLT1871: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountai..._Pitch_Black#Flavors_and_varieties Any of those Moutain Dews mentioned are good enough for me. I soooo miss Mou
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I fell in love with European Orange Fanta when I went to Europe (thank God for Club Kitchen) but for some reason I persist in drinking the American version, which isn't bad, but the Euro version is so much better. It tastes more like orange, and not just orange flavored. 
One of the first things I do whenever I visit Greece is purchase a bottle of Fanta Orange and and a bottle of Fanta Lemonade. IMHO, European fanta is the best soft drink on the market. In Greece they make have an additional flavor that was quite good, but I can't recall what it was. Maybe tangerine.
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