Coke vs. Pepsi

[BookstoreEscapee]

I try to only drink only diet soda, and my choice is usually Diet Pepsi. I think it's the best-tasting diet.

But when I treat myself to a regular soda, nothing beats a Coke!

I'm the same way. I prefer regular Coke, but Diet Pepsi (but I don't normally drink diet soda at all). For a while I was drinking Diet Coke from the soda fountain at work, but I discovered that the artificial sweetener doesn't agree with my stomach. Lately I've been drinking Coke at work, but I keep it to one a day, and I fill the cup most of the way with ice first; when I'm done I refill with water.

I prefer coke (especially cherry and vanilla...if they did a combo oh would I be in hog heaven!). I like Cherry Dr.Pepper, Sprite and Sierra Mist.

Does Dr. Pepper still make cherry vanilla? It might have just been diet. That wasn't too bad but I don't really buy soda anymore so I don't know if it's still around. I normally keep a liter of Coke in my fridge for when I have a bad headache (which mercifully I haven't had recently) but other than that I don't buy much soda; I only buy it in single servings when I'm craving it.

[Fryk]

Diet Coke has horrible, vile saccharine. Diet Pepsi has tolerable aspertame.

[muses_nightmare]

on another pop related note, I was down in Bellingham WA, today and I go thirsty while I was shopping, went to grab something to drink out of a cooler in Target, and they only had coke and Barq's rootbeer. I was just about to pick the root beer and go, and randomly decided to check the ingredients. Barq's root beer is caffeinated. Since when is root beer caffinated! Ended up drinking semi-cold gatorate.

Is it common practice in the US to caffeinate root beer? or is it just Barq's? Just for future knowledge, I can't have caffeine.

[Stormraven]

I think it's just Barq's. Most Root Beer isn't, AFAIK.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Is it common practice in the US to caffeinate root beer? or is it just Barq's? Just for future knowledge, I can't have caffeine.

Most root beer is not caffeinated. Barq's adds it.

Once came across this site that has root beer reviews; it includes whether it has caffeine.

[muses_nightmare]

yay, I'll just have to watch out for Barq's then. I think that the US caffeinates their drinks more or something, because I had half a can of Pepsi, which I can do with canadian pepsi every so often, and I got a nearly instant migraine and was extremely jittery.

Oh caffeine how I miss you! I think I may be the only student at my school who doesn't constantly have a coffee or an energy drink in their hand.

[Plaidman]

I love Coke Cola! But my soda of choice is Cherry Pepsi.

I sometimes drink Cherry Coke, but I prefer cherry Pepsi.

I rarely drink Pepsi, unless its on sale.

I just bought a bunch of Coke Cola 24 packs for 4 bucks. I'm drinking them for a bit.

[lupo pazzesco]

I'm still looking for a diet soda that isn't sweetened with aspertame and doesn't taste like ass.

Coke Zero is ok, but I've been a Pepsi fan most of my life, before I went off cola. Now I need something for a little zip in my day. I'm dragging, hardcore.

[Fryk]

Lupo, the last time I tried it, Diet Dr. Pepper was pretty tasty.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Lupo, the last time I tried it, Diet Dr. Pepper was pretty tasty.

Diet Dr Pepper is definitely one of the better diet options. It really does taste more like regular Dr Pepper!

[lupo pazzesco]

yes, but Diet Dr. Pepper is sweetened with aspertame, and it always gives me a nasty headache, which is why I had to stop drinking coke zero when I tried it a couple weeks back.

I've found pretty much all diet sodas are sweetened with it, and this makes me a sad Lupo.

[muses_nightmare]

I think that some Safeway brand pops are sweetened with Splenda, if you have a Safeway that is. but you could always check out store brand items. sometimes they have things made with splenda.

SOBE does some low cal drinks made with stevia, they're pretty yummy. Oh and Vitamin water zero is made with Stevia too I think. Not pop, but still tastyness. :P I believe Nestea zero is made with Splenda as well, if you like iced tea that is.

[jackfaire]

I don't drink Coke or Pepsi (the individual soda flavors) but I respect the way they do business.

[Ree]

I don't drink pop as a rule, but if I do, I prefer Coke ice cold with lots of crushed ice.
Most of the time, it's just water that I drink.

[jackfaire]

*snickers* I just realized we are debating pop culture in pop culture