Pepsi vs Coca Cola

Mr Meanor · 09-02-2021 12:55am

Feisar wrote: »

What annoys me about Lucozade is it’s supposed to be an energy drink. And now there are zero calorie versions, on what planet does that make sense?

Diabetics with a hypo used to rely on a small bottle of it.
Now that's changed.
https://www.diabetes.ie/lucozade-energy-is-changing/

09-02-2021 1:05am

DS86DS wrote: »

To add to this debate.

7up -vs- Sprite -vs- Mountain Dew

Fanta -vs- Club -vs- other orange drink.

Sprite is too fizzy but tastes better.

All things fanta are terrible

CiniO · 09-02-2021 1:05am

DS86DS wrote: »

Which tastes better, which do you prefer?

Pepsi all the way.
It tastes so much better.

Possibly the reason for that for me is that it was only one of that two available when I was a small child.
My granddad used to get ma a bottle of pepsi on special occasions, and it was a real treat. Coca Cola was not available in my country due to political situation, so I didn't have a chance to taste it until I was about 9 years old.
That's a simple reason why I'm so much more into pepsi than coke.

And I'm not interested in all low/none sugar stuff. Diet, zero, max, etc...
I think they all taste awful.
I prefer to drink a proper can of pepsi even if it's only once a month, than drinking this awfull desugared drinks....

09-02-2021 1:05am

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Both of them are disgusting syrupy gloop.

Some chilled water with winter herbs is a far more satisfying drink.

Why are you here?

Potential-Monke · 09-02-2021 1:09am

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Some chilled water with winter herbs is a far more satisfying drink.

My automatic response was ewww, but then I remembered that water gives me indigestion so that's a no from me!

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

All things fanta are terrible

Fanta Cassis (blackcurrant, of course, not available here) is actually really nice. I tasted it years ago while in Amsterdam and loved it. As did my friendzoned BFF at the time. Ended up importing a crate of it for her bday the next year.

But yeah, it's lovely.

Sgt Hartman · 09-02-2021 8:10am

Country Spring Cola, now that was horrible stuff! Probably even worse than Cadet Cola.
For me Coke is a lot nicer than Pepsi. None of the Diet or Zero drinks taste good thanks to the sweeteners and Pepsi Max is really overrated.

I remember 30 years ago when my local Crazy Prices in Roxboro Limerick had Lockwood's Cola. It came in the old pull top cans and it was only 20p. It was lovely stuff. I haven't seen it anywhere since then though. Crazy Prices also sold KVI brand cola which was the devil's rusty water. Dreadful stuff!!

Homelander · 09-02-2021 10:31am

Not a big fan of normal Pepsi or Coke but Pepsi Max is the best of all the diet drinks by a long shot.

Feisar · 09-02-2021 10:52am

An ice cold can of Coke is a beautiful thing.

Stevieluvsye · 09-02-2021 11:02am

Freezing cold can of coke is your only man

Stay away from that Rola Cola stuff they sell in lidl. More useful if you want to use it as some kind of paint/wallpaper stripper

screamer · 09-02-2021 11:11am

Coke if going for fully leaded
Pepsi max my choice of unleaded, and all I drink lately
Dr Pepper- puke, just throw some mouthwash in your Pepsi or coke eh voila dr puker for ya, foul stuff

Wanderer2010 · 09-02-2021 11:27am

Does anyone remember back in the 90s Dunnes had their own vending machine of Cola and Diet Cola? I cant remember the name now but it wasnt bad for an own brand drink.

Stevieluvsye · 09-02-2021 11:32am

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Does anyone remember back in the 90s Dunnes had their own vending machine of Cola and Diet Cola? I cant remember the name now but it wasnt bad for an own brand drink.

I do i do. Jesus that's wrecking my head about the name. was either 10p or 20p a can and iirc was a 200ml?

New Home · 09-02-2021 11:55am

St Bernard's?

Wanderer2010 · 09-02-2021 12:47pm

New Home wrote: »

St Bernard's?

That rings a bell. I think there were bottles and cans on offer and in regular and diet versions and the taste was actually decent for something you would expect to be crap.
Tried googling it but no joy.

Hande hoche! · 09-02-2021 4:20pm

Steyr 556 wrote: »

THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION

All unbelievers will be wiped from this earth.

Would be refreshing if the next Cold war/ Clash of civilizations/etc. was Cola based.

New Home · 09-02-2021 8:31pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

That rings a bell. I think there were bottles and cans on offer and in regular and diet versions and the taste was actually decent for something you would expect to be crap.
Tried googling it but no joy.

St Bernard's used to be Dunnes' own brand for everything, from food to clothing (jus like St Michael's for M&S). I think they had the normal version in red cans, and the diet in white ones, but I've a niggling thought that it wasn't just the one brand of cola that they had... my memory is shot.

EmmetSpiceland · 09-02-2021 8:34pm

New Home wrote: »

St Bernard's used to be Dunnes' own brand for everything, from food to clothing (jus like St Michael's for M&S). I think they had the normal version in red cans, and the diet in white ones, but I've a niggling thought that it wasn't just the one brand of cola that they had... my memory is shot.

They had the lemon and lime ‘Fizz Up’ not too long after. Was recalled later though, it went an unsettling yellow colour if it was left in the sun.

Didn’t affect the taste, as far as I know, but wouldn’t have fancied trying it.

ManOfMystery · 10-02-2021 11:29am

Was in Sainsbury's doing shopping and saw these Coca Cola mixers for spirits, never seen them before (I'm probably late to the party........!)

Anyone tried them? Wonder how far from normal coke they taste.

kksaints · 10-02-2021 12:13pm

ManOfMystery wrote: »

Was in Sainsbury's doing shopping and saw these Coca Cola mixers for spirits, never seen them before (I'm probably late to the party........!)

Anyone tried them? Wonder how far from normal coke they taste.

I had them a few years ago, the herbal one was ok. Rest were bad particularly the spicy one which was vile stuff.

fussyonion · 10-02-2021 12:13pm

Coke Zero definitely.
Virgin Cola was beautiful back in the day. Wonder why it was shelved?

Gregor Samsa · 10-02-2021 4:00pm

fussyonion wrote: »

Virgin Cola was beautiful back in the day. Wonder why it was shelved?

It lost its cherry cola.

Capt'n Midnight · 14-02-2021 2:47pm

Club Mate's slogan is "Man gewöhnt sich daran" = "You get used to it"

14-02-2021 2:50pm

keano_afc wrote: »

Real Coke beats Real Pepsi.

Pepsi Max beats Diet Coke/Coke Zero.

Agree with this, but would put Coke Zero over Diet Coke.

Also, even though Coke is superior, there are times when I do feel like having a Pepsi instead.

Potential-Monke · 15-02-2021 12:00am

It annoys me that bottle 2 is before bottle 1 in the above pic...

Loafing Oaf · 15-02-2021 1:20am

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

You can't snort pepsi

Yeah but even so you can't get good coke in this town:P

Seriously, love them both but slightly prefer coke.

Favourite diet one is twisted strawberry diet coke but can't seem to get it anymore:(

Nqp15hhu · 15-02-2021 4:46am

Gotta be Pepsi max for me!

Nqp15hhu · 15-02-2021 4:46am

Gotta be Pepsi max for me!

DS86DS · 07-03-2021 2:10am

How does TK Orange compare to the other orange soft drinks?

DS86DS · 07-03-2021 2:11am

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Gotta be Pepsi max for me!

At least Pepsi are still generous enough to offer their fans 2 litre bottles, unlike Coca Cola's 1.5 / 1.75 litre malarkey.

Nqp15hhu · 07-03-2021 2:11am

What’s TK?

DS86DS · 07-03-2021 2:12am

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

What’s TK?

The lads who make TK Red Lemonade.

BeerWolf · 07-03-2021 12:02pm

Pepsi tastes like flat coca-cola.

MyStubbleItches · 07-03-2021 5:14pm

A significant proportion of the global Pepsi supply originates in Cork. As does Gatorade and Mountain Dew.

07-03-2021 5:16pm

MyStubbleItches wrote: »

A significant proportion of the global Pepsi supply originates in Cork. As does Gatorade and Mountain Dew.

They make the ingredients there but don’t mix or bottle it.

StevenToast · 07-03-2021 5:18pm

Can of Coke with a glass of ice cant be bate...

I used to love the glass bottles of coke youd get in a pub aswell...

ManOfMystery · 08-03-2021 10:24am

I used to love the glass bottles - I remember the big ones we used to buy in the 80s when I was growing up. Though I had a bad experience with one, was holding it in my hands in the back of the car whilst my dad was doing a bit of (ill-advised, I know) 'spirited' driving on some twisty roads heading home. Next thing, it totally exploded. My mum spent a good few hours picking bits of glass splinters out of my hand with tweezers though miraculously I didn't really get any cuts.

E mac · 08-03-2021 10:27am

StevenToast wrote: »

Can of Coke with a glass of ice cant be bate...

I used to love the glass bottles of coke youd get in a pub aswell...

Can get Coca-Cola in glass bottles in some supermarkets these days. Def tastes nicer in a glass bottle.

Pepsi vs Coca Cola

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