#978: Throwback Pepsi/Mountain Dew

I was sitting on the couch wearing a throwback jersey, playing an original NES game and drinking a Throwback Pepsi. I honestly tried to think of more old things I could have thrown into that intro but I am bound by the rule of threes.

Last weekend we were at a fantastically old supermarket when I spied an old Pepsi logo followed by an old Mountain Dew logo. "Throwback Pepsi," I said to no one in particular, "What the shit is this shit?" Then I bought some cheddar bratwurst and left the store.

Come Monday the interwebs were all a buzz with tales of the godly nectar that is the Throwback soda. I did some checking and found out that what makes it a throwback is that they use actual sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Why? Because HFCS is...well, just watch

See? Nobody fucking knows why it's bad! Not even the people that are trying to tell you it's good! A brief aside: I lost my shit the first time I saw these commercials. I expected them to back up their "it's not that bad" claim with some actual facts. Not, "what? That it's made of corn?" Of course it's made of corn! It's in the fucking name! It's like one of those Truth commercials telling you that smoking is bad "because I said so, and that's that."

Well, the proof is in the soda, so to speak.

In my opinion, both the Pepsi and Mountain Dew tasted better than the standard ones.

Pepsi tasted like the stuff I used to by from Hall Drugs around the corner from my parent's house. The stuff that came in glass bottles. One piece of notable feed back I saw stated, "...even my burps tasted clean!"

Mountain Dew has a flavor! A flavor other than radioactive donkey piss! I think I detected a hint of lime. I don't know, after several years and gallons of radioactive donkey piss drunk, the taste buds tend to wander a bit.

Another point of interest: Neither soda gave me heartburn or excess of burps. A welcome change of pace, especially since I keep a roll of Tums in my desk at work for when I get the hankering for a Pepsi.

Since this has taken off on the Internet, I wonder if Pepsi is going to pull a "New Coke" and say that Throwback Sodas are here to stay? I've talked to a couple of friends about the New/Old Pepsi and was advised to seek out Mexican Pepsi or Mexican Coke because those sodas are still made with cane sugar unlike the US counterparts.

One of my friends told me that he swears by Mexican Squirt (I think I saw that movie...). Oh, the soda? Right. Well, next time I'm in Mexicantown or the "ethnic" aisle in Kroger I'm going to pick some up! Thank you NAFTA! I will report back with my findings.

In closing? Throwback soda kicks water's ass.