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Diet Coke has overtaken Pepsi (not Diet Pepsi, mind you, but honest to goodness Pepsi) as the #2 selling beverage in the States, right behind the King of Soda, Coca-Cola.

Steve said about 7 hours later

Seriously? Huh. I did a totally scientific study - for a lunch that I was providing for a few of my managers and some Italian managers from Fiat, I bought a 6 pack of Diet Coke, a 6 pack of Coke Zero, and two 6 packs of Coke. 5 Coke Zeros were taken, followed by a Coke, a Diet Coke, the last Coke Zero, then 2 more Cokes, then the rest of the Diet Cokes. From my highly scientific study, Coke Zero is king, followed by Diet Coke, then Coke. Pepsi must be one of the worst selling pops in the country, since I did not even choose to include it in my study.

However, the next day, I added Coke Zero Cherry, Mountain Dew, and Diet Mountain Dew. Coke Zero regular and the Dews went the quickest. Coke Zero Cherry was not well subscribed. Shockingly, one of the Italians drank a Diet Dew. I wonder if he was just trying it, or if they actually are selling it overseas now. I never could find it when I was in Europe.
GJ said about 19 hours later

LOL, that was awesome.
Marc said about 22 hours later

Down in the south, they pretty much add to the soda/pop debate by calling all sodas "coke." So you'll have idiots say things like: "Can I have an orange coke?" But the king down here is sweet tea, and if you've ever had true sweet tea, you know why we call it the kidney stone belt.

My preference is Coke > Pepsi, but regarding most other sodas in their lines, I find Pepsi makes better alternatives. And Mountain Dew is obviously the best, there's no debate there.
GJ said about 23 hours later

Southern sweet tea is awesome, but I drink Coke Zilch for a reason.

That said, the ultimate drink in the universe, bar none, is Blenheim Ginger Ale #3. It eats sodas like Mountain Dew for breakfast.
Geoff said 1 day later

You guys are nuts. I would drink Pepsi over coke any day of the week. Coke loses it's flavor about 30 seconds after you open it. Forget 2 liters, you've got one crack at drinking it and if you don't finish, throw it out. On the flip side, I'm pretty sure you could preserve a cadaver with Pepsi and bring them back to life with MDew.

I will say though, Coke's "Vault" was a tasteful alternative to MDew that I actually really enjoyed. I guess I was the only one since they no longer sell it.

GJ, Ginger ale's sole mission in life is to ease stomach bugs, any other reason to drink it is shear madness. Bring some of that ale home next time though so I can at least try it.

Pepsi hands down IMO. MDew is the greatest SODA beverage ever invented. I'm pretty sure aliens had a hand inventing it.

GJ said 1 day later

Coke losing it's flavor after being opened? You doth have no taste. If you like Pepsi warm, that's your business.

Ginger ale, my friend, is a common mixer with liquor. And you have both tried it before, years ago. I seem to recall you both hiding under the bed for a week after the fact.

Mountain Dew? Their Pitch Black variety was very good, and Code Red is pretty good. Still not Coke, much less Blenheim.
Marc said 2 days later

The problem with the Blenheim is it has the burn of liquor, but none of the hilarious after affects. Nonetheless, being a guy, I will search for it locally down here so we can all suffer through it again when we see each other next.

i will agree with Geoff on the coke flavor being lost, although I tend to only notice it with 2 liters over the course of a couple days. Never had that problem with Pepsi. I do not agree on the ginger ale though, a mild ginger ale is quite tasty on its own (Mixed with liquor can be good too).

The elusive Mountain Dew Livewire is probably one of the best, but classic dew (especially warm) is probably my favorite.
GJ said 2 days later

You make it sound like the burn of liquor is a bad thing.
Geoff said 2 days later

it is if it contains alcohol. You end up drinking more and more of it...which temporarily is fun, but often gets you in trouble later on.

I do like Ginger Ale myself, but I don't drink it often...unless I don't have much of a choice or I have a stomach bug.

Have you guys tried the new Dew out? I think it's like Mountain rush or something...but I found it in a diet! Finally! I grow a wee bit tired of the diet regular dew (just doesn't compare to regular dew).

Livewire...aww man that was good. I forgot about that.
Marc said 3 days later

The temporary burn is a good indicator that you probably won't regret what your doing in the morning. It's when you don't feel the burn anymore that you should be concerned... :)

I haven't seen the new Dew, they keep coming out with ones that people vote on, I'll have to look for that one. The last one I tried was some clear one, like White Out or something, and it was pretty good. I also love the "new" Throwback version with the real sugar in it.
Steve said 3 days later

Warm mountin dew? Eh, it's ok, but nothing beats a crisp, cold, mountain dew, OUT OF A CAN. Period. Especially on a hot day. Bottled it is not nearly as good.

A close second is Livewire. I do love that stuff, but it's a bit too sweet.

I'll never believe ginger ale soothes stomach aches. I remember after the surgery on my nose, I was feeling a bit queezy, and the nurse gave me ginger ale to "sooth my stomach..." I puked almost immediately.
Marc said 3 days later

I agree 100% on the can part. I find it true for most sodas, but with Mountain Dew, it's a world of difference.
Geoff said 3 days later

agreed. Steve put it beautifully...I nearly shed a tear thinking about it. Oh how I miss regular Dew. Damn diets.
GJ said 4 days later

Ginger can ease stomach ailments a bit. There isn't enough ginger in ginger ale, even Blenheim, to come close of offsetting the effect of the sugar on your tummy.

Oh, and soda is best out of glass, not a can. Imagine saying beer tastes better in a can. Soda blows served in plastic.
Darcy said 5 days later

Ahh, but the beer snobs are beginning to say just that. They are saying that cans lock in the flavor, and that the seal is tighter than a bottle cap. Cans also prevent beer from being exposed to light, and that is one factor in beer breaking down. Craft brewers are putting their beer in cans instead of bottles.

Gee, can you tell I was just reading about that subject yesterday?
GJ said 5 days later

LOL. That's why Sam Adams comes in dark glass bottles. I do watch TV, you know.