Crystal Clear Pepsi
Aug 22, 2016 | 9:50 am
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Aug 22, 2016 | 1:06 pm
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The only thing I can think of when I hear Crystal Pepsi is SNL's lampooning of it in this fake commercial. (For those that aren't old enough, this was stylized off of the original Crystal Pepsi ads that featured Van Halen's "Right Now" track).
http://www.hulu.com/watch/291086
http://www.hulu.com/watch/291086
Aug 22, 2016 | 2:10 pm
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Many years ago now, I used to sometimes eat at Kentucky Fried chicken for lunch. I would get the mashed potatoes as a side. One day I was warned that there was something wrong with the food coloring but that otherwise everything was fine. I opened up the little cup, and the grave was translucently clear. Tasted just like gravy, but was clear. That was when I realized how fake some of Kentucky Fried's stuff was.
Aug 22, 2016 | 2:15 pm
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Many years ago now, I used to sometimes eat at Kentucky Fried chicken for lunch. I would get the mashed potatoes as a side. One day I was warned that there was something wrong with the food coloring but that otherwise everything was fine. I opened up the little cup, and the grave was translucently clear. Tasted just like gravy, but was clear. That was when I realized how fake some of Kentucky Fried's stuff was.
Aug 22, 2016 | 2:23 pm
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Aug 23, 2016 | 4:35 am
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i remember the clear cola craze from the 90s. i was never a fan of pepsi but was dating someone who loved it. i recall it tasted the same as regular pepsi (at least to me).
i always felt that clear colas flopped because they removed the caffeine as well as the coloring. you might as well decarbonate it too.
but if you're going to bring back old sodas, can we revive 7up gold?
i always felt that clear colas flopped because they removed the caffeine as well as the coloring. you might as well decarbonate it too.
but if you're going to bring back old sodas, can we revive 7up gold?
Aug 23, 2016 | 12:04 pm
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i remember the clear cola craze from the 90s. i was never a fan of pepsi but was dating someone who loved it. i recall it tasted the same as regular pepsi (at least to me).
i always felt that clear colas flopped because they removed the caffeine as well as the coloring. you might as well decarbonate it too.
i always felt that clear colas flopped because they removed the caffeine as well as the coloring. you might as well decarbonate it too.
Wonder how many times those liquids got confused.
Aug 31, 2016 | 8:35 pm
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I tried it recently and I agree with everyone's assessment that it tastes pretty much like regular Pepsi. Which also makes me wonder: what's the point? The dark colored Pepsi is pretty much just as bad for you and I'm not opposed to lemon-lime sodas like Sierra Mist/7up/Sprite.
Disclaimer: I was way too young to drink it when it originally came out so I could be missing something.
Disclaimer: I was way too young to drink it when it originally came out so I could be missing something.
Sep 1, 2016 | 6:42 am
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The original was caffeine free, which was a big difference (the new formula is not), and had no "artificial" additives. This new version does not taste quite the same as I remember, but I still kind of like it.
Btw, I did eventually find it at Dollar General. they had two bottles left. According tot he lady there it sold out very quickly. Family Dollar also said they had it and someone came in and bought them out of it.
Btw, I did eventually find it at Dollar General. they had two bottles left. According tot he lady there it sold out very quickly. Family Dollar also said they had it and someone came in and bought them out of it.
Sep 1, 2016 | 8:50 pm
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I tried it recently and I agree with everyone's assessment that it tastes pretty much like regular Pepsi. Which also makes me wonder: what's the point? The dark colored Pepsi is pretty much just as bad for you and I'm not opposed to lemon-lime sodas like Sierra Mist/7up/Sprite.
Disclaimer: I was way too young to drink it when it originally came out so I could be missing something.
Disclaimer: I was way too young to drink it when it originally came out so I could be missing something.