The 10 Most Hated / Failed Sodas

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  • Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024

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  • @richardforrest4723
    @richardforrest4723 Год назад +984

    Pepsi Peeps (which my brother jokingly called Peepsi) actually wasn't too bad. It tasted exactly like a marshmallow, but wasn't too sweet

    • @turboshazed7370
      @turboshazed7370 Год назад +77

      PEEPSI 😂

    • @PorkSzoda
      @PorkSzoda Год назад +47

      My sister got a whole case of the peep Pepsi its actually not bad at all but not something I would drink all the time. Just a fun flavor to try

    • @Manglespike77
      @Manglespike77 Год назад +4

      your wrong it's the best flavor ever

    • @HKG4
      @HKG4 Год назад +13

      Okay I’m gonna call it Peepsi now

    • @matthewkuscienko4616
      @matthewkuscienko4616 Год назад +8

      I also had often called it "Peepsi" myself, and I was actually kinda tempted to try it. I never did because something about it just seemed a bit too weird for my tastes

  • @Nick_C1997
    @Nick_C1997 Год назад +608

    Strider: No one has ever said “Diet Coke, my favourite!”
    MatPat: Am I a joke to you?

  • @beckymorilak5285
    @beckymorilak5285 Год назад +184

    I work at a local store. When we got the peeps Pepsi in stock for Easter we couldn't stop laughing about it 🤣

    • @charizard4410
      @charizard4410 Год назад +10

      I know a manager at a local store, besides the first wave of people buying it, they had a hard time selling any of it. It just kinda sat on the shelf.

    • @JoshuaRWorkman
      @JoshuaRWorkman Год назад +6

      I work at a grocery store, too, and suggested to the Pepsi representative who was there the day I saw it in staging that it should have been called Peepsi. We still had some as late as last week.

    • @rappingtoad6168
      @rappingtoad6168 Год назад +2

      I remember when I worked at a supermarket for a while, we got the peeps Pepsi in, I thought it was hilarious so I bought it for anyone to take as a joke, it's like a sweeter version of vanilla Pepsi

    • @virgil592
      @virgil592 Год назад +2

      You were laughing, I had to sample it out. You want to know the scary part? People liked it!

  • @thehorrorhound6575
    @thehorrorhound6575 Год назад +127

    I’m shocked MUG root beer was on this list. MUG is the brand that got me into root beer as a kid. The bulldog was adorable (in my opinion) and my mom let me have it because it was caffeine free. I loved MUG root beer so much that whenever we went to restaurants they always seemed to have it and that’s what I got with my meals.

    • @amandaaddario7342
      @amandaaddario7342 Год назад +3

      same

    • @SamboTron3000
      @SamboTron3000 Год назад +9

      As an avid root beer consumer I support MUG. Top 3 big brands are Barqs,MUG,AW. But small brands are where it's at. Barqs is the closest thing to real root beer but it's not real root beer

    • @amandaaddario7342
      @amandaaddario7342 Год назад +3

      @@SamboTron3000 i dont like the taste of barqs but i never heard anyone say there a fan of barqs and mug, its usally one or the other lol

    • @SamboTron3000
      @SamboTron3000 Год назад +3

      @amandaaddario7342 I love all rootbeer tbh when I left the country for a few months it's the first thing I wanted to have when I came back

    • @thehorrorhound6575
      @thehorrorhound6575 Год назад +3

      Both you guys are right about your favorites. I had a mug root beer the other day for the first time in over a year (last time I had a root beer was last year and it was faygo) and oh damn did that bottle of mug taste good. Root beer is some of the best stuff ever and even more so when you haven’t had it in a long time

  • @IndigoAlpha
    @IndigoAlpha Год назад +52

    While I get adding spices to drinks, a thing that's actually common with mulled wines, chai tea, ginger beer, etc, I think a spiced cola is going to be hard to do. Cola lends itself to a lot of different flavor variants, like gourmand with vanilla, citrus with lemon (a favorite of my mom), and fruity with cherry, but spice is oddly something that should work in theory but in practice is hard to do well if at all. It's actually quite baffling. Maybe it's the formulas these larger companies are working with?

    • @johnbandow213
      @johnbandow213 Год назад +3

      Sprecher Puma Cola has a nice cinnamon after taste that is just the right amount.

    • @henrysokol3466
      @henrysokol3466 Год назад +4

      A ginger cola might have been workable if it hadn't been Pepsi. Pepsi's got a certain edge to it which gives you less leeway with ginger's bite.
      And a lot of people nowadays who hear of 'cinnamon' or 'ginger' taste in a soda will be utterly unprepared for something authentic. They're used to the sweet, cartoonish parodies of those flavors in things like candy or the typical ginger ale formula. Real cinnamon and ginger BURN a bit.

    • @scottfraser706
      @scottfraser706 10 месяцев назад

      I add maple syrup to my coffee in the morning instead of sugar 😋it's so good with a heavy creamer

    • @ferretqueen2908
      @ferretqueen2908 5 месяцев назад

      I mix Fireball whiskey with Coke, and I think it's great, a nice sweet cinnamon flavor.

  • @PelinalDidNothingWrong
    @PelinalDidNothingWrong Год назад +218

    I actually liked Coca Cola Life! The green was eye catching and to me,it tasted identical to normal Coke without the weird aftertaste of Diet Coke and the crappyness of Coke Zero

    • @bigjalapeno7061
      @bigjalapeno7061 Год назад +8

      I never heard of it until Matpat mentioned it in one of his videos and it sounded weird

    • @Isaac_Ealey
      @Isaac_Ealey Год назад +6

      I completely forgot it existed but I liked it.

    • @cinnamonbeanbaby444
      @cinnamonbeanbaby444 Год назад +9

      I’ve never even seen a Coca Cola life before 😅

    • @monkeyballs512
      @monkeyballs512 Год назад +5

      What is the “crapiness” of Coke Zero? A description would be cool

    • @GameApologist
      @GameApologist Год назад +8

      I uh...
      ...I loved the Coke Life can so much

  • @MrsLittletall
    @MrsLittletall Год назад +138

    I feel sorry for Coca Cola Life. I really liked their attempt at using a new sweetener, that I personally really liked, I used to put stevia in my tea all the time until I started to like my tea unsweetened. And the Coca Cola Life tasted good. Was sad to see it vanish so soon.

    • @Cold__Soup
      @Cold__Soup Год назад +10

      I also enjoyed it but I think the name and the green can is what really hurt it and ultimately ruined it. I feel like they could have marketed it so much better and it would have stuck till this day

    • @MrsLittletall
      @MrsLittletall Год назад +3

      @@Cold__Soup Yeah, for sure... it was too on the nose and green is not coke's colour.

    • @antoniorangel2173
      @antoniorangel2173 Год назад +3

      I loved it. I actually preferred it to other Coke flavors available at that time. Now I seem to love the improved Coke Zero over the rest.

    • @floraflowers
      @floraflowers Год назад +5

      I also really liked it, I felt like it wasn't as sweet as regular Coke and didn't have that nasty aftertaste that Coke Zero tends to have, it seemed like a perfect balance. Then I stopped seeing it just out of the blue and couldn't figure out why, I didn't know so many people hated it.

    • @BriBCG
      @BriBCG Год назад

      I thought it was awful. To me it didn't really taste much different than diet, but still had a bunch of calories. Instead of being the best of both worlds it ended up being the worst.

  • @SCTRS_
    @SCTRS_ Год назад +76

    There were actually 2 versions of Mtn Dew Flamin' Hot. The one most people are familiar with is the 2022 store release, which had a lime flavor to it. This came after the online exclusive release in 2021, which lacked the lime flavor. I actually somewhat enjoyed the retail release, but the original one lacked flavor and was just unenjoyable.

    • @bigjalapeno7061
      @bigjalapeno7061 Год назад +10

      I didn't know there was another version of it. I just knew about the retail version. I tried it and didn't think it was bad. I thought it just tasted like regular Mountain Dew but with a bit of spice. It was weird but not bad

    • @carvahaunter122
      @carvahaunter122 Год назад +7

      I payed like $15 bucks on eBay for a can of the 2021 one before the 2022 one was even announced, and yeah it was a lot more heat-packing and less tasty.

    • @garebare940
      @garebare940 Год назад +2

      Yeah I remember the retail version too. I never tried it myself but I remember seeing it in the grocery store I work in this big tub and thinking it was major melon.

    • @everylastcrumb
      @everylastcrumb Год назад +1

      I didn't know about this, you learn something new everyday

    • @edgardeitz5746
      @edgardeitz5746 4 месяца назад

      Which is why I suggest, should you only have the 2021 version, instead get the flaming hot Cheetos themselves and a bottle of "Baja Blast" Mountain Dew.

  • @autumbreeze1129
    @autumbreeze1129 Год назад +31

    The weirdest soda flavour I've ever tried was from my first Tokyo Treat box last June.
    It was Caramel Popcorn flavour.
    It wasn’t bad, it was just... there, I guess is the best way to describe it

    • @spacedisaster9923
      @spacedisaster9923 Год назад +2

      we have this flavor in russia too, from fantola brand, and yeah it's weird

    • @Beast_the_smash_guy
      @Beast_the_smash_guy Год назад

      Try Ranch soda or Corn Oil soda. Those sodas are Bug no-nos

  • @Jetthehawk1994
    @Jetthehawk1994 Год назад +8

    I actually tried the Peeps Pepsi and it was actually pretty good. As for the Tropical Sprite, it was my brother's favorite soda whenever we'd got to McDonald's and he was a bit upset when he found out it was discontinued.

  • @isaiahiroaster5053
    @isaiahiroaster5053 Год назад +87

    I want to share an experience with the #10 spot. I drank Mountain Dew Flamin’ Hot before, and I thought it was okay. It’s not a go-to soda flavor for me, but it had a spicy cinammon flavor that tastes like Hot Tamales candy. It’s not my favorite Mountain Dew flavor at all, but I don’t mind it. Great video Strider!

    • @cosmicminun59
      @cosmicminun59 Год назад +2

      I tried it too and I don't think it's that bad either.

    • @GamerTDM
      @GamerTDM Год назад +2

      Same here but it did feel like Mountain Dew with pain added to it, not really spicy. It’s mountain dews equivalent of drinking coke

    • @whateveryouremadatmeforido5497
      @whateveryouremadatmeforido5497 Год назад +1

      It always made me cough, I would’ve probably liked it otherwise

    • @GamerTDM
      @GamerTDM Год назад

      @@whateveryouremadatmeforido5497 if you can get through the pain it’s not bad, I always drunk it cold so the pain wasn’t as bad and I could actually taste the drink

  • @yinyangyt8749
    @yinyangyt8749 Год назад +79

    Gonna be honest, I loved Coke Life. I personally liked how the bottles and cans were green. It felt new to Coke since they would usually use red or white. It was so interesting. It tasted good too. I was always wondering what happened to it

    • @bungoboy5718
      @bungoboy5718 Год назад +3

      I agree I actually really liked it when it was available. Scratched that Coca Cola itch without being super sugary and fake. I think if they had named it something like "Coke Natural" or something it might still be around as people would view it as a """"healthier""""" option.

    • @shay4159
      @shay4159 Год назад +2

      I've never seen or heard of it my entire life since this video, I wish I got the chance to try it

    • @megachonk9440
      @megachonk9440 Год назад

      The marketing was always weird, it never found a niche, and Coke Zero already existed to fill the "tastes more or less like Coke without the calories" and in did it with no calories at all. Trying to market Coca-Cola as more "natural" was a bridge too far for most people who saw it for the nonsense that it was.

  • @Acepilot8Gaming
    @Acepilot8Gaming Год назад +35

    "Nobody raves about diet coke"
    Meanwhile matpat: "WHY WONT YOU SPONSOR ME!?"

    • @ASPYR0CKZ
      @ASPYR0CKZ 10 месяцев назад +3

      my thoughts exactly 😭

    • @dannycatala2466
      @dannycatala2466 8 месяцев назад +2

      My grandema Lisa also drinks diet Coke

    • @Diosprometheus
      @Diosprometheus 7 месяцев назад +1

      My best friend raves and coke zero. Only coke he will drink.

  • @MXOY99
    @MXOY99 Год назад +17

    That Peeps Pepsi can is seriously GORGEOUS I have to admit.

  • @Scornfull
    @Scornfull Год назад +6

    I remember watching your channel like 5 years ago and it's hard to imagine that you're the same person lol ik most of RUclipsrs put on a persona for the internet that's different from how we are in reality but it's just a bit jarring you're so chill in your vids now instead of erratic, personally I like the change

  • @no1shinjirofan
    @no1shinjirofan Год назад +67

    You know it’s about to be a good day when strider uploads :)

  • @dolphincrescent54
    @dolphincrescent54 Год назад +58

    I can always count on Strider to get my attention whenever he uploads a new video!

    • @myCOCKisHARD
      @myCOCKisHARD Год назад

      AND WE CAN COUNT ON IDIOT FOLKS LIKE YOU TO COMMENT

    • @bigjalapeno7061
      @bigjalapeno7061 Год назад +3

      It's always nice when he uploads a new video

  • @_The_Archive_
    @_The_Archive_ Год назад +27

    Fun Fact: A can of Coca-Cola will sink in water but Diet Coke will float

    • @EmAnimationsnStuff
      @EmAnimationsnStuff Год назад +3

      Not to be mean, but this sounds like one of those pieces of information that you think is interesting, but will serve no purpose in the future.

    • @Mutigeralma
      @Mutigeralma 8 месяцев назад +1

      What if a stranded survivor only had cans of diet coke to write for help?

    • @mooseman3027
      @mooseman3027 6 месяцев назад

      @@EmAnimationsnStuff Well, it may be helpful for someone who wants to try that out for themselves.

    • @ferretqueen2908
      @ferretqueen2908 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@EmAnimationsnStuff that's why they're called fun facts!

  • @rmatt498
    @rmatt498 Год назад +17

    I actually kinda liked the Flamin Hot Mtn Dew. It gave me a similar sensation to eating a jalapeño popper followed by a swig of sprite. Which may not seem appetizing at first, but it’s more so the spicy sensation paired with a sweet citrus chaser

    • @ToastyBrain
      @ToastyBrain Год назад +2

      I always got strong tastes of can nnamon from it for whatever reason. It was good though.

  • @escancoranco
    @escancoranco Год назад +7

    i absolutely LOVED coke life and pepsi ginger, unfortunately i could only try the pepsi on another country and when i returned to my local store for the coke they never restocked it
    it made me so sad i could only ever try those once

  • @blueraytechnoavatar
    @blueraytechnoavatar Год назад +41

    Diet Coke being #1 surprised me, cause at work I see people constantly order it and I never understood why, though that has more to do with the fact that i'm allergic to fake sugars.

    • @snesguy9176
      @snesguy9176 Год назад +3

      Diet coke is kind of an acquired taste, but once your used to it you might even start craving it. I'll drink it over Cole zero any day.
      But that's more I'm ok with the diet coke sweetener but Im sensitive Splenda or stevia. The smallest amount of those in a drink makes me want to gag.

    • @yaseeraz3786
      @yaseeraz3786 Год назад +3

      Diet coke, once you are used to it is the greatest soda ever. Why i don't know but it's extremely addictive.

    • @henrysokol3466
      @henrysokol3466 Год назад

      I can have all of them, but loathe them and stevia too. I guess my taste receptors can't be properly fooled without something they all lack because my brain returns the same insistent, bizarre, and irritating little note in anything where they're present.

    • @KayPrescesky
      @KayPrescesky 6 месяцев назад

      Me too! I keep thinking I'm some rare, weird unicorn out here.

  • @AiLoveAidoru
    @AiLoveAidoru Год назад +61

    My mother actually acquired a taste for diet coke it seems after a few years of watching her calorie intake. I also noticed that its a lot more popular with her generation than with the younger crowd.

    • @axelthealpha8147
      @axelthealpha8147 Год назад +6

      As a diet coke fan i'm going to be real with you, i have no idea what it actually tastes like. i genuinely don't notice a flavor when i drink it, i just feel the sensations of the bubbles.

    • @tajneafoster2836
      @tajneafoster2836 Год назад +4

      I’ve worked as a server for a few years and I agree. Older people like to order Diet Coke and get sweet n low in their coffee. Context being that sweet n low is also disgusting and is beat by Splenda and Truvia by a long shot, yet still remains in production. Younger people tend to just order water, but if they get a diet soda they specifically ask if we have Coke Zero.

    • @kristopherguilbault5428
      @kristopherguilbault5428 Год назад +1

      Coke zero is more popular than diet coke

    • @Summersims86
      @Summersims86 Год назад

      it's ok but it really isn't that great I prefer coke zero

    • @axelthealpha8147
      @axelthealpha8147 Год назад +1

      @@Summersims86 I think it depends on the customer, those who don't like it just don't like it but those who do are hooked for life. I genuinely think they still have cocaine in the formula because I'm addicted

  • @shaunbarnett2972
    @shaunbarnett2972 Год назад +8

    This is dedication by PhantomStrider, uploading this video around 4am "Australian time". Bet you've been up all night editing! Great work as always, nice video.

  • @birdboi357
    @birdboi357 Год назад +10

    I've actually tried the marshmallow peeps flavored pepsi(peepsi) before. To me it really just tasted like pepsi with the most mild afterthought of a marshmallow taste. I've described it to my friends as "tasting like someone thought about marshmallow peeps while making it" instead of it actually tasting like a peep.

    • @atarijawa462
      @atarijawa462 Год назад +1

      I'm surprised you tried it since it wasn't sold in stores and was given away via a sweepstakes in small batches.

    • @birdboi357
      @birdboi357 Год назад +3

      @@atarijawa462 actually looking into it they're selling these at walmart, and that was just from a quick google search. I'm a little confused now, why did you think they were exclusively sweepstakes only? Is it a regional thing?

  • @oxylepy2
    @oxylepy2 Год назад +1

    To be honest, someone pours an entire bottle of soda in the bin, they're gunna find parts of that person in bins all over town.

  • @christinaknapp1980
    @christinaknapp1980 Год назад +30

    My problem with Diet Coke was the weird aftertaste which my roommate compared to chemical salt when she tried it. That being said, we both hate their limited edition flavors, Move and Dreamworld, much more due to the overly sweet nature of these flavors. Dreamworld had this off-putting cotton candy aftertaste while Move tasted like Coke mixed with old bubblegum.

    • @Nakia11798
      @Nakia11798 Год назад

      There was another that tasted kinda citrus. Was it DreamWorld? If so, I liked that one.

    • @christinaknapp1980
      @christinaknapp1980 Год назад

      I don't remember Dreamworld tasting like citrus, but I know Coke had two other limited-time flavors, Space and Pixel. Maybe it was one of those.

    • @cinnamonbeanbaby444
      @cinnamonbeanbaby444 Год назад

      Strider: Diet Coke is the number 1 worse soda brand ever
      Matpat: 👁️👄👁️

    • @JoshuaRWorkman
      @JoshuaRWorkman Год назад

      I tried all those limited edition Coke flavors when we had each at the store at which I work. They were alright in my own opinion. Can honestly say I would not drink the Space one again because I found the cotton candy flavor a bit cloying, not enough to not finish the bottle, but enough to know I did in fact not like it compared to more traditional flavored Coke. The Dreamworld, I got a citrusy taste out of, didn't hate it, I tasted mango and I hate mango, but with Coke and whatever else I was tasting made it tolerable. The Move, however, I liked it. Not enough to put my name on a petition to try to bring it back, but it had a coconut flavor and that was interesting.

    • @seiallen94
      @seiallen94 Год назад

      Dreamworld tasted like Peach Rings to me

  • @trippysiren7966
    @trippysiren7966 Год назад +13

    My thing about the Peeps Pepsi was that it wasn't BAD, but it kinda just became marshmallow flavored soda. Not cola like at all. I actually really liked Flaming Hot Mountain Dew a lot.

  • @Orioles1019
    @Orioles1019 Год назад +34

    Sad part about the hot Cheeto Mtn Dew is they originally released a limited run of it and I got some. I, as well as some friends at work, all enjoyed it. We were pleasantly surprised. It was definitely a weird experience and not something I'd go to the store and buy, but it was good considering all the awful gimmick sodas we've gotten recently.
    Like 6 months later they announced it was coming to stores as a actual release. Was hyped, bought a few boxes immediately. I, as well as those same friends from before, all agreed that it was one of the worst things we've ever tried (Next to Whole lotta chocolata Bang) and something was definitely changed from the limited run before. No idea what it was but they were 100% 2 different sodas.

    • @MEKCreations
      @MEKCreations Год назад +2

      I must have gotten the first release then, because I kinda liked hot cheeto mt dew. It wasn't something I would have hunted down, but in a cooler of drinks by the check out? It'd be a solid choice. If they put out a diet version, it might even be a go-to when diet coke was out.

    • @jamesAGarfield608
      @jamesAGarfield608 Год назад +1

      I actually liked a whole Lotta chocolate bang hot take I had a coworker hate it but It was my go to bang

  • @ionasappy2732
    @ionasappy2732 Год назад +3

    you and your battle against battery acid just makes my day

  • @bullwinklefan2003
    @bullwinklefan2003 4 месяца назад +1

    My favorite part of the video.
    16:39
    Also, I agree with you. Pepsi Ginger was very bad.

  • @fukami143
    @fukami143 Год назад +57

    I actually like Mug's rootbeer. It's very mild in taste compared to other root beer (doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy a good rootbeer though).
    The soda that failed for me was something called "Pepsi Pogi" it's an orange colored Pepsi. The taste was like a washed down Royal orange...

    • @Rae0814
      @Rae0814 Год назад +3

      For me, I don’t mind Mug, it just doesn’t have much of a taste to me and it weirds me out, as I’m so used to things having more pronounced flavors.

    • @EdnaK728
      @EdnaK728 Год назад +2

      It's still available in my town, and I don't mind it even if it's not my first choice when it comes to root beer

    • @AmyraCarter
      @AmyraCarter Год назад +2

      "You ever mix cola and orange soda? Germans call it 'Spezzi'; it's disgusting." ~TV Game Guy, AVGN Pepsi Man episode

  • @shy-griff6357
    @shy-griff6357 Год назад +12

    That description of Flamin’ Hot Mountain Dew was very accurate.
    I remember a brief yet solid moment where it tasted normally enough before I felt my mouth catch fire.

    • @astrowolvez
      @astrowolvez Год назад

      Oh man! I had that and it was honestly alright, tasted like normal Mountain Dew with a kick to it that hit the back of your throat.

    • @shy-griff6357
      @shy-griff6357 Год назад

      @@astrowolvez to be honest, I don’t handle spice very well

  • @ArendAlphaEagle
    @ArendAlphaEagle Год назад +11

    Coca Cola Life probably has that green packaging (which I honestly think looks nice) because the drink contains stevia. Many, MANY drinks and products that contain stevia instead of sugar have green on their packaging, like it's some sort of signature color for stevia (much like how blue is commonly a signature color for milk chocolate in many regions).

  • @banjkazfan
    @banjkazfan Год назад

    Your videos are always so pleasant and refreshing to watch! I appreciate how positive you are even when talking about things people don’t like. I actually turned to my husband before starting the video to say “I like watching PhantomStrider because he always says something about how if you like the thing that ends up on the Top Ten Worst list, it doesn’t mean anything bad about you.” Then I played the video, and it was one of the first things I heard! :) thanks for always being such a positive force on RUclips!
    I always liked the color for Coke Life (felt like I lived in some strange alternate reality where red Coke was the weird one though) but the ads you showed are definitely unsettling. If I’m going to drink something that’s not great for me, I don’t need to go fully existential thinking about life while I’m at it haha.

  • @gray4robot
    @gray4robot Год назад +3

    Dr Pepper Red Fusion was one that I've tried A LOT back when it was around. I was saddened when it went away all of a sudden, but I would love to try it again. Even if in a limited run.

  • @shyenneshygal69
    @shyenneshygal69 Год назад +26

    I remember first seeing Peep Pepsi and immediately going “that looks disgusting” and I’m glad I wasn’t alone on that. A few of my friends on discord liked it but I’m not surprised most people recoiled at the thought of Peeps and Pepsi combined. I don’t like vanilla soda in general so maybe that’s why I didn’t like the idea of a marshmallow flavored soda.
    Also, I had a friend who liked diet coke. I much prefer the regular ones tbh lol

  • @missspectra
    @missspectra Год назад +8

    To anyone who wants to know what Dr. Pepper Red Fusion tasted like can always go to a gas station that has a drink fountain. Some of these fountains have flavor boosters that you can put into your drinks, including a cherry flavor. Almost every fountain has Dr. Pepper, so there ya go!

    • @supercamario8441
      @supercamario8441 Год назад

      Isn’t there a Dr. Pepper cherry flavor?

    • @HighAsHeckPriestess
      @HighAsHeckPriestess 5 месяцев назад

      But there's already cherry dr pepper. How was red fusion different to cherry dr pepper?

  • @acedit3D
    @acedit3D Год назад +9

    Aw man I used to love mug root beer as a kid. I’d love to try it again

    • @lindsaymosher4667
      @lindsaymosher4667 9 месяцев назад

      I also loved mug root beer as a kid, I can still find it every now and then and I always try to get some

  • @ReeferMadnessLives
    @ReeferMadnessLives Год назад +1

    such a wholesome channel i love watching you go at top tens :) keep up the solid work!!! :)

  • @BinglesP
    @BinglesP Год назад +2

    17:23 I find it funny how Strider says that he sounds like a tourist in Hawaii, when Aruba(as named in the third flavor) is an actual tropical island very far away from Hawaii

  • @cadebob1233
    @cadebob1233 Год назад +15

    I dont like Peeps or drink Pepsi, but I really liked the combo they made of the two. It was like a vanilla/marshmallow combo of Pepsi. 1 normal bottle here in America had like 70 grams of sugar though😅

  • @HenloBoppo
    @HenloBoppo Год назад +47

    I’m impressed Mug root beer made the list. It certainly wasn’t my favorite soft drink growing up but it didn’t stand out as offensive in any way 🤔 Great work as always Strider!
    Edit: Nowadays I only drink Diet Coke and/or Zero mainly because I dislike the filmy feeling left on teeth from full sugar sodas. The taste just grew on me over time 😅

    • @romeocelestial
      @romeocelestial Год назад +3

      hey that's why i started drinking it ! the film made my teeth feel disgusting whenever they even grazed each other

    • @pkmnlover3812
      @pkmnlover3812 Год назад +8

      I don't remember Mug being bad heck I liked it

    • @HenloBoppo
      @HenloBoppo Год назад +1

      Absolutely. It seemed like whenever I had a chance to eat at a restaurant they would always have Mug 😅 Man I had it good as a kid

  • @mrburgess1698
    @mrburgess1698 Год назад +10

    As a kid in the U.K during the mid 80’s I remember trying a chocolate flavoured fizzy drink. I think it was by Schweppes and called ‘Chocolade’, needless to say it tasted disgusting.

  • @golfboy83
    @golfboy83 Год назад +4

    I loved dnL! Instead of lemon/lime soda, it was lime/lemon with a lime forward taste. It was great! And now we see all kinds of brands and fast food restaurants, such as Sonic, serving limeade. I think its time for 7up to bring it back!

  • @AmyraCarter
    @AmyraCarter Год назад +1

    0:16 I've tried it; it just tastes like stronger Pepsi.
    ...
    Stevia is an odd taste to me. I don't know why.

  • @spartelkat
    @spartelkat Год назад +9

    I personally remember seeing the Coca Cola life ad on tv as a kid and I was highly confused on why they made another “less calorie” drink when they had one with practically none. I think I’ve tried it once and I liked it, but I can’t tell the difference between a diet or a regular coke in general so I don’t think I felt any difference in that either.

    • @komiks42
      @komiks42 Год назад

      I liked it.
      For me, the whole "diet" drinks taste like shit, well, they aren't sweet enough.
      But this "less" sweet cola was what i enjoyed.

  • @SqueakyPie
    @SqueakyPie Год назад +7

    Also, thank you Strider! I have been trying to prove to my wife for years that DNL was a real soda. I used to love it!!

  • @MOCTurtle4911
    @MOCTurtle4911 Год назад +9

    I actually enjoyed Coke Life because it was the low calorie alternative. Some artificial sugars, like those in sugar free gum and diet sodas, trigger migraines for me. Stevia did not. But it was always hard to find and like you, I never saw anyone drink it (other than myself).

    • @MOCTurtle4911
      @MOCTurtle4911 Год назад +2

      @@shadow4040 Same. I just eat regular ice cream and less of it as a rare treat. Beats the effects of whatever the synthetic stuff does to me. Stevia and the natural sweeteners are fine.

  • @IronMarioTopVideos
    @IronMarioTopVideos Год назад +3

    I am from Chile, the country where Coca Cola Life was created (along with Argentina), therefore one of the first countries to have it on their shelves, but despite that I have never tried one, nor have I ever seen anyone buy one, everyone preferred Coca Zero or normal Coke.

  • @KUNAIfever
    @KUNAIfever 3 месяца назад +1

    Diet Coke gave me the worst Constipation in a public area in my life

  • @TeruteruBozusama
    @TeruteruBozusama Год назад +22

    I had a teacher who refused to let her son drink Cola Light (name of Diet Coke in some countries) because "the light in the name meant it was toxic". I wonder what her thoughts on Cola Zero or Pepsi Max are 😅

    • @VigilantKnight005
      @VigilantKnight005 Год назад +3

      The slogan for Coca-Cola Zero is just "Real Coca-Cola taste. Zero calories". I call BS as I had it once, and it tasted the same as Diet Coke.

    • @TeruteruBozusama
      @TeruteruBozusama Год назад +1

      @@VigilantKnight005 that what my mother said too xD

    • @PapaVanTwee5
      @PapaVanTwee5 Год назад +1

      They don't have "Pepsi Max" in the states now, it's called "Pepsi Zero Sugar". And it while it used to have that extra caffeine kick, in 2022 they reduced it, although it's still more than most regular soda. And other Pepsico sodas with Zero Sugar also have extra Caffeine, including Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar.

    • @henrysokol3466
      @henrysokol3466 Год назад

      I *hope* she was just paranoid about that common descriptor for diet beverages because older artificial sweeteners had actually proven to be bad news.
      The pathetic alternative is that she's one of those folks like the mother who saw the mark of the Beast in the brand logo for Monster energy drinks. They feel so clever because they've cracked an imaginary conspiracy scenario which hinges on the assumption devious culprits will act like The Riddler... volunteering, for no good reason, little clues to the public that could give them away.
      Hints that, naturally, only *they* have the wits to see and figure out.

    • @ObieMe1
      @ObieMe1 Год назад +1

      Please tell me that at least she wasn't a science teacher.

  • @dbloodymoon
    @dbloodymoon Год назад +6

    I miss Coca Life (labelled Coca Cola Stevia here in Brazil)
    I remember fondly recommending it to a Coca Cola addict neighbor who wanted to cut it because of the sugars...
    This neighbor past away before even trying this beverage...

  • @coffeecat2812
    @coffeecat2812 Год назад +9

    One spicy drink I really liked was Mt. Dew Ginger Snap'd. The gingerbread cookie flavor was light, and actually really good. I wish they'd bring it back.

  • @henrilegravel1560
    @henrilegravel1560 Год назад +1

    "First hated soda... Diet coke" Matpat has left the chat.

  • @Kro-RissaVirus
    @Kro-RissaVirus Год назад +19

    I just gotta say the “Flamin Hot Mtn Dew” was actually amazing. It had a nice refreshing lime flavor to it and the ‘spicy’ part was just this tingly feeling you’d get after swallowing, not an actual flavor thing. Really unique and fun experience.

  • @siltstridersftw
    @siltstridersftw Год назад +8

    My opinions of each one
    10. Mountain Dew Flamin Hot was like a normal Mountain Dew with a hit of cinnamon red hots
    9. Pepsi Peeps, way too sweet and it took me almost two days just to drink a 20 oz bottle
    8. Coca-Cola Life, never had it
    7. 7-up Gold, wasn't alive when it came out.
    6. Dr. Pepper Red Fusion? never heard of it
    5. dnL? caffeinated 7-up? never heard of it
    4. Mug Root Beer, while okay to drink, A&W is way better.
    3. Pepsi Ginger? again never heard of it
    2. Sprite Remix, heard of it and was alive when it was out but never had it
    1. Diet Coke? why is this number one? Diet Coke is actually pretty good and I prefer it over the normal battery acid Coca-Cola unless it's a McDonald's Coca-Cola.
    Those are my opinions on every one
    Coca-Cola has never been the same to me since they discontinued Vault in 2011, bring that back then maybe I'll like the company again.

    • @Mawingeno
      @Mawingeno Год назад

      MUG FOR LIFE!! You A&L LIBBIES WILL NEVER WIN!!!

  • @torid.344
    @torid.344 Год назад +9

    Love your videos, and hate I missed out on Coke life. The thing used to sweeten diet sodas can actually be harmful if you have certain health conditions, or just not advised; speaking from experience with thyroid/ hormone issues. So I hate that it didn’t sell well because i can see the benefit of it, a more natural sweetened coke that still tastes as good, and personally I like the packaging.
    Always enjoy your videos, they are super informative and you approach everything with respect, which is awesome.

  • @CaptainRillaboomArmenia
    @CaptainRillaboomArmenia Год назад +54

    I can’t wait for the overrated SpongeBob episodes!

  • @thelethalcreator2077
    @thelethalcreator2077 2 месяца назад +1

    I tried a regular CocaCola one time, I didn't like it at all, I preferred Fanta, 7-Up or Sprite instead. Now I don't any soda as I'm back to eating as healthy as I can like I did before I became a teenager.

  • @lainet.4466
    @lainet.4466 Год назад +3

    Love Mug rootbeer, but I guess it's changed? As for those other Mountain Dew flavors, I said the exact same thing. That it tasted like a melted freezer pop. 😄

  • @myra0224
    @myra0224 Год назад +12

    I absolutely LOVED Pepsi Ginger!!! It was only available in this one specific store and my sibling had bought it for me because I love spicy-ish drinks (it just has that tinge of spiciness), I didn't know it was officially discontinued but now I'm quite devastated 😭

    • @Tubeite
      @Tubeite Год назад +1

      Me too, I liked Pepsi Max Ginger. I kind of figured it wasn't very popular though as I always saw it being sold at half the price of the other flavours. I used to pick up 2 litre bottles for just 99p.

  • @JustaHedgehoginSonicBoom
    @JustaHedgehoginSonicBoom Год назад +9

    Ah yes. Failed sodas. I’m not surprised. Soda corporations disappoint one way or another.

  • @girlherogaming5170
    @girlherogaming5170 Год назад +5

    The Pepsi Peeps honestly wasn't that bad. It tasted like vanilla yogurt to me.

  • @jojo-star
    @jojo-star Год назад +1

    So a while ago their where multi flavored Diet Cokes such as orange and peach. I used to really like them but they disappeared

  • @rpenx31
    @rpenx31 Год назад +2

    I absolutely HATED Diet Coke growing up, but when I got older I began to really enjoy it. I get random cravings every now and then too lol.

  • @lydiawarne3469
    @lydiawarne3469 Год назад +6

    Hahah, I am a massive lover of Diet Coke. I didn't like the sweetness of normal coke, my dad let me try Diet Coke, and I loved it ever since! I understand I'm in the minority, but it was much better than some of the other flavors I tried. Like Coke Starlight and Dreamlight, those were...a flavor.

    • @andreasmeelie1889
      @andreasmeelie1889 Год назад

      Nice to see a fellow Diet Coke fan like me! EEP!🤩

    • @runeworl2
      @runeworl2 Год назад +1

      diet coke is my favorite soda, even when i could drink sugar(my dads diabetic and now i am). idk why its #1, its sold out half the time i go to the store. maybe they stock it less, but just from my own experience its pretty popular. i love it so much i frequently avoid restaurants that serve diet pepsi lol

  • @CinnamonGrrlErin1
    @CinnamonGrrlErin1 Год назад +6

    7 Up Gold sounds like they were trying to recreate sasparilla or another old fashioned soda. Spices were pretty common in "carbonated health tonics" back in the day. I definitely recommend trying homemade soda, or making it yourself, it's pretty easy.

  • @DrackMafusail
    @DrackMafusail Год назад +5

    Damn, Pepsi ginger was my favorite taste among all other flavored cola drinks
    I was so much disappointed, when I couldn't find it, but awful cherry pepci stayed on shelfs at same time
    Still in search of other ginger flavor drinks to taste ❤

    • @myra0224
      @myra0224 Год назад +2

      Found my soulmate XD
      No but honestly, I found out it got discontinued through this video. I still had hope I'd stumble upon it someday again 😭
      Cherry coke is... Something else. I used to love it as a child, but now it's just meh. The ginger Pepsi was so lovely with the amazing burn of the ginger (and let's not talk about Cola Vanilla because that stuff shouldn't ever have existed)

    • @myra0224
      @myra0224 Год назад +1

      Also, for recommendation: Whole Earth ginger (it's in a can, it's pure deliciousness)

  • @henrilegravel1560
    @henrilegravel1560 Год назад +1

    "Why add ginger to soda?" Canada Dry has left the chat.

    • @hasbruh2987
      @hasbruh2987 Год назад

      That shit be a magical elixir when you sick lol 💀

  • @charylliss1721
    @charylliss1721 Год назад +1

    I just thought that the BIGGEST soda failure had to be New Coke. It probably needed a category all its own.

  • @danieltaylor4185
    @danieltaylor4185 Год назад +6

    I actually remember Sprite Remix! I was quite fond of the Berry Clear flavor, but the Tropical flavor was good too. Don't think I ever saw the Aruba Jam flavor, though. I guess this video brought back a hidden memory for me. I haven't thought of Sprite Remix in a very long time - probably because it was so quickly discontinued.
    Diet Coke, I think the problem with it is that it's too sweet if anything - between Coke and Pepsi, I tend to prefer Coke because it's got a more acidic bite to it. And when I drink Diet Coke, I don't think I can really tell the difference between that and a Diet Pepsi. Maybe I'm just the odd man out on this one. Either way, it's irrelevant because, on the rare occasion I do drink a cola, I drink Coke Zero because I feel like it tastes more like the original than Diet Coke does.

    • @ThePirateprincess23
      @ThePirateprincess23 Год назад +3

      I'm the opposite. I find that regular Coke to be more sweeter than Diet Coke. As for Diet Coke vs Coke Zero, I will take Coke Zero because it taste more like regular Coke but without the calories and sugar.

    • @MEKCreations
      @MEKCreations Год назад

      Really? I like diet coke because its so much less sweet than diet pepsi. Coke Zero meanwhile I can't stand because its so, so sweet. But I'm told it tastes just like regular coke. (I haven;t had a regular coke in a really long time though so can't confirm.)

  • @haydenboggs3271
    @haydenboggs3271 Год назад +9

    I love Flamin' Hot, sure it's gonna mess with your nose, but that lime taste is so incredible.
    Also, I'm guessing Red Fusion was made because Dr Pepper looked at Code Red boosting Mountain Dew sales by 6% in its first year. Sounded like a pretty good deal! Sucks I'll never get to try it, though... I love Dr Pepper.

  • @Vikabro
    @Vikabro Год назад +3

    From this list, I've only had three of these. For Flaming Hot Dew I never tried it even though I usually like nearly all the flavors because this one sounded unappealing. Peeps Pepsi wasn't too bad but was a little too sweet. I made the mistake of getting a case back in April which had 3 packs of mini-cans. I'm actually glad it was mini cans because anything bigger would be too much. For dnL and Sprite Remix, I did enjoy them and had often bought them from school vending machines. Kinda missed them when they were no longer available. Sprite Remix more than dnL. [Forgot about Diet Coke, but I don't really care for it.][Side note, when Crystal Pepsi was rereleased I had regularly bought it.]

  • @ThatBoyDanny1996
    @ThatBoyDanny1996 4 месяца назад +1

    2024, they have peeps. Flavored, Dr. Pepper crazy.

  • @mc2408
    @mc2408 Год назад +1

    The PEEPsi is what I tried only one time, but i think it was so good, in my opinion.

  • @Aristolemyheartinapril
    @Aristolemyheartinapril Год назад +5

    I tried the peeps pepsi when the place I worked at got it in. And it was gross. The issue was that it was bland surprisingly. Like it was expected to taste very sweet but ended up tasting more like bland kids medicine. The taste didn’t resemble peeps or pepsi to me.

  • @Skorpeonismyrealname
    @Skorpeonismyrealname Год назад +6

    Good to hear I'm not alone with Mug Root Beer; I always hated that. Even as a kid at Pepsi-catered events, it tasted less like root beer and more like the dishwater left over from making butterscotch...
    But because I was a small child with an overbearing mother, I wasn't allowed to drink anything different. Even to this day, I will take bottled water over Mug.

  • @Tiggle_biscuit430
    @Tiggle_biscuit430 9 месяцев назад +2

    ill die by the statement pepsi peeps was good i liked it idc

  • @justinganz1173
    @justinganz1173 Год назад +1

    DNL was in a old video game which was really cool to see

  • @diodoxystar
    @diodoxystar 10 месяцев назад +1

    i actually quite enjoyed red fusion. Unfortunately it is gone? used to drink it lots.

  • @sird2333
    @sird2333 Год назад +1

    Diet Coke needs to come with Splenda again.
    I’m highly allergic to aspartame, and loved when they offered another option.
    Plus, love that New Coke taste!!
    Catch the Wave!!!!!!

  • @Aye_itsju
    @Aye_itsju 10 месяцев назад

    I randomly stumbled upon your channel about 14 hours ago and ive been having your videos play all day😅. You earned a new sub for being able to keep my attention through every video

  • @ConceptJunkie
    @ConceptJunkie Год назад +2

    My favorite soda has been Diet Mountain Dew for over 25 years. But a close second-favorite has always been Diet Coke. I always liked Pepsi better than Coke, but Diet Coke better than Diet Pepsi. Now that the "zero" versions of these drinks are available, I generally prefer those, but I still like the "diet" versions just fine.
    Also, the emphasis in "aspartame" is on the first syllable.

  • @TheZombo
    @TheZombo Год назад +1

    I have a few of these in my soda collection case

  • @SNAAAAAKE92
    @SNAAAAAKE92 Год назад

    14:11 aay wait , this soda is my nostalgia. My dad used to buy me one when he would go to shell gas stations for his smokes . Always loved that soda

  • @RVAdada
    @RVAdada Год назад +1

    I think its called Dr Pepper because like Coke and Pepsi it was handed out by a pharmacist

    • @QueSeraSeraaaa
      @QueSeraSeraaaa Год назад

      Yep! The famous Coca Cola was used as a medicine before turning to be a drink years later.
      Still taste horrible to me, regardless of the flavors.

  • @kirbyandblossomfan100
    @kirbyandblossomfan100 Год назад +1

    I tried a bit of peeps pepsi, it was a little strange the first sip, but the second sip i could start to taste the peeps flavor, which i'm surprised they even managed to do. It was an interesting first experience but I think i'll go back to enjoying my peeps and pepsi separately.

  • @char1737
    @char1737 4 месяца назад +1

    Now Crystal Pepsi and Pepsi blu YES to both. In fact bring back the crystal ! YES GOD!

  • @bumblebeelife35
    @bumblebeelife35 Год назад +1

    Dang, it hurts seeing Mugs on the list. I love Mugs as much as A&W and Barqs

  • @Luke-uf3jw
    @Luke-uf3jw Год назад

    Nice video once again. I like all the effort you put in 😊

  • @GachaReact2024
    @GachaReact2024 Год назад

    I honestly really like the "Mtn. Dew: Flamin' Hot". I liked how, in the beginning, it's Mountain Dew with a hint of lime. Then you swallow it, and that's when the heat kicks in.

  • @andrewft31
    @andrewft31 Год назад

    Mug Root Beer is still sold in the United States, I bought a case of it a few weeks ago because the store was sold out of A&W and Barq. I live in NYC which is definitely a major market.

  • @JaredGriffiths2000
    @JaredGriffiths2000 Год назад

    The underwater setting is part of the reason SpongeBob is my favourite cartoon too. I've always been interested in marine life since I was a kid.

  • @Kittyrainbow357
    @Kittyrainbow357 Год назад +1

    Personally flamin hot wasnt that bad if you can handel spice though it doesnt taste like orange it tates more like normal mountain dew with a citrus extra fizzy kick not that bad

  • @pagananarchist4723
    @pagananarchist4723 Год назад +1

    I have tried the Flaming Hot Cheetos Mountain Dew and the Peeps Pepsi. The Mountain Dew honestly tasted pretty bad and made me feel ill when I drank it. When it comes to the Peeps Pepsi, it tasted like an overly sweetened vanilla Pepsi to me and actually gave me a toothache when I drank it.

  • @reiterated
    @reiterated Год назад

    7-Up gold was hilarious because I remember ads back in the day declaring that 7-Up “Never had it, never will” referring to caffeine.

  • @ZeldaGamerLd401
    @ZeldaGamerLd401 Год назад +1

    Pepsi peeps definitely tasted more like vanilla to me

  • @guyfriend7411
    @guyfriend7411 9 месяцев назад

    Just here to mention that Coca-Cola made Coca-Cola Spiced, an attempt at the 'spiced' soda thing. I tried it, and it was pretty good. The flavor currently is Raspberry, which is done wonderfully. It's available in both sugar and zero sugar versions. Only thing about it that's not commonly appreciated is the smell; some folks think it smells like mouthwash. Personally, I love it.
    As for Diet Coke? It's not bad, just not as flavorful as Zero Sugar Coke. It's got a subtle sweetness to it, but that's about it.
    Great video, Strider! Keep up the wonderful work!

    • @LuvHaebom
      @LuvHaebom 9 месяцев назад

      I despised Coke Spiced, it was incredibly off-putting it tasted like straight chemicals

    • @kriscynical
      @kriscynical 7 месяцев назад +1

      I love raspberry anything and Spiced Coke is pretty nice. I don't understand the "smells like mouthwash" thing at all, though. All I smelled was Coke and raspberry.
      That being said, even though I finished the bottle I got to try Spiced Coke, I still prefer Cherry Coke.

    • @guyfriend7411
      @guyfriend7411 7 месяцев назад

      @@kriscynical I think it has to do with the flavoring in Coke Spiced that makes it smell like mouthwash, but I could be wrong. Some folks have different tastes to it, so not everyone is tasting/smelling raspberry Coke.
      Personally though, besides Coke Spiced, I like Vanilla Coke. I enjoy it more than regular Coke due to the vanilla flavor being more noticeable.

  • @Antidisestablishmentarianismm
    @Antidisestablishmentarianismm 11 месяцев назад +1

    they're still selling mtn dew flaming hot. I got it was after limited edition

  • @Scornfull
    @Scornfull Год назад +1

    MUG Rootbeer is top 3 of the non boujee rootbeers out there imo