Pepsi IHOP Maple Syrup Cola Review

What is the point here? Maple syrup flavored Pepsi? Who is the target audience, IHOP devotes and employees? In any event, the shrink-wrapped can feels cheap on the palm but at least exploits nature's sweetener well; I especially appreciate the sap dripping onto the brand's logo.

The smell of excessive sweetness billows out from the little opening atop the metal transport, but the first sip is awful. There is far too little carbonation, a glaring mistake that allows the gelatinous flavor of the pancake favorite to crash onto the palate and seize all control. There is absolutely no cola here, no vanilla, citrus or spice, just dumb sugariness to the point of numbing exhaustion. As a fan of grade-A dark amber maple syrup, you know, the real stuff, but this has less to do with nature then any soft drink ever has. I could go on, but I do not get paid by the word, and at this point, I have given this disaster more of my time than it deserves.

With 150 calories and forty one grams of sugar, this is not the product to make the argument that soda in any respect "good for you." Of course nobody says that, but whatever. On the whole, Pepsi IHOP Maple Syrup Cola is a novelty in the worst sense.

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Pepsi x Peeps Review

What on earth are Peeps doing inside Pepsi? An Easter limited edition collaboration of course! These seven plus ounce cans promise "artificial marshmallow" flavor, but were only available to those lucky enough to win a social media contest. It is an awesome soft drink collectables, even if the label is shrink-wrapped on and only those with deep pockets or Instagram luck can encounter.

Well this is certainly Pepsi, that all-too familiar blend of spicy vanilla with just a touch of vague citrus. But then something happens, your tastebuds tricked into cozy memories of the cola classic only for the brown elixir to do a complete 180. No doubt the alleged marshmallow, the moment it crashes into the scene, things change. This is not your parents Vanilla Pepsi, oh no, and not for the better. Things are not quite right; a harsh alcoholic bite interrupts drinkability, fortunately foiled by the twenty six grams of added sugar. All from high fructose corn syrup, every imbibe is sugary beyond relief, as it commandeers your tongue and wrings out the possibility of nuance. This leaves each sip finishing with only carbohydrates to taste. That is not inherently an issue, but by the time you deplete the petite container, your palate is bewildered; where did the purported "Peeps" flavor go? This unsatisfying climax is a shame, but hey, who cares? It is not like most of the public is ever going to experience this.

This little thing has 100 calories and all the aforementioned ingredients, along with water, flavor, color, acids, and twenty four milligrams of caffeine. In the end, Pepsi x Peeps is a funky little experiment gone awry, but think of the stories I will be able to tell the grandchildren.

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Polar Diet Double Fudge Soda Review

Polar produces many unusual flavours of soda at the fairly cheap price of generally a buck a bottle, however Diet Double Fudge just may be their most unique offering. It's unashamedly artificially flavoured, and the packaging sports an ice cream sundae of sorts dripping with the oft cloying sauce. But one must wonder what is "double" about it, as the former frozen dairy dessert is visually flavoured of vanilla, making the only appearance of fudge being what thickly coats it. It really makes you wonder, but perhaps this is digging too deep into something that doesn't demand such thinking.

The fudge flavour is richly of chocolate and sweetened appropriately but so that consuming an entire liter isn't ever overly saccharine. There's a distinct milkiness that's entirely complementing to the former, although this butteriness is vociferously separate from that of cream soda, as it acts here as an embellishment rather than a flavour focus. There is a synthetic characteristic that's organically seamed to the Western confectionery taste, and its noticeably is diminished partially by the creaminess and sugariness, but it undeniably renders the taste as very similar to the popular Tootsie Roll candy. And if this whole experience sounds too strange or just down right unpleasant, you're belief is understood but wholly incorrect, as it not only tastes good, but it challenges your palate to detect something that is so familiar yet is presented creatively.

There's no caffeine, and actually, there's nothing other than water, flavour, colouring, acid, and preservatives, and it's sodium free, for what ever it's worth. All in all, Polar Diet Double Fudge should be lauded for being so much more than your typical soda, even if it does have a few imperfections.

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