Old Soda Pop from yesteryear....

[lg325]

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[iamwhatiseem]

Talking about something similar in a different thread got me thinking about old soda pop that is either no long sold or completely different....

Who has had this one....? Use to drink this back in the 70s. Similar to Mountain Dew, but not as sweet. Maybe closer to Mello Yello.

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That appears to be a rip-off of Mountain Dew, which came out in 1955. Notice the 1965 on the bottle? My town had a Mt. Dew rip-off too back then, but I can't remember the name of it.

Kickapoo is still made, but limited. It was widely available in the late 70s, but lost to Mello Yello when it came out in 1979.

 

[odanny]

Discontinued last year.

 

[Alan Stallion]

7-Up Gold
circa 1988

Loved it!

 

[iamwhatiseem]

7-Up Gold
circa 1988

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Loved it!

interesting..... never heard of it

 

[Shawnee_b]

One can still get it, local Maine or nearby. Love it. Moxie - Home

 

[iamwhatiseem]

The Original Barq's Root Beer was the bomb. So much better than A&W.
Today it is an artificial sweetner mess.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

It is really a shame.
The main driver for product makers in the past was to make the best product possible. The customer was the absolute focus.
Today, the main driver is paying dividends to shareholders, most importantly the board members and large holders. Making the best product is not even in focus, making a passable product as cheaply as possible with the longest shelf life as possible is the focus.
This is true across the entire food/drink industry.

 

[Alan Stallion]

7-Up Gold
circa 1988

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Loved it!

interesting..... never heard of it

7-Up Gold was a tasty spiced-flavor drink, leaned a bit toward ginger ale. Unfortunately 7-Up Gold was a bit of a branding botch.

7-Up had stated that their drinks were crisp and clean with no caffeine, never had it, never will... and 7-Up Gold was a darker caffeinated drink. Could have been branded under the Dr. Pepper umbrella (and the formula was reportedly an unused Dr. Pepper invention).

 

[hjmick]

Old hangover medicine
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Can't stand it now.
Soda isn't the same now that it is all Corn Syrup.

You can get it made with real sugar.

I only buy MexiCoke, Coca-Cola made in Mexico with real sugar. The difference in taste is noticeable and worth a little extra $$.

 

[hjmick]

The original Mr. Pibb prior to reformulation in the 1980s.
One of my favorite. So much better than the syrupy overly sweet taste of Dr. Pepper.

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I'm a Pibb guy, always have been. When I lived in California I'd drive to Bakersfield just to buy some. And yes, the original was better than Pibb Xtra, but I still like it. In fact, I have one chilling in the freezer now...

 

[Concerned American]

7-Up Gold
circa 1988

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Loved it!

I've never seen this one--I wonder if it was a limited release to certain test markets. Can't find anything to substantiate that however. What I could find was that Dr. Pepper developed it and 7up got it when the companies merged. Sounds like it was a sort of ginger ale that would compete with Vernor's. It went contrary to 7up's "never had it, never will" anti caffeine campaign of the time. It had caffeine listed in its ingredients.

 

[Natural Citizen]

It's very, very seldom that I drink the stuff. Maybe once every few years.

But if I do, it's always one of these...

Stewart's

 

[Ridgerunner]

Bubble Up - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Concerned American]

Bubble Up - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Biggest competition 7up ever had until Sprite came along.

 

[Harry Dresden]

 

[RetiredGySgt]

No Fresca?

 

[Concerned American]

Squirt

 

[lg325]

Squirt

I have been sitting trying to remember that name .I use to get it a lot back as a kid.

 

[Concerned American]

Squirt

I have been sitting trying to remember that name .I use to get it a lot back as a kid.

I grew up in grapefruit country--love the stuff. Unfortunately, I have a cholesterol prob and they tell you to avoid grapefruit when taking statins. I still have a 12 pack of squirt in the garage though.