High Fructose Corn Syrup - 485 Reviews
Saranac Ginger Beer
Is it wrong that I wanted this to hurt? I wanted this to burn like the fires of hell. You get a little burn after your throat is thoroughly covered in ginger juice. There's actually a nice smooth head on the top so it's almost like you're drinking a real beer, if you're into that type of stuff.
As for flavor, if you've ever eaten the ginger you get with sushi, you get this.
As for flavor, if you've ever eaten the ginger you get with sushi, you get this.
- Rating
- Company
- Saranac — Website — @saranacbrewery
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 10/9/10, 11:29 AM
- Buy It Amazon.com
- Share
- Direct Link
Fanta Orange
Have you had orange pop before? You've had this. It's nothing special. I don't hate Fanta, and they really hit the nail on the head when it comes to generic flavored drinks. Once again, I don't hate Fanta. I don't think that they're out there to shock anyone and for that, they will sell drinks to everyone. Congrats on making a solid drink that millions upon millions of people will buy and enjoy. Also, I wish we had cool bottles like this in the States again. Thailand: 1, America: 0.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Country
- Thailand
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 10/8/10, 11:20 AM
- Buy It Amazon.com
- Share
- Direct Link
Stewart's Fountain Classics Root Beer
I've had a real taste for root beers as of late. Why? I don't know. Why, what are you a shrink? Do I owe you money for even asking? Man, this review is beginning to cost me money. I'll make it quick. Stewart's. Some people crave it, but since it's readily available by me, I probably take it for granted. It's not the best, but it's not bad. It a pretty smooth drink. Not a lot of bite, like a birch beer would, but it's not birch beer so that comparison is worthless. You don't get a HFCS taste because the root beer flavor is pretty strong, and that's good. Towards the bottom it gets good because you can swish it around and get a little bit of head and that makes me think like I'm a tough 8 year old at a bar, slamming down a cold mug of real root beer. I don't know how I got into the bar and if the cops come in, someone's getting in trouble because I doubt that they are going to sample my drink. They're probably just going to start bashin' skulls. They'd better not bash mine because I'm only 8.
- Rating
- Company
- Stewart's — Website — @StewartRootBeer
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 10/7/10, 1:39 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com — Galco’s Pop Stop
- Share
- Direct Link
Fanta Pineapple Banana Orange
Normally, we take a picture of the can here at Thirsty Dudes. We have kind of a rule that you take a picture of the bottle full but I guess it doesn't matter if it's in a can. Either way the color of this pop had to be shown. I mean, come on. It looks like carbonated Ecto Cooler. It looks like poison. The taste and the smell? Spot on like banana Runts. You know, those little banana shaped candies you get out of vending machines in bowling alleys.
Now I am not too keen on bananas. Sorry America, but I'm not. This is more of a candied banana than a real fruit banana. See how I keep talking about bananas and haven't once mentioned pineapples or oranges? That's because I didn't get as much as a hint of either one of those guys in this drink. Pineapple is typically a superstar in drinks. It's so acidic that it can't help it. This on is entirely banana.
Also, it should be noted, that this can in its entirety has 190 calories which is 70 more than most 12 ounce cans so I will not be drinking this whole thing and since no one is here to share it with me, half will go in the turlet sans flush so someone has to ask themselves, "What the heck happened in here?"
Now I am not too keen on bananas. Sorry America, but I'm not. This is more of a candied banana than a real fruit banana. See how I keep talking about bananas and haven't once mentioned pineapples or oranges? That's because I didn't get as much as a hint of either one of those guys in this drink. Pineapple is typically a superstar in drinks. It's so acidic that it can't help it. This on is entirely banana.
Also, it should be noted, that this can in its entirety has 190 calories which is 70 more than most 12 ounce cans so I will not be drinking this whole thing and since no one is here to share it with me, half will go in the turlet sans flush so someone has to ask themselves, "What the heck happened in here?"
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Country
- Thailand
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 10/6/10, 9:50 AM
- Share
- Direct Link
World Classics Trading Company Sweetened Black Tea With Raspberry
A friend gave me this tea to review the other day. It's not bad. It reminds me a lot of Brisk Raspberry Tea. It's sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, so it's a bit thicker than I like my iced tea. It also doesn't taste much like actual raspberries, but it does have the fake raspberry flavor that people are used to. Not great, not terrible. It's just an okay iced tea.
- Rating
- Categories
- Iced Tea
- Company
- World Classics Trading Company — Website
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 10/4/10, 6:03 PM
- Share
- Direct Link
Stewart's Fountain Classics Key Lime
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. It tastes like a 7-Up or a Sprite, but minus the lemon flavor with a way more intense lime flavor. Okay that was probably a dumb comparison since those beverages are lemon lime flavored. It was good though. It would be great to be in an old timey diner and for them to have this on tap. I've never heard of Key Lime pop from a fountain machine before, but they claim it to be a "fountain classic," and I for one support it.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Stewart's — Website — @StewartRootBeer
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 10/1/10, 2:56 PM
- Buy It Galco’s Pop Stop
- Share
- Direct Link
Teddy's Root Beer
When I saw this bottle I was excited because it reminded me of the IBC root beer "40's" (actually 32oz) my friends and I in high school would buy and drink around Tonawanda, NY. Sadly, this is no IBC. It tastes like any generic root beer, not bad but not amazing. Plus, the HFCS makes it a really heavy root beer. There's also a great drawing of Teddy Roosevelt on the label.
- Rating
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Derek Neuland on 9/28/10, 7:59 PM
- Share
- Direct Link
Stewart's Fountain Classics Cream Soda
This is good cream soda. I'm better at reviewing drinks than playing video games. I say this because my primary concern is to drink and tell you about good cream soda rather than focus on killing terrorists with 8 year olds that are better than me.
This cream soda really isn't anything you haven't had before. That is a compliment as I have had some horrid stuff in the past. I wish that it was with cane sugar but you can't really taste the corn syrup over the cream and/or vanilla.
This cream soda really isn't anything you haven't had before. That is a compliment as I have had some horrid stuff in the past. I wish that it was with cane sugar but you can't really taste the corn syrup over the cream and/or vanilla.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Stewart's — Website — @StewartRootBeer
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 9/28/10, 5:18 PM
- Buy It Galco’s Pop Stop
- Share
- Direct Link
Mountain Dew Livewire
I am not a fan or original Mountain Dew. When they introduced Code Red, I enjoyed it but it wasn't the best. But when Livewire came out, I got really into it. I was drinking about a bottle a day. I couldn't get enough of it. These days, I'm not as crazy about it as I once was but it's definitely a good drink. It tastes like orange soda with a slight Mountain Dew after taste, but not as acidic. Not my favorite orange soda, but not bad.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Mountain Dew — Website — @mtn_dew
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Derek Neuland on 9/28/10, 1:03 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com
- Share
- Direct Link
Fanta Red
Like candy. Drinking Red Fanta is like candy. It's terribly sweet, but so is candy. How else can I describe it? After doing 5 minutes of research, this Thailand favorite (purchased by me at an Asian food store) is a local favorite and holds it weight in gelding. Imagine paying someone in pop. That might be awesome and tooth decaying.
This small bottle went down smooth. It was very fruity and small enough that I don't feel the need to get a toothiotomy.
This small bottle went down smooth. It was very fruity and small enough that I don't feel the need to get a toothiotomy.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Country
- Thailand
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 9/27/10, 2:05 PM
- Share
- Direct Link
Saranac Orange Cream
I was a bit disappointed in this soda. I expected it to be like drinking a melted creamsicle. Instead it just tastes like generic pop lightly flavored with orange and vanilla. It also doesn't help that it's sweetened with HFCS. By the bottom of the bottle the flavor got stronger, but not enough to make me want to drink it again.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Saranac — Website — @saranacbrewery
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 9/25/10, 6:27 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com — Galco’s Pop Stop
- Share
- Direct Link
Dr. Pepper Cherry
I wonder why major soft drink companies decided that cherry was the flavor they were going to add to all of their drinks. First there was Cherry Pepsi. Then there was Mountain Dew Code Red. Now Dr. Pepper Cherry. Maybe they tried making Dr. Pepper Orange and it just wasn't good.
This incarnation of cherry infused soda is alright. I like that it's colored red instead of the normal brown that Dr. Pepper is. Some sips taste like cherry soda with a hint of Dr. Pepper, and others taste the exact opposite. It goes down much smoother than normal Dr. Pepper, and doesn't have as much of the usual aftertaste. I got this can for free in downtown Portland. I'm assuming they were trying to get people to be interested in their products, but I doubt I'll ever buy this because it's not amazing.
This incarnation of cherry infused soda is alright. I like that it's colored red instead of the normal brown that Dr. Pepper is. Some sips taste like cherry soda with a hint of Dr. Pepper, and others taste the exact opposite. It goes down much smoother than normal Dr. Pepper, and doesn't have as much of the usual aftertaste. I got this can for free in downtown Portland. I'm assuming they were trying to get people to be interested in their products, but I doubt I'll ever buy this because it's not amazing.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Dr. Pepper — Website — @drpepper
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Derek Neuland on 9/25/10, 2:59 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com
- Share
- Direct Link
Arizona Arnold Palmer Lite
Arizona iced tea has a taste. You could pick it out in a lineup with your eyes closed and mouth open. I think that prior to the "lite" version, I've only had the "zero" which is made with aspartame/poison. This one has HFCS, which is less tastefully disturbing. It's definitely got a distinct taste to it after not really drinking it for a long time, but it's better than I remember. Think of an Arizona iced tea with lemon and then pour some lemonade in it. Simple.
I have never had any other company's half and half, but would be interested in trying them. I've heard that Sweet Leaf has one that's very good, but hard to come by.
I have never had any other company's half and half, but would be interested in trying them. I've heard that Sweet Leaf has one that's very good, but hard to come by.
- Rating
- Company
- Arizona — Website — @DrinkAriZona
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 9/24/10, 8:17 AM
- Buy It Amazon.com
- Share
- Direct Link
Saranac Shirley Temple
Did anyone else's parents drag them to bowling alleys for their league nights? They would drink and bowl the night away, while you would hide out in the arcade area trying to beat Double Dragon? Eventually they would hand you a glass of sugary goodness, that is a Shirley Temple. It's basically Sprite mixed with cherry syrup. It's a child's sweet, sweet dream. Okay I'm going back to playing Road Blaster now.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Saranac — Website — @saranacbrewery
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 9/23/10, 6:11 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com
- Share
- Direct Link
Goya Malta
Imagine the following. It's Thanksgiving. Everyone has just sat down for a wonderful traditional meal. Suddenly your crazy aunt comes in and pours eight gallons of pureed prunes on everything. That is exactly what Malta Goya tastes like to me. It is the worst beverage I have ever tasted in my life.
Years ago, when I first moved into my current apartment, we had a taco party. Someone thought it would be a good idea to bring a case of this. We all in turn thought it would be a great idea to all chug them at the same time. I then spent the next hour laying on my bathroom floor cringing in pain. I didn't even get another one of these to drink while I wrote this review (which is how I normally do it). It's that bad that I never want the flavor on my tongue again. I wish I could give it a negative rating.
Like this beverage, my sister's boyfriend is from Puerto Rico. I guess people drink it down there like crazy. They can't get enough of it. I can't even come close to understanding that.
Years ago, when I first moved into my current apartment, we had a taco party. Someone thought it would be a good idea to bring a case of this. We all in turn thought it would be a great idea to all chug them at the same time. I then spent the next hour laying on my bathroom floor cringing in pain. I didn't even get another one of these to drink while I wrote this review (which is how I normally do it). It's that bad that I never want the flavor on my tongue again. I wish I could give it a negative rating.
Like this beverage, my sister's boyfriend is from Puerto Rico. I guess people drink it down there like crazy. They can't get enough of it. I can't even come close to understanding that.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Goya — Website — @goyaproducts
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 9/23/10, 12:48 PM
- Buy It Amazon.com — Galco’s Pop Stop
- Share
- Direct Link
Orangina Sparkling Citrus
Anyone who has the sense of humor of a junior high student has had a good laugh at how the name of this product could be pronounced. I myself have that sense of humor. How can you not find it funny?
The drink itself is basically a carbonated orange juice with some other slight citrus flavors thrown in the mix. I really enjoy it, and I was shocked to find out that it has HFCS in it when I went to write this review. I never would have guessed it. My only complaint is that the pulp that's in it can be a little hard sometimes. It kind of weirds me out, and it makes me think that it's gone bad.
The drink itself is basically a carbonated orange juice with some other slight citrus flavors thrown in the mix. I really enjoy it, and I was shocked to find out that it has HFCS in it when I went to write this review. I never would have guessed it. My only complaint is that the pulp that's in it can be a little hard sometimes. It kind of weirds me out, and it makes me think that it's gone bad.
- Rating
- Country
- France
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 9/23/10, 11:44 AM
- Buy It Amazon.com — Galco’s Pop Stop
- Share
- Direct Link
Stewart's Fountain Classics Birch Beer
So a bunch of my friends are always going on and on about "shower beers." Which is exactly what it sounds like, drinking beers whist taking a shower. They all talked about how great it is, so I decided to have my own version, "shower birch beers." I have to admit, it was pretty awesome. A cool frosty birch beer really complimented a steamy shower.
This is the most mild birch beer I have ever had. It doesn't have the bite that I've come to expect from this beverage. It tastes more like a root beer with one extra ingredient. It's not bad by any means, but I've just had better.
This is the most mild birch beer I have ever had. It doesn't have the bite that I've come to expect from this beverage. It tastes more like a root beer with one extra ingredient. It's not bad by any means, but I've just had better.
- Rating
- Company
- Stewart's — Website — @StewartRootBeer
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 9/22/10, 7:08 PM
- Share
- Direct Link
Stewart's Fountain Classics Cherries 'n Cream
A 2? Yeah, I'll explain. It's not bad for about 4oz. It's terribly sweet and a little creamy. I wanted it to be like a cherry ice cream but drinkable and it was, as I said, for a limited time.
I don't know what else to say. Split it with friends and don't get upset that you still dump half of it out.
I don't know what else to say. Split it with friends and don't get upset that you still dump half of it out.
- Rating
- Categories
- Soda Pop
- Company
- Stewart's — Website — @StewartRootBeer
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 9/18/10, 6:45 PM
- Buy It Galco’s Pop Stop
- Share
- Direct Link
Black Jack Mango Mutiny
I had to buy this. It just looked too ridiculous. I knew it wasn't going to be very good, but the 88-cent price printed on the can made me feel okay about it. Just as I expected it's not very good. Super think and syrupy. It doesn't taste like mango. It tastes medicinal. If you're looking for a cheap HFCS tea, stick with Arizona.
- Rating
- Categories
- Iced Tea
- Company
- Black Jack — Website
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Jason Draper on 9/18/10, 12:29 PM
- Share
- Direct Link
Hansen's Smoothie Pineapple Coconut
Hey. You know when you throw up and then try to cover up the taste with old popcorn? You do? Then number 1; I'm sorry. Number 2; you don't need to drink this.
For a company that has the best pop I've ever drunk, this stuff belongs in the filth can.
Here's how it went down...
I drank it and liked it while it was in my mouth. As soon as I swallowed it, I got a strange barf taste and I thought it might be the metal from the can so I poured it into a glass. I took another drink and it was worse. Afterwards I felt sick because you always are reminded of throwing up when your mouth tastes like, or recently tasted like, up-chuck.
I made this site with my bare hands and I wish I had created a 0 rating because this would get it.
Hansen's, I am happy that I reviewed this drink before your Cherry Vanilla Creme pop because you can only go up from here.
For a company that has the best pop I've ever drunk, this stuff belongs in the filth can.
Here's how it went down...
I drank it and liked it while it was in my mouth. As soon as I swallowed it, I got a strange barf taste and I thought it might be the metal from the can so I poured it into a glass. I took another drink and it was worse. Afterwards I felt sick because you always are reminded of throwing up when your mouth tastes like, or recently tasted like, up-chuck.
I made this site with my bare hands and I wish I had created a 0 rating because this would get it.
Hansen's, I am happy that I reviewed this drink before your Cherry Vanilla Creme pop because you can only go up from here.
- Rating
- Company
- Hansen's — Website — @HansensNatural
- Country
- United States
- Sweetener
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Author
- Mike Literman on 9/17/10, 8:15 PM
- Share
- Direct Link