End of Summer

Today is the first day of fall.  And here in the Midwest the clouds moved in, delivering a cold rain and leaving chilly temps behind.

But before I mention a summer can, I will tell of my trip to a local antique mall today.  As usual, I didn't see many soda cans at all.  And I'm pretty sure I already have the ones I did see.  But there were plenty of bottles to be found...

I did find some non-alcoholic O'Doul's cans, but they were in the shape of an old car.

So I chose to mention the Red Bull Summer Edition can a co-worker brought to me last week.  I posted in July 2014 about the first Summer Edition can Red Bull released.  Since then I've collected a few others, but there are just too many brands and collections to keep up with.

Although the website lists the Summer Edition to be Coconut Twist flavor, this one is Coconut Berry, which sounds absolutely terrible to me since I don't like coconut flavor.  But I like the matte white finish over the silver of the can.  It's a great-looking can for such a bad-sounding flavor.

Oh, and I welcome fall!!!!

Dews and Don'ts

Today's post will feature some recent citrus drink cans I've collected...

We'll start with the "real" one, the Mtn Dew Ice.  I didn't drink this, someone else did and gave the can to me.  But it appears to be their version of 7Up or Sprite.  The website says it's a clear, refreshing drink.  I'll have to take their word for it.

Next up is the Wal-Mart brand version of Mtn Dew called Mountain Lightning.  Again, someone else drank this and gave the empty can to me.  Most cheaper sodas with "Mountain" in the name are obvious clones of Mtn Dew, so that's how I'm classifying this one.












And finally we have a Big K branded soda called Citrus Drop.  I found this can on the side of the road, so the colors are a bit faded and the can needed cleaned up.  Big K used to have a flavor called "Lemon Lime," which I assume was a 7Up/Sprite clone.  But this sounds like it could also be that... or a Mtn Dew clone. 









Three cans, three different brands, from three different sources, yet they all seem somehow related in their flavors.  Who says we have too much choice nowadays?   :)

Guarana Antarctica

I got this can a couple of years ago from a lady who used to live in Brazil.  And it's about time to pop it open and taste it!

After a Google search, this is a Guarana-flavored soft drink with a mild apple flavor and berry aftertaste.










So what is a Guarana?  After another Google search I learned it's a climbing plant in the maple family whose fruit seed is about the size of a coffee bean... with about twice the caffeine as a coffee bean.




This drink was created in 1921 and is still going strong today.  An energy drink from yesteryear.