Diet Thanksgiving

A few days ago it was Thanksgiving in the United States.  At one of the meals I noticed this:

A 16oz. Diet Coke can out in the wild.  I was quick to ask if they were going to keep the can.  And they were even quicker to reply, "No".

So I walked away with a full belly and a new can for my collection.

Anyone Want Ice Coffee?

We woke up yesterday to our first snow of the season, which provided a nice backdrop for this week's new can.

This is my second Coca-Cola coffee can, the first one being Vanilla-flavored.  This one is Dark Blend.  And as with the first, I didn't drink this but someone just saved their empty can for me.

There is a third flavor, Caramel.  So now I'll just wait till someone drinks that and gives me the can since I don't care for flavored coffee.  I prefer my coffee like a Coke Zero can... black!

Winter Spiced Can

I stopped by someone's house a few days ago and noticed this can on their table.  And now the can is mine.

Halloween was just a couple of days past when this holiday-themed can already appeared in stores.  This is winter spiced cranberry Sprite.  I'm not a fan of cranberry so I didn't taste this one, but I've heard this has great flavor.

And with this limited edition can already in my hands, the holiday season of can collecting is off to a good start.  Now to watch for those cans with turkeys on them!

AHA, A Good Treat

My family holds an annual autumn weenie roast and this year's was just a couple days ago.

It was good food and a good time.  And I walked away with a bowl of good candy.

I also got a new can of AHA sparkling water; Pineapple + Passionfruit.

This is another good flavor from AHA.  No trick here, only a good treat.

Dreamworld

I gave someone a ride yesterday and when they got in the car they handed this to me:

It's the new limited edition Coca-Cola Creations drink called Dreamworld.  This is the small 7.5oz version.  Although the can claims it's "dream flavored" they didn't think so.  And they aren't the first person to tell me they're not a fan.

Google says it has a fruity candy smell, like Skittles mixed with Coca-Cola, but the taste is more of a citrus flavor.  I read one comment online that said they thought it was similar to Marshmello's limited edition Coke.

Regardless of whether the taste is a dream or a nightmare, the can is cool!

AHA, I've Discovered a Great Flavor

This was found at a local store:

And it's good.  This is AHA brand of sparkling water.  And the flavor is a delicious blackberry lemon.  What caught my attention are the complementary colors of yellow and purple, you don't see those on a can very often.

I'm a big fan of lemonade, especially when other flavors are combined with it.  There are a few flavors that shouldn't be mixed with lemonade, but this is one that works.  And I don't think I have many blackberry-flavored beverage cans in my collection.

Plus, with no sweeteners and no sodium this is a no-brainer of a drink.  Try it.

And More Oranges

Last week I got a can for another orange-based-flavor...

Clear American is a Cott Beverages Inc brand of sparkling water sold at Walmart.  It's one of the better-tasting sparkling water brands, in my opinion.

After my post about Mango Orange Sunkist last week, it was funny to get this mandarin orange can.  But I can assure you next week's post will be about a can that has nothing to do with oranges.

Orange you glad this is the last post about oranges for a while?

When Life Gives You Oranges

Yesterday I took a small road trip and went to several flea markets.  In a back room at of one of them were some beer cans for sale.  And by "some" I mean many, many.  And by "many, many" I mean a ton of beer cans.  But no soda cans.

But that's ok because I still ended up with a new can; mango orange Sunkist.

 

Like my great-grand-uncle-in-law used to say:  "When life gives you oranges make mango orange Sunkist."

Very Cherry

This week was a cherry week.  Two new cans to show:

One can is the new Cherry Coca-Cola design.  The other is cherry-flavored bubly.  

And as bubly cans always have a funny saying on them, so does this one:

Marshmello

Ok, so remember when Marshmello held his big event in Fortnite?  No?  Uh, well neither do I ;\

But now there's a Marshmello limited edition Coca-Cola can.  I've heard several people (who aren't familiar with the artist/DJ) wonder what a marshmallow-flavored soda would taste like.  Wrong.  This flavor is actually Watermelon Strawberry.  Man that sounds good!

But now that I think about it, I also wonder what a marshmallow-flavored soda would taste like.

Coca-Cola: Art Deco and Cans

Yesterday's weather was nice enough for a 1-day road trip.  One of the stops was to see this Coca-Cola bottling plant in Du Quoin, IL.

Pic from Google images

I love art deco architecture and it'd been a while since I'd been through Du Quoin, so I had to stop and admire the old Coca-Cola building located next to the fairgrounds.

I also ended up with two new Coca-Cola cans recently, one a 12oz can and the other 16oz.

The 12oz can has the annual Six Flags advertisement.

Both sizes display a bold recommendation "RECYCLE ME".

And the 12oz also has information about its All Access Pass, which brings exclusive access and content to music festivals, artists, experiences, and more for this summer.

Wow, I sure must be a Coke fan.  Nope, but this guy featured in one of my posts from 2011 sure is!!

G FUEL Sonic

There's a new Sonic the Hedgehog video game coming.  Eventually.  Sonic Frontiers may release in November of this year, or possible early in 2023.  But the promotional material has already arrived.

This is a G FUEL can I got last week.  G FUEL is an energy drink, and this particular one is Peach Rings flavored.

With 0 sugar and 0 calories, you're already collecting those rings before the game has released.

"I have no master, except the wind that blows free!"

- Sonic the Hedgehog

Two Cans

 Someone recently gave me these two cans:

OOPS, I meant these two cans:

Sorry aboot that, eh.

Graduation Gift

Last Sunday we went to a high school graduation party for my cousin's daughter.  They had so much great food and many drinks there.  It didn't take long, I was eyeing the can selection...

And I went home a winner!  Three new cans, all Schnuck's brand.  For those unfamiliar, that's a chain of grocery stores here in the Midwest.

The next round of graduation parties for the family will be in a couple years.  I can't wait to see what can-treasures I get from those parties!

Jurassic Lawn 2

A couple of weeks ago I posted about finding a dinosaur in my yard.  The sequel happened this weekend.

The can is from the 9-can limited edition set for this summer's blockbuster movie "Jurassic World: Dominion".

And this one is on the regular Diet Dr Pepper can.

Can I find one more can and make this a trilogy?

Peachy June

Last month was Pride Month, but I didn't get this can until a week ago from someone.

 

 

Peach flavored Peace Tea.

Just Peachy.

Jurassic Lawn

Before mowing today I noticed a can half-buried in the foliage in my yard.

I brought the can in the house and did some Googling.  It looks like there are 9 cans in this limited edition collection for the newest Jurassic World movie, "Jurassic World: Dominion."

Unless the others make their way to my yard, I have no intentions of trying to find and collect all of these movie cans.  I used to do it, now there are just too many to try to keep up.

But I more than welcome any cans that want to come to me.  This is the Dr Pepper Dark Berry can from this collection.

I hope to see the movie in theaters soon, but if not, at least I have a new can to look at.

Explosive Flavor

Tomorrow is Independence Day here in the United States and what better cans to celebrate this fireworks-heavy holiday than Warheads...

My kids are big fans of the Warheads candy, so both of them had to try these five flavors of Warheads soda.

They both really liked all the sour flavors: black cherry, blue raspberry, green apple, lemon, and watermelon.

Happy 4th!!!!

Big One, Little One

While at my parents' house last weekend for Father's Day, they offered drinks and one was Fresca.

If Fresca was chosen, the next choice was a large can or small can?  They had both regular 12oz cans and the smaller 7.5oz cans.

I chose the bigger one.  If you haven't had Fresca lately, it really is a refreshing drink, especially served cold.  People have compared it to Mello Yello or the smaller brand of Ski.

Either way, life is full of options.  Big or small.

Space Flavored

My latest Limited Edition can:

This little 7.5 oz can is part of Coca-Cola's Creations line of beverages.  One of the current biggest mysteries of the universe: what flavor does this taste like?

I've heard it's similar to cream soda or sprite, while the internet says marshmallow, raspberries, burnt caramel, vanilla, cotton candy, skittles, cherry Coke, strawberries, etc.  This can was already empty when given to me, but I sure am curious to find out what I think it tastes like.

Whatever the real flavor is, Starlight obviously has boldly gone where no beverage has gone before.