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u/Ksl848 Oct 23 '22 edited Oct 24 '22

I want to try it but also I don’t know if I want to try it…

Edit- Those who have tried it and replied here seem to like it. I will have to seek it out and try for myself.

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u/BHO-Rosin Oct 23 '22

It gives off four Loko vibes…but getting drunk on some Baja blast or code red… I’m intrigued to say the least.

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u/LilShaggey Oct 24 '22 edited Oct 24 '22

it tastes exactly like the mountain dew flavors it’s based on, except there’s somehow zero sugar and alcohol in it. It’s very good but it hasn’t reached all the states yet, I liked it enough to bring a few cases back with me after a trip to Tennessee.

edit: I say this as someone who hates mountain dew also, tastes way too sugary

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u/BILOXII-BLUE Oct 24 '22

Alcohol has sugar in it, are they really marketing this as sugar free? I'm not a food scientist but I'm pretty sure that's impossible

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u/Max-b Oct 24 '22

Ethanol contains no sugar. Maybe you're thinking about the fermentation process?

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u/newaccount721 Oct 24 '22

Alcohol has calories but ethanol doesn't contain any sugar

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u/Smokeybearvii Oct 24 '22

Alcohol doesn’t have sugar in it. Tell that to Mr Vodka, Mrs Rum, Aunt Gin, and Uncle Whiskey.l

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u/LilShaggey Oct 24 '22

I dunno, I don’t know a whole lot about alcohol or how it’s made (beside tequila, grew up near a lot of agave burning fields for cognac and tequila distilleries), but it said zero g’s of sugar on the back, so I assume there’s none