I'd blissfully forgotten Crystal Pepsi. It was nasty stuff indeed...I vaguely remember an aftertaste that reminded me of the time in grade school when I had to clean the chalk board erasers and accidentally got a mouthful of chalk dust.
As vile as the soda was, I think I drank a lot of it because I thought it made me so much cooler. I also recall that clear/crystal products were trendy at the time...around the same time, some shampoo company was busy marketing a crystal-clear shampoo and conditioner. Maybe Clairol? Anyhow, I used that, too...even though it wasn't very good. Heck, I was young and impressionable to marketing.
On the subject of odd sodas...I do love Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda. There's only one cafe here that sells it. Last time I went in and got a can to go with my sandwich, the lady at the counter felt like she had to "warn" me that it was celery-flavored.
Updated On: 1/17/10 at 12:50 PM