*palmface* *sigh* unless you all have something that proves otherwise then please don't discount my words for cheap. I remember reading not just from here but from internal paperwork(I work for pepsi) that the Pepsi throwback was the SAME FORMULATION EACH TIME..while the mountain dew throwback was tweaked on the second run. The only thing that DID change(besides adding heritage Dr.Pepper) was the package design. Also I tried kosher pepsi for the first time yesterday and I must say it is by far the best tasting pepsi/cola I have ever had. Vastly superior to throwback.

WELL THEY LIED TO YOU GUYS ALSO THEN!!!!!

It was NOT THE SAME THIS TIME!! (Pepsi throwback (It tasted disgusting))

Maybe certain areas made it differently???

Originally Posted by Dude111

WELL THEY LIED TO YOU GUYS ALSO THEN!!!!!

It was NOT THE SAME THIS TIME!! (Pepsi throwback (It tasted disgusting))

So how many times did you try it to come to this conclusion?

I think there may be some truth to both sides... "same formulation" may mean that they used the same amounts of the same flavors, but not necessarily the same sweeteners. So some bottlers may have changed from cane/beet to just beet, or just cane, or who knows what else?

All I know is that I didn't taste a significant difference, but then again I didn't do a side-by-side comparison. I will say that the Pepsi TB I had in Florida didn't taste as good as the ones I've had at home.

Originally Posted by lordmadone

So how many times did you try it to come to this conclusion?

Im assuming your a CSR with them......

I took 1 can and drank it AND SPIT IT OUT IN DISGUST THE TASTE WAS SO BAD!! (I had a feeling they changed the formula when i saw the different style cans)

The 09 stuff was made with both beet and cane sugars. This is according to Pepsi.

Originally Posted by lordmadone

*palmface* *sigh* unless you all have something that proves otherwise then please don't discount my words for cheap. I remember reading not just from here but from internal paperwork(I work for pepsi) that the Pepsi throwback was the SAME FORMULATION EACH TIME..while the mountain dew throwback was tweaked on the second run. The only thing that DID change(besides adding heritage Dr.Pepper) was the package design. Also I tried kosher pepsi for the first time yesterday and I must say it is by far the best tasting pepsi/cola I have ever had. Vastly superior to throwback.

I believe what you're saying, but

(a) did you TASTE it? Would one of us sending you a can convince you otherwise?

(b) when you say the formula is the same, at what level of detail? All we consumers get is a nebulous ingredients list (who knows what "natural flavors" are). When they say "sugar", do they differentiate between cane and beet sugar, or a mix of the two? Do the amounts of each vary?

IMO product from different bottlers can taste different (who knows, the taste of the local water supply and any local ingredients may be variables, as well as ratios of water to syrup). You work for Pepsi, you'd know how to explain how the same product tastes different around the country.

Some here (like me) say there is a huge difference between TB1 and TB2. Others say there is no difference. Perhaps it's a regional bottler difference? Can those of us who say there is a difference identify the bottler(s) that made their product?

Short of sending you a can, or running both versions through a mass spectrometer, what else can we do?

Dude: I am indeed a BCR. You might have gotten a poor quality production...it happens. Thats why like almost anything in life(as far as food goes) I will give at least half a dozen tries to determine if its something I really dont like but if its liked then I continue to enjoy it because who produces it is human and the enviroment CAN change the exposure to the cans making them less tasty then they should be.


Janstett: I interact with dozens upon dozens of people per day. Not including store personel whom I speak with regularly. I have A LOT of pepsi lovers in my stores and they all think the same way as I do in regards to the tb1 and 2. I mean what would be the point of Pepsi messing with the formula unless there was a call for change? I have indeed tried all pepsi throwbacks and mt.dew throwbacks and the doc heritage. The only way to "officially" determine if the formulation or ingredients changed is through Pepsico. I dont have access to formulas and things of that nature as that doesn't truly concern me but from info passed down to me and official statements from Pepsi I have seen reposted on here my words are not said to be taken as just that..they are indeed fact. I dont expect you to send me a can..I do believe you might have just had slightly tainted Pepsis. Unfortunately I have never visited a production facility to see how things are done or ever had the need to understand if there would be a difference in different areas...but I can ask.

Originally Posted by rv65

The 09 stuff was made with both beet and cane sugars.

Yup and it was superb