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Eric
05-10-2005, 06:19 PM
It is going to pitt the following two versus each other in the ultimate DP Taste Test Challenge

Introducing first... in the blue corner:

Non-chilled 12 fl oz. aluminum can, canned in Houston, TX made with high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar

And the contender in the red corner:

Chilled 8 fl oz. glass bottle, bottled in Dublin, TX made with Imperial cane sugar

Tale of the Tape:

Can vs. Bottle - Advantage Bottle
Chilled vs. Non-chilled - Undecisive
Sugars - Advantage Bottle
Price - Advantage Can

Rules of the Bout:

10 rounds of challenge, 2 contenders, 4 ring corners

Let's get reeeeeeeeeeaddyyyy to drinkkkkkkkk-uhhhhh!"

DING! DING! DING!

David
05-10-2005, 06:37 PM
You damn lush!

tripp
05-10-2005, 06:52 PM
You are a bizzare man.

David
05-10-2005, 07:01 PM
and it's his birthday tomorrow!!

allanf
05-10-2005, 07:03 PM
Maybe he's starting the party early?

David
05-10-2005, 07:03 PM
Excellent point!

Eric
05-10-2005, 07:14 PM
Maybe he's starting the party early?

I wish. :( I'm so freakin tired right now...

zzzzz...

sgresso
05-10-2005, 09:34 PM
You are a bizzare man.


This is coming froma man who send me a drink that peeled the fiinsh off my wood pipe and magizine rack when it spilled....

Hell I am the weird one to drink the stuff too

Eric
05-11-2005, 01:06 PM
Will post results later...

Wasch_24
05-11-2005, 01:20 PM
The suspense is killing me! :hysterica

Jwrussell
05-11-2005, 01:53 PM
Ok whacko, who won?

scottsins
05-11-2005, 02:44 PM
the dublin bottle has to win. it's really not even close.

the best thing is that in Temple, we can get Dublin cans for less than $2.50/six-pack.

sunivy
05-11-2005, 02:46 PM
Gotta be the bottle - that Dublin-brewed DP is gooooood There's a place near me that has Coke made with pure cane sugar (imports it) -- it's pretty good, too

Eric
05-11-2005, 03:13 PM
the dublin bottle has to win. it's really not even close.

the best thing is that in Temple, we can get Dublin cans for less than $2.50/six-pack.

I would think so too. However, I'm going to put the test in a controlled enviornment for both tonight. The problem for me is that I enjoy drinking DP in the cans unchilled and will always drink a beverage from a bottle chilled. Add to the fact that I was doing different activities while enjoying both...

My best buddy is coming over after work and we are going to do a double blind taste test. Same kind of glasses, served at the same temperature.

Eric
05-11-2005, 03:15 PM
Gotta be the bottle - that Dublin-brewed DP is gooooood There's a place near me that has Coke made with pure cane sugar (imports it) -- it's pretty good, too

Mexican made Coke maybe? IIRC, it's still made with cane sugar and/or has a slightly different recipe.

sunivy
05-11-2005, 03:27 PM
Mexican made Coke maybe? IIRC, it's still made with cane sugar and/or has a slightly different recipe.

From Holland according to the vendor

Eric
05-16-2005, 10:27 PM
The results are in...

Dublin bottle knocks out Houston can in 8 rounds!

My buddy and I scored perfectly on a blind taste test. The Dublin DP had a much less carbonated, tickly feel to it. More refined and definetly smoother on the palette. There was something suprising however. The Dublin DP was alot lighter and had I guessed on color alone - I would have failed the test.

The best part of the whole experiment? I got to drink all the remaining DP!

Overall, I would rate the Dublin DP at 15-30% better tasting than regular canned DP.

Worth the price? Probably not.
Worth the treat? Definetly.

tripp
05-16-2005, 11:13 PM
Mexican made Coke maybe? IIRC, it's still made with cane sugar and/or has a slightly different recipe.



Columbian coke yes...

Mexican coke no.....