{"id":17737,"date":"2014-10-21T10:51:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T20:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17737"},"modified":"2023-08-12T20:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T06:24:49","slug":"review-surge-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/21\/review-surge-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Surge (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Surge<\/a><\/p>\n

I want to find someone who\u2019s been living under a rock for the past 15 years. I would greet that person with a Motorola StarTAC phone in one hand and a can of the re-released Surge in the other, and then tell him or her that there hasn\u2019t been much change in the world. The old flip phone and the 1990s graphics on the Surge can would surely give him or her comfort.<\/p>\n

And then when I see that comfort in their face, I\u2019d say, \u201cNah! Just kidding!\u201d<\/p>\n

Then I\u2019d blow that person\u2019s mind by pulling out an iPhone, making a phone call, then taking a selfie with the, most likely, smelly person, and then post that photo on Facebook. Then I\u2019d tell him or her Surge was discontinued, but was brought back and now it\u2019s sold only on the internet. And then I would follow that by singing, \u201cWelcome to the jungle. We got fun and games. We got everything you want. Honey, we know the names. Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na knees, knees.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019d also like to go back into time. <\/p>\n

I\u2019d travel to 2012 and post on the most popular Bring Back Surge Facebook page, \u201cI\u2019m from the future. Surge is coming back in 2014. Amazon will sell it. And, oh yeah, we figured out time travel. I just blew your mind twice!\u201d<\/p>\n

For those of you too young to remember Surge, or don\u2019t want to look up Surge on Wikipedia, it was Coke\u2019s caffeinated and radioactive green answer to Mountain Dew. Wait. Let me rephrase the previous sentence so that the soda nerds don\u2019t have to adjust their glasses, raise their fingers to protest, and begin a sentence with \u201cActually.\u201d Surge was Coke\u2019s second answer to Mountain Dew. The still available, but not widely available, Mello Yello was Coke\u2019s first answer to Mountain Dew. While Surge has a non-rhyming name, it\u2019s radioactive green, mean, and full of caffeine.<\/p>\n

Okay, I\u2019m not sure about that mean part. I just added it in there for a rhyming effect.<\/p>\n

To be honest, even though I\u2019ve had many cans of Surge in my 20\u2019s, I don\u2019t remember what Surge tastes like, or if I preferred it over Mountain Dew, or if I signed some Bring Back Surge online petition, or if I used Surge to keep me up at night to play Nintendo Super NES in college while everyone else was partying. But what I do know is that Surge\u2019s flavor is\u2026how can I explain this without getting a bunch of hate mail from Surge fans\u2026not what I would expect from a soda that\u2019s marketed to the \u201cextreme\u201d crowd.<\/p>\n

Although, it might appeal to the zombie crowd today because Surge came back from the dead and the can\u2019s design makes it look like a zombie.<\/p>\n

\"Surge<\/a><\/p>\n

While Mountain Dew has a syrupy citrus flavor that has a slight bite, Surge\u2019s flavor and mouthfeel is a bit more mature than that. And being mature myself, I’m fine with that. Fart. It tastes like there’s a combination of lime and orange (orange juice concentrate is one of its ingredients, just like Mountain Dew), and it\u2019s smooth and not too syrupy, which makes it much easier to drink than Mountain Dew.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another way I could explain it: If someone were to blindfold me, serve me a Surge, and tell me I was drinking a clear citrus soda and called Citrue, \u201cThe Citrus Soda with True Flavor\u201d, I would believe them.<\/p>\n

Overall, it was nice to be able to revisit Surge. I enjoyed its flavor, it gave me a nice caffeine jolt (it has slightly less caffeine than Mountain Dew), and if I want to dress up as 1990’s Guy for Halloween, I’ll have a great prop.<\/p>\n

A big thanks to Aaron over at The Soda Jerks<\/a> for sending me a can of Surge, which stopped me from spending $10 plus shipping to buy a can off of eBay from some stranger, since Amazon keeps selling out.<\/b><\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 16 ounces – 230 calories, 0 grams of fat, 50 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, 56 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Surge (2014)
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> FREE
\nSize:<\/b> 16 oz. can
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Received from an internet friend
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Nice lime and orange flavor. Easier to drink and has a more mature flavor than Mountain Dew. 69 milligrams of sweet, sweet caffeine.
\nCons:<\/b> Has a flavor that I wouldn’t associate with “extreme.” Available online via Amazon, but they sell out quickly every time they get a new shipment. Available online via eBay, but get ready to pay 4-5 times more than it’s worth for one can. Has slightly less caffeine than Mountain Dew and a lot less caffeine than most energy drinks that didn’t exist in the late 1990s. Being introverted in college…and today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I want to find someone who\u2019s been living under a rock for the past 15 years. I would greet that person with a Motorola StarTAC phone in one hand and a can of the re-released Surge in the other, and then tell him or her that there hasn\u2019t been much change in the world. 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