Todd_is_God Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 It tastes... ok. Cold can tastes like it should for the most part. Definite aftertaste though. Similar to, but not as extreme as, Xtra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 The Drinking thread will never be the same again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Whoever said they couldn't tell the difference between the old and new ane need to get their taste buds sorted.Shite.Broken. f**k all need to change this. Arseholes.I'm not happy with the change.I've 5 cans left of the old stuff so will be emotional saying goodbye to themShite Try adding 5 spoons of sugar to the new stuff before making the divorce final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: The Drinking thread will never be the same again He just needs to adjust his clipboard to "NOT Irn Bru" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, G_Man1985 said: Whoever said they couldn't tell the difference between the old and new ane need to get their taste buds sorted. Shite. Broken. f**k all need to change this. Arseholes. I'm not happy with the change. I've 5 cans left of the old stuff so will be emotional saying goodbye to them Shite The shelves in Tesco will be taunting you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Tried again this time with a 500 ml bottle. Sadly that's me finished with Irn-Bru now. Onto a new chapter in my life The future's ginger. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 31 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Tried again this time with a 500 ml bottle. Sadly that's me finished with Irn-Bru now. Onto a new chapter in my life Cyanide flavoured Kool-Aid? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonHMFC Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Had my first can of the new stuff yesterday, trying to combat one hell of a hangover. The fizz seems to go almost straight away. Leaves a really odd after taste as well. A sad day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 03/02/2018 at 15:59, G_Man1985 said: Whoever said they couldn't tell the difference between the old and new ane need to get their taste buds sorted. Shite. Broken. f**k all need to change this. Arseholes. I'm not happy with the change. I've 5 cans left of the old stuff so will be emotional saying goodbye to them Shite I was pinning my last hope that it wouldn’t be undrinkable diet-esque shite on you trying it and saying it was okay. You’ve broken my heart G-Man. I’ll give it a try once I run out of the old stuff (bought 48 cans so will take me a couple of months at least anyway - praying that by then they realise their mistake and have started making it properly again) but assuming it’s like has been described by so many it’ll probably be my final taste of Irn Bru. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I think the folk claiming Barrs are pulling a 'New Coke' moment might be right. I'll be very surprised if the original recipe isn't back on the shelves in a while at twice the price. What's the maximum you'd pay, @G_Man1985? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: The future's ginger. Old Jamaica's the business with a bit of rum. Mmm. Our dog loses his fucking mind at the smell of it, for some reason. Seem to remember reading that it has the highest sugar content of any soft drink available in the UK, so I wonder what their plan is. The diet stuff is pretty poor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 6 hours ago, G_Man1985 said: A good question. Fallen out of love with it, has broken me and sometimes it's best not to go back their. So think it's time for me to move on and I find my new love. Why change something that was already perfect ? There is no way that if they went back to the old recipe you could resist. Don’t even try to pretend. You would probably pay £5 a can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhafc1874 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just done a direct taste test of original + new Bru both from a 500ml bottle and...The new stuff is pish, over fizzy, goes flat quickly & tastes like any other cheap supermarket version of original Bru.Barrs have fucked it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Original available Woolworths, Walkerville South Australia. Send credit card and bank account details including PIN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 There’s still original available at quite a few places, but usually only single cans so bit pricey to buy in bulk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 If nothing had been said about this changing no one would ever have noticed. I got a bottle yesterday without realising and it's identical to the original. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 The sugar tax would add an extra 8p on to each can. Barr’s have fucked themselves, big time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Poundland still selling 2L bottles of old recipe (in Glenrothes anyway). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 hour ago, MONKMAN said: The sugar tax would add an extra 8p on to each can. Barr’s have fucked themselves, big time. Is that all it would have been!? Fucking hell. Where did you get the info from? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Is that all it would have been!? Fucking hell. Where did you get the info from? Direct from Elizabeth herself, courtesy of HM Revenue & Customs. 24p/litre on all fizzy drinks over 8g sugar per 100ml. 330ml can, 8p extra. ETA. Barr’s gave cut the sugar content of Irn Bru from 10.7g / 100ml to 4.7g to completely avoid the lower band. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/soft-drinks-industry-levy#how-much-youll-pay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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