You can't beat McDonald's Coke

For reasons that I won't go into here, my roommate has decided to replicate the plot of SuperSize Me. Basically, he has eaten at McDonald's every day for the past week and I believe will continue to do so until the end of Monopoly game.

The frequent smell of MickeyD's has been beneficial only to me in this way. I am presented with the opportunity to have a McDonald's Coke much more often, which if you don't know, is the best version of Coke anywhere.

It should be public knowledge at this point that soda has a variety of flavors depending on the source (i.e. bottle, can, fountain, store, etc.). And if you don't know, allow me to breakdown a few of them for you.

Mountain Dew - While generally seen as the best soda available by the young male market, I'm pretty sure it is undisputed that Mt. Dew out of a can is the best way to drink it. Your bottle and 2-liter fall in after that, and bringing up there rear is fountain Mt. Dew. While palatable, it just usually tastes way too watered down.

Code Red - Ironically, Code Red works almost in reverse. Whereas Code Red is at it's most delicious from the Fountain (particularly Handy Andy in Upland, IN), it's bottle-life is not so good. 2-liter and can are in the middle.

Dr. Pepper and Mr. Pibb - have a similar relationship to Mt. Dew and its brother, except they are rivals and I will choose my drink based on the dispension type. Dr. Pepper, great out of a can, terrible out of the fountain. Mr. Pibb shines forth from the fountain and is abysmal from the can. There is no in-between. Who drinks 2-liters these days anyway unless you are at some party?

Coca-Cola - Coke. . . hmmm. The patriarch of all sodas. I will go on record and say that Coke is at it's worst out of a 20 oz bottle and pretty dang near its best out of a glass bottle. Can and 2liter are about the same and both fall short of a glass bottle. Coke is seemingly famous for being from a fountain and it is good, but nothing compares to McDonald's fountain. There is absolutely a difference in the formula for what MD uses and what the rest of the sucker restaurants the world over are allowed to use. Fortunately, there is a McDonald's every 30 feet and many midwest MDs sell 44 oz drinks for $1. It's good to be in fat America.