Seems that 7-Up became green when it got caffeinated, is when. Seems that the folks who already bring us Canada Dry, A&W Root Beer, Dr Pepper, and regular 7-Up now bring us this upside-down version of it. I first discovered it when I went to the mall last Saturday. They were giving away free sample cups of it at a little booth right in front of the Santa Claus set-up. First thing I noticed is that this 7-Up is green! I then noticed that little word that’s like music to any college student’s ears… “caffeinated”. In other words, 7-Up is now something that will keep those of us pulling all-nighters up through the wee hours. “Brain lubricant”, as I sometimes call it, because it keeps the brain from grinding to a stop and putting a person to sleep. Now you know why the stuff is green, right? Have you ever seen a TOTALLY CLEAR caffeinated drink? My theory is that caffeine is not exactly colorless. And thus to cover the presumably unappealing caffeine color, the soft-drink companies have to color their drink. And in 7-Up’s case, since the bottle for normal 7-Up is green, you might as well swap it around, eh? Green soda, clear bottle. And it doesn’t taste all that bad, either… tastes like 7-Up ought to taste, but it also has a “green” taste to it. You get my drift on this one? Brown beverages just taste like they’re brown beverages, yellow ones taste like a yellow one should, a red one just tastes “red”, and clear ones taste like they’re clear. There are only two exceptions to this rule… Crystal Pepsi (how I miss that flavor) tasted like it was brown, and then Pepsi Blue is just nasty. Still, there you go… a new 7-Up, and I think it’s awesome.
