Weird MRE Beverage base?

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PbandJ
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Weird MRE Beverage base?

Post by PbandJ » Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:22 am

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Hey guys
Today I had 2016 MRE Beef Ravioli and everything was normal except Cranberry Grape beverage base,SUGAR FREE.
i already experienced several MRE SUGAR FREE Varients (like lemonade,orange,grape...) and no problems so far,
but this one is different,it tastes like chemical and extreme tartness tortured my tongue.
does anyone had similar experiences?

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Re: Weird MRE Beverage base?

Post by mikeoverhere » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:03 am

I love that flavor and would buy them if I ever found them for sale. You can get all the other flavors but it seems they are the only ones that make this flavor.
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Re: Weird MRE Beverage base?

Post by Tedster » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:37 am

That's the best flavor (imo) by far. I'm just not a fan of calorie free or ersatz in a survival ration. What were they thinking?? There isn't even any vitamin C (ascorbic acid) included, which would at least offset the lack of any food value.

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Re: Weird MRE Beverage base?

Post by ViperGTS » Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:48 am

That and the lemonade are the best ones, lucky find👍

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Re: Weird MRE Beverage base?

Post by Militaryration_guy » Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:14 am

ViperGTS wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:48 am
That and the lemonade are the best ones, lucky find👍
Reminds me of the time I ate a dry lemonade drink mix powder, my taste was screwed for days lol.
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Re: Weird MRE Beverage base?

Post by parafireboy » Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:40 pm

Interesting! I hadn't seen that flavor yet. The raspberry and lemonade ones aren't too bad. I've got a ton of unopened accessory packets, I'll have to dig through them to see if I can find one.

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Re: Weird MRE Beverage base?

Post by EatsTreatsandMREs » Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:20 am

I love that flavour to, so nice.

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