Thursday, October 23, 2025

M&M's Pumpkin Pie Milk Chocolate


 A few years ago I tried the White Chocolate version of these M&M's Pumpkin Pie Milk Chocolate and I learned that I don't care for white chocolate in general because of how not chocolate it really is. 

These are better with more flavor then the white chocolate ones but still not very Pumpkin Pie like. I would have never guessed that to be the flavor if I hadn't see the bag. 

I would say these are okay for you candy lovers out there but for the rest of us they need to be had in extreme moderation.   

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Planters Pumpkin Spice Almonds

Planters Pumpkin Spice Almonds are underwhelming. I mean, light on the spice and well roasted I like them but not that much more than normal almonds. 

I eat almonds all the time so I know well why these are like, and I will say they just need way more spice to get them going. 

These aren't bad but not all that pumpkin spicy.  
 

Jarritos Mango

Jarritos Mango is a Mexican mango soda. I would have expected it to be a bit stronger in flavor but it was just fine. I think this would be great with a shot of tequila and one of those little umbrellas.

I have to say this is good soda.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Rancho La Gloria Lime Margarita

Rancho La Gloria Lime Margarita is the kind of thing that is meant to sip. I would have thought it would be sweeter. I can still taste the tequila so this is a sipper with a means to wash out the flavor of candy or cake. 

It will be more sour than most desserts. 

I could see drinking this is in the summer or early fall but in the colder months I just don't think it works.
 

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Butterfinger Skull

Odd bit of Halloween Candy that comes out is these Butterfinger Skulls. I thought they would be just Butterfinger with chocolate, but they turned out to be Butterfinger with more chocolate inside. 

For that reason I do have to say they are worth going after. I mean, I don't think they are really good but different enough to be worth trying.  



 

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Jack in the Box Monster Cookie Sweet Cream Iced Coffee

Jack in the Box Monster Cookie Sweet Cream Iced Coffee is about as cookie as any other coffee I've had. This is not to say that it's bad but just that it is coffee. I love coffee but if you put cookie in the name I want some cookie to go with it. 

 

Fail! 
 

Friday, October 17, 2025

Reese's Miniatures Peanut Butter Cups Halloween Plastic Cane


 "Let's find a way to make more trash with our candy and then do a lazy job of making it so it's not that great," is what popped into my mind when I saw these Reese's Miniatures Peanut Butter Cups Halloween Plastic Canes, and then I still got them. 

They would be better if the top had color for the eyes and  mouth and maybe lit up so that kids could be safe as they ran about asking people for candy. 

I think these are a bad idea. I mean, don't we make enough trash? 

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Nasty Beast Hard Tea + Lemonade

With the monster logo you think you’re getting an energy drink but no such luck with this Nasty Beast Hard Tea + Lemonade. I never was big on hard tea but this isn’t very good hard tea and so you’re paying big for two beers of zip with a manageable flavor.

I thought this stuff stank and I’d never get more, but to be honest I would drink more if I had it.


 

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

KitKat Pink Lemonade

There is no chocolate of any kind in KitKat Pink Lemonade. I mean, I guess I thought it was white chocolate which is not really chocolate but I still have to say that this is sugar resin and nothing like a normal KitKat bar. 

They taste fine but need more lemon flavor to be lemonade.
 

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Jack in the Box Moster Tacos of 2025

Monster Tacos are back at Jack in the Box as they are every October and I can tell you that they are just bigger tacos than you normally get at Jack in the Box.

They come out with these every year and at this point I feel they're low effort. I don't like the "monster" stuff coming out at Jack and Jack in general makes me sick. 

These are bigger tacos and that's all they are. 
 

Monday, October 13, 2025

PRIME Hydration - Glowberry

PRIME Hydration - Glowberry finds it's way to the discount store on the regular because it's so disappointing. I could never get it to glow and it has some kind of berry flavor, but where as it doesn't make me sick it doesn't taste good. 

That said, I do keep getting it because it's inexpensive and works okay. I mean, what is the point of this stuff really? Halloween branding I guess. 

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Liquid Death Dr. Death

Liquid Death stretches the boundaries of what we can call sparkling water with their ten calorie offering of Dr. Death which does taste a little like Dr. Pepper but has none of the pepper so far as I know.

Dr. Pepper was called that for its high caffeine content and the fact that it would give you a very mild buzz.

This tastes like you drank diet Dr. Pepper out of a glass and then put normal sparkling water in that glass with dirty ice. Tastes okay, but I wouldn’t get more.


 

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Burger King Vampire Nuggets

You’re inner mentally deficient five year old will grin at these Burger King Vampire Nuggets. They’re kind of like chicken dinos when you get right down to it, but they have that give of silly buddy that marks them as really bad chicken.

There is something just wrong about eating chicken that doesn’t look like chicken, and something even worse about eating chicken that has given up on looking like chicken and now looks like corny Halloween junk that you give to dumb kids so they can play monster.

They taste okay but they’re not chicken-ness will make them bad for you. On the up side the preservative will keep your body from rotting longer and they can use you as a Halloween prop all month.


 

Stranger Things Scoops Ahoy USS Butterscotch

Ice cream inspired by a horror web show has got to be an odd bird. I mean, horror inspired ice cream sounds like it would be a bad idea.

Anyway, Stranger Things Scoops Ahoy USS Butterscotch is about as there as ice cream can be. I mean, it has chocolate bits, caramel, and no butterscotch to be tasted. I had this with strawberries and banana and the banana was way better than the ice cream. The chocolate was a  nice contrast but without a coffee to cleanse my pallet it just wasn’t that great. It also had some of that odd texture I had with mint flare. I mean, how do you make ice cream so meh?