Acquired taste I am afraid (like Cenovis). I quite like the blue one and the green one (with green tea). To my mind it is much better to drink Rivella than something full of sugar.
As a young kid they took me to see a demo on cheese making, and the cheeser (sic - GrumpyGrapefruit help needed) gave us young 'uns some whey to taste. Hey! Rivella...
I didn't feel put off or anything.
Of course, if you don't like cheese or milk, well.....
when i first came i almost puked when i tried it. about one year later i tried it again and since then that's all i'm drinking. i guess there is something i'm missing in the food here and the missing thing comes in this strange beverage.
In a pinch, the green stuff is ok. But the rest taste like goat pi$$ with sweetener or what I imagine goat pi$$ to taste like. I'd far rather drink some mineral water with some lemon or lime. Uh oh.... will they deport me?
[quote=edot;515789]In a pinch, the green stuff is ok. But the rest taste like goat pi$$ with sweetener or what I imagine goat pi$$ to taste like. I'd far rather drink some mineral water with some lemon or lime. Uh oh.... will they deport me?[/ quote]
I don't have a libido for it one way or the other. If it's there, I drink it. If not, I won't be back in the US searching the internet looking for one of you to ship it to me.
Rivella Blue is OK but I don't drink many soft drinks anyway .
If a Swiss person tries to tell you that they invented the stuff though, put them right. The Vikings created a very similar drink (although not fizzy and not in plastic bottles) and introduced it to Scotland. They, of course, decided to ferment it.
It's only recently gone into commercial production (although on a very small scale) and I have had a few bottles sent over for some market research if anyone wants to try it. It's called Blaand, tastes like a cross between Rivella and dry sherry and is about 12% alcohol.