Comments on: Beware Beverly! (or, A Trip to The World of Coca-Cola)

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:40:13 +0000

I went to the World of Coca-Cola yesterday (1/30/12). Out of all the beverages I tried in the tasting area (which now looks much different than what’s pictured above, by the way), Beverly is the only one whose small sample I took I thought was so disgusting I actually poured it down the drain. There was a British “lemon bitters” beverage also in that dispenser–a beverage I stayed away from when I saw the description. But “Beverly” doesn’t let on to what you’re about to experience. You take a sniff and think that perhaps your nose is deceiving you. But it isn’t, and the next thing you know, you’re begging for something different to wipe that rancid taste out of your mouth! I’m still so scarred that, now back at home, I had to look up Beverly to determine that, no, it wasn’t just me that hated it. I see I’m hardly alone….

By: jjojo

jjojo — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:38:33 +0000

i no beverly sucks i went their today it was awful i totaly agree with you lol

By: David

David — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:02:06 +0000

I also like the Beverly. It was very bitter and had a nice flavor in the Orlando sun. The Krest Ginger Ale was awesome too!

This was one of the coolest places to visit in Epcot!

By: Donny

Donny — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:56:28 +0000

I tried Beverly at Epcot and I actually liked it.

By: zoe chadwick

zoe chadwick — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:43:15 +0000

i was at the world of coca cola two days ago with my friends.i really like Italian food so i thought i would like Beverly since its from Italy.so i filled my small sample cup to its edge,took a sip and nearly blued it all out.i poured it out FAST.then i left to find something sweet. i was in line for regular coke and all my friends thought i had barfed.

By: shaniqua shepherd

shaniqua shepherd — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:06:09 +0000

after tasting bev… i thought i would die so i gave it to a friend crule trick right?? we tried to get rid of the taste with like 8 other pops it didn’t work it stuck with us almost all day

By: KB

KB — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:21:49 +0000

Similar experience at the World of Coke in Vegas this weekend. Four of us tasted it, three with violent reaction. But one guy couldn’t taste the bitterness AT ALL. Drank the whole thing comfortably. Is there some chemical that a few people can’t taste? Maybe the people who like this?

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:17:45 +0000

Like others who have posted here, my family visited the World of Coke while in Atlanta and sampled many of the sodas from around the world. My brother-in-law suddenly had this look on his face like he was about to vomit, or pass a kidney stone, or perhaps have his insides ripped open by an emerging Alien creature. He said, “OHMIGOD! What is this?” We all of course had to try the delightful Beverly he has just sampled. One by one, our entire family went through the same procedure: (1) Study the liquid carefully in the glass, (2) take a small sip, (3) experience the painfully bitter taste going down, (4) experience the positively nauseating after-taste that hits about 4 seconds later that simulates something like regurgitating up a mixture of bile and gasoline, (5) frantically look for some strong drink to wash it down (an Estonian fruit soda worked well for me). Positively ghastly stuff.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:24:32 +0000

I just got home from the World of Coke museum and myself and my friends were excited to taste the Coke products from around the world. After traveling through the different continents, we made our way to the Europe section. I tried the bitter lemon and found to be tasty, and then the Beverly caught my eye. I read that it was from Italy and was interested in tasting it. As I walking towards the dispenser and young boy in front of me turned around and said “You should try the Beverly, it’s really good”. As I was already going to do that, I said “Thank you young one” and proceeded to the dispenser. I filled my cup full and then took a sip and what came next rivaled any experience in my life as the worst. It tasted like rhino bile and something you would use to kill large rodents in an industrial construction site. Then I noticed the small child pointing and laughing, and realized I had been had. My friends then refused to taste it and would have no part in my pain. I right this in response to the weird people who have posted on this saying it tasted good and was delightful. Heed my warnings and stay away from the Beverly at any World of Coke exhibits.

By: Lydia Waite

Lydia Waite — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:28:22 +0000

My family and I visited the new Coca Cola museum in Atlanta yesterday. I first heard a visitor tell his family ” don’t taste this – it’s terrible”, so of course we all had to taste it! And yes it was TERRIBLE, very bitter ,like the most bitter tonic water you can imagine. It took a few sips of other drinks just to get the taste out of my mouth. Then of course I had to linger to witness others try it. Every one I saw spit it out immediately! There is a drink in the same area called “Bitter Lemon” , which was actually very good and not really bitter at all.
All in all , it was an amazing experience to taste drinks that the rest of the world must like as much as we like our sodas – some were very strange indeed.