the Newest New Candy Bar Reviews Truely this is a golden age from experimental candy concoctions being offered on a limited basis. Exclusive to Nice Guy Online, an in depth look at what's out there on the candy shelves in the 2004 and 2005. And I'm not even supposed to be eating refined sugar... |
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Hershey's
Cookies 'n' Mint: I don't know why food manufacturers
feel compelled to dye everything that is supposed to taste of mint an
unnatural green hue. I know mint leaves are green, but so is almost every
plant. I guess this thing may have tasted ok, but I was too distracted
by the color to even notice. I felt like I was eating a thin, flat bar
of Irish Spring soap, with cookie pieces in it for texture. |
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Hershey's
Cookies 'n' Chocolate: You may think of Hershey's as a
large chocolate corporation that owns a small town in Pennsylvania, but
that won't stop them from keepin' it real and using the 'n' instead
of spelling out the word "and". Other than the omission
of the letters 'a' and 'd', there is nothing remarkable about this candy
bar to report. Already gone and forgotten. |
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Hershey's
Double Chocolate: This chocolate bar filled with fudgey-goo is
tolerable but, personally, I prefer my own private recipe for Double Chocolate;
a Hershey's bar sandwich with two Hershey's bars as bread and a mixture
of Hershey's chocolate syrup and chocolate chips in the middle. Now that's
good eatin'! |
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Hershey's
with Caramel: I liked this candy bar a lot more when I tried
it the first time... when it was called Caramellow. |
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Hershey's
TwoSomes: The
"scientists" over at Hershey's are definately struggling to
come up with an original candy bar idea. It seems like they are just mixing
Hershey's chocolate with whatever other candy they can buy from the vending
machine in the hall. Exhibit A: the gruesome TwoSomes. I was anxious to
get the worst of them out of the way, so I ate the Whoppers first. It
was even more vile than I had feared. The Heath bar mix wasn't not bad.
The real unexpected suprise (is there any other type of surprise) was
the mini Pieces combo. The candy shell and taste-tacular peanut butter
bits fraternized generously with the chocolate for a snacking sensation
not to be forgotten. This particular inter-candy mingling is everything
that half-assed m*Azing bar wishes it could be. Apparently I'm not the
only candy patron who thinks this way because, months later, all the mini
Pieces TwoSomes are gone while there is still a full box of the Whoppers
mixture remaining. |
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Donutz:
New! Just in time to cross-promote the remake of the Willy Wonka movie
(just slightly better than Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes remake); chocolate
filled with chocolate cream covered with rainbow sprinkles (aka jimmies)
in the shape of a miniature donut (aka donette). This is actually a lot
less disgusting than you would think. I'm not saying it isn't at all disgusting;
I'm just saying it is LESS disgusting than you would expect. |
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KitKat
Inside Out: Well, what do we have here? A KitKat bar with
chocolate wafers and chocolate creme on the inside? Has the world gone
deliciously mad? Before you get all excited, I should warn you that it
is all coated with white chocolate. While this may look like an inside
out KitKat, it is really just a clever way marketing another nasty candy
that breaks into four pieces. Now, if only they would take the chocolate
wafers and creme and coat them in chocolate... |
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KitKat
Triple Chocolate: This ain't your Granny's KitKat. No
this one has got so much chocolatey flavor the dopamine receptors in your
brain may explode. This product got me so excited I called up Hershey's,
the distibutors of KitKat, to get my enthusiasm on the record. The receptionist
there told me that all these Limited Edition bars are really just a way
to test market new products. She also told me that KitKat Dark is back
as a special "Holiday Edition" and that the reason Great Britain
has so many awesome KitKat flavors is because they are made by Nestles
over there. She also told me that Hershey's won't give me free products
for endorsing KitKat on this website. Thanks for nothing, bitch. |
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KitKat
Orange & Creme:
Again with the "creme"?! Here in America we spell it "cream"
or maybe even "kream". Get it right! Not that any permutation
of spelling would convince any self-respecting consumer to eat one of
these abominations. If you like "cremey" citrus flavored candy
that isn't quite chocolate and isn't quite fruity, you should just kill
yourself now because you obviously have nothing positive to contribute
to society. |
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KitKat
Dark:
I don't know what is more unsettling; the fact that I purchased these
special "Holiday Edition" re-releases of the dark chocolate
KitKat in June the following year, or that I could probably sell them
on eBay for 5 bucks each. I really don't know why KitKat doesn't just
wise up and distribute the Dark nationwide full time. Maybe they're the
ones selling them on eBay for the big bucks. |
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KitKat
Extra Creamy: I
don't get it. How can it claim extra creamyness in the same sentence as
it proclaims the crispyness of the wafers? What's that? You say that it
is the chocolate coating that is supposed to be extra creamy? Well, I
guess it makes sense, sort of. At least they spelled "Creamy"
correctly. I still think calling a KitKat extra creamy is a pretty poor
gimmick. Particularly when it tastes identical to a normal KitKat. |
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KitKat
Coffee: Once
a coworker told me that he had bought some coffee flavored KitKat at the
Pac N' Save earlier that morning but had eaten it before he got a chance
to show me and it was delicious. I called him a filthy, rotten liar and
swore never to speak to him again. About a week later I saw one for myself
and thought that I owed him an apology. But then I tasted it and realized
that he was, in fact, a dirty fibber because rather than being delicious
it was nausiating. Another miss from the folks at KitKat. On the up side,
I never have to talk to my coworker again. |
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KitKat
Mint: The
candy of my dreams. For years those uncouth Europeans have enjoyed Mint
KitKats while I'm stuck in the US eating regular KitKats like a chump.
Then, when I least expected it, sitting there innocently in the box of
regular KitKats is a lone Mint. I don't know where it came from. All I
know is that was the only one I have ever seen in America in my life and
I know it wasn't a dream because I took a photo. If you ever see any of
these, buy them all or regret it for the rest of your life! |
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Nestle
Toll House Candy Bars: Nestle drops the bomb on your well
being with several Toll House candy bar styles. The heart-stopping Brownie,
and the gut-busting Cookie. Let's take some raw brownie dough and top
it with caramel. Don't forget to coat it in chocolate. Hell, let's just
deep fry that sucker in lard, wrap it in cotton candy, wash it down with
a milkshake, and call it a day. |
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Reese's
Pieces with Nuts: You might think that putting a peanut
in a peanut butter piece would be too much peanutness. You'd be wrong...
again. The peanut adds a nice crunch and texture to the piece, while still
retaining the candyshell-peanut-butter dynamic that made ET so popular
back in the day. I used to walk the path of peace, but now I'm walking
the path of pieces. |
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Reese's
SnackBarz:
New! An energy bar from Reese's. And spelled with a "Z" at the
end, so you know it's extreme. It may look like a candy bar, it may be
covered in chocolate like a candy bar, it may have the Reese's peanut
butter taste of a candy bar, but it's got the outrageously high price
($1.50) of an energy bar. |
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Honey
Roasted Reese's Peanut Butter Cups:
I was pretty excited to spy a box of these hiding behind the regular Cups
at the ghetto sto' near my work. I didn't notice any difference at all
from regular Reese's cups. After the "Extra Creamy" fiasco (see
review below) I did a side-by-side taste test and I may have noticed a
slight difference in taste. Perhaps, sweeter, maybe less salty. Maybe
not. The honey-comb packaging is spiffy, though. Limited Edition, so get
'em while they last. |
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White
Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Of all the products
that should be limited, this one isn't. Not even the salty sweet peanut
butter could make this thing worthwhile. Does anybody out there eat white
chocolate when regular (or even better, dark) chocolate is available?
What kind of degenerate scum would make such a foul decision. Get the
hell out of here. And take your white chocolate with you. |
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Extra
Smooth & Creamy Reese's Peanut Butter Cups:
I called
bullshit on Reese's, claiming the Extra Smooth tasted exactly like a regular
PB cup. Then, I get an email calling bullshit on me, claiming my reviews
are hardly scientific and that if I had done a side-by-side comparison,
I would notice a considerable difference. If you think I won't amend my
reviews for any Reese's fanboy who calls my bluff, think again, chump.
In a side-by-side comparison, I did notice a difference: the Extra Smooth
style sucks much more than the regular cup. It completely lacks that salty
flavor that make Reese's so good. Let this be a lesson: I'll respond to
any email sent my way. |
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Reese's
Peanut Butter Lovers & Chocolate Lovers:
For a few magical months in the spring of 2005 I participated in the most
important vote of my life: Chocolate vs. Peanut Butter; let's settle this
once and for all! After trying one of each, side by side, bite to bite,
I wasn't convinced. And how did I know I wasn't just voting for a candy
bar electoral college, and that my vote wouldn't even count if I didn't
vote with the majority in my state?! No way am I falling for that again,
so I just piled the remaining cups together and took a bite... "You got your Peanut Butter Lovers cup in my chocolate!" "No, you got your Chocolate Lovers cup in my peanut butter!" "Why, it's delicious!!!" |
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Reese's
Big Cup:
This is, literally, one big cup. Like, twice the size of a regular peanut
butter cup. Four times the size of them mini cups. Well, I'm not impressed.
You won't catch me getting all frenzied until they come out with a super
massive cup. In fact, it should be so big that it isn't a cup at all...
it's a Reese's Peanut Butter Cauldren. (ps - if you think I'm gonna review
the white chocolate version of this thing, think again, chump.) |
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Reese's
Big Cup with Nuts: Or,
as I like to call them, Reese's BigNuts. This is one big ol' cup of peanut
butter, but with whole peanuts mixed in. The crisp nuts broke up the otherwise
monotonous chore of eating a regular Big Cup. And just for the record;
as of August of 05 I call dibs on the ideas of Dark Chocolate cups, Caramel
cups, Almond Butter cups, Almond Butter Cups with Almonds, mini-Big Cups
(aka medium cups), and Double Chocolate cups. Whatcha gonna do now, Reese!? |
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Snickers
Marathon:
New "long lasting energy bar" from the makers of Snickers...
Mars. Crisped rice, chocolate, caramel, and peanuts sock you in the gut
with 16 vitamins & minerals, and 9 grams of protein. I recommend this
tasty treat for all marathon runners who intend to finish in less than
4 hours. The "long lasting energy" comes from all the sugar.
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Honey
Roasted Payday: Yet another limited edition candy treat.
I wonder if these bars are so limited that they will someday be worth
tons of money. I sure hope so, cause I sold all my mutual funds and invested
in a walk-in freezer full of these. If limited edition Payday bars don't
sound like a sound growth investment for you, I would just stick to the
regular Payday, cause they taste exactly the same. |
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Hershey's
S'mores:
As soon as I caught wind of new Hershey's S'mores I rushed out to find
me some. There were only 4 left in the store, so they must be popular,
or at least on sale. Long story short, the S'mores bar has milk chocolate,
marshmallow, and graham cracker bits. The marshmallow was more like a
cross between the 3 Musketeer filling and regular old nougat, and there
wasn't nearly enough graham cracker bits to qualify the bar as having
true s'mores flavor. Not bad, though. |
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Hershey's
1carb:
Fact: You're a fatso and the only way to miraculously slender your lardy
ass is to cut the carbs. Fact: It's an amazing coincidence that a variety
of tiny portioned, high priced, low carb options have recently materialized
for you to consume. Fact: 1carb is mini Hershey bar with Soy Crisps instead
of rice crisps. Fact: It cost $1.50. Fact: In spite of how stupid I felt
buying it, it was quite good. Fact: I recommend it to anybody fat and
stupid. |
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Almond
Joy Chocolate Chocolate:
Peter Paul will be damned if these other chocolate companies hog all the
pieces of the sweet Limited Edition candy bar pie. Enter chocolate flavored
coconut flavoring, wrapped in chocolate, dipped in chocolate, injected
with chocolate, under a coating of chocolate, with an almond and more
chocolate. If you like chocolate, get your chocolate fix with chocolatey
Chocolate Chocolate. |
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Almond
Joy Piña Colada:
To
coat anything in white chocolate is wrong, but to coat pineapple flavored
coconut flavoring and an almond with white chocolate is a crime against
humanity. It makes me want to vomit in disgust, then vomit with rage.
Then, after that, I'd stick my finger down my throat and vomit again...
just to get my point across. |
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Almond
Joy Passion Fruit: Wrong, wrong, wrong! When will Peter
Paul wise up and realize that any type of fruit flavoring will not mix
well with the sweetness of the cocoa bean. This steaming pile tasted like
chocolate covered Fruit Stripe gum, and I suggest, like gum, you don't
swallow it. Poison in a pink wrapper. |
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Dark
Chocolate Twix: It's a safe bet that you can improve almost
any candy bar (or any food for that matter) by adding dark chocolate.
With the debut of the Dark for Twix, I'm not so sure any more. A refreshing
change, sure, but how would you feel if this was the only Twix bar you
had to choose from... a world where milk chocolate alternative were only
available as Limited Editions. Meditate on it, chump. |
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Peanut
Butter m*Azing:
This
candy bar is a total failure.
I don't know how this got past the test market, but here it is, with freak-show
television advertising support and all. Peanut Butter mini M&Ms in
a chocolate bar might sound like a solid idea, but the end results are
like my power of self control... weak. |
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Crunchy
m*Azing: Now
that you've gotten my opinion of the red m*Azing bar, you can probably
guess my thoughts on this one as well. What else can I say? Wait- here's
a good pun: You should be m*Barrassed to buy this thing in front of anybody
you know. Yeah, that'll do nicely. |
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Dark
Chocolate M&M's: M&M's are gonna have to work
harder than this. The dark chocolate wasn't bad, but wasn't much different
than regular M&M's. And, back in '99, those JarJar Pepsi cans ruined
any chance of a man-child being swayed to purchase anything based on a
Star Wars marketing tie-in. The only thing cool about these is the new
color scheme on the candy: black, navy, gray, maroon, and purple. |
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Crunch
with Peanut Butter:
This is a logical follow-up to the Shaq-tacular Crunch with Caramel. Maybe
the bold point-of-purchase display got my expectations a little too high,
maybe Nestle's just doesn't know peanuts, maybe seeing a new, limited
candy bar every week has made me jaded. Sorry, but PB-Crunch just ain't
all that. |
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Crunch
Dark: With so many gourmet varietels of dark chocolate
flooding out of micro-manufacturers nowadays it can make a candy-obsessed
loser like me a tad skeptical when Nestle's presents the Crunch Dark.
However, after a few bites of it I could say, with the confidence and
authority of a candy-obsessed loser like me, that this is one of the best
new candy bars of 2005. Bravo, Nestle, bravo. |
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Butterfinger
Crisp: Butterfingers are gross. "Even the fire won't
consume them." But add the word Crisp to it, throw in some wafers
and less of whatever it is that Butterfingers are made of, and it ain't
that bad. I hear that; Let's do this thing. |
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York
Chocolate Truffle
- This kind of thing happens to me all the time. I stumble into the liquor
store in my usual reefer induced haze, scare workers and customers alike
with my enthusiasm over a new candy bar, and try it to discover it is
not only good, but grrrreat! I tell everybody how awesome this new product
is, write some internet review no one reads, then, I return days later
to restock my sweet tooth and, low-and-behold, my new favorite candy bar
is nowhere to be found. Was it all some wonderful dream? |
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Cajeta
Elegancita - This version of Elegancita (which I can only assume
is Spanish for 'elephant') consists of two crispy wafer bars with chocolate
and cajeta cream, which tastes sort of like coconut. Maybe it's just the
gringo talking, but I imagine cajeta is some exotic sugar harvested from
a cactus. This candy is delicous in any language, but mostly in English
and Spanish. |
More reviews
coming soon. remember - New Chocolate Reviews part 1 Eurocandy Reviews New Soda Reviews and coming eventually: foreign KitKats! |
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