Dr. Pepper

[Broomjockey]

DIET Dr Pepper, on the other hand, tastes like Diet Coke with dirt in it. Not the good beach sand style dirt, either. Icky black garden dirt.

I completely misread that as "Bland" garden dirt, and I'm like "How could that be bland?"

And my friends would always make fun of me for drinking Diet caffeine-free Pepsi. If I could find non-diet caffeine-free, I'd get that, as I'd prefer sugar over aspartame.

[MystyGlyttyr]

I completely misread that as "Bland" garden dirt, and I'm like "How could that be bland?"

Actually, compared to beach sand, it IS rather lacking in taste...

*shuts up, goes to pica somewhere else*

[Jester]

I drink the caffeine free myself (gold cans!) and I honestly can not tell a difference between it and regular...

Yes, I figured that it would be much like the difference between Coke and caffeine free Coke, in the sense that I can't taste any difference!

Oh, and by the way, to borrow a phrase from Reformed Waitress...I hate you so very much!

Jester, if you really want it that bad, I could ship some to you. You would, of course, have to cover the shipping charges!

But I love YOU!

I may just take you up on that. Tempting, very very tempting.....

[Gurndigarn]

OK, since the subject of sodas has come up... has anybody ever seen a stateside distributor for either Buzz or Tropicana? Tropicana, by the way, being a pink soda, not a brand of orange juice, and Buzz (pronounced "Boose" in english) is a clear lemon-limish soda, kinda like Sprite or 7-up, but much, much better. They're the only non-fruit food that I really miss from my time in Ecuador.

[ArenaBoy]

Since I have no idea - I'm going to ask.. What is the world is Moxie?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie

I've actually found Moxie in Michigan but for the life of me I can't remember where.

Here we have Vernors, a ginger ale that's strong. Always amusing to give it to out of state visitors.

[MystyGlyttyr]

Oh, and by the way, to borrow a phrase from Reformed Waitress...I hate you so very much!

Awwww....don't hate me! The only reason I drink it is cuz too much caffeine drives me a little bit nuts...

And I'd offer to ship you some too but you already got that offer, heh heh.

[Broomjockey]

Actually, compared to beach sand, it IS rather lacking in taste...

Your taste buds are very odd, as I've always found it to have quite a bit of flavour. The clean garden stuff isn't too bad, it's the playground stuff you need to stay away from. Never tasted beach stuff.

[magiccat26]

Here in Texas, Dr. Pepper is bottled and delivered by...Dr. Pepper

If you want a REAL treat, try a Dublin Dr. Pepper (made at the original plant in Dublin, TX). Unlike the mass produced Dr. Pepper products sold at 98% of the retailers, these are made with Sugar Cane instead of Corn Syrup and they tast AMAZING.

DH (Dear Husband) buys them for me as a treat and Santa usually brings me a 6-pack of Dublin every year...if I'm good.

[Jester]

Awwww....don't hate me! The only reason I drink it is cuz too much caffeine drives me a little bit nuts...

I don't drink caffeine at all, and would love some to try some cfDP. Thus my hatred for you.

[myswtghst]

Here we have Vernors, a ginger ale that's strong. Always amusing to give it to out of state visitors.

Ick. Not a fan of the Vernors myself, even after 4 years there. I love other Ginger Ales, just can't take Vernors.

As for Diet Dr Pepper--I LOVE it. It is my hands down favorite soda, though Coke Zero is currently trying to push it out of the running.

I also am know for suicides on soda fountains, though I usually just mix Diet Coke or Pepsi with Dr Pepper or Mr Pibb. I <3 the concession people at the local movie theatre, as they will give me a large half Diet/half Pibb.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

What's a "suicide" at a soda dispenser?

One trick my friends and I used to do is mix apple juice with Sprite or 7-up. Looked just like beer! I didn't much care for the taste though.

Also on an Upward Bound overnight trip one year I recall buying a bottle of Jolt someplace, and a bunch of other sodas other places, drinking the bottles down to about a quarter or so full, and then mixing the leftovers in one bottle.

One of the convenience stores near me allows you to put "flavor bursts" in your fountain drink. So there I'll be putting vanilla flavoring in my Mountain Dew. Or raspberry and Cherry in my Coke.

[daleduke17]

If I can remember correctly from my time in pricing at the grocery store, here is what was usually on sale with each other:

1 - Pepsi (and varieties), Dr. Pepper (and varieties), Mt. Dew (and varieties), Lipton Teas, Sierra Mist, Canada Dry,

2 - Coca-Cola (and varieties), Mr. Pibb, Surge, Vault, Barqs, Slice, Sprite, Fanta, Mello Yello, Minute Maid, Seagrams,

3 - 7Up, Dr. Pepper, A&W, Crush, and a couple others.

One I cannot think of is the Coca-Cola version of Sierra Mist. Can anyone remember the name of that?

Edit to add: FRESCA!

[Spiffy McMoron]

What's a "suicide" at a soda dispenser?

I think that it's a combination of whatevers at the pop fountain mixed in one cup. I've always called that mix a "swamp water", but hey, to each their own.

[repsac]

A suicide from a slushie though is great. Usually ends up a strange brownish color with red tints to it, but it tastes killer.

[UncleImpy]

Makes me wish I was still in Dallas. There's a little town called Dublin, Texas that has the last Dr. Pepper bottling company that still uses pure cane sugar rather than corn syrup.

Mmmmm...so bad for me deliciousness....