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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Dr Pepper was designed to taste like what a soda fountain smells like, a mix of flavors like when you made "swamp water" as a kid.
So it's "Dur Pepper's Monster" to me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To Europeans it tastes like mouthwash

It's not selling very well I don't think

[–] AngryCommieKender 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought that was Root Beer?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I'm German and I like both... Root beer is really difficult to get, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Europeans drink mouthwash?!!

TIL…

[–] LovableSidekick 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My mom told me Dr. Pepper was made from prune juice, which I guess is party true about the original formula.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I haven't looked in a while but in 2020, prune juice was still in the mandatory ingredients list. It's mainly corn syrup and water, but prune juice is involved, I think