[greene66]

Once in a blue moon, I’ve gotten a 12-pack box of soda pop in which it’s apparent some ingrediant/flavoring is missing. Like a bad batch that somehow got through. It’s happened to me with Mountain Dew a few years ago, and once with Hire’s Root Beer about a decade ago.

I find the Mountain Dew “throwback,” which utilizes sugar (like it used to, pre-1980 or so) is far preferable. Same with Dr. Pepper. I find the difference quite striking.

[Prov1322]

...Hires Root Beer...

That brings back memories..."High time for Hires Root Beer...Open a bottle..."

Hires Root Beer 1966

My alltime favorite is still Franks's or Pennsylvania Dutch Real Draft Birch Beer. Back in the day, you could actually by a quarter keg of it. Usually for picnics where the adults were drinking beer and the kids birch beer...until the adults got too sloshed to know which draft the kids were tapping.

Or at least so I heard.

[wintertime]

Thanks.