Claussen is still pretty good. The best dill pickles ever were Mrs. Neusihin’s, but the brand was bought by another pickle maker a long time ago, and they weren’t the same after that.
“Claussen, hands down.
They used to be, until they started using High Fructose Corn Syrup”.
I just looked at the label of my latest purchase of Claussens and see no high fructose corn syrup or other sugars. You must have gotten them mixed up with another brand.