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#173285 02/07/2008 10:30 PM
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..and weren't we just.

did you know that Dr Pepper predates Coca-Cola? (the full-stop after Dr was dropped during the 50s for stylistic reasons.) the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers, but in many regions Coke bottlers make Mr. Pibb instead.

this leads me to ask, has anyone ever done a Dr Pepper/Mr. Pibb taste test?

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Officially? No. But, I prefer Mr Pibb from the fountain. It's not as fizzy, not as sweet. I don't like Dr Pepper from the bottle or can, as it is highly carbonated.


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They both taste like cough medicine to me.

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Dr Pepper is to me harsher than Mr Pibb, so I prefer Pibb, but I'll go for a cherry coke anyway...


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I've never heard of Mr. Pibb but then I've never tasted Dr Pepper either.
On another soda subject, I learned recently why I like ginger ale at home but not in restaurants. Most places don't bother to stock it, they give you 7Up with a tiny shot of Coke/Pepsi to make it the right colour.

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Make mine Moxie. Or either that or Irn-Bru, one.

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Moxie? eww.


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Originally Posted By: etaoin
Moxie? eww.


Well, try Irn-Bru then.

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Manhattan Special..it it pep you up in a NY minute!

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I'm gob-smacked. tsuwm, of all people, has started a non-word thread.

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Jackie made me do it!

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I've never heard of Mr. Pidd either. Dr Pepper I've heard of (on U.S. television) but have never tasted.

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Onliest way to drink Dr Pepper is you pour a small bag of peanuts into it.

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I like Dr Pepper and Mr Pibb OK, but I've never done a side-by-side taste test.

And if it ain't Vernor's, it ain't ginger ale.

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Jackie made me do it! And I thank you, my friend. [blowing kiss e]

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Originally Posted By: Sparteye

And if it ain't Vernor's, it ain't ginger ale.

Canada Dry, the other brands are too sweet.


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