342: Root Beer Advocates

[Tenerence]

Haven't come on here in literal years, but you know what? That guy at the beginning knew what's up. Barq's is pretty damn good! Also, a caffeinated root beer, which several of those guys seemed to think didn't exist.

[Macho Masc Sangy Savage]

I have not been able to look at a single can of bottle of root beer the same since this episode.

[1234GO!]

I have not been able to look at a single can of bottle of root beer the same since this episode.

Same, since listening to this episode I have bought Virgil's three times. It was $0.99 per bottle at Trader Joes.

[Adam Bozarth]

I have not been able to look at a single can of bottle of root beer the same since this episode.

I had the unique pleasure of spotting and angrily pointing out the bottles of Virgil's on sale at Cost Plus World Market.

[ikaribattousai]

Definitely the first episode that made me actually want to engage with the topic of the episode. Not in an arguing about it online way, but in a "you know what? A nice root beer doesn't sound that bad right now, actually," way.

[1234GO!]

Barqs, with bonus soviet ephemera

[Hoffgod]

The site is gone! Rootbeerreview.com is down and listed for sale. I can only assume this means Aristophanes was finally defeated by KnyteOwl.

[Salubrious Rex]

The site is gone! Rootbeerreview.com is down and listed for sale. I can only assume this means Aristophanes was finally defeated by KnyteOwl.

At least one person saw this coming.

[Muffinator]

I went back and listened to the episode and somehow the first time I glossed over how they all think Bundaberg is a pretentious microbrew and they're making fun of how hip it is

Don't get me wrong, I love a bundy, but that shit is Aussie ... ?RC Cola? I don't know the US well enough to hit a precise equivalent, but it's stuff you buy from the gas station.

[thelizzerd]

I went back and listened to the episode and somehow the first time I glossed over how they all think Bundaberg is a pretentious microbrew and they're making fun of how hip it is

Don't get me wrong, I love a bundy, but that shit is Aussie ... ?RC Cola? I don't know the US well enough to hit a precise equivalent, but it's stuff you buy from the gas station.

I think the equivalent would probably be Barq's or A&W depending on what part of the country you're in. I think a lot of things get hype in the US just because they're imported and not due to how good they are. Another good example of this is those Hello Panda cookie/biscuits that are Japanese. I know people like obsessed with them, but they're not that exciting.

[Dr. Buttplug]

Whatya talkin' about, it's got that high falutin ring pull top and calligraphic logotype, it's gotta be fancy. And it's got a bottle like a Redstripe, the fanciest of beers.

[EYE OF ZA]

You also need to remember that, to Americans, any soda with cane sugar in it is fancy. A soda that doesn't have corn syrup in it, what a special treat! I've seen special 'real sugar' variants of big name sodas in stores here, and they'll also sell Mexican versions of the standard Coke/Pepsi mainstays (and Jarritos, another Mexican brand) because the bottling plants in Mexico don't use corn syrup, so they're ~fancy~.

They kind of are, too. The difference between corn syrup soda and sugar soda is mostly a texture thing. Being syrup,, corn syrup is a bit more thick and goopy, so sodas with cane sugar taste a bit lighter and snappier.

[Great Joe]

You also need to remember that, to Americans, any soda with cane sugar in it is fancy. A soda that doesn't have corn syrup in it, what a special treat! I've seen special 'real sugar' variants of big name sodas in stores here, and they'll also sell Mexican versions of the standard Coke/Pepsi mainstays (and Jarritos, another Mexican brand) because the bottling plants in Mexico don't use corn syrup, so they're ~fancy~.

They kind of are, too. The difference between corn syrup soda and sugar soda is mostly a texture thing. Being syrup,, corn syrup is a bit more thick and goopy, so sodas with cane sugar taste a bit lighter and snappier.

and corn syrup Pepsi is fucking disgusting.

[Dr. Buttplug]

Pepsi is gross under all circumstances. I got some WBC root beer from the dollar store and it was really really gross.

[Great Joe]

Pepsi is gross under all circumstances. I got some WBC root beer from the dollar store and it was really really gross.

Real sugar Pepsi is inoffensive, but real sugar RC Cola definitely beats it.