• Tja@programming.dev
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    11 days ago

    I dint know if the most disgusting, but the biggest delta between expectation and reality was root beer.

    Expected something vanilly or maybe gingery, got mouthwash. I genuinely spit the first sip.

    • SupraMario@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      Make sure root beer is ice cold, like nearly frozen. Room temp (warm) root beer can have a cough syrup flavor to some people.

      Also there are a TON of different types of root beer. Some are better than others. I’m a 1919 and Triple XXX fan. Sprecher is also good, but the others are better, just sprechers is easier to get.

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        9 days ago

        Warm root beer is an entirely different drink. Still good IMO, the taste is softer and more drawn out. Cold rootbeer is crisper with a cleaner (by comparison) finish.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.ca
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      11 days ago

      Two things could hardly be more different than root beer and mouth wash. To be fair, there are a lot of different varieties of root beer - some with a heavy licorice flavor, others stronger vanilla or whatever, but they’re all sweet.

      As someone else suggested, maybe you got a strong ginger beer? Those can be pretty spicy.

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        10 days ago

        Nope, A&W root beer. Maybe a have some weird gene mutation like some people have one that makes cilantro taste like soap. I bought a can and even got a root beer float. Still mouthwash (not the ice cream part).