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Any list where theater Taco Bell Pepsi is not the first is a wrong list

Barq's totally bites. It's fine as a unique diversion, but as a staple root beer it's terrible.

I have very strong opinions on most staple brands of various styles of pops. But when it comes to root beer I'm about as open minded as you can get. Barq's is alright, A&W is better. The true beauty of root beer comes when you start finding artisan brands that have their own take on things. It's much like the various boutique breweries that produce amazing beers that will never make it to mass market.

Funny story. Back in high school I decided to try making my own root beer. I went through the whole process of making the syrup and bottling the root beer in some 2-liter bottles. At some point in the fermentation/carbonation process things went horribly wrong. I was sitting at our kitchen table having dinner with my parents when all of the sudden I heard what I believed to be gunshots nearby. Turns out the gunshot noises were 2-liters of hand made root beer exploding in the basement. The basement smelled like an alcohol and root beer for what seemed like months. Talk about a PITA to clean up.

That was probably before this aired. lol

It's best to have some Nuka Cola with those.

• the fizz is to be minimal
  
• any trace of bitterness is bad
  
• the sweeter the better
  
• the closer to pure syrup the better

Despite having these strong opinions, in my fridge you'll find Kroger pops, Meijer pops, orange pop, Sprite, Mountain Dew, until recently, Cherry Pepsi, all that stuff.

Many people are like me and like everything. I'll buy Coke Zero as often as Diet Dr. Pepper, for example. And often, what you want is situational. Like, if I just mowed the lawn, you bet your bottom dollar I'm walking up to the party store to buy some Rock & Rye immediately. If I'm at a party outside and some lunatic has purchased all my favourite pops in a cooler, Coke Classic is what I'm drinking. If I'm going grocery shopping with a kidlet or doing boring stuff, he or she is getting a Towne Club glass bottle. If I'm doing a long distance drive, it's orange pop in cans.