Anyone else drink Dr. Pepper (read the additional details before answering, please!)?

Question

Dr. Pepper now seems to have a lot of variations, like Berries and Cream, and Cherry Vanilla.
Does anyone out there besides me prefer regular Dr. Pepper -
Not Berries and Cream Dr. Pepper,
not Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper,
or even Diet Dr. Pepper???

To me, the original Dr. Pepper is the ONLY good Dr. Pepper!
(If you want to qualify for the 10 points, tell me which one you like the best and why - I may actually give the 10 points to someone who disagrees with me if you give me a good enough reason)

Answer 1

I like regular Dr. Pepper, and the Cherry Vanilla. The Berries and cream is nasty, it tastes like cream soda and I don't know why they call it Dr. Pepper because it tastes nothing like Dr. Pepper. I'm not a fan of diet soda period, so I don't drink diet Dr. Pepper. Cherry Vanilla is probably a bit redundant because Cherry is one of the main flavors in original Dr. Pepper. You know how on their ads now, they talk about 23 flavors? Well when Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco Texas, some guy mixed together all the different soda flavors, 23 in all and well that's how Dr. Pepper got here.

Answer 2

I think Original Dr Pepper is the best tasting also, but I am always trying to watch my weight, so I shy away from the sodas with sugar, and go the diet route. Of the Diet Dr Peppe flavors, I like the Cherry Vanilla the best. The Berries and Cream tastes like some kind of medicine to me, and is awful. The Diet Dr Pepper is just ok, but a close second to the Cherry Vanilla Diet Dr Pepper.

Answer 3

Hello, I'm a Pepper, too... I prefer the regular Dr. Prepper but I admit that I often buy the diet Pepper because I am trying to lose weight and it's better for me to drink the diet Pepper. Once a week I'll have the rugular stuff, though. I never tried the other Pepper flavors because they just don't seem appealing to me, and I like to stick with what works.

Answer 4

I am going to have to agree. I grew up in TX, where the Doctor was ever so popular. My Dad and brother got me hooked on it and I have to say, THERE IS NO SUBSTITUITION!!!!!!
To me the other flavors like cherry vanilla and berries and cream just don't add up to the original Dr. Pepper. Our fave growing up was Dr. Pepper and a back of chili cheese fritos, or a frozed Dr. Pepper on a hot day. Now, I have my hubby hooked on the Dr.

Answer 5

I agree that original Dr. Pepper is the best. Dr. Pepper already has a lot of flavors in it (23 I believe, including prune!), so adding more is just too much. I drink the diet version because I find the original too sweet for my liking.

Answer 6

I have tried real Dr Pepper, Diet DP, and that red stuff they wisely abandoned. I haven't even bothered with the other stuff. But I must say that Dublin Dr Pepper is the best; they still make it with actual cane sugar and not high fructose corn syrup. It has a cleaner taste, not quite as sticky. But it's expensive to get unless you live near the bottlery, alas.

Answer 7

I drink only the original DP, no unnecessary additives for me. Actually, I remember Dr. Pepper bottles from the 1960's that had something resembling a "clock" printed on it and the only numbers on the clock were 10-2-4. I never understood that. Check it out...

Answer 8

i remember when DR pepper 1st came out back in the 50s and it was in a smaller bottle but it was better than the one they have today,but i like Dr pepper now and i like root beer also ///

Answer 9

I look at it this way... the only good DP is the original AND Diet DP. All the different variations of it are too sweet and most taste like poo. Especially the berries and cream; that stuff is disgusting. I don't know how that passed taste testers unless they were Australian (they like Vegimite...disgusting).

Answer 10

Dr. Pepper has got to be the WORST soda on the planet earth! It tastes like seasoned cola, so gross. A lot of foriegn people can't stand it, and dont understand why americans drink the sh!t! haha.. anyways. its gross...