# Did you acquire the taste for root beer as an adult?

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**Created:** [January 9, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-acquire-the-taste-for-root-beer-as-an-adult/977931 "2023-01-09T17:41:52Z")\
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I had Europeans tell me they don’t like it because of the wintergreen flavor, and that reminds them I specifically of medicine (that some of their medicines are flavored with wintergreen.) I wish I could be more specific about which area of Europe, but I don’t remember who told me that.

I tolerate wintergreen, but it’s not a flavor I particularly like. That said, combined with vanilla and sassafras or sarsaparilla or licorice, I don’t mind it.

Dr. Pepper is not at all in the same category to me. That just tastes like cola flavored with almond extract and maybe a few other things. More comparable drinks might be Moxie, birch beer, and sarsaparilla soda.

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