# Poll: Soft Drinks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [May 31, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368 "2010-05-31T09:50:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/61 "2010-06-01T09:44:36Z")
I like Mr. Pibb, but it’s gotten scarce in southern California since McDonald’s dropped it for Dr. Pepper. I also like to make a half and half mixture of Dr. Pepper and Root Beer. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/62 "2010-06-01T09:48:55Z")
Jolt, Squirt and Mountain Dew (all variations), in that order. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/63 "2010-06-01T17:28:54Z")
Wanna throw in Barqs. I love me some root beer and Barqs is all I drink. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/64 "2010-06-01T17:36:27Z")
Mostly I drink water or real, unsweetened iced tea (not ice tea, btw). But I do enjoy a coke, root beer or the one you left off- ginger ale. And one more time with feeling: Iced Tea, not Ice Tea. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/65 "2010-06-01T17:37:04Z")
Safeway’s store brand Go2 cola. I drink 4 a week. Interesting to see Tab on the poll. That’s a blast from the past. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/66 "2010-06-01T17:46:07Z")
Diet Ginger Ale. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/67 "2010-06-01T17:55:10Z")
My favorite soft drink has always been regular Coca Cola, and when I got a job at McDonald’s back in high school, we were allowed all the soda we could drink. I quickly realized that all the regular Coke I could drink was not very good for me, so I weaned myself onto Diet Coke. I drank Diet Coke exclusively for over a decade until I got completely sick of it in grad school. At that point I tried every other diet drink on the market. I learned that Diet Dr Pepper, Diet Crush, and diet root beer were all pretty good, and I still buy them occasionally, but the standout hit was Fresca. My son likes it, too–we go through about two cases a week. You can’t always find it on sale, and when it goes on sale, the store often runs out. So when I find it on sale, we buy a bunch. I bought 16 cases last week. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/68 "2010-06-01T18:13:33Z")
Jesus, not even a mention of Royal Crown? I’m one of those people who will go out of their way for it. I’ll hafta go further and further out of my way if shelf space placement is any indication. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/69 "2010-06-01T22:23:27Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Wanna throw in Barqs. > > I love me some root beer and Barqs is all I drink. Just FYI, Barq’s is the only major brand of root beer that is not caffeine-free. Maybe that’s part of the attraction for you? Myself, when I drink root beer, it’s usually Diet A&W. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/70 "2010-06-02T06:31:22Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Just FYI, Barq’s is the only major brand of root beer that is not caffeine-free. Maybe that’s part of the attraction for you? Myself, when I drink root beer, it’s usually Diet A&W. That actually started it cuz I liked root beer from the beginning, but needed a shot of caffeine. But after drinking it now it is my preference because of taste. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/71 "2010-06-02T06:59:53Z")
I love ice tea. I hate that when I buy it it’s always 5 times too sweet. ETA: my home made batch of Ginger beer should be drinkable by tomorrow. I might switch my preferences to that, though it may or may not qualify as a “soft” drink. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/72 "2010-06-02T07:48:43Z")
Another diet Dew and Coke Zero drinker. To me, Coke Zero is almost Tab. Diet Coke is just way too watered down and sweet. I used to drink diet Pepsi, but alas, it has taken on diet Coke’s more negative traits. Iced tea is my go to drink at home. When I can get it, I buy Sam’s Choice diet ginger ale. It has a much stronger ginger taste than most. To round out the list, diet IBC, diet Barq’s, Fresca, diet Sundrop, selzer with lime, and diet Sunkist. Like another poster, I miss diet Pepsi with either lemon or lime. ---
**Author:** ![clarkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@clarkstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clarkstar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/73 "2010-06-02T12:41:02Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > Diet Dew! nectar of the gods ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/74 "2010-06-02T13:16:18Z")
Another vote for Coke Zero, it’s the only soft drink I’ll drink. I don’t have it very often though. I mainly get by on coffee, no sugar/milk. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/75 "2010-06-02T13:26:24Z")
Coke, Coke Zero, 7-Up, Orange Crush, and Surge. Of course, Surge is no longer being produced, so that kind of sucks for me. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/76 "2010-06-02T13:31:00Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > […] but I’ve always understood “soft drinks” to be a nationally accepted substitute for the awkwardness of not knowing whether to say “pop,” “soda,” “soda pop” or “coke” (lower case _c_). Is my impression not the norm? You forgot “sodie pop”. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/77 "2010-06-02T13:35:50Z")
Alas - no Cheerwine or Sun Drop was listed. But I think those are local cokes. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/78 "2010-06-02T14:41:20Z")
I love Jolt Cola when I can get it. But I voted for good old Coca Cola because I am, after all, an Atlantan. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/79 "2010-06-02T14:46:04Z")
Royal Crown Cola – IE, RC A can of that and a Moon Pie and I’m ready for almost anything. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368/80 "2010-06-02T15:19:25Z")
Diet Barq’s (some question as to whether or not it’s root beer), Pepsi Max (diet Pepsi with extra caffeine), Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper, Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi, Coke Zero with either cherry or vanilla. Can’t stand Diet Coke unless there’s a little of something else mixed in. > [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Diet Dr Pepper is great. The cherry version of it might be the best soda ever. Right! > [@Asimovian](#): > > Actually, just about any soda that adds cherry flavoring is a winner, in my book. Raspberry (have only seen it in Diet Rite) is good, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368.md?page=5)