# What should be America's Beverage? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 1, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732 "2005-02-01T04:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/61 "2005-02-02T16:30:31Z")
Two nations divided by more than a common language and a lot of fish it would seem. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/62 "2005-02-02T16:35:21Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > And, as a slight hijack, root beer is only in the US?! Ahhhh! I’ve always wanted to live in London, but if there’s no root beer over there, you limeys can all go to Hell! 😉 McDonalds used to sell it - but that was years ago. I wouldn;'t know where to get my hands on it - Most tea-spoilers live in and around Kensington and Notting Hill so there might be a shop that sold it (and powdered tea) there. But I’ll see your root beer and raise you Ginger Beer! Especially the Jamaican stuff. It’ll put hair on your chest! ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/63 "2005-02-02T17:02:23Z")
Ginger beer is a foul concoction that shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as the utterly delightful root beer. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/64 "2005-02-02T18:55:13Z")
> [@](#): > > 1776 - a black year for tea it would appear. 1773, actually. I think it’s Coke, myself. Much as I want it to be Bourbon. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/65 "2005-02-02T19:00:45Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Powdered lemonade in tea? That’s just wrong. No, no, NO! It’s [powdered iced tea with lemony flavoring](http://www.dpsu.com/nr_teawithlemon.html)!! You’re not a Meruhkin, are yah, yah commie pinko idgit. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/66 "2005-02-02T19:22:24Z")
That’s not much better, if at all. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/67 "2005-02-02T19:53:09Z")
Yool git mah Country Time when yuh pry it frum mah cold, daid fingers! ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/68 "2005-02-02T20:04:06Z")
I don’t think you have to worry about any of us trying to take it from you. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/69 "2005-02-02T20:19:36Z")
I really want to apologize for that. You see, a homeless guy liquored up on some unholy concoction, referred to by some as a “Long Island Iced Tea”\*, broke into my cube and typed the last few posts while I was filling out forms to buy GirlScout Cookies for a cow-irkers little brats. I’m truly sorry. It was wrong to leave my computer unattended while I was logged on, and I promise it won’t happen again. \*Main non-alcoholic ingredient: Coca-Cola ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/70 "2005-02-02T20:56:28Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > Ginger beer is a foul concoction that shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as the utterly delightful root beer. Generally, I agree. Root beer = best beverage on earth. I have had only one eral ginger beer. Not Jamaican, but still, waaaaay too powerful for me to ever like. I did once have what could be considered either a very mild ginger beer or a very strong ginger ale, and it was good. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/71 "2005-02-02T21:00:57Z")
> [@Loopydude](#): > > If you use country time, they put lotsa lemon-flavory citrate in the powder for you. No funky lemony mess on your fingers, and takes, like, three seconds to make. Screw teabags; those are for Limey Europwimps. No, no, no, no! Proper Southern ladies do not used powder to make iced tea. That’s like making biscuits by whomping a can against the counter and pulling out the dough. You put the tea bags in a glass pitcher, put the pitcher outside, let the sun brew the tea, then add about fifteen cups of sugar. Lemon is optional. Yeesh! Do I have to tie your shoes for you too? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/72 "2005-02-02T21:27:29Z")
I don’t want to offend anyone, but root beer is a disgusting beverage. If you drink it no one will ever love you and you’ll die alone and afraid. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/73 "2005-02-02T21:40:13Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > That’s like making biscuits by whomping a can against the counter and pulling out the dough. Well how the hell do you make them, then?? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/74 "2005-02-03T15:52:31Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I don’t want to offend anyone, but root beer is a disgusting beverage. If you drink it no one will ever love you and you’ll die alone and afraid. That’s it, you just made the list. And for the record, I once got a girlfriend BECAUSE I drank rootbeer. So ha to you! Too bad you’ll never know the pure ecstasy that is a great, frosty rootbeer. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/75 "2005-02-03T15:57:09Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > That’s it, you just made the list. > > And for the record, I once got a girlfriend BECAUSE I drank rootbeer. So ha to you! Too bad you’ll never know the pure ecstasy that is a great, frosty rootbeer. It’s got pure ecstacy in it? No wonder you like it. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/76 "2005-02-03T16:06:31Z")
I want to nominate the [Meat Shake](http://www.meatshake.com/)! 😃 Failing that, I vote for Coke. Though I’m more of a Pepsi gal. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/77 "2005-02-04T02:10:21Z")
I nominate [Ass Sherry](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3021400). 😃 The Taste Sensation That’s Sweeping The Nation! 😃😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/78 "2005-02-04T02:59:23Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > And for the record, I once got a girlfriend BECAUSE I drank rootbeer. So ha to you! Too bad you’ll never know the pure ecstasy that is a great, frosty rootbeer. Once, eh? :dubious: That sounds an awful lot like “not any more” to me. Anyway, don’t take this personally but if she liked rootbeer she was probably a total skank. Everyone who likes rootbeer is a total skank. ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732/79 "2005-02-04T15:18:17Z")
> [@TitoBenito](#): > > Does anybody besides Americans drink Dr. Pepper? I’ve never found a can anywhere but in the states. We have Dr. Pepper and many brands of root beer up here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-americas-beverage/287732.md?page=3)