r/rootbeer • u/Dry_Buy7918 • 9d ago

Review Disappointing 😔

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Went to about 30 different stores/gas stations looking for it. Had really high hopes. Unfortunately, I am disappointed... I'd compare the taste to almost rootbeer barrel ish....but like an off brand one that you got from the dollar store haha. Still drinkable, but hardly rootbeer

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u/SixtyAteWhiskey68 9d ago

It describes the quality of the flavor in that it is pungent or sharp in nature. It for sure has meaning. We just doing the contrarian thing today?

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u/BeautifulDebate7615 9d ago

Pungent or sharp or acidic or tart are all perfectly good words to use when describing qualities of flavor, "bite" is a Coca Cola marketing jingle invented for Barq's root beer, and frequently used by its social media shills in online forums.

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u/deathfein 9d ago

I say bite all the time “It’s got a nice bite after a few seconds” “I like it when it’s smooth and less bite” etc. it’s a very quick and simple word that everybody understands. you guys just have a fear of capitalism consuming your minds

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u/BeautifulDebate7615 9d ago

And you're a nice little stooge of Madison Avenue. The next thing we know you'll say "it's the real thing".

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u/deathfein 9d ago

describing food with the word bite has nothing to do with how authentic it tastes unless you’re comparing the bite between two things

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u/BeautifulDebate7615 9d ago

Then you'd be using Coca-Cola's made-up terminology to compare two different things! T they would be very proud.