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Monday, March 2, 2009

Dublin Dr. Pepper

Preface: I was really excited to find this one. I had heard legends of Dublin Dr. Pepper--a history is here, via Wikipedia. Brief summary: when Dr. Pepper switched to high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener, a few bottling plants refused to make the change. They are allowed to bottle the original recipe (made with cane sugar), but technically can only distribute it in a small area around that particular plant. The Dublin plant is in Texas, so finding it here in north San Diego county was unexpected. I hope I don't unearth some vast sugar-Dr. Pepper smuggling consipracy with this post. In any case, there are those who swear by this stuff. I like normal Dr. Pepper just fine--generally prefer it to other mass-market sodas--so this was an exciting find (as in "making a fool of myself explaining to the person ringing me up and bagging my groceries about the history of Dublin Dr. Pepper with a manic look in my eyes" exciting).

Where and when: purchased 2/28/09 at Major Market, Escondido, CA
Scent: Very little aroma, faint Dr. Peppery smell.
Color: Brown. Maybe slightly gray, but could be the bottle
Taste is Dr. Pepper, but lighter. Sweetness is different—maybe a hint of peach? Almost no aftertaste, as if it was never there. The taste is pretty faint; neither the intense prune or lasting acid of Dr. Pepper. Much more delicate.
I suspect this would be a different experience if the soda was slightly warmer--this one was very cold when consumed. Obviously more research and sampling is needed.

10 comments:

  1. Do you know if it's still available at Major Market?

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  2. I haven't been back there recently, so I can't confirm it. If you go, please post a comment and let us know whether its still there.

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  3. This is also available in several of the smaller towns in Texas... I don't honestly know why I haven't reviewed it myself.

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  4. I'll try to go there to get some.

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  5. If I can't get it then I'll just have to order it online I guess.

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  6. Major Market Escondido doesn't have Dublin Dr. Pepper. Fallbrook might have it but not guaranteeing that.

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  7. It might have been a one-time thing. I'm going by Galco's in Los Angeles today; I'll let you know if they have it there.

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  8. Dr Pepper Heritage. Made and shipped all over the U.S is its throwback version made with cane sugar. It's available now. I buy it everyday.

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