My friend's reaction when he invites me to a bar and I order a root beer : risa

[+] CubbyTustard@reddthat.com 30 points 10 months ago

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[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I've heard it tastes like toothpaste. Never tasted sassafras or zarzaparrilla in my life. What is it like?

[-] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Draw a triangle.

In one corner put Coca Cola, in another cotton candy, and in the third liquorice.

Root beer tastes like the point in the middle, maybe slightly towards cotton candy and away from liquorice.

[-] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

This is a good description

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 points 10 months ago

Sounds awful. I hear that if you drink enough of it, you begin to like it, but how can you get to that point?

[-] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

It's just really sweet. Too sweet for me. The root flavor is hard to describe really, I can understand the toothpaste comparison, but I wouldn't say it tastes like toothpaste.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I come from a country that uses artificial mint taste for toothpaste. That's what I have associated with toothpaste. But I know other countries have other flavors too (like spearmint and such), which taste very different. We also have Malta which is extremely sweet non alcoholic malt beverage. The taste is not strong but I associate it with overly sweet drinks.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Root beer is in no way minty.

[-] negativenull@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

Garak : It’s insidious!
Quark : Just like the Federation

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Do you think they can save us?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

I'm with Nog. Give me root beer instead of regular beer.

And a large dose of ketracel white, obviously.

[-] negativenull@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

...not even once

[-] stephfinitely@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

What it is literally named root BEER.

[-] Froyn@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

Yes, but it's pronounced root beer

Risa