Canadian store brand root beer, Ranked.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 06/29/2016 at 00:33 • Filed to: COMPLETELY ARBITRARY RANKINGS OF SHIT NOBODY CARES ABOUT, COMPLETELY ARBITRARY RANKINGS, ROOT BEER, CANADA

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#5 - Great Value (Walmart)

#4 - Compliments (Sobeys/Safeway)

#3 - Western Family (Save On Foods/Overwaitea/Cooper’s/Et Cetera)

#2 - President’s Choice (Superstore/No Frills/Loblaws)

#1 - Co-op Gold (Co-op)

Left out: Chains that I haven’t been to.

Fuck you.

S65 > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 00:42

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Fix the formatting

Birddog > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 00:42

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I only do IBC Saspirilla.

Fuck you too!

That should become our national greeting once The Donald takes office.

not for canada - australian in disguise > S65 06/29/2016 at 00:43

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These were literally the biggest photos I could find on Google. And Kinja doesn’t like small photos. Also fuck you.

derf > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 00:45

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I’m touched that you’re willing to inflict five different private label root beers on yourself just for our edification.

Matt Nichelson > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 00:48

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Is this it?

not for canada - australian in disguise > derf 06/29/2016 at 00:48

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Someone has to do it.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Matt Nichelson 06/29/2016 at 00:48

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YOU FOUND A PICTURE!

Matt Nichelson > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 00:51

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Yay me! Never underestimate a man from south Mississippi. ;)

CRider > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 00:53

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Just drink Pepsi.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 01:23

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Off-topic: Did you know that in Canada they have root beer with caffeine (something that doesn’t exist in the US) and their “Mountain Dew” is this light fruity beverage without caffeine?!

not for canada - australian in disguise > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/29/2016 at 01:49

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I thought caffenaited root beer was a thing everywhere. Also, our mountain dew has caffeine now. We didn’t have caffeine before because of a ban on caffenaited clear pop.

Xyl0c41n3 > CRider 06/29/2016 at 02:00

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Dr Pepper.

All other cokes suck.

Blondude > Xyl0c41n3 06/29/2016 at 03:29

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I thought Dr. Pepper was considered a Pepper-style soft drink whereas Pepsi, Coke, etc. were colas.

Blondude > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/29/2016 at 03:31

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Caffeinated root beer is definitely a thing in the states.

FromCanadaWithLove > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 08:21

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Ginger Ale:

1. Sussex

2. Everything else.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 10:35

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In the US, as a rule, root beer will not have caffeine. I believe there are some small niche companies that make it, but no national brand does it.

Yeah, I heard that changed. I haven’t bought it in some time. I liked the decaffeinated Canadian Mountain Dew because it was so much less harsh...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Blondude 06/29/2016 at 10:50

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Apparently it’s inconsistently caffeinated in the US now, but it all has always been in Canada. In many regions of the US, it wasn’t and still isn’t. Apparently they don’t mark which is which. In Canada they very proudly mention it on the label...

 > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/29/2016 at 12:26

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Having lived in Canada most of my life I don’t think I’ve had any of those.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > FromCanadaWithLove 06/29/2016 at 12:37

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What the hell is that?

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. >  06/29/2016 at 12:38

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I’ve had a few, the list seems fairly consistent with my experiences.

FromCanadaWithLove > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 06/29/2016 at 12:48

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Heaven in a can. It’s only sold in the Maritimes. You might be able to get it in Ontario, because I think it’s bottled in Mississauga now (it’s originally from Sussex, NB).

Xyl0c41n3 > Blondude 06/29/2016 at 13:21

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It’s a Texas joke. Dr Pepper was invented in Texas (you can visit the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco and still see the original well used to source the water for it), and around here, all sodas — regardless of brand, and whether colas or clear sodas — are called “cokes” except Dr Pepper.

Also, there’s no period after the “Dr” in Dr Pepper. :)

JRapp: now as good as new again > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/29/2016 at 15:08

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Isn’t Barq’s a nationl brand? It’s owned by Coka Cola now, and definitely has caffeine, not much, but it has it - 22.5mg/can. Hence the “Barq’s has bite” ads.