LD s3e1 “Grounded”

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    5 months ago

    Never heard of that before.
    But neither had l of root beer, before DS9 or so.
    So is it another one of those US-defaultism things still present in the 24th century?
    I find them slightly annoying in Trek, but try to ignore them.

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      5 months ago

      Werthers original are German candies, and I’ve definitely heard jokes about old people liking them (or campino Früchte, or something similar) in Germany. Root beer is a North American thing though

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        5 months ago

        Oh. I now just learned that butterscotch has nothing to do with whisky, but seems to be just the english word for “caramel” or so…
        And I also know the old “Werther’s” commercials.
        So, they are apparently international.
        Interesting. I wonder what influenced what with regard to the butterscotch reputation stated in OP…

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            Regardless how good it might be, it would quite certainly be a letdown for me now, as it apparently doesn’t contain scotch…
            And if you are talking about Werther’s: I am not particularly fond of that, there are superior types of caramel imho.

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        For a long time I thought it to be just a made up thing, like Saurian Brandy or so.
        But I would like to at least taste it once. Must ask at our local US store if it has some…

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          Look for the brand 1919. they’re fantastic, but not the best since that title belongs to a local pop factory in my state. Mug is mid and a&w is only good at the restaurant

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            I most frequently have A & W; it’s pretty rare we get anything else. I don’t think I’ve had a lot of Mug; I’ve certainly had some before, but it feels like I see more A & W and Barq’s around my area. I don’t think I’ve ever actually been to an A & W; all the Las Vegas locations had been closed for years (and still are) back when I lived in Vegas, and there’s only 1 in the entirety of the Phoenix area where I current live.

            Honestly, for me, root beer is root beer. Also, I rarely drink it as a standalone beverage these days; I mostly just use it in root beer floats. I’d only really choose it if there was no Dr. Pepper around or I was avoiding caffeine.

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            5 months ago

            Thanks for the tip, but I don’t think I can be picky here.
            Honestly, I would be really surprised if they had root beer at all.
            It is really exotic niche stuff, outside of die-hard ST-fans generally not known…

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            The beverage may also available in the UK, but maybe under an different name.

            From Wikipedia:

            sarsaparilla remains available in the United Kingdom as a legacy of the temperance movement.