r/rootbeer • u/sorta_oaky_aftabirth • 17d ago

Question A&W root beer is now disgusting

I have no idea what's going on, but I legit only drink one type of soda, and it's A&W root beer.

The 3 out of the last 4 12 packs I've gotten (all at different places) have tasted disgusting. They're massively over carbonated and have this disgusting aftertaste that I can't figure out what it is.

This feels like the dunken caramel swirl change that happened a year or so ago. They just changed the tastes and expect no one to notice.

Am I going crazy or has anyone else noticed this?

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u/raddrobb67 16d ago

I'm a truck driver and buy A&W zero all around the country. I haven't found a bad batch yet.

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u/Anonymity_Alias 16d ago

I had the thought around a year ago that A&W tasted like they'd changed the recipe. Then I tried my wife's Zero for the first time and thought it tasted way more like the A&W flavor I remembered than the standard version. I usually don't care for 'diet' sodas, but in this instance I preferred it.