Recommendations

Each of the companies represented in my collection has brought forth a worthy product. True, not all are worthy of human consumption, but most make perfectly good paperweights, weed-killers, and projectiles. Some, though, are much better than others. I have performed some unscientific taste tests on lots of beverages -- Dr Pepper imitations and others -- and feel comfortable making the following suggestions to anyone wishing to make a more informed beverage purchase.

"Dr"-type beverages

1. Dr Pepper
2. Dr Pepper
3. Dr Pepper

Honorable mention: Caffeine-free or Diet Dr Pepper. Either will do in situations where none of the above are available

Colas

1. Mexican or Canadian Coke (with real sugar)
2. Stewart's Draft Cola
3. (tie) Coke or Pepsi

Citrus (what is the generic category here?)

1. Sun-Drop
2. Ski (has a slight orange flavor along with the typical citrus mix)
3. Mountain Dew, but only as a last resort when BCC (blood caffeine content) is at risk of dipping dangerously low

Fruity beverages

1. I can't in good faith recommend anything fruity. You understand.

Weird stuff

In no particular order...

• Bubble Up (the sweetest lemon-line there is)
• Cock 'n Bull Ginger Beer (extremely dry, but not such that you need 2 more sodas to recover)
• Green River (it's green...try finding something else that color)
• Cheerwine
• Ale-8-1
• Anything I have yet to try...