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| Brand | Portrait | Tasting Notes | Natural Habitat |
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| Dr Pepper | 
| The standard against which all others are measured No surprise that this product went national | Everywhere |
| Diet Dr Pepper |
| Very similar to regular Dr Pepper, but a little fizzier and foamier Minimal (and certainly acceptable) "diet" aftertaste | Everywhere |
| Dr. Becker | 
| Mouth Feel: thin Sweetness: not overly sweet Aftertaste: acidic, revolting Nose: chemical | Texas |
| Dr. Chek | 
| Smooth but too sweet A little better than Dr. K | Virginia (Winn Dixie) |
| Dr. Cool | 
| Mouth Feel: thin, watery, none Sweetness: not overly sweet Aftertaste: bitter Nose: excellent | Texas |
| Dr. Delight |
| Fruity but lacks complexity. Sweeter than average. Slimy, with a faste-fade aftertaste. | Louisiana (Delchamps) |
| Dr. K | 
| Yech Medicinal, pruny, robitussiny, artificial cherry taste Thin, needs more phosphoric acid | Virginia (Kroger) |
| Dr. Perky | 
| No carbonation Too sweet Pruny | Virginia (Food Lion) |
| Dr. R |
| Undistinguished cedary flavor, moderately but sickly sweet, flat and seltzerish with little aftertaste. Expected something bigger and better from Texas | Texas (Randalls) |
| Diet Dr. R |
| Vile, even for a diet soda. Who would voluntarily drink this? A strong cedar aroma suitable for a closet. Watery mouthfeel, metallic acidic aftertaste. | Texas (Randalls) |
| Dr. Randalls | 
| Mouth Feel: slimy, yet fizzy Aftertaste: flowery Sweetness: creme soda Nose: pharmaceutical | Texas (Randall's) |
| Diet Dr. Randalls | 
| Mouth Feel: large bubbles Sweetness: not very sweet Aftertaste: metallic Nose: almond N.B. bears no resemblance to regular Dr. Randall | Texas (Randall's) |
| Dr. Riffic |
| Medicinal cedar flavor, full-bodied, fizzy and tingly like poprocks, woody aftertaste | Virginia (Eckerd) |
| Dr. Rocket | 
| Good nose Sorta thin A little sweet | Virginia (K-Mart) |
| Dr. S | 
| Weak and fizzy, clunky, no nose Very dull can design About what you'd expect from SFW | Virginia (Shoppers Food Warehouse) |
| Dr. Skipper | 
| Strong nose Very bland watery taste Flat, poor head retention Not what you would expect from Safeway Select Cute and whimsical can, however | Virginia (Safeway) |
| Dr. Slice | 
| Reddish color Too sweet | Arizona |
| Dr. Smith's | 
| Good but not memorable | Utah |
| Dr. Smooth | 
| Award-winning can Too sweet Weird moth ball or cedar aroma Not much taste, bad aftertaste OK mouth feel | Virginia (Harris Teeter) |
| Diet Dr. Smooth | 
| Bad aftertaste | Virginia (Harris Teeter) |
| Dr. Starr | 
| Fruity nose with a hint of vanilla Cotton-candy mouth feel Clean, no aftertaste Light carbonation No relation to Ken (so far as Dr. Soda Man knows) | California (Lucky) |
| Dr. Thirst | 
| Mouth Feel: good Sweetness: not overly sweet Aftertaste: moderately fruity Nose: cedar chips | Texas |
| Dr. Thunder | 
| Similar to Diet Dr. Thunder | Virginia (Walmart) |
| Diet Dr. Thunder | 
| Robitussiny nose Primary flavor: seltzer Inadequate bubbles Excessively sweet aftertaste, but shortlived One of the less objectionable varieties | Virginia (Walmart) |
| Dr. Wells |
| Flat, watery, yet astringent mouthfeel. Aftertaste is redolent of bug spray or citronelle, with a Pinesol finish. Low sweetness. Fruity nose, weak taste. Suitable only for children, but curiously addictive -- it grows on you. | Virginia (Fresh Fields) |
| Doctor [sic] Whatever |
| Brown-sugary, molasses, too-sweet flavor. Pruny, fruity nose. Intriguing frothy head, but poor overall carbonation. Little aftertaste. | Virginia (Fresh Fields) |
| Dr. Zing |
| Cherry flavor, moderately sweet, fruity nose, poor carbonation, slimy, short aftertaste half-life | Virginia (Giant) |