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beansando t1_iv5xm7m wrote

I had it for the first time last month. Big fan

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SpliffyPuffSr t1_iv5zrer wrote

Whats it’s flavor? Cola or something else?

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WazWaz t1_iv61aqm wrote

Reminds me of a strongly accented Scottish visitor we had at work. We were all trying to work out if his name was Ian or Ewan after he'd introduced himself. After a few uncomfortable days, we found out it was Owen.

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Alte_kaker t1_iv61xam wrote

A deranged guy at a bus stop in Edinburgh flung some of that shit at me from his can. Walked around sightseeing all day with sticky smelly hair.

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oxero t1_iv65iiq wrote

I bought some of these from Amazon, made overseas. It's honestly such a unique taste, but not one I'm all about. Still good, just wouldn't call it the best.

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KarlosJackass t1_iv65k85 wrote

So you mean it’s not made in Scotland from girders?

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GastonsChin t1_iv6gqh1 wrote

What?!?! Irn-Bru should be in every grocery store in America, why is this not the case?!?!

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vinnydbass t1_iv6hwdc wrote

For Canadians, this stuff just tastes like bad cream soda. Not terrible though. I’m biased tho, I don’t like cream soda.

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Creation98 t1_iv6qjgk wrote

Had one at the Loch Ness Urquhart castle gift store one time. The full Scottish experience.

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put_on_the_mask t1_iv6ue4n wrote

Replying to LadnavIV (#451,466)

It’s pretty common throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, albeit with slight variations on the name, so if you’re in the US it should be easy enough to find. Easier than Irn Bru at least. Just look for something bright orange/yellow with champagne in the name despite clearly not being champagne.

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3971_KTL t1_iv7djcy wrote

Replying to Bassmekanik (#452,334)

Ah... just read about it. I knew when the U.K. had the sugar tax or whatever they changed it. Wasn't aware of three versions. I'm in Canada. We have it in British import places and some grocery stores.

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Bassmekanik t1_iv7f7py wrote

Replying to 3971_KTL (#452,392)

Yeah. The sugar tax completely ruined the taste of the “normal” irn bru. The 1901 is pretty good, but it doesn’t have caffeine in it, which is a shame. Tastes nice though.

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CrieDeCoeur t1_iv7id65 wrote

Irn Bru is great. Am I a weirdo for liking Lucozade too? As a non-Brit, it's only very rarely that I get either of them.

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porcupine_autonomy t1_iv7jia4 wrote

I just ordered some from amazin. We'll just see soon enough if this irn bru is all its cracked up to be.

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sleepyprojectionist t1_iv7klig wrote

Replying to Bassmekanik (#452,458)

Now this may sound like blasphemy, but I did a little experiment a few weeks back and mixed equal parts of 1901 and Xtra. It seems to be the best compromise between flavour, sugar content and caffeine content, but further experimentation may follow.

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mcmanaman17 t1_iv7r6ho wrote

They just enjoyed the way it sounded when they said it

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vinnydbass t1_iv86e50 wrote

Replying to KypDurron (#452,387)

Different availability or legality of British or Canadian products/ingredients. I live in Ontario and can get Irn Bru anytime. I know Americans don’t have ketchup or dill pickle chips for example. Also certain Cadbury products or Kinder products. Crush cream soda is exclusively Canadian and was the first cream soda I’d had as a kid. I wasn’t sure if all cream soda was Canadian.

Besides, they makes tons of food products tailored to specific regions. McDonalds menus vary from country to country as an example. Not only that, but ingredients legal in the States may not be legal in Canada or Europe. Americans don’t have unpasteurized goods available like cheese or honey, so yea things do taste different depending where you are. Mexican coke is sweeter than American coke. Canadian candies dont use the same dyes as American ones. American chocolates use butyric acid, so Brits think it tastes like vomit. If you’ve never eaten pizza in Naples, someone from Naples might tell you that you have never tasted pizza. An Irishman will swear that Guinness not only tastes better in Ireland but is different than what we have here. The list goes on.

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Ponceludonmalavoix t1_iv8osjq wrote

For those in America who want to taste something similar, look for cola Champaign in the Latin isle, also called OK Cola by some brands.

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paulyweird t1_iv8u8ad wrote

Considering there are 12 tsps of sugar in a pint of the stuff it's not surprising to me that a sugar tax would cause them to change the formula! I just can't imagine drinking an 8 oz glass of anything that has 6 tsps of sugar in it.

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mr_rivers1 t1_iv91hqk wrote

I used to love Irn Bru. Then we went on a walking tour near their factory and there was a dead sheep in the stream that provided their water.

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KRONKCHEF t1_iv9ktu4 wrote

Replying to vinnydbass (#453,520)

Another good example is hellmans mayonnaise, it's totally different country to country based on national tastes. Some are yellower/paler, some are more creamy, others more citrus notes etc

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niamhweking t1_iv9l45z wrote

Replying to sk8605 (#451,360)

Uk and Ireland has cream soda, getting harder to buy imo in Ireland especially. Mr price does mini bottles and tesco own brand does larger 1lt bottles. I've never been a fan

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KRONKCHEF t1_iv9l6gc wrote

So, whisky is Chinese, kilts are Greek, bagpipes are Egyptian, tartan is European, scotch eggs are English and now Irn bru is American.... They better not touch my bloody tablet.

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ScottJC t1_iv9y166 wrote

Replying to paulyweird (#454,507)

They had diet versions of the stuff already, now all of them except the new Irn Bru 1901 have asparatame in it. Which is nice for the people who can't taste the stuff, I can tho, i'm proper jealous of the people who can enjoy asparatame drinks.

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__Gwynn__ t1_ivi76v5 wrote

And they had to rebrand it because a) it holds no iron and b) it's not a brew. Phonetically the same, saves a ton on lawsuits.

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ElfMage83 t1_ivjeo3r wrote

This explains why my Brummie friend pronounces the name that way.

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