Dr Pepper
Ranked 4 of 4 soft drinks by recommenders
Fans say Dr Pepper Zero tastes better than the regular version, and they prefer Dr Pepper's flavor to Coke.
Fans say Dr Pepper Zero tastes better than the regular version, and they prefer Dr Pepper's flavor to Coke.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Zero version tastes better than regular
“Dr Pepper Zero tastes great, better than the normal version by quite a lot”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “Aspartame is not that bad?” “That's high praise for the Zero version”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video]” Fans like and prefer its flavor
“I also like Dr Pepper Zero, as I mentioned in my first post”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video]” “I still enjoy a nice ice cold Coke or Dr P.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video]” “I actually prefer Dr. Pepper”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “The Amazon Tax”
Other soft drinks people recommend
The three most recommended other soft drinks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 4 soft drinks, rankedWhat people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I actually prefer Dr. Pepper”
“Don't really miss them other than old Dr Pepper”
“Watermelon + Dr. Pepper = cancer.”
“Dr Pepper Zero tastes great, better than the normal version by quite a lot”
“I still enjoy a nice ice cold Coke or Dr P.”
“I also like Dr Pepper Zero, as I mentioned in my first post”
“That's high praise for the Zero version”
“it had something like 71% DV of sugar in it”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.