I read yesterday in a Dallas Observer blog,
If you have but a single can or bottle marked "Dublin Dr Pepper," don't open it. It's a collector's item as of this very moment. That's because as of 5 p.m. today there is no more Dublin Dr Pepper: From here on out, per a settlement agreement just announced in the case filed by Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group in June, the Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company will now be known as Dublin Bottling Works Inc. And it will no longer manufacture Imperial Pure Cane Sugar Dr Pepper at its bottling plant.
To remember Dublin Dr Pepper, here is a write-up from a trip I took with a friend of mine in June of 2009 to Dublin to tour the Dr Pepper bottling plant. The same friend from this trip.
The Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant in Dublin is the only place in the world that still makes Dr. Pepper according to the original recipe. You can buy Dubin Dr. Pepper there, or you can be dedicated like my brother and trade in your empty refillable 10oz bottles for Dr. Pepper bottled in Dublin.
Crates upon crates of Dr. Pepper awaiting trade-ins. The bottles aren't made any more, so my brother buys his on e-bay. He found out I was going and sent me with all of his empties to trade them in. If you buy by the case, it is something like 40 cents a bottle.
They have an old fashion soda fountain with soda jerks who make you a Dr. Pepper, or my personal favorite, the Frosty Pepper, which is like a Dr. Pepper milk shake.
After I had my Frosty Pepper and my friend had her Dr. Pepper, we took a tour of the bottling plant. The tours are $2.50/person and you get a free Dr. Pepper during the tour.
The tour takes you through the plant and describes all the equipment. It ends in the museum which houses only 10% of their Dr Pepper memorabilia.
The 6 various drinks they bottle at the Dublin plant.
It was a great day trip for us. If you are looking to get out of the metroplex for the day, this is a trip that will not disappoint, unless you are a Pepsi drinker!
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