Dr. Pepper Sweet & Kickin' BBQ Sauce

A common theme with all the soda related products that I’m running into is it’s a combination of two things, and usually two things I enjoy. Take Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce for example. I like Dr Pepper, and BBQ sauce. Also, I enjoy a sweet BBQ sauce. Where could this go wrong?

There isn’t a single food I have paired this with that has tasted good. Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce has way, way too much Dr Pepper in it. It is sickening sweet to the point of disgusting. I don’t think I’ve eaten anything that felt so wrongly-sweet since I made the mistake of ordering Cap’n Crunch chicken fingers at a Planet Hollywood in 1995. I can only imagine dipping those in the BBQ sauce. Ick.

Speaking of ick, this sauce is really runny. Not that I need my BBQ sauces to be super thick or anything, but it just seems really watery. I’d say maybe their intention was to use as a marinade, but that is also available for sale. I will not be attempting that.

Sadly I can’t recommend getting this, or even purchasing it just to try. If I think something is overpoweringly sweet, then there’s a good chance it’s gone overboard.  

- Mike E.