In a message dated 2/15/03 5:51:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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 > Sarsaparilla is supposed to taste like root beer (or maybe you could say
 > that root beer is supposed to taste like sarsaparilla).  Maybe what you
 > got was just too old.

I thought it was supposed to taste like root beer too.  The expiration date
on the box isn't unil 2005.  Anyway, the taste is very subtle and the tea has
practically no color.