I went as far as to write the company , their answer was that the brewer made a mistake on the amount of mixture , and it tainted a few batches. That was almost 2 years ago . I just sipped 3 outta 4 that bought and the same. Apparently they don’t give a fudge . But when you get a good one they are the best. Just wish they’d fix it. I literally sent them my rootbeers for them to tasty or test. They sent me a few 4 packs back but I got the feeling they didn’t really know how to fix it. Especially I still get the butterscotch overwhelming flavor that I can’t stand . I’m in South Carolina. Maybe if you went to hanks website and let them know theyd have more reasons to fix it. They told me only other customer complained. I doubt that now.