You don't have to apologize, i agree, the texture and feeling is not appealing but the taste is what matters. I was discussing the other day with my mom how i don't find soda appeling cause of the fizz, that the flavor is fine just the fizz is not. I usually buy bottles and shake it until is all gone before drinking it. I don't like eating some food for same reasons, the texture of water mellon is unappeling, Beans and peas and corn have that skin that get stuck between the teeth gaps and gumbs, is just how it is.
What brand of root beer? You don't mean the one with the dog on it right? MUG.