Comments on: Tired of Beer? Become a Soda Connoisseur

By: stepcoach

stepcoach — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:21:38 +0000

Thanks for a very enlightening and well-written article. Since developing diabetes a couple years ago (partially from years of drinking Coke, etc) I’ve pretty much given up soft drinks. I use a soda water mixer to make my own fizzies (?) from 100% fruit juice, and have become fairly good at combining to get a good taste. But I did not know about the micro-brewery move back to pure cane sugar. I’ll investigate as whether that makes a difference over HFCS for my – and millions of others’ – conditions.
Either way, please keep up the good work. My friends and I really enjoy the AoM.

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:17:35 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the awesome article, and add in one that’s within a short drive of parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Griffith & Feil Pharmacy is in Kenova, West Virginia and still doing Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and a few other drinks the old soda-jerk way (namely orange cream and root beers). They also have an absolutely amazing version of most diner foods.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:47:03 +0000

http://www.thesodagallery.com/index.shtml

The Soda Gallery in Dallas is about as good as it gets when it comes to a craft and obscure soda selections. It’s right down the street from my house, so I love to stop by and see the newest choices.

By: John

John — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:07:05 +0000

For those of us who’ve had the good fortune to live in certain urban areas with large concentrations of Orthodox Jews, there are also “kosher for Passover” versions of many mass-market sodas. The essential difference is that they are made with cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup (don’t ask me why; I’m no expert on kashruth), so we get to have Coke the way it used to be!

So if you’re in New York City around Passover, look for the 2-liter bottles of Coke with the yellow cap printed with Hebrew letters. It’s the REAL real thing!

By: Gene Schubert

Gene Schubert — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:39:31 +0000

Great website. Pure cane sugar sodas blow away that corporate crap on the shelfs.
I enjoy Boylan, and have had a good Hank’s too. Loved your articles on best colas and best root beers, gave me some ideas. Keep’em coming!

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By: Darryl

Darryl — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:41:30 +0000

Unfortunately up here (In Toronto) There’s really no independent soda manufacturers anymore. they all either went bankrupt or moved away…a pity.

I’m stuck drinking Jones’ Soda, which is fine but still I’d like to have variety than just being stuck with the same old sodas (Pepsi , coke, et al. ad infinitum)

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By: Greg Warwick

Greg Warwick — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:31:10 +0000

Thought you’d like to be aware of another soda of historical and taste significance. Fentimans Botanically Brewed Beverages were established in 1905 in Northern England when Thomas Fentiman acquired a ginger beer recipe from a fellow tradesman that gave it as a security to a failed loan. The Ginger Beer was sold in stoneware jugs called “gray hens” for years, delivered door-to-door for decades until 1992 when Eldon Robson, Thomas’ great-grandson introduced the first custom bottle for the beverage. Over the next 10+ years he introduced other varieties using the same 7-day fermentation and brewing process that resulted in beverages with layers of flavour and aroma, unlike any other. Perhaps you’ve heard of the slow food movement? Well, these were the some of the first slow sodas. They have less then 1/2% alcohol, having been fermented, but these can still be consumed by persons of all ages and bought in every type of store and restaurant. Other varieties beyond the original Ginger Beer include Curiosity Cola (much like what you’d find at an apothocary decades ago), Victorian Lemonade, Madarin & Seville Orange Jigger, Dandelion & Burdock and Shandy. A Tonic Water, Ginger Beer and Curiosty Cola are also available in 125 ml mixer sizes. No HFCS, just all-natural ingredients and flavours.

In the quest for sodas of substance, these are truly worth checking out. You can firnd more information on them at http://www.DrinkFenimans.com or http://www.fentimans.com. Check out the link to Furtling, too. Real Victorian era humor and real hoot!

Cheers!

By: r.blondie

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By: Jonathan Rose

Jonathan Rose — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:13:01 +0000

Great article and very illuminating for someone moderating and limiting there alcohol intake, such as myself. I am adopting the philosophy of temperance in my life as part of a strong, concerted effort to succeed at the goals I have in life. Alcohol is such a damaging drink – lifestyle even – and it is hard to find alternatives without loosing social grace. Like Marcel though, I simple cannot find the options and varieties in London, UK, where I live. Anyone have any suggestions, other than ordering online? It would be great to see an article on alternative drinking that catered for Londonites.