Pop/Soda Connoisseurs? [General]
2012 May 1
Stewart's and Dad's get my votes. Art-is-in has some French soft drinks, these clear slender bottles, I forget the name. Lemonade and pink lemonade, and maybe 1-2 other flavours. I thought they were decent (better with my pulled pork than a coffee).
I remember as kids in Mtl, my dad would buy cases of Pop Shoppe goodies. When we'd go to restaurants, my big brother would always have Teem on fountain, he swore it was better than 7-up or Sprite. I had Fanta, and then it disappeared and I didn't see it again till my trip to Greece in '90, albeit in bottles. Anybody like that Brio Chinotto, I never cared for it.
Occasionally Pepsi trots out old style product with real sugar, ie. non-HFCS, complete with the retro logo. Not as good as I remembered it. Perhaps the taste takes reacquiring.
I remember as kids in Mtl, my dad would buy cases of Pop Shoppe goodies. When we'd go to restaurants, my big brother would always have Teem on fountain, he swore it was better than 7-up or Sprite. I had Fanta, and then it disappeared and I didn't see it again till my trip to Greece in '90, albeit in bottles. Anybody like that Brio Chinotto, I never cared for it.
Occasionally Pepsi trots out old style product with real sugar, ie. non-HFCS, complete with the retro logo. Not as good as I remembered it. Perhaps the taste takes reacquiring.
2012 May 1
Every time I come back from Detroit I bring back a case of Vernor's ginger ale. I love the spice in it. Also from Detroit is a local pop called Faygo and my favorite flavors are Rock n' Rye and Redpop.
I agree that Stewart's is good, and I love that A&W is serving their root beer in glass mugs again. Often when travelling in the states I'll pass a diner or ice cream shop that advertises house made root beer and I always stop and have never been disappointed.
When I was a kid I used to like Nehi grape soda, but haven't seen it in so long I'm not sure if they even make it any more.
I agree that Stewart's is good, and I love that A&W is serving their root beer in glass mugs again. Often when travelling in the states I'll pass a diner or ice cream shop that advertises house made root beer and I always stop and have never been disappointed.
When I was a kid I used to like Nehi grape soda, but haven't seen it in so long I'm not sure if they even make it any more.
2012 May 1

Refashionista, Wink was awesome!
I think the US soft drink "squirt" is pretty close to wink. It was developed in Arizona, but can be found all over the US. I would say it is like fresca but with sugar instead of artificial sweetener.
A note on where to buy good pop The Hasty Market on Metcalf and glauster sells the full line of Stewarts. Zesty on Bank and Elgin as well as Sugar mountain sell the in-house pop Shoppe brand. Boushy's on Elgin and Cosmomart on Lees carries a few flavors of Jones.
As for Feygo, these can certainly be found in Ottawa. Boushey's on Elgin carries them. Didn't the insane clown posse promote faygo? I'm personally not a big fan, I find them a bit on the sweet side, and not even close to carbonated enough. But, they can be found here.
Oh, 700ml, Dr. Pepper Cherry can be found at shoppers drug marts all over town.
The bulk barn also carries a nice selection of pops. They have the full selection of Stewarts (@ 1.69 a bottle, not bad), "real brew" (which is a horrible, hippy/healthy root beer, yukk), and the overly sweet Blue Sky Soda company - which also claim to make "healthy pop" using cane sugar. But yuk, medicinal flavors that are way to sweet. And this is coming from a guy who loves his root beers and herbal teas, which can arguably be described as having a medicinal taste.
Hey anybody out there ever try Moxie? It's kind of like a root beer, or birch beer, but it's definitely distinct and different, more on the medicinal side. Its flavor is a derivative of a root (not sassafras), but something similar.
I can drink it, but I do not enjoy it very much. Apparently you either love it or it makes you gag. I must be an anomaly since, Im neutral on Moxie. I have definitely never seen it Canada, its more of an eastern US seaboard, grandma pop.
Any tips on where to buy these goodies by the case? Stewarts and/or Jones specifically?
I think the US soft drink "squirt" is pretty close to wink. It was developed in Arizona, but can be found all over the US. I would say it is like fresca but with sugar instead of artificial sweetener.
A note on where to buy good pop The Hasty Market on Metcalf and glauster sells the full line of Stewarts. Zesty on Bank and Elgin as well as Sugar mountain sell the in-house pop Shoppe brand. Boushy's on Elgin and Cosmomart on Lees carries a few flavors of Jones.
As for Feygo, these can certainly be found in Ottawa. Boushey's on Elgin carries them. Didn't the insane clown posse promote faygo? I'm personally not a big fan, I find them a bit on the sweet side, and not even close to carbonated enough. But, they can be found here.
Oh, 700ml, Dr. Pepper Cherry can be found at shoppers drug marts all over town.
The bulk barn also carries a nice selection of pops. They have the full selection of Stewarts (@ 1.69 a bottle, not bad), "real brew" (which is a horrible, hippy/healthy root beer, yukk), and the overly sweet Blue Sky Soda company - which also claim to make "healthy pop" using cane sugar. But yuk, medicinal flavors that are way to sweet. And this is coming from a guy who loves his root beers and herbal teas, which can arguably be described as having a medicinal taste.
Hey anybody out there ever try Moxie? It's kind of like a root beer, or birch beer, but it's definitely distinct and different, more on the medicinal side. Its flavor is a derivative of a root (not sassafras), but something similar.
I can drink it, but I do not enjoy it very much. Apparently you either love it or it makes you gag. I must be an anomaly since, Im neutral on Moxie. I have definitely never seen it Canada, its more of an eastern US seaboard, grandma pop.
Any tips on where to buy these goodies by the case? Stewarts and/or Jones specifically?
2012 May 1
Rainbow Foods (beside the Farm Boy @ Britannia) has a large selection of unique pop.
I pick up Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi, Cherry Coke Zero and Dr. Pepper Ten when I'm in the US, because it's not sold here. I'm also a fan of Pineapple Crush which is only sold in the east coast provinces.
Apparently Diet Barq's rootbeer exists, but I haven't seen it anywhere. A&W's Diet Rootbeer is decent.
I pick up Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi, Cherry Coke Zero and Dr. Pepper Ten when I'm in the US, because it's not sold here. I'm also a fan of Pineapple Crush which is only sold in the east coast provinces.
Apparently Diet Barq's rootbeer exists, but I haven't seen it anywhere. A&W's Diet Rootbeer is decent.
2012 May 1
this root beer, from NIckel Brook brewery is pretty tasty...
www.nickelbrook.com
it is not for the faint of root beer hearts....it's packed w/ flavour.
i know D & S BBQ carry it, as well as The Wellington Gastropub.
Not sure what retail places have it...
www.nickelbrook.com
it is not for the faint of root beer hearts....it's packed w/ flavour.
i know D & S BBQ carry it, as well as The Wellington Gastropub.
Not sure what retail places have it...
2012 May 1

Wow, have never heard of that!
This is more of a younger generation thing, but does anybody remember back in the nineties, they had those mini cans of pop branded as Super Mario Bros. Characters?
Yoshi was Apple, Peach was Pink Drink, Mario was Cola, Luigi was lemon lime, the Goomba was rootbeer I think, I could be mixing up the flavors, but I have very fond memories of convincing my mom to include this crap in my lunch. Yeah, I convinced her a total of one singular time and it was on a feild trip day, so she didn't care.
Pretty sure the pic I found is a modern re-issue, cause those cans look awfully current, and I remember there being different flavours.
Also, anybody remember orbitz? This unholy (non-carbonated) drink had little balls floating around in it. As a kid, it used to float my boat.
This is more of a younger generation thing, but does anybody remember back in the nineties, they had those mini cans of pop branded as Super Mario Bros. Characters?
Yoshi was Apple, Peach was Pink Drink, Mario was Cola, Luigi was lemon lime, the Goomba was rootbeer I think, I could be mixing up the flavors, but I have very fond memories of convincing my mom to include this crap in my lunch. Yeah, I convinced her a total of one singular time and it was on a feild trip day, so she didn't care.
Pretty sure the pic I found is a modern re-issue, cause those cans look awfully current, and I remember there being different flavours.
Also, anybody remember orbitz? This unholy (non-carbonated) drink had little balls floating around in it. As a kid, it used to float my boat.
2012 May 1
was it RC cola that used to have parts of a bicycle under their bottle caps and i could never figure out why i always had a whole bike except one piece like the seat or front wheel...perhaps the missing part was in another part of the country and they needed the parts I had? No, RC wouldn't do that, would they? ;-0
why does and did pop always taste better when we were younger? And in glass bottles??
why does and did pop always taste better when we were younger? And in glass bottles??
2012 May 4
I have seen some interesting soda pop at Herb and Spice on Wellington--it is sort of on the ground under the organic fruit, so a little hard to spot. I haven't paid attention to what they carry, but I remember taking note to look there if I needed something interesting.
I really like the San Pellegrino sodas, including the limonata, aranciatta rossa, and chinotto, as well as Organina. They are not overly sweet and have a genuinely fruity taste.
Anyone into making their own soft drinks? I have dithered about getting a carbonation thingy...
I really like the San Pellegrino sodas, including the limonata, aranciatta rossa, and chinotto, as well as Organina. They are not overly sweet and have a genuinely fruity taste.
Anyone into making their own soft drinks? I have dithered about getting a carbonation thingy...
2012 May 6
Oh god, I so miss Orbitz. I used to buy cases at Costco (or was it still Price Club back then?). One of them tasted like liquid lollipops, so obscenely sweet yet awesome.
My other fetish is Jolt Cola. It's a weird nostalgia thing for me. Just after college, I decided to clean up; no booze for a year-ish. So at parties I'd be gulping Jolt all night long, then driving the lushes home (or to the poutine shack). Sadly, the company went under a few years ago and I'm not sure if their debtors actually went ahead with the relaunch. I haven't seen it in Ottawa in 2-3 years at least.
My other fetish is Jolt Cola. It's a weird nostalgia thing for me. Just after college, I decided to clean up; no booze for a year-ish. So at parties I'd be gulping Jolt all night long, then driving the lushes home (or to the poutine shack). Sadly, the company went under a few years ago and I'm not sure if their debtors actually went ahead with the relaunch. I haven't seen it in Ottawa in 2-3 years at least.
2012 May 6
Great thread. I love Cherry Coke Zero, wish we had it in Ottawa. Green Rebel carries Dry Soda, drysoda.com . It's a Seattle-based brand that makes some very tasty, less sweet, subtle-flavored soda. Seems to be marketed as 'health' food, but honestly, the flavors are wonderful. Not a traditional soda, but a nice riff. Cucumber is my favorite.
2012 May 7
Awesome! I've been hoping this would come to Canada since I saw these:
drinks.seriouseats.com
drinks.seriouseats.com
I'm looking forward to it despite my general ambivalence towards pop...
drinks.seriouseats.com
drinks.seriouseats.com
I'm looking forward to it despite my general ambivalence towards pop...
2012 May 7
PB and A,
That is some amazingness if I ever saw it. I remember when I was about 10 I went to the coca cola factory in Atlanta and they have this huge room where they have all the coke products from all around the world. They had something like 300 fountains of pop, a ten years olds heavan.
of particular mention was the Lichee Fanta. Yes please :)
So, maybe I glanced over it, but is that machine a consumer product or for restaurants? I would totally consider buying that for when I move into my Condo next year. Imagine that, Rob to guest: "what would you like to drink?, Guest: "What do you have", Rob: "Everything". Hospitality done right :)
Beleive it or not that is almost a direct quote. I played a jazz gig in Stratford On. in highschool, at some huge rib fest. The organizer brought us home to try his secret, signature rib recipe (which was amazing), but he asked me what I wanted to drink, and he litterally had everything. He had a full size fridge, with every single shelf pakced with every imaginable flavour of pop.
This guy was like 400 pounds and his nickname (and the name of his BBQ company) was the BBQ Guy. Nuff Said..
That is some amazingness if I ever saw it. I remember when I was about 10 I went to the coca cola factory in Atlanta and they have this huge room where they have all the coke products from all around the world. They had something like 300 fountains of pop, a ten years olds heavan.
of particular mention was the Lichee Fanta. Yes please :)
So, maybe I glanced over it, but is that machine a consumer product or for restaurants? I would totally consider buying that for when I move into my Condo next year. Imagine that, Rob to guest: "what would you like to drink?, Guest: "What do you have", Rob: "Everything". Hospitality done right :)
Beleive it or not that is almost a direct quote. I played a jazz gig in Stratford On. in highschool, at some huge rib fest. The organizer brought us home to try his secret, signature rib recipe (which was amazing), but he asked me what I wanted to drink, and he litterally had everything. He had a full size fridge, with every single shelf pakced with every imaginable flavour of pop.
This guy was like 400 pounds and his nickname (and the name of his BBQ company) was the BBQ Guy. Nuff Said..
2012 May 8
Can anyone tell me where in Ottawa I can find Cotts soft drinks (in particular the Cotts black cherry soda).
I can by 12-packs of Cotts black cherry at Nate's Deli , but it would be more practical (and probably cheaper!) if one of the groceries or other stores in Ottawa regularly stocked it.
2012 May 8
Yeah, I was going to say Nate's. When I ate there recently, they charged me 2.95 for a regular sized can of the stuff. It's really good, but 2.95?
The Giant Tiger in Hull on eddy, carries cott products. I used to buy their 2L cola because it was very similar in flavor to Pepsi (even though I'm a coke man), but I liked it better. It did not have the narsty knockoff 'cola' taste to it. I think it was a buck a bottle.
You can also find SPRUCE BEER! Yeah, you read correctly, SPRUCE BEER, made by cotts. The stuff tastes like a pine tree (or wait, maybe a spruce tree - lol). Not my thing. All the usual offenders are there as well (orange, lemon lime etc). {RC Cola too, but meh}. Sorry to say, I don't remember ever seeing the black cherry. It's worth a look though, cause they certainly carry Cott's.
Presidents Choice used to make a steller black cherry pop, but I havn't seen that in years.
Not nearly as cost effective, but wholly better (IMO), is Stewarts Black Cherry, which you can get at Giant Tiger (apperently - according to a post I saw above), Bulk Barn, certain hasty markets, etc.
Hope that helps
The Giant Tiger in Hull on eddy, carries cott products. I used to buy their 2L cola because it was very similar in flavor to Pepsi (even though I'm a coke man), but I liked it better. It did not have the narsty knockoff 'cola' taste to it. I think it was a buck a bottle.
You can also find SPRUCE BEER! Yeah, you read correctly, SPRUCE BEER, made by cotts. The stuff tastes like a pine tree (or wait, maybe a spruce tree - lol). Not my thing. All the usual offenders are there as well (orange, lemon lime etc). {RC Cola too, but meh}. Sorry to say, I don't remember ever seeing the black cherry. It's worth a look though, cause they certainly carry Cott's.
Presidents Choice used to make a steller black cherry pop, but I havn't seen that in years.
Not nearly as cost effective, but wholly better (IMO), is Stewarts Black Cherry, which you can get at Giant Tiger (apperently - according to a post I saw above), Bulk Barn, certain hasty markets, etc.
Hope that helps
2012 May 9

President's Choice Black Cherry Soda may taste quite like Cott's Black Cherry.
To see why go here:
goo.gl/9HAjd
To see why go here:
goo.gl/9HAjd
2012 May 9

Bacon. I remember Hires as far back as 1967.
In fact it was the first, and only, Home Made Pop my brother and I made.
Basically add sugar, water, yeast and Hires extract. Then bottle. The fermenting sugar would carbonate the beverage and the fermentation would stop when there was too much CO2 pressure for the yeast to keep reproducing.
Yeasty tasting ... but dirt cheap to make (especially if mom bought the sugar, that is). I think the extract was 75 cents , if I can remember correctly.
Here is some interesting stuff on Hires history.
en.wikipedia.org
and ...
"One of the major ingredients of root beer was sassafras oil ..."
Wow !! Sassafras oil is a precursor for MDMA ... the street drug ... ECSTACY !
In fact it was the first, and only, Home Made Pop my brother and I made.
Basically add sugar, water, yeast and Hires extract. Then bottle. The fermenting sugar would carbonate the beverage and the fermentation would stop when there was too much CO2 pressure for the yeast to keep reproducing.
Yeasty tasting ... but dirt cheap to make (especially if mom bought the sugar, that is). I think the extract was 75 cents , if I can remember correctly.
Here is some interesting stuff on Hires history.
en.wikipedia.org
and ...
"One of the major ingredients of root beer was sassafras oil ..."
Wow !! Sassafras oil is a precursor for MDMA ... the street drug ... ECSTACY !
2012 May 10
They have so many cool flavours,
rocketfizz.com
I'm going to make an order, I'll share with you beautiful people what ever I find :)
rocketfizz.com
I'm going to make an order, I'll share with you beautiful people what ever I find :)
2012 May 10
www.sodapopstop.com
For you Jolt lovers out there.. check this out, it can still be found.. in bottle form no less :)
Wonder if it is just surplus from a few years ago.
For you Jolt lovers out there.. check this out, it can still be found.. in bottle form no less :)
Wonder if it is just surplus from a few years ago.
2012 May 14
When I was a dumb teenager I went to an IGA with a few friends and we noticed that those Chubby bottles would bounce off the floor. So we were all bouncing the bottles until one cracked. The funny thing is that the crack was tiny so all the pressure would come out really fast and it made the bottle spin, spraying the sugary liquid all over the aisle.
We actually offered to clean and pay for the bottle but the manager just asked us to leave!
We actually offered to clean and pay for the bottle but the manager just asked us to leave!
2012 May 17
Virgil's Cream Soda for me thanks! But not their rootbeer. And if I can't get handmade rootbeer (or birch beer once), without caffeine added, then IBC is the cat's meow. Briefly, I found some in the 7-11 next to Lincoln Heights, and only that one, but that was.. 15 years ago? Most other rootbeers with HFCS doesn't taste right.
If I knew someone going to Ogdensburg, I'd pay to get a case of IBC. (no car of my own)
I need to investigate Cotts again. I really liked their orange soda, back in the days of a deliciously greasy (or greasily delicious) slice-and-pop special at Imperial Pizza next to Barrymore's. Buy one and a PC orange and compare in a blind taste test.
If I knew someone going to Ogdensburg, I'd pay to get a case of IBC. (no car of my own)
I need to investigate Cotts again. I really liked their orange soda, back in the days of a deliciously greasy (or greasily delicious) slice-and-pop special at Imperial Pizza next to Barrymore's. Buy one and a PC orange and compare in a blind taste test.
2012 May 19
Looking for something else, I happened upon this page:
store.defalcowines.com
Get extracts to brew your own ginger beer, root beer, spruce beer or cream soda.
Please keep the line orderly. No screaming. No cuts.
store.defalcowines.com
Get extracts to brew your own ginger beer, root beer, spruce beer or cream soda.
Please keep the line orderly. No screaming. No cuts.
2012 May 19
Well smoker guy, I know where you might get some pineapple crush but unfortunately not around here. If you're ever heading to Toronto, just off the 401 look for the exit to Courtice ON, there's a flea market around there (like a 5-10 min drive off the highway) that sells it and the crush birchbeer. I bought all the cans last time I was there but that was about 2 years ago so not sure if the vendor is still there (they sold newfoundland products and also served food).
2012 May 19

When I go to Price Chopper on Ogdensburg, I pick up Birch Beer made by Polar.
Polar makes some other hard to get flavours as well.
Here is the Soda lineup:
Birch Beer
Black Cherry
Cola
Cream Soda
Fruit Punch
Golden Ginger Ale
Grape
Orange
Orange Dry
Pineapple
Pomegranate Dry
Raspberry Lime
Root Beer
Sapphire Ginger Ale
Strawberry
Polar makes some other hard to get flavours as well.
Here is the Soda lineup:
Birch Beer
Black Cherry
Cola
Cream Soda
Fruit Punch
Golden Ginger Ale
Grape
Orange
Orange Dry
Pineapple
Pomegranate Dry
Raspberry Lime
Root Beer
Sapphire Ginger Ale
Strawberry
2012 May 21
Ya, I didn't mind the taste of cheerwine but I was expecting it to be amazing the way my brother was going on about it. Speaking of american soft drinks, winners and homesense sometimes carry various stuff, so far I've seen zuberfizz (cola and rootbeer), thomas kemper (an 8 pack of 4 flavors), a 10 pack of five different types of rootbeer and jelly belly drinks (4 or 5 different flavors).
2012 May 28
Dr. Pepper Cherry can be found at all Shoppers Drug marts (at least the ones I frequent - Rideau centre, Bank and Laurier and World Exchange) in 500ish ml bottles.
I like it, but I find it is less carbonated then standard Dr. Pepper. I buy it for a change sometimes, but the original is still better for me.
I like it, but I find it is less carbonated then standard Dr. Pepper. I buy it for a change sometimes, but the original is still better for me.
2012 May 28

Last week while I was stocking up at the Desi Price Club on Merivale @ Slack, I came across this wonderful pop.
Pakola Cream Soda from Pakistan!!!!!!
This is virtually identical to Spar-Letta cream soda, which is a South African Coca-Cola product. Whenever my relatives come from SA, or I visit the South African store in Thornhill (Sedo Snax) I stock up on Spar-Letta.
Hoarding is no longer necessary now that Pakola is easily available.
It is unlike any other cream soda. a) it's green, but b)it has a wack, yet very delicious almost flower like flavour.
Very hard to explain.
Perhaps they are both (SA and Pak) similar because of colonial influence? Anybody had this kind of cream soda in the UK, that would be my only guess to link them together.
Check it out!!
Pakola Cream Soda from Pakistan!!!!!!
This is virtually identical to Spar-Letta cream soda, which is a South African Coca-Cola product. Whenever my relatives come from SA, or I visit the South African store in Thornhill (Sedo Snax) I stock up on Spar-Letta.
Hoarding is no longer necessary now that Pakola is easily available.
It is unlike any other cream soda. a) it's green, but b)it has a wack, yet very delicious almost flower like flavour.
Very hard to explain.
Perhaps they are both (SA and Pak) similar because of colonial influence? Anybody had this kind of cream soda in the UK, that would be my only guess to link them together.
Check it out!!
2012 May 28
I haven't tried those, but I did try Irn Bru while in the UK and it was full of nastiness. It was fizzy and lumpy and slimey all at the same time; I have no idea how they achieved that. Well, it's nice to feel a little wondrous disbelief in this cynical world. Actually it reminded me a bit of Orbitz that was mentioned upthread in that it also had little balls of....slime?
2012 May 30
I was walking down Carling Ave yesterday and saw this store called southeast asian market (I think that's what it's called; located near Bayshore Dr) so I go in and see these drinks from Sri Lanka, the companies called Elephant House (here's their site ccs.lk/) anyways they had the cream soda, necto and ECB. The place also had this curry flavored drink which I had the misfortune of buying, it was so gross (tasted like curry that was liquified and then a sweetener was added to finish it off) I took 2 sips and then threw it out.
2012 Aug 14

Cherry Pepsi has popped up again. Yum!
Yum, found it at the Bell Deli in between Slater and Laurier.
Hungery Pete I love Jarritos, especially the tamarind flavor. You can also get it at Ahora and the Mid East Food Centre.
Tunnelb1 I drank lots of Virgils in Arizona. It's a fantastic cream soda. And it has no Sodium Benzoate in it. It's all natural and has cane suger. Awesome.
Yum, found it at the Bell Deli in between Slater and Laurier.
Hungery Pete I love Jarritos, especially the tamarind flavor. You can also get it at Ahora and the Mid East Food Centre.
Tunnelb1 I drank lots of Virgils in Arizona. It's a fantastic cream soda. And it has no Sodium Benzoate in it. It's all natural and has cane suger. Awesome.
2012 Aug 28
Although technically not a pop(?) I like Hall's Sparkling Apple Ciders. Local, tasty, and healthier.
Grace is good for more tropical flavors. Some of the flavors are very sweet though.
The are Japanese brands that make pretty much every flavor imaginable, including some savory ones if I recall.
Grace is good for more tropical flavors. Some of the flavors are very sweet though.
The are Japanese brands that make pretty much every flavor imaginable, including some savory ones if I recall.
2012 Sep 2
not a soda connoisseur myself -dentist suggested i drink beer instead (what a helpful dentist!)- but as a psa for birch-beer enthusiasts, the Baseline Loblaws carries Boyland's brand. In limited numbers and not prominently displayed - look to the lower shelves in one of those display rack used to promote PC's black-label sauces (out near the produce and olive bar sections).
also spotted were some stevia-sweetened pops (root beer, cola, ginger ale). Forget who makes these ("Zevia" maybe?) ... sitting there in the health/organic section for those interested. Think i've seen them in other Loblaws, as well?
also spotted were some stevia-sweetened pops (root beer, cola, ginger ale). Forget who makes these ("Zevia" maybe?) ... sitting there in the health/organic section for those interested. Think i've seen them in other Loblaws, as well?
2012 Oct 7
The pop shoppe has come out with 4 new flavors, they are: Omazing Orange n Cream, Big Time Banana, Psychadelic Strawberry, and Got the Blues Raspberry.
Now I'm not normally a fan of any of the pop shoppe drinks, but I tried Got the Blues Raspberry and I really liked it. The drink was well carbonated and had a good candy raspberry taste, the downside is, it might still be considered too sweet for some people.
Now I'm not normally a fan of any of the pop shoppe drinks, but I tried Got the Blues Raspberry and I really liked it. The drink was well carbonated and had a good candy raspberry taste, the downside is, it might still be considered too sweet for some people.
2013 Feb 5

If they make REAL Root beer I hope they truly brew it from all or any of the following:
Main ingredients:
Sassafras albidum Sassafras (roots) safrole. The oil from these roots is believed to be carcinogenic so artificial versions are generally used instead. However, natural extracts with the safrole distilled and removed are available.
Smilax regelii Sarsaparilla.
Smilax glyciphylla Sweet Sarsaparilla.
Piper auritum Root Beer Plant or Hoja Santa.
Glycyrrhiza glabra Liquorice (root).
Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla or "Rabbit Root."
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen (leaves and berries) the oil can be toxic.
Betula lenta Sweet Birch (sap/syrup/resin).
Betula nigra Black Birch (sap/syrup/resin).
Prunus serotina Black Cherry.
Picea rubens Red Spruce.
Picea mariana Black Spruce.
Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce.
Arctium lappa Burdock (root).
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion (root).
For Foam/froth:
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark.
Manihot esculenta Manioc or Yuca (root).
Spices:
Pimenta dioica Allspice.
Theobroma cacao Chocolate.
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek.
Myroxylon balsamum Tolu balsam.
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir.
Myristica fragrans Nutmeg.
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon (bark).
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia (bark).
Syzygium aromaticum Clove.
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel (seed).
Zingiber officinale Ginger (root).
Illicium verum Star Anise.
Pimpinella anisum Anise.
Humulus lupulus Hops.
Mentha species Mint.
Other ingredients:
Hordeum vulgare Barley (malted)
Hypericum perforatum St. John's Wort
Sugar
Molasses
Yeast
Main ingredients:
Sassafras albidum Sassafras (roots) safrole. The oil from these roots is believed to be carcinogenic so artificial versions are generally used instead. However, natural extracts with the safrole distilled and removed are available.
Smilax regelii Sarsaparilla.
Smilax glyciphylla Sweet Sarsaparilla.
Piper auritum Root Beer Plant or Hoja Santa.
Glycyrrhiza glabra Liquorice (root).
Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla or "Rabbit Root."
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen (leaves and berries) the oil can be toxic.
Betula lenta Sweet Birch (sap/syrup/resin).
Betula nigra Black Birch (sap/syrup/resin).
Prunus serotina Black Cherry.
Picea rubens Red Spruce.
Picea mariana Black Spruce.
Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce.
Arctium lappa Burdock (root).
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion (root).
For Foam/froth:
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark.
Manihot esculenta Manioc or Yuca (root).
Spices:
Pimenta dioica Allspice.
Theobroma cacao Chocolate.
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek.
Myroxylon balsamum Tolu balsam.
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir.
Myristica fragrans Nutmeg.
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon (bark).
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia (bark).
Syzygium aromaticum Clove.
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel (seed).
Zingiber officinale Ginger (root).
Illicium verum Star Anise.
Pimpinella anisum Anise.
Humulus lupulus Hops.
Mentha species Mint.
Other ingredients:
Hordeum vulgare Barley (malted)
Hypericum perforatum St. John's Wort
Sugar
Molasses
Yeast
2013 Nov 20

I work at Place Bell and purchased a bottle of Bruce Cost Ginger ale (uunfiltered) at Green Rebel in the building. OMG, it is the best ginger ale I have ever had but very $$. I looked online and could not find retailers for this area... In the States it looks like I could get a 4pk for almost the price of what I paid for 1 bottle here.... Anyone know where I can get a case or a 4pk?
2013 Nov 26
I can't drink much carbonated stuff lately :(
But I have seen Basmati restaurant, they sell some kinds of Indian cola- like the Indian bottled Coke and something else.
I bought one earlier this year and they are different and come in glass bottles.
Shoppers Drugmart has some good store brand soda.
One kind is from France and used to come in glass bottles- there is 4 flavors and one is blood orange, lemonade and I forget what the other two are.
I think the large glass bottles 800ml? are around $4-5 and the smaller new plastic bottles are 2 something.
2016 Oct 18

Anyone know if any of the local Sobey's carry the Crush Birch Beer or Crush Pineapple ?
Wiki says that some Sobey's may have the Birch Beer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_(soft_drink)
Wiki says that some Sobey's may have the Birch Beer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_(soft_drink)
2016 Oct 18
Captain Caper, If you don't have any luck with Sobey's you could try The Pepperoni Guy out of Carleton Place www.thepepperoniguy.com
Apr 22
I was never a big soda pop drinker, until I lived in Mexico for a while. Mexican soda is great. Also the beer is pretty good, the tequila...mescal...... weird thing is, while I was there I lost so much weight, because I was living in a remote area, and the food was always fresh, and simple. Never got sick either.
Jarritos is great, and you can get it all over here now.
Jarritos is great, and you can get it all over here now.
ilikerealfood
Any carbonated beverage fanatics out there? On most occasions I will choose a nice heavily carbonated pop over almost any other beverage, beer included.
My favourites are: Root Beer (in order of my favourite- Stewarts, IBC, Barques). Dads, Mug and A&W are bottom tier root beers imo.
Dr. Pepper
Cream Soda
Black Cherry Cola
I recently had a wonderful Sarsaparilla at a Saloon in Arizona!
Any recommendations on Micro/artisan pops?
For my money, the best pop company -hands down - is Stewarts. Their root beer and black cherry pop are perfect.
I am also a huge fan of a few flavours made by Jones Cola (their cream soda is fantastic), but that blue bubble gum stuff is poison.
I usually make a twice a year trip to Ogdensburg to stock up on about 100$ worth of American pop (ei: sunkist, dr. pepper cherry, vanilla coke, A&W cream soda, IBC rootbeer, Squirt etc.), but my HFCS supply has unfortunately run out.
I guess my question is: do any of you fine people know where one can pick up a case (12+) of stewarts, jones, IBC (or something similar), at a reasonable price?
Also, please share any artisan pops you may know about, and where we can find them.
I'm not a fan of the Pop Shoppe brand, as they are overly syrupy and on the flat side, but any other weird carbonated beverage is up my alley.
Cheers!