Those limited Cokes keep breaking my heart. So many of them have been good. The Spice and the Rosalia have been my favs, but the space flavored one and the League of Legends ones were good too.
I also like the Pepsi and Mt Dew with real sugar when I can find them, and Cheerwine also needs wider distribution.
Despite what it sounds like, I don't drink massive amounts of soda, I just like trying the new flavors and regional stuff as I find it.
I first had 100 Plus while I was sick as a dog in Yangon and it was at least 38C. The family I was staying with hooked me up with 100Plus. It was like a religious experience.
Kutztown Soda Work's Birch Beer by far is my favorite soda. Luckily it is really difficult to find outside of central PA, i am already far too overweight.
Vanilla coke is the bomb and I'll be forever resentful that they made it so scarce. There was a brief moment where it came back for me, but it's gone again now.
Personally I liked Vermer's but the changed the recipe. I once heard it described as drinking barbasol and aftershave which was pretty apt but now it doesn't have the punch it used to.
Jarritos and it isn't close. The Mandarin flavour. Mexican sugar is next level.
I also think Coke itself is 'underrated' I would go so far as to say it's an elixir. Hungover? Need a pick-me-up? Just want a nice drink with dinner? It's insanely good, probably why it got so popular in the first place. You can say the same for any sugary soft drink though.
I'm practically addicted to Jarritos mandarin and mango flavors. It's hard to buy the 1.5L and not finish them in a day or two, so I just don't buy them anymore. I need to try the guava flavor some day.
Jarritos grapefruit, except it's too sweet. That flavor is amazing, I just have to cut it with lime and some soda water (or better, lime and tequila for the best Paloma)
I love Moxie, but it's a regional thing from Maine and it's rather rare here in the bible belt.
As a mix drink, 1 part gin, 1 part jager, 1 part amaretto, 2 marachino cherries, and 6 parts moxie, wide glass on the rocks. It's like drinking the holiday season in a snowy evergreen forest.
I'm a basic diet cokehead. But I tried a Stoney Tangawizi on holiday once and was instantly in love. I find it very frustrating that with the sheer variety of ethnic shops around the DC region*, I couldn't find it locally!
i used to like soda, with sugar. but i stopped. i do drink non-sugar varieties, but nothing worth noting. i try to avoid diet, but will try the non-aspartame variety.
Belvoir Rose & Elderflower Cordial, I love floral flavors and it's so interesting and complex. It's perfect watered down on a hot summer day or mixed with some white wine and ice and I've never seen anything else like it for sale. Unfortunately, hard to come by where I live.
I like ginger, so I also enjoy Reed's Extra Ginger Ale. Most commercially available ginger ales don't have much or any actual ginger in them, and use artificial flavorings, but Reeds is legit and seriously gingery.
For a go-to soda to have on a regular basis I like Ollipop low sugar sodas, especially their ginger lemon flavor.
Zevia. For those not in the loop, it's a beverage brand specializing in refgined sugar-free drinks. They were started with just soda, but have gone on to make other things.
Oh, and for the Orange Cream, they apparently have an Orange Creamsicle flavor, but if you have a nearby Sprouts, you can get it there.
Zevia sodas consist of just carbonated water, stevia, natural flavors, and sometimes citric acid and caffeine for a few of their flavors.
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wewbull@feddit.uk · 25 pts · 300d
Baking
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 14 pts · 300d
Ginger beer. It's a great drink, and it's helpful if you have a tummy ache.
https://www.manhattanspecial.com/
Manhattan Special Espresso soda. The original energy drink. Three bottles will give you palpitations.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 300d
Root beer.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 300d
Sarsaparilla is also great, if you can find it.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 300d
Patrolling the Mojave wasteland almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 299d
I struggle finding good ones. Too many of them are syrupy sweet and don't have that minty bite.
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 300d
specifically Sprechers
LAN_Mower@lemmybefree.net · 9 pts · 300d
Bawls.
I like the soda.
I hate calling in companies to ask if it's in stock. "Excuse me do you have any Bawls?"
anon6789@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 300d
Those limited Cokes keep breaking my heart. So many of them have been good. The Spice and the Rosalia have been my favs, but the space flavored one and the League of Legends ones were good too.
I also like the Pepsi and Mt Dew with real sugar when I can find them, and Cheerwine also needs wider distribution.
Despite what it sounds like, I don't drink massive amounts of soda, I just like trying the new flavors and regional stuff as I find it.
otp@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 300d
Dr Pepper. And Vanilla Coke!
Emi@ani.social · 6 pts · 300d
Kofola , it's less sweet than the others and imo better taste(more mild/herbal?) . hate how every soda has to be ultra sweet.
pilferjinx@piefed.social · 2 pts · 299d
Yeah the sugar content is too much. I've been looking at making my own sodas but I'm not sure if I can take on another hobby right now.
Emi@ani.social · 2 pts · 299d
You could use soda stream to make the soda water and add syrup as you like. That's what I do when I want just something fissy.
itkovian@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 300d
Lime soda with salt. It's available across India. It's so refreshing.
higgsboson@piefed.social · 5 pts · 300d
There are slightly salty carbonated electrolyte soda drinks all over Asia. I wish we had them here.
ace_garp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 300d
There are at least 100 Plus different types to try.
higgsboson@piefed.social · 2 pts · 299d
I first had 100 Plus while I was sick as a dog in Yangon and it was at least 38C. The family I was staying with hooked me up with 100Plus. It was like a religious experience.
Apeman42@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 300d
Root beer. It's insidious.
klemptor@startrek.website · 5 pts · 300d
Birch beer, followed by Dr. Pepper and the cranberry ginger ale.
Twongo@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 300d
Paulaner Spezi 🤤🤤
droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 300d
There was this green apple flavored soda that was basically candy but I loved it
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 4 pts · 300d
Oettinger Malz
stoy@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 300d
Trocadero/Champis/Pommac
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 299d
Kutztown Soda Work's Birch Beer by far is my favorite soda. Luckily it is really difficult to find outside of central PA, i am already far too overweight.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d
Excellent stuff I really miss that but no longer have reason to goto that part of PA
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 299d
Kutztown soda, Clover farm's icy Tea, Unique Pretzels, so much fantastic regional food out of Berks County.
BurgerBaron@piefed.social · 3 pts · 299d
Vanilla Cola. I don't buy American soda anymore but Coca Cola...I haven't found any of the Vanilla variant in a couple years now anyways.
Mossheart@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 299d
Vanilla coke is the bomb and I'll be forever resentful that they made it so scarce. There was a brief moment where it came back for me, but it's gone again now.
BurgerBaron@piefed.social · 1 pts · 299d
I still drink it tho (as a zero cal) since it's basically just Cola of your choice mixed 50/50 with a clear cream soda.
_deleted_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 300d
I like River Port Olde Style Lime, and sometimes Raspberry, but they’re hard to find, as most places just carry drinks from the big two brands.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 300d
Seagram's ginger ale is the nectar of the gods.
Canada Dry is also acceptable.
Schweppes is dirty trash water.
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 300d
Personally I liked Vermer's but the changed the recipe. I once heard it described as drinking barbasol and aftershave which was pretty apt but now it doesn't have the punch it used to.
canofcam@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 300d
Jarritos and it isn't close. The Mandarin flavour. Mexican sugar is next level.
I also think Coke itself is 'underrated' I would go so far as to say it's an elixir. Hungover? Need a pick-me-up? Just want a nice drink with dinner? It's insanely good, probably why it got so popular in the first place. You can say the same for any sugary soft drink though.
TheOakTree@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 300d
I'm practically addicted to Jarritos mandarin and mango flavors. It's hard to buy the 1.5L and not finish them in a day or two, so I just don't buy them anymore. I need to try the guava flavor some day.
canofcam@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
1.5l isn't available in my country, but if it was, I'd drink it in one sitting haha
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 299d
Jarritos is good, but sooooo much sugar
canofcam@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
That's what makes it so good haha, I only have it as a treat thankfully it isn't widely available in my country
RBWells@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d
Jarritos grapefruit, except it's too sweet. That flavor is amazing, I just have to cut it with lime and some soda water (or better, lime and tequila for the best Paloma)
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 300d
I love Moxie, but it's a regional thing from Maine and it's rather rare here in the bible belt.
As a mix drink, 1 part gin, 1 part jager, 1 part amaretto, 2 marachino cherries, and 6 parts moxie, wide glass on the rocks. It's like drinking the holiday season in a snowy evergreen forest.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 299d
Baja Blast
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 3 pts · 300d
NOS.
The only thing I hate about it is the price. This shit is expensive (like $5/can) 😩
Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 300d
Dandelion and Burdock, the Fentiman's one is particularly good.
Daze@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 300d
Mexican coke if it's fresh and the cane sugar hasn't turned to fructose
Root beer - Gotta be sprechers or dog n suds
Ting 🤤 and to a lesser extent Kola Champagne, god bless jerk shops
Dr Pepper strawberries & cream fucks, but it doesn't come in glass bottles and they really gotta fix that
KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 300d
I'm a basic diet cokehead. But I tried a Stoney Tangawizi on holiday once and was instantly in love. I find it very frustrating that with the sheer variety of ethnic shops around the DC region*, I couldn't find it locally!
*when I lived there anyway, in the before times
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 300d
I like to get the ones with "cane sugar" not corn syrup, otherwise its root beer - probably the only one I'm not too picky about brand.
Kennystillalive@feddit.org · 2 pts · 300d
Happy Cola Yuzu Zero was great. Still miss it🥲
AA5B@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d
Dr Pepper, no contest! This past year my company had a change of ceo and the new guy is a little less health conscious so now they stock Dr Pepper!
Jarritos Tamarind is outstanding, also one of my kids favorites!
Lime Diet Coke is back in stores!
Still looking for that legendary Birch Beer I had when I was a kid
FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 300d
Creme Soda. Oddly enough the cheapest ones seem to be the best in my opinion.
RBWells@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d
My favorite now are home fermented, kvass, tepache, ginger beer. Tepache my favorite of those.
Coke Zero, I try not to buy it much but still really like it.
pwalshj@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 291d
Cidona.
ace_garp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Bondi Cola from Australia.
No longer produced, contained ginseng, and named after Australia's most famous beach Bondi (bon - dye).
SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 299d
Monster Reverse Orange Dreamsicle. Worth every calorie and the liver damage.
plz1@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
I don't drink sugarized soda, but I lump Fresca into the soda category.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 299d
Lol, fresca is soda. In OP's example they gave a zero calorie soda
Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 299d
Local Kombucha. Yes, I am Canadian.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 299d
i used to like soda, with sugar. but i stopped. i do drink non-sugar varieties, but nothing worth noting. i try to avoid diet, but will try the non-aspartame variety.
Nefara@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 300d
Belvoir Rose & Elderflower Cordial, I love floral flavors and it's so interesting and complex. It's perfect watered down on a hot summer day or mixed with some white wine and ice and I've never seen anything else like it for sale. Unfortunately, hard to come by where I live.
I like ginger, so I also enjoy Reed's Extra Ginger Ale. Most commercially available ginger ales don't have much or any actual ginger in them, and use artificial flavorings, but Reeds is legit and seriously gingery.
For a go-to soda to have on a regular basis I like Ollipop low sugar sodas, especially their ginger lemon flavor.
msokiovt@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 299d
Zevia. For those not in the loop, it's a beverage brand specializing in refgined sugar-free drinks. They were started with just soda, but have gone on to make other things.
Oh, and for the Orange Cream, they apparently have an Orange Creamsicle flavor, but if you have a nearby Sprouts, you can get it there.
Zevia sodas consist of just carbonated water, stevia, natural flavors, and sometimes citric acid and caffeine for a few of their flavors.
beemikeoak@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 298d
I love prickly pear wine soda!
safesyrup@feddit.org · 1 pts · 300d
rivella
Zomg@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Barqs red creme soda, or birch beer
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 299d
Barqs makes a birch beer now?
Zomg@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
No, I'm talking about just in general
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 299d
You got me really excited for a national birch beer.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 300d
Uncarbonated water 🤤
glitch1985@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 300d
Only if it's cold enough to almost be frozen.