# Best soda flavors? Especially not famous ones. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [August 21, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242 "2017-08-21T01:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ghostman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ghostman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghostman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/41 "2017-08-22T15:34:52Z")
Yet another vote for Rock N Rye. Also, around the Pittsburgh area, and interesting Ginger Ale is Tom Tucker. It’s mint flavor. I still prefer Vernor’s, but Tom Tucker is a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/42 "2017-08-22T16:33:55Z")
[Lemmy](https://sodapopstop.com/shop/something-different/lemmy-sparkling-lemonade/) sparkling lemonade. I just bought some at the ‘local’ old-timey soda store and it’s really good. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/43 "2017-08-22T16:36:06Z")
In the Metro DC area there’s a local brand called “Rock Creek Soda” (now owned by Canada Dry, but they don’t sell it anywhere else but here) and they have (or had) a flavor of ginger ale called “Tiger Ale.” It was fantastic. More ginger-y than any ginger ale I’ve ever tasted, even homemade ones. Haven’t seen it in a while, not sure if they even make it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/44 "2017-08-22T16:42:06Z")
The A&W cream soda, that was sort of gold in colour? ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/45 "2017-08-22T16:48:38Z")
Boylan’s black cherry soda is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/46 "2017-08-22T17:15:43Z")
[Fanta midori](https://www.napajapan.com/products/fanta-melon-soda). \ ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/47 "2017-08-22T17:21:03Z")
I grew up drinking [Cactus Cooler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Cooler), and have never found anything that tops it. Sadly, as I am no longer in SoCal, I can’t get it anymore. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![stolatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/48 "2017-08-22T21:01:12Z")
Town Club Michigan cherry pop. Made with real sugar. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/49 "2017-08-22T21:24:12Z")
From the Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine, I strongly recommend Fanta Peach. Also, I second Cheerwine. It has _shit-tons_ of caffeine, though, and it turns your teeth red. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/50 "2017-08-22T21:45:51Z")
> [@stolatt](#): > > Town Club Michigan cherry pop. Made with real sugar. Yeah, for us poor kids in Michigan, Faygo was too upmarket, it was Towne Club all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/51 "2017-08-22T22:01:36Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > In the Chicago area, you can definitely find bottles of it. It’s not ubiquitous, but not unusual. ETA: Well, [this article does call it ubiquitous in Chicago](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thrillist.com/amphtml/drink/chicago/things-you-didnt-know-about-green-river-soda-chicagos-oddly-ubiquitous-pop), so maybe it’s even more popular than I thought. Curiously, I only know of one Chicago-area restaurant that carries it as a fountain drink: the Doggie Diner chain of dog/beef/gyro joints. There very well could be others but that’s the only place I’ve seen it at. But, yeah, bottles are easy to get in local grocery stores around here. Yummy stuff, too. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/52 "2017-08-23T03:23:02Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > The A&W cream soda, that was sort of gold in colour? That’s pretty good creme soda, too. Widely available locally. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/53 "2017-08-23T03:53:54Z")
Inca Kola, the Peruvian drink, especially the Zero version. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/54 "2017-08-23T16:25:08Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > That’s pretty good creme soda, too. Widely available locally. Dammit. I can’t find it anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/55 "2017-08-24T02:56:01Z")
Foxon Park Gassosa Stewart’s Black Cherry (Mexican, real cane sugar) Squirt ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/56 "2017-08-24T03:18:24Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Yeah, for us poor kids in Michigan, Faygo was too upmarket, it was Towne Club all the way. Wait a second! Are you telling me there is something “downmarket” of Faygo, the official drink of Juggalos? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/57 "2017-08-24T11:02:10Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Wait a second! Are you telling me there is something “downmarket” of Faygo, the official drink of Juggalos? :eek: you piss on Faygo and I will cut you ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/58 "2017-08-24T11:57:32Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Inca Kola, the Peruvian drink, especially the Zero version. I just got back from Peru. Tastes like bubblegum. I recall a similar soda in Turkey with an even stronger flavor. I’ll have to dig up my journal from my Turkey trip to see what it was. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/59 "2017-08-24T13:48:17Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > [Birch beer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_beer) Along the same idea, Spruce Beer is a thing. I’ve not seen it in stores in my province since the 90s, but it was tasty enough. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242/60 "2017-08-24T14:00:51Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Curiously, I only know of one Chicago-area restaurant that carries it as a fountain drink: the Doggie Diner chain of dog/beef/gyro joints. There very well could be others but that’s the only place I’ve seen it at. But, yeah, bottles are easy to get in local grocery stores around here. Yummy stuff, too. I’m pretty sure the Lindy’s Gerties (at least the one in McKinley Park) also has it either on the fountain or on the gun. But, other than that, I can’t think of any other place off the top of my head that does. I feel like I’ve seen it elsewhere, but it’s certainly not that common the way other regional sodas like Big Red are. Like, for example, I’ve never seen a gas station with Green River. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soda-flavors-especially-not-famous-ones/794242.md?page=4)