# Favorite Odd Soda flavors **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [April 3, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700 "2012-04-03T16:09:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/41 "2012-04-05T17:26:51Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > In many parts of Europe, Fanta sells a lemon soda which is truly the beverage of the gods. . . I can’t understand why it isn’t sold here in the U.S. . . Sunkist makes a sparkling lemonade that’s similar to what you describe. Have you tried it? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/42 "2012-04-05T17:29:15Z")
A lot of my faves have been mentioned, including CelRay, Rock & Rye, Vernors, birch beer, and ginger beer (so spicy!). I also loved one I had in Uruguay, [Paso de los Toros](http://www.amigofoods.com/padelostobep.html) pomelo flavor (similar to grapefruit). In the birch beer/root beer vein, I like a lot of sarsaparillas I’ve tried. It’s sometimes too sweet, but less often than root beer, in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/43 "2012-04-05T17:30:36Z")
For Cad Jnr.: Jarritos Tamarind For me: Black Cherry, preferably Fanta ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/44 "2012-04-05T17:59:57Z")
Ever since I was a kid, I always wished someone would make a cinnamon soda, like liquid Hot Tamales candy. Has it ever been done? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/45 "2012-04-05T18:16:49Z")
Apparently, Pepsi made (makes?) a hot cinnamon flavor called Pepsi Fire, but it’s not available in the US. And there’s So Duh! brand [Liquid Fire Cinnamon Soda](http://www.taylorsmarket.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TM&Product_Code=TMBDSDCS&Category_Code=STS). Also, if you haven’t tried ginger beer, give it a shot. It’s ginger and not cinnamon, but the sweetness and spiciness are very similar. Some brands, especially Jamaican varieties, are pretty much like drinking melted Red Hots. You need another beverage to cool off afterward! ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/46 "2012-04-05T18:59:55Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Sunkist makes a sparkling lemonade that’s similar to what you describe. Have you tried it? I have not, but I will definitely seek it out. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/47 "2012-04-06T01:46:34Z")
[Blenheim](http://www.blenheimgingerale.com/) is my favorite brand of spicy ginger ale. It really is quite hot. I’ve seen it for sale at my local Beverages and More, although the Blenheim web site doesn’t list BevMo as a retailer. ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700/48 "2012-04-06T02:40:28Z")
> [@Meltdown](#): > > 1. Back in the early 90s, Coca-Cola released something called [OK Cola](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_Cola) that I remember liking quite a bit, although it looks like I was the only one. I haven’t had it since then, so there may be an element of nostalgia/romanticism to my memory of its flavor. It might have done better if Coke had been more open about it being their product. If you looked at the fine print, you saw that it was a Coke product, but it was marketed as an anti-corporate “slacker” drink. Many people I knew refused to drink it because they felt that they were being condescended to by the ads. As for me, I tried it a couple times. It tasted like a so-called “Suicide.” I didn’t care for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700.md?page=2)