I am a devoted Pepsi drinker, but only if I have no Super G Black Cherry soda. That stuff is just bursting with flavor unlike any other soda I’ve ever had, and I’m a fan of generic sodas. Anyone agree? Or have other nominations?
Well, I’m the only person I know who drinks RC Cola by choice (not just when we’re out of money to buy Coca-Cola).
I love Cherry Jolt, and my wife loves White Rock Black Cherry.
As a diet Dr Pepper addict…it’s astonishing the number of Dr Pepper clones out there…
my favorite Dr. Pepper clone in Food Lion’s Dr. Perky
I’ve got a serious Safeway Select Cola addiction. I like the stuff better than any major brand cola, and it’s only 25 cents a can, even from the the vending machine.
Another satisfied Jolt Cola fanatic here; and then there’s Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale; and Bols, although I’m not sure that counts as off-brand…
Cheerwine. No buts about it.
Here’s another one for Cheerwine! Man, that stuff is great. And Cheerwine cake too. Wow! Too bad I can’t get it where I live.
Not sure if it counts as an off-brand, but I’ve always been a fan of Inca Cola. Kind of a cream soda from South America. My uncle’s from Peru and he introduced me to it, but now that my grocery store has an “international” aisle I can find it there too.
In spite of the horrid name: Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer. Smoother than any of the other “big” brands of birch, although obviously your best birch beer still comes from a road side stand in a recycled one-gallon milk jug (particularly the time it blew up all over the back seat, and flodsis, but that’s another story).
A-Treat, a local soft drink company out of Allentown, PA, has some real good stuff, too.
Blenheim’s Hot Ginger Ale can make you cough and sneeze at the same time. Sip it.
God, I live on RC Cola. Only brand that doesn’t turn my stomache inside out after a while.
I’m also big on Jolt, but that’s because I’m a masochist.
A friend in college turned me on to Vernor’s, which is kind of a … gee, I guess “ginger ale” comes closest, but I can’t really describe it.
I don’t drink it regularly any more, but I still enjoy it on occasion.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…
From Loudoun County’s finest forges comes:
Dominion Root Beer
Made with Virginia Honey and NOT to be trifled with.
I’m a serious ginger ale addict. My favorite is Vernor’s, ** followed closely by Outrageous Brew, Reed’s Ginger Brew, Stewart’s Ginger Beer, and Cock & Bull Ginger Beer, ** and I’m sure there would be others if I had access to them, but I don’t, so forgive me if I left out your favorite.
I also like Barq’s root beer, but a real off-brand, at least around here, that I really like is Dad’s Cherry Limeade. It tastes just like it sounds like it would taste. The only place I can get it is at Rainbow Foods. Is it mainstream somewhere else in the U.S.?
Adirondack Orange Citrus Frost. Though the one store that sold it has gone out of business around here. 
I also like Adirondack Citrus Frost, Diet-Rite Tangerine, and anything from Stewart’s (the Denver Stewart’s, not the New York one) except for their Ginger Ale (though I think it’s great in concept).
I’ve never dared try it, but I am intrigued by Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray Tonic.
What he said. PA Dutch is fantastic and makes an excellent birch beer float. Haven’t seen any roadside birch beer stands lately, though. I guess they don’t have any in Oslo, flodnak?
Second only to PA Dutch BB is the real Frank’s Pale Dry Ginger Ale. <geezer rant> When I was a kid, Frank’s ginger ale wasn’t as sweet and it had a very sharp gingery bite to it. It had a flavor more like Vernors, only drier and without the aftertaste. Since the company changed hands, when you can get their ginger ale it’s all syrupy-sweet like the major brand stuff. Doesn’t anyone make ginger ale that doesn’t taste like ginger flavored sugar syrup? </geezer rant>
Yer pal,
Zappo
Moxie. Know it, fear it, love it. The soda so good they had to put a picture of a dentist on it.
When there’s no Moxie around, an RC will do.
In a previous life I use to enjoy Mr. Pibb, Fresca, and Tahitian Treat.
I post another vote for Cheerwine. I can get it as my soda choice at the local Wendy’s too!
Not exactly an off-brand, but I also love Welch’s Grape Soda. Not too many places seem to carry it around here, though.
A-Treat…YES!. Big Blue, I forgot all about that. And it’s so cheap.