This must be the place to ask. I’ve always liked Squirt (“Never An After-Thirst!”) and fondly remember the good old days (1950’s) when it had actual bits of grapefuit floating in it.
Can any other old-timers tell me if this memory is accurate, or manufactured?
My favorite! I first found Blenheim’s at a Restoration Hardware in San Diego, of all places. I used to be able to find it at BevMo here in San Jose, but they haven’t had it in stock since the pandemic. I’m looking at a road trip to the east coast soon so hopefully I’ll be able to get some during my travels.
A couple of years ago I was on a cave tour in Kentucky and the tour guide mentioned her favorite ginger ale was Vernors. I told her she had to try Blenheims and that I had a bottle she could try–with a caveat that it had a kick. After the tour we traded, a can of Vernors for a bottle of Blenheim. I sort of feel I traded down, but that’s okay.
No, it actually did use to have grapefruit juice and bits of citrus pulp. I’m not sure when they changed the formula but I think it was no later than the 70s.
Blenheim is one of the few soft drinks that needs a chaser afterward.
They exist in Krogers in Atlanta, Georgia.
And sure this is more of a local beverage than a nostalgic one, but I have always like Cheerwine (and Diet Cheerwine is tasty as well!).
Grape soda known as Grapette also means a great deal to this gatherer of all things 50s.“I got what I think may be the largest Grapette soda collection in existence,” he claimed.
I’ve found my Blenheim’s at the Mast General Store in Knoxville, TN and the Cedar Valley Cheese store in Random Lake, WI. I’d hauled 3 cases back from TN before discovering a place less than 10 miles from my WI home had it. D’oh!
I remember a teacher in grade school that had a Canfield’s Diet Peanut Fudge habit. There was also a cherry fudge version. Even when I was a kid, that stuff was dreadful.
Thank you!!
has anyone everr tasted a chocolate soda that didn’t taste like ass ?
Also for good apple soda these days you have to look in a predominantly hispanic store ,I know Pepsi makes manzanita sol
and coke had an apple soda called Manzana Mia, but i think its discontinued in the states … along with Fanta apple
Now the 2 imported sodas we get is sidrial and jarritos … i like sidrial better … but if you like sour jarritos would be your choice
An Egg Cream is pretty awesome and basically a chocolate soda.
I have the vaguest memory that Shasta had a decent chocolate soda. I’m not claiming great, but well above tasting like crap.
At the old fashioned luncheonettes/candy stores where I used to get egg creams at the counter, you could also get a chocolate soda, which was an egg cream minus the milk, just chocolate syrup and seltzer. Tasted way better than the bottled chocolate sodas I tried.
this is soda heaven or PDC to it
https://www.pops66.com/soda-ranch/
but no mail order 
and the adjacent restaurant has good prices also …
I always liked Canfield’s Cherry Chocolate Fudge. Haven’t seen any Canfield’s here in Northern Virginia since '93 or so.
OK, pulykamell tries Moxie for the first time, one take, live opening and tasting:
If you don't feel like vicariously experiencing Moxie along with me for the first time, click on that arrow.
Basically, it was nowhere near as odd as I expected it to be. Back in my more leisurely years, I used to make stuff like bitters reasonably often, so I’m familiar with all sorts of bittering agents, and I love bitter drinks. I heard that Moxie has gentian root in it, so I was expecting a fairly bitter beverage. I was at least expecting tonic water levels of bitter at a minimum.
Instead, there’s just a mild bitterness – I don’t even recognize as gentian, as it’s not strong enough. The smell and flavor of it all put me in mind of root/birch beer and Angostura bitters.
I just gave my wife a taste and she said "hmm…tastes like a sweeter root beer, like if someone took a root beer and a Smartie. I’m not sure I’d agree with that, but she didn’t find it particularly odd herself. Then again, she’s the one who didn’t even grimace the first time she had Jeppson’s Malort (an extremely bitter wormwood infusion that’s regained popularity in Chicago.) and she loves tonic water.
Cheers!
OK, now that took a lot of gallantry, bravery, courage, spunk, heart, courageousness, guts, spirit, skill, braveness and nerve.
Wow, that was very entertaining! I’d have liked a Danny Thomas spit-take but ya can’t have everything. Maybe you can post an update when you’ve had it chilled or over ice.
Now what will I do with the rest of my day? 
You’re kind of cute.
I remember Jolt. It was nasty tasting stuff. Not surprised it didn’t last long.
The Jolt slogan was “real sugar and twice the caffeine!”
He is, isn’t he.