# The Really Odd Soda Pop Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297 "2003-05-24T21:59:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mrunlucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mrunlucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrunlucky)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/21 "2003-05-25T05:59:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biffy the Elephant Shrew \* > \*\*I love Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray. Just downed a bottle a few hours ago. People don’t believe me when I tell them it’s celery flavored. \*\* Oh I have been so curious about this ever since I learned about it. What does it taste like? Is it just like liquid celery? Is it a sweet flavor? Fruity? Dry? Please describe for those of us who have never had it! ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/22 "2003-05-25T06:06:38Z")
**Zenster** I have to know…did you buy all those at the same store!!! I think you’re in my neck of the woods and the only place I can think of with any soda variety is Cost Plus, and I am not made of that kind of money. I grew up in Faygo country (North Indiana) and sorely miss those 16oz glass bottles. The closest thing we have out here is the Shasta plant in Hayward, and even then you have to go to FoodMax or something to get the full spectrum, and still, only in cans! Re: Moxie. I’ve always wanted to try this, just for the name. I have a sneaking suspicion it tastes like the Barium doctors give you before a GI X-Ray. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/23 "2003-05-25T07:16:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > **Zenster** … I think you’re in my neck of the woods … Calm down, **voguevixen** , trust me, I’m not stalking you, really I’m not. > [@](#): > > … and the only place I can think of with any soda variety is Cost Plus, and I am not made of that kind of money. Neither am I, but I still shop at [BevMo](http://www.bevmo.com/productlist.asp?area=home) once in a while. > [@](#): > > I grew up in Faygo country (North Indiana) and sorely miss those 16oz glass bottles. The closest thing we have out here is the Shasta plant in Hayward, and even then you have to go to FoodMax or something to get the full spectrum, and still, only in cans! Bevmo has quite a few of the bottled Faygo flavors. **I’M RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!** **Ha ha, made you look!** ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/24 "2003-05-25T10:20:56Z")
I’ll agree that Moxie is the very definition of “odd soda.” I haven’t had it in a while, but to me it always tasted sort of like mentholated cola, but in a good way. I may have to pick some up later to remind myself of how it tasted. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/25 "2003-05-25T12:51:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\*To: **Shirley Ujest** > > From: **Zenster** > > Re: **Faygo Soft Drinks** > > Ms. **Ujest** , > > Envisioning a bottle of Faygo’s self-proclaimed “Redpop” and its intrinsic ability to emit light unaided in a darkened environment led me to consider otherwise about including its mention in this particular thread. > > Yours Sincerely, > > Rear Admiral Charles Arthur Strom, Mrs. \*\* Faygo Redpop is the greatest soda ever devised by mankind. It i the ideal blend of flavor, sweetness and fizz. I grew up on the stuff back in Ohio, and was shocked and appalled when I moved to Arizona and found it was not available. To my great good fortune, it is now available at one of the local comic book stores (long tie-in with Insane Clown Posse that’s best left alone) and also at the Soda Shop. Still, it was almost six years without being able to get a Redpop fix. Now the universe is back in harmony. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/26 "2003-05-25T14:12:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mrunlucky \* > \*\*Oh I have been so curious about this ever since I learned about it. What does it taste like? Is it just like liquid celery? Is it a sweet flavor? Fruity? Dry? Please describe for those of us who have never had it! \*\* It’s sweet but bracing, similar to ginger ale, but less nose-tickling and with a distinct celery flavor. It’s a little tricky to find here in the western states. They used to sell it at every Noah’s Bagels shop, and when it disappeared from there, I ordered cases from [popsoda.com](http://www.popsoda.com/drbrownscelray.html). Lately I’ve discovered that my local grocery store has it, but in the Jewish foods section rather than with the rest of the sodas. ---
**Author:** ![DebiJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@DebiJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DebiJ)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/27 "2003-05-25T15:46:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nineiron \* > \*\*I’ll agree that Moxie is the very definition of “odd soda.” I haven’t had it in a while, but to me it always tasted sort of like mentholated cola, but in a good way. I may have to pick some up later to remind myself of how it tasted. \*\* To me, Moxie always had the taste of Fletcher’s Castoria… with carbonation. But to go one more for you… My aunt in Eastern New Hampshire loves Diet Moxie… Diet Moxie is the only possible thing that could taste worse than Moxie itself. Perhaps you should go to New England during the Moxie festival. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/28 "2003-05-25T15:48:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rostfrei \* > I like those Ramune sodas that are sold in many Asian grocery stores here in the USA. They are small glass bottles and are sealed with a glass marble. In order to open the bottle, you must dislodge the marble. They’re pretty tasty too. Thanks for mentioning this one, **rostfrei**. I almost brought Ramune up just because of its incredibly unique sealing apparatus. I have two of the old green Korean bottles (one empty and another full) in my marble collection. I noticed that BevMo has a clear variant of it for sale and will have to try some. This bottle uses the marble seal as well. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/29 "2003-05-25T16:14:46Z")
Anyone in or visiting the Los Angeles area should definitely make it a point of visiting [Glaco’s Old World Market](http://www.sodapopstop.com), or “The Soda Pop Stop” as it’s now called. It used to be a full-on market, but now they sell almost exclusively sodas from around the country and world - over 400 different types, and none of your common Coke/Pepsis (except for some Coke in the bottle, the way it should be!). My favorite from one of my many excursions there is probably _Pirate Keg’s Key Lime_. Their Orange Cream is also very good. The worst I’ve tried is definitely _Borgnine’s Coffee Soda_. As much as I love coffee, I thought this would be great, but alas, it was terrible. And yes, it’s _that_ Borgnine… actually, his daughter, but Ernest’s lovable mug is right there on the back of the label. Anyway, to sum up… unusual soda lovers _must_ visit Galco’s Old World Market! ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/30 "2003-05-25T19:50:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\*Calm down, **voguevixen** , trust me, I’m not stalking you, really I’m not.Neither am I, but I still shop at [BevMo](http://www.bevmo.com/productlist.asp?area=home) once in a while.Bevmo has quite a few of the bottled Faygo flavors. \*\*Well that figures. To the best of my knowledge there’s not a BevMo anywhere near me. :mad: > [@](#): > > \*\*I’M RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!! > > \*\* Well, as long as you have Faygo, heh. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/31 "2003-05-25T19:59:03Z")
I swear to God you used to be able to get Spree soda (as in Spree candies - same brand, same taste, only liquid). Everybody I tell this to thinks I’m lying, though. ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/32 "2003-05-25T20:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elelle \* > \*\* > Mexican sodas: **Sidral Mundet** , an apple soda that’s not too sweet, and any brand of tamarind soda. > \*\* Mexican sodas are fantastic. Apple sodas that taste like apples. The best flavor is sangria, though. I love sangria, but have largely stopped drinking alcohol. This lets me enjoy sangria without the alcohol. They also have the original Dr. Pepper flavor down here in Texas. Made with cane sugar. In old fashioned bottles. I wonder if we ought to try a soda exchange. Good times. Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/33 "2003-05-25T20:41:20Z")
**Zenster** - the Parental Units are visiting India in a couple of weeks and have promised to get me a few bottles. I’m such an addict. And another thing - I’m currently in examination hell, but once I get a reprieve, I’ll type up a couple of good tomato and green chilli chutney recipes (my mother is many things, but chief among them, she is a good cook). That all right with you, mate? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/34 "2003-05-25T21:30:38Z")
Surprised nobody has yet mentioned Dandelion & Burdock - it is the british cultural equivalent of rootbeer, has a deep (but mild) licorice/aniseed type flavour. Smashing! ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/35 "2003-05-25T21:36:06Z")
I bought three random South American sodas last Saturday. I think they were Inca Cola, a strawberry flavoured thing, and something called “Red Pop”. They all tasted like cream soda. Te Inca Cola was a pretty darn good cream soda, too. I saw a (non-fizzy) bottle of “basil seed drink” in a Chinese grocery a few days ago. It scared the wits out of me. It was green, and had what my subconcious remembers as clouds of little seed resembling gnats imprisioned and swirling in it. For some reason it made me back away, with the same sort of reaction I have to centipedes. **Aaagh**. ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/36 "2003-05-25T23:16:27Z")
When I went to Japan a couple of years ago I bought a can of **Pocari Sweat** from a vending machine. Couldn’t bring myself to open it. Not sure what a Pocari is, but I know I wouldn’t drink it’s sweat. ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/37 "2003-05-25T23:21:40Z")
Forgot to add [this](http://www.noapologiespress.com/presents/asiandrink/pocari.html). ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/38 "2003-05-26T06:08:54Z")
[**Redpop**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=3466635#post3466635) ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/39 "2003-05-26T06:10:25Z")
**Loneraven** , just let me know when you run out. ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297/40 "2003-05-26T06:28:14Z")
My favorite, which is getting increasingly hard to find, is Sunkist Lemonade. Actually, the only reason it’s my favorite is that it’s the closest thing to European Lemon Fanta that you can find in the US. (American Fanta is crap, made with corn syrup and artificial flavorings) As for Pocari Sweat - I’ve never liked the stuff, honestly. But then I don’t really get a lot of Japanese soft drinks. Water Salad is one of the ones whose appeal escapes me entirely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-odd-soda-pop-thread/177297.md?page=3)