# What flavour is Cream Soda? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [November 26, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769 "2004-11-26T18:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/1 "2004-11-26T18:00:38Z")
Is it supposed to be vanilla? ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/2 "2004-11-26T18:01:19Z")
Vanilla would be my guess, too. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/3 "2004-11-26T18:51:53Z")
Yes, I had always thought it was supposed to be vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/4 "2004-11-26T18:59:53Z")
Without any qualifications or hedging: Cream Soda is a vanilla-flavoured soft drink. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/5 "2004-11-26T19:01:38Z")
[This site](http://www.root-beer.info/others/harpoon_cream.html) backs everyone up. > [@](#): > > The Ingredients: > Pure Vermont carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, cellulose gum, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness), citric acid, vanilla ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/6 "2004-11-26T19:12:20Z")
I’ve always thought of it as being pink flavoured, but I guess that’s not really helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/7 "2004-11-26T19:36:41Z")
Some of the more upscale ones will actually decribe themselves as “Vanilla Cream Soda”. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/8 "2004-11-26T19:42:57Z")
Vanilla, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/9 "2004-11-26T19:46:27Z")
Definitely vanilla. TeaElle, home bottler of “upscale, microbrewed” cream soda ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/10 "2004-11-26T19:47:52Z")
Bile. Or maybe vomit. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/11 "2004-11-26T19:47:53Z")
I think it might be vanilla. (Sorry, couldn’t resist! 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/12 "2004-11-26T20:07:06Z")
1920’s style Vanilla? (Sorry, couldn’t resist 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/13 "2004-11-26T20:11:39Z")
Ah, it’s 1920’s style “vanilla flavor.” (Sorry. I could resist, and actively chose _not_ to. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/14 "2004-11-26T20:35:51Z")
nono, what flavour is cream soda? is there a particular style? and for how long? (Sorry. I could resist, and actively chose \*not \* to. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/15 "2004-11-26T21:31:14Z")
I would have gone with “cream flavored.” ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/16 "2004-11-26T21:37:52Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > Definitely vanilla. > > TeaElle, home bottler of “upscale, microbrewed” cream soda Is your recipe like [this one (en Français, pardonnez moi)](http://www.recettes.qc.ca/recettes/index.php?id=2424)? I, at least, would like to see yours. (Even though it has nothing to do with flavour, I’ll mention that Google also gave me [this](http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Nitrous_20cream_20soda). Strange!) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/17 "2004-11-26T22:00:08Z")
Now I want a cream soda…I hope you’re all happy! ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/18 "2004-11-26T22:36:21Z")
I heard that someone here wants a cream soda. For some reason that makes me very happy. And oddly hopeful. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/19 "2004-11-26T23:20:40Z")
Cream Soda is easily the most underrated of all sodas. I like it, yet can I get it in a convenience store? At the movies? At 99% of restaurants? No, dangnabbit! ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/20 "2004-11-27T00:04:36Z")
Drink vanilla flavored Coke. You get the best of both worlds… Coca-cola with a buttery vanilla aftertaste. It’s like getting both chocolate **and** vanilla ice cream (with whip cream). Peace. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769.md?page=2)