# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/21 "2004-11-27T00:06:37Z")
Homebrewers: Add Cream soda extract to your homebrewed root beer (1:4). Magnificent!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/22 "2004-11-27T01:50:28Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > Definitely vanilla. > > TeaElle, home bottler of “upscale, microbrewed” cream soda You can microbrew cream soda? How? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/23 "2004-11-27T02:07:05Z")
Wait a minute! Is this the Pit? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/24 "2004-11-27T03:20:58Z")
For a time, the local Walmarts were selling sodas with Simpsons characters on them. Homer had a generic cola, Lisa had a generic lemon-lime drink (i.e. 7-Up), Bart was on a root beer, and Homer _and_ Maggie graced an orange cream soda that was pretty damn good. The Marge carrot-broccoli soda, I understand, was not a big seller. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/25 "2004-11-27T03:37:22Z")
:mad: I should pit you all. I’ve had such a craving for cream soda since I saw the thread title… And I haven’t had it for _years!_ Went out and bought some. …Hm… tastes like 95% vanilla 5% cherry. Like just a touch. So if I switch it around in my mouth I get just a sublte “red lollipop” flavour thing happening. But I’m drinking the “red” pop. I’ve had clear cream soda that was defnitely nothing other than vanilla flavoured. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/26 "2004-11-29T18:15:36Z")
You know, I’ve always wondered what flavor “ **Red** Cream Soda” is…??? I grew up on Fanta Red Cream Soda (which I can never find anymore) but lately Barq’s has had Red Cream soda available in convenience stores, and it seems to be a staple drink at White Castle. But I have never tasted “plain” cream soda, so I don’t know if it compares to that flavor, or if it has it’s own. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/27 "2004-11-29T18:44:08Z")
I only ever saw Barq’s red cream soda in New Orleans, but Winn-Dixie supermarkets have their own store brand of it, Chek red cream soda. It always tastes vaguely banana-like to me, mixed with the vanilla taste of cream soda. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/28 "2004-11-29T18:49:15Z")
_Vanilla_ is how it’s prepared. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/29 "2004-11-29T18:53:34Z")
…and here I thought this was yet another thread about **vanilla**. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/30 "2004-11-30T02:01:58Z")
Anyone who’s got a hankering for a cream soda with a distinct vanilla taste should seek out the Jones Soda kind- it’s like there’s a whole vanilla bean (and about half a cup of sugar) in there, and it goes very well with vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/31 "2004-11-30T07:47:04Z")
I’m rather partial to the IBC brownish one myself. I burning your cream soda! ---
**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 30, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/32 "2004-11-30T13:40:42Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Ah, it’s 1920’s style “vanilla flavor.” > > (Sorry. I could resist, and actively chose _not_ to. 😉 ) Ah, it’s 1920’s style “vanilla flavo **u** r.” Sheesh. Didn’t anyone besides me read the original post? ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/33 "2004-11-30T14:06:44Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Bile. Or maybe vomit. Gotta back up my homie **Aesiron** on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/34 "2004-11-30T17:52:32Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > Gotta back up my homie **Aesiron** on this one. And I’ve got both your backs. Cream Soda makes me gag. That and Faygo Red Pop are the only two beverages that have ever made me sick. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/35 "2004-11-30T20:35:04Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Bile. Or maybe vomit. Hey, I loves me some cream soda. Pass it down here. Only thing I like better is root beer. ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/36 "2004-11-30T21:19:11Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Ah, it’s 1920’s style “vanilla flavo **u** r.” > > Sheesh. Didn’t anyone besides me read the original post? Thank you. This thread is Canadian. Part two of the question is: Then why is it pink? ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/37 "2004-11-30T21:25:38Z")
Nothing constructive to add; I just wanted to say that there’s got to be something special about a place where a discussion of “What flavour is Cream Soda?” accumulates upwards of 30 responses. Especially when the correct answer is included as part of the OP. I love you guys. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/38 "2004-11-30T21:48:33Z")
You say you want some smoooooth cream soda? This is the best I’ve come across, from a little micro-brewery in Milwaukee. [specher cream soda](http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/sprsoda.html) ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/39 "2004-12-01T00:08:07Z")
When I was about 5, a friend of mine told me that Cream Soda causes brain cancer… consequently, I always figured that it tasted like “brain cancer” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769/40 "2004-12-01T00:23:35Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > You can microbrew cream soda? > How? Er, the long explanation is probably better done on the various homebrew sites. To make your own, you can 1. Use a [concentrate](http://www.cellar-homebrew.com/sodapop.asp#Soda%20Pop%20Extracts), mix with sugar, siphon into clean plastic soda bottles, add a little yeast and wait a day or two. You’ll get a tiny amount of alcohol, but little expense. 2. Buy an [expensive kegging system](http://www.homebrewhq.com/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=118), use a concentrate, mix with sugar, siphon into the keg, attach the hoses and Vioila! Soda pop! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavour-is-cream-soda/276769.md?page=3)