Inotea Pobble Passion Fruit + Apple

I grabbed this from Aldi over the weekend:

Here are a few of the "popping pearls" in a glass. 

Brand: Inotea Pobble Passion Fruit + Apple.

Origin: Newark, NJ.

Purchase Place: Aldi, St. Paul, MN.

Sweetener: Sugar.

Review: This was quite good! It was very sweet, and tasted like a "good" apple cider that you might get on the holidays for the kids - like the sparkling kind, even though this wasn't sparkling. It was mainly apple flavored, and then the "popping pearls" had more of the passion fruit flavor inside. Yes, they are little pearls that are liquid filled that "pop" when you bite into them - I don't think everyone is ready for that experience. :)

My wife tried it, and she doesn't like things that are too sweet, so I thought she wouldn't like this. But after her first sip, she paused and said "... oh, that's GOOD." And my boys loved it too, so it went over well in our house. We'll have to try the other 2 flavors we saw at Aldi as well!

Score: 8 out of 10.

Red Ribbon Pennsylvania Punch

I opened this with the boys last night:

Brand: Red Ribbon Pennsylvania Punch.

Origin: Natrona, PA (duh).

Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.

Sweetener: Sugar.

Review: This was non-carbonated, but I didn't realize that until after the first sip. (Even though it says it right on the label above "Pennsylvania Punch"). It was quite good! It was very sweetly grape flavored, and it was a pretty deep flavor. My wife even liked it when I thought it could be too sweet for her. My boys loved it. A unique and delicious soda!

Score: 9 out of 10.