Yesterday, my kindergartener had a half-day of school, and my youngest son was at Grandma's house, so I asked Henry what he wanted to do with his afternoon with me. He wanted to go play pinball at Blue Sun Soda. So I complied a list of sodas I've had, and we stopped by.
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There was a "shooting game" on top of their toilet. I think they were asking us to "aim." |
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"Sodas of the World" section. I grabbed a few of these. |
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My son just played pinball the whole time. They have 6 machines, and 3 or 4 are free. I was told they're getting another machine shortly! |
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"Springtime Sodas." |
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The guy working there asked if I had Virgil's with NUTMEG. I've had Virgil's, but not this special blend. He said they liked this so much, that they bought a palette because they only release it once a year. |
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Made in-house "Whistler" soda. Blue Sun purchased this from the north metro a few months back. |
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You can peak through a hole in the wall to see Whistler being made on this awesomely-colored old bottling machine! |
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This was my haul yesterday. An assorted case, a big bottle of Virgil's with nutmeg, and an 8-pack of Whistler. |
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The Whistler sodas I bought. |
The guy working there laughed when he walked past me at one time and remarked on the list in my hand: "I like a guy who knows what he's after!" I told him I have a soda/root beer blog, and that I'm referencing what I've already had (I reference my blog here on my phone, and I also had a sheet of paper which listed what I had stored in my basement that I haven't drank/reviewed yet).
I told him that after this trip, I'll have had
EVERY ROOT BEER THEY HAVE TO OFFER. That made me a little sad. But he noted that
they're hoping to expand their root beer selection by 50% shortly. (I had noticed a few brands there yesterday that weren't there
the last time I stopped in.)
Alright, I think I have my soda selection for most of the summer! I bought these 33 bottles yesterday, and I still had most of a case from the last time I was in. Time to get drinking!