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Sunday, July 31, 2022
Root Beer Milk
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Lester Fixins Ranch Dressing Soda
I opened this "Ranch Dressing" soda with my extended family on a trip up north recently:
I thought it could pair well with Buffalo Wing Soda. |
My youngest was ready to try a shot of it... |
My brother-in-law and I sniffed it... |
Drinking it! |
Trying not react to the flavor! Ha! (We agreed ahead of time to try to not show our disgust.) |
Brand: Lester Fixins Ranch Dressing Soda
Origin: Incline Village, NV.
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Pure Cane Sugar.
Review: You know, this WASN'T horrible. It smelled quite like ranch dressing. And then the aftertaste left a ranch dressing-like film in my mouth (but not in an ABSOLUTELY horrible way).
The biggest positive for this is that the carbonation really helped. And it had a perfect amount of sweetness to cut the almost savory ranch flavor. Both my brother-in-law and I agreed on this.
It sure isn't a soda that I'd grab on any given day saying "boy, I sure could go for something 'ranch dressing' flavored right now!" But it wasn't BAD. The ranch dressing flavor was about spot on, so give this a (humorous) try if you're a fan of ranch. This had POTENTIAL for being scored at 1 or 2, but it's honestly better than that.
Score: 3.5 out of 10.
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Monday, July 11, 2022
Labrador Root Beer Butterscotch Soda
Nuthin' says "champion of the USA" like a shotgun shell! ;) |
Brand: Labrador Root Beer Butterscotch Soda.
Origin: Camarillo, CA.
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Cane Sugar.
Review: At first sniff, the butterscotch was subtle, so I started thinking this might be decent. And I was right! The butterscotch isn't overpowering, and the root beer is really smooth and really creamy. It's a bit strong on the wintergreen, but that wasn't a horrible thing here - I think it balances out the butterscotch a bit. My only possible complaint is that it could be TOO creamy. It's NOT a traditional root beer, but it tasted pretty good. Worth a try!
Score: 8 out of 10.
Friday, July 8, 2022
Excel Lucky Cherry Cola
I opened my first soda from last week's trip to Blue Sun Soda:
Brand: Excel Lucky Cherry Cola.
Origin: Breese, IL.
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Pure Cane Sugar.
Review: This smelled good from the start - quite sweet. It definitely leans towards "cherry SODA" and not so much "cherry COLA" as there's not a super strong cola element to this. And that's not a bad thing, because it's still quite tasty. It's a pretty solid cherry flavor. Nothing super unique, but a drinkable and tasty soda.
Score: 7 out of 10.
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Refill at Blue Sun Soda
All root beers way down to the end. |
Back by the little game room (they've really made that smaller). |
The soda fountain section had some old cans being used as vases. |
My assorted case from Blue Sun Soda! |