Trying International Sodas (and Guessing Where They Are From)

One of my favorite pairs of funny guys on the internet tried to guess where these sodas were from:

CLICK HERE to see it on Facebook if the video above doesn't work.

If the Facebook video above doesn't work, here's the YouTube version. (But I prefer the much more "edited down" 5 min Facebook video vs the 15 min YouTube video.)


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Baumeister Root Beer

I opened this during some class prep this afternoon: 

Brand: Baumeister Root Beer.

Origin: Green Bay, WI.

Purchase Place: "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store," Jordan, MN.

Sweetener: Pure Cane Sugar.

Review: At first sniff, this was heavy (not overpowering) on the wintergreen. The first sip confirmed it. It's a decent, "classic" root beer that's relatively creamy that has a bit of a strong wintergreen kick. Nothing fancy, but quite nice. I enjoyed this.

Score: 8 out of 10.

Blue Sun Soda at the MN State Fair

Blue Sun Soda just posted this on Facebook:

I'm not going this year, so someone have some soda for me! Have some Rocket Bomb Pop, or some root beer from a "root beer barrel," or some Spring Grove soda at their stand by the DNA building!

Million Dollar Strawberry Soda

I opened this for some sippin' last night: 

Brand: Million Dollar Strawberry Soda

Origin: Breese, IL.

Purchase Place: "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store," Jordan, MN.

Sweetener: Sugar.

Review: This was just OK, and nothing really stood out. It was almost a bit creamy, but otherwise just quite average. The strawberry flavor was very candy-like, and I would consider this a good soda for kids, but it's nothing special.

Score: 5.5 out of 10.

Crazy Candy Co. Cola Sour Belts

I grabbed these at Aldi about a week ago: 

 

I don’t feel like I can rank these on my 1-10 scale as there’s not much to compare them to. My scale is meant for soda, and I don’t really review candy. But I can still say what I thought of these, without an official ranking. 

The cola taste was pretty spot-on. It reminded me of a chewy version of a cola Bottlecap candy. I liked the flavor! And I’m not one for sour candy, but this wasn’t too bad – the sour was a nice “zing” without being a punch in the face. (However, I’d probably be eating them faster without the sour coating, so maybe it’s good that it’s there to slow me down a bit. Ha!) Overall, I’ve been enjoying grabbing 1 or 2 of these out of the cupboard throughout the last few days.

Bull's Head Root Beer

I opened this yesterday afternoon as I was painting my living room:

My living room is all plastic and paint fumes.

Brand: Bull's Head Root Beer.

Origin: Canada.

Purchase Place: "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store," Jordan, MN.

Sweetener: Cane Sugar.

Review: I wanted to like this so badly, but I just didn't. It wasn't good. But listen: it MIGHT be for you. It had a SUPER woodsy, earthy, and herby taste that was just too much for me. Some people might like it that strong, but it wasn't for me. It had such a unique bite because of that flavor but it was a "miss" for my palate. I'm giving it an extra point because it tried so hard. 

Score: 3 out of 10.

How NOT to Drink Soda

Please. Not like this.

Tommyknocker Brewery All Natural Almond Creme

I opened this earlier today: 

 

 

Fun bottle cap.

Brand: Tommyknocker Brewery All Natural Almond Creme

Origin: Idaho Springs, CO.

Purchase Place: "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store," Jordan, MN.

Sweetener: Pure Cane Sugar.

Review: At first sip, this really tasted like just a normal creme soda. But then there was a slightly almondy/vanilla kick at the end of the sip. The flavor wasn't super strong, but it was decent. I didn't really care for Tommyknocker Root Beer when I had that years ago, but this was pretty good. I'm not necessarily a fan of almonds, but I still enjoyed it.

Score: 7 out of 10.

Lost Trail Root Beer

I've been doing some home improvement projects, and I cracked into this when I needed something refreshing today:

Brand: Lost Trail Root Beer.

Origin: Louisburg, KS.

Purchase Place: "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store," Jordan , MN.

Sweetener: Cane Sugar.

Review: This was delicious from the start! (And I don't think it's because I was hot after working hard on some plaster repair work in our stairwell.) It was smooth and full of flavor, but it had just the right amount of some sort of anise-like bite as well. It kept a slightly frothy head when I'd set it down. This was a very good root beer for a hot day! I'll have this again!

Score: 9.5 out of 10.

Coca Cola Tic Tacs

Has anyone tried these? I'm curious!!