Who loves Guatemala? Kel loves Guatemala. Is it truuuuuuuue?? I do, I do, I doooohoooo. Kel Mitchell from Kenan & Kel, Probably. Ah, Guatemala. One of the many places that the American War on Drugs has absolutely decimated and *continues* to decimate. A beautiful country that continues to be torn apart and held-down by gang/drug…
Alright Pepsi, you got me here. Is the idea of a nitrogen-infused cola actually significantly different than a standard CO2 cola? Certainly they’re right about the fact that nitrogen bubbles are smaller, but how much of a difference does that actually make? Does it impact taste at all? Other than the nitrogen, this seems to…
I love a good ginger ale. There are many out in the world that just don’t get the ginger right. Some have a mere suggestion of ginger, others have an absolute boatload. Ideally, you have a situation where you can definitely feel the ginger. The sort of tingle it gives you needs to be there.…
Sprecher! A company I’ve become infatuated with after touring their factory in Milwaukee. We got to head back and see where the magic happens. The soda at Sprecher came to exist because people kept bringing kids on brewery tours and they wanted to have something for the kids to drink. Flash forward to: Sprecher Root…
I’ve got two things here – Italy, and Dev Hynes. Let’s start with the obvious: Italy. What a country! As much as no Italian would ever admit it, the US and Italy are very similar. Neofascists? Check. Financial corruption, including with powerful elected officials? Check. Widespread racism? Check. Lotsa very religious people? Check. Widespread caffeine…
I never thought that I’d be someone / who prefers the clouds to the warmth of the sun / the chill of the autumn, the silence indoors / whose eyes are barred windows and smiles are rare birds / I never thought that I’d come undone / by a weight that won’t wane, that I’d…
Sprecher gave me more than I bargained for on this one. I’m going to be completely honest, I bought this thinking it was a 12oz soda. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the truth: the bottle contains 16oz of soda. I figured the bottle was just extra beefy, but in reality, it contained more liquid…
You had to have seen this one coming, right? I mean, it was in the previous picture… So, assuming you’ve read the previous review and know how I came to be a fan of Ale-8-One, let’s talk about about the differences to look for when comparing regular and diet sodas. Apart from the obvious taste…
I was introduced to this revered ginger ale from Kentucky at a Christian bible camp in Southern Ohio. It had seeped over the Ohio River and into the hands of camp counselors and other assorted staff, who occasionally shared it with the campers. The standard Ale-8-One (also known as “A Late One”) is a perfect…
Sioux City is a fairly prominent brand of “old-style” sodas. It sports a sort of old-timey Western design feel, with a neat font and illustrations of cowboys or desert scenes on the bottles. While this sort of thing always makes me think of Dalton Wilcox, Poet Laureate of the West; what does the soda remind…