What could be more patriotic than drinking a classic root beer with an American flag on the bottle? Americana is a line of “vintage sodas” that is distributed by Orca Beverages out of Mukilteo, WA. The bottle tells me that this soda is handcrafted and contains pure cane sugar as the sweetener. The Americana brands offers 6 flavors: Root Beer, Huckleberry, Honey Lime Ginger Ale, Black Cherry, Orange Cream, and Honey Cream (the last 2 I haven’t had yet). Below you will find my thoughts on each one of these classic soda pops!
Americana Root Beer
This root beer contains vanilla, licorice and sassafras root bark. When I first tasted it, I felt like “this is kind of ordinary”, but then those other flavors hit you and it’s like “woah, there is something to this root beer.” It’s kind of on the sweet side, so that may be a turn off to some people. The amount of carbonation as with all the Americana sodas was perfect. 
Americana Black Cherry
This is actually the first Americana flavor I had and so it’s the one that got me to seek out the others. There are so many artificial tasting black cherry sodas out there, luckily this isn’t one of them. This is a good black cherry with a genuine cherry flavor, no cough medicine aftertaste here. I would like to compare this one side by side with Henry Weinhard’s Black Cherry Cream, which I did give a 5 star rating to.
Americana Honey Lime Ginger Ale
While Americana offers some of the traditional soda flavors, they also go outside the box, like with their Honey Lime Ginger Ale. 
I never would have thought of that combination, but they all work so well together. This drink is complex and delicious. The Ginger Ale itself is on the strong side, so I hope you like ginger ale!
Click here to check out my original review of Americana Honey Lime Ginger Ale.
Americana Huckleberry Soda
Another flavor you don’t see everyday is Huckleberry. It is a great flavor. It doesn’t taste artificial at all. It contains huckleberry and elderberry extracts. 
It is sweet without being overly so.
Click here to check out my original review of Americana Huckleberry Soda.
Final Thoughts
Americana is one of the best lines of soda pop I have ever had. Everything is either 4 or 5 stars. I haven’t tried the Orange Cream or Honey Cream yet, but I have high hopes for both of them.
Where to Buy
You can purchase online the entire line of Americana sodas from the Old 52 General Store. Their store is located in Sabin, Minnesota.
When someone thinks of a lime, that word sweet usually isn’t a part of the conversation. But it is for one certain variety of lime – the Palestine Sweet Lime. This lime isn’t your everyday lime. The most obvious think about this lime is that it is yellow. Limes are suppose to be green, so why is this one yellow? Actually I read that limes that are left on the trees will eventually turn yellow. The most sought after key limes are the ones that have some yellow in them. Most lime varieties are picked when they are green, but not the Palestine Sweet. 
Honey, lime, and ginger ale. Three flavors that I never thought about putting together. But the makers of Americana soda did. I have tried several of their flavors and they have all been top of the line. So I was expecting the same when it came to their Honey Lime Ginger Ale. The ingredient list reads like this: Carbonated Water, Cane Sugar, Extracts of Lime and Ginger, Honey, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Sodium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness). It’s always a good sign to see one of the flavors of a drink actually listed in the ingredient list.
This week in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I will be exploring different ways to enjoy the holiday, eating like no one else. Not all of our St. Patrick’s Day traditions in the United States are based on what the Irish eat or drink. This time of year anything that is green is send to the fore front at grocery stores and restaurants – good luck driving anywhere without seeing a sign for a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake). Green River is an example of one of those products. I have heard of it before but haven’t seen until I saw it on display at a local Meijer store. This soda is more widely distributed around St. Patrick’s Day, naturally because of it’s green color. Green River is lime flavored. It does contain actual lime oils. It is produced under the authority of the Green River Corporation of Chicago, Illinois and distributed by Clover Club Bottling Company also of Chicago. For more history about this soda, 
Recent Comments