Feb
02
I recently wrote a post celebrating the pop (or soda) that is made in Michigan. While doing research for that post, I read about a soda called Northwoods Soda. It is made up in the Grand Traverse area of Michigan. I have never seen it in stores before. That was until yesterday. Meijer stores across …
Jan
11
One of the reasons people drink so much soda pop is for the caffeine, they are addicted to it. They “need” that caffeine to get through their day. So they drink too much of it or the resort to drinking versions containing artificial sweeteners which may not be so good for you either. I enjoy …
Jun
14
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 …
Apr
30
One thing I love about visiting different grocery stores is discovering new products I have never seen before. I imagine it’s the same feeling archaeologists get when they discover a new find or when a movie pirate discovers buried treasure. I discovered a new find on my own yesterday, while visiting Westborn Market in Berkeley, …
Apr
28
This past winter, I got the opportunity to visit Fitz’s American Grill & Bottling Works in St. Louis, Missouri. Fitz’s is most famously known for their root beer which they began making in 1947 and serving at a hamburger joint in Richmond Heights, Missouri. This drive-in lasted until 1970, when the owner retired and closed …
Apr
25
Last spring, I got to sample some Dog n Suds Root Beer. I have seen and heard of their drive in restaurants but it was a cheese shop in downtown Madison, Wisconsin that I first experienced what they have to offer. The next time I was on a long distance road trip, Dog n Suds …
Apr
22
What does the phrase “all nautral” mean to you? Does it mean that you are getting something that is more pure or is it a bunch of buzz words without any real meaning. I can tell you what all natural means to the makers of Maine Root soda. It is about creating a drink (in …
Apr
11
I love root beer and I love sarsaparilla. Both there sometimes is a blurry line between which is which. So I decided to taste a root beer and a sarsaparilla from the same company together. I choose Kutztown for this experiment. But before we get into how these drinks tasted, I want to share what …
Apr
04
This week, I am focusing a lot of my attention on honey. Honey is a wonderful sweetener, that is used in many things, including carbonated drinks. There are several companies that use honey as one of the ways to sweeten their soda. Below you will find a list of sodas that I have reviewed that …
Apr
04
Soda pop in glass bottles has been around for years. But it became less popular, as manufacturers turned to plastic and aluminium. We are starting to see a comeback of glass bottles in recent years. Glass bottles don’t loss their carbonation, like plastic and aluminum do over time. Typically the latter ones are over carbonated …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
