• Shogunner's Guide to Micro Brewed Soda
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[img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/13/17910620_ead385c9cf.jpg?v=0[/img] [B]What is Micro Brewed Soda?[/B] It's damn good soda, that you'll find in a glass bottle (as it should be) 90% of the time. It's also not mass produced unlike the bigs guys like Coca-Cola or Dr.Pepper. It might cost you a bit extra, but, I'm a man of quality, not quantity. [b]Why is it better?[/b] Because with mass produced soda's, you can't taste the care or work put into them. They are all cared for and made with you in mind. Which reflects in it's quality. [b]What is "Micro Brewed"[/b] It's actually a term originally used for small beer companies that make less then 2,000,000 liters a year. It can also be applied to other types of breweries aswell. [u][b]Good Breweries[/b][/u] [img_thumb]http://thefullpint.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sprecher_logo.jpg[/img_thumb] [b]Sprecher Brewery[/b] - My personal favorite. [b]Info[/b] Founded in 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Randal Sprecher. "Despite producing a full range of micro-brewed craft beers, the brewery is arguably best known for its premium sodas. Sprecher Root Beer and Orange Dream are Milwaukee staples, and kegs of the root beer are ubiquitous at special events throughout Milwaukee and can be found on tap or from a soda fountain at area restaurants (e.g., Kopp's Frozen Custard). Sprecher sodas are renowned for their taste, non-alcoholic qualities, and quality ingredients (for instance: Sprecher Ginger Ale is a golden ginger ale that uses real, locally-grown ginger). Sprecher brews more root beer than all of their alcoholic beers combined. One of the most unusual aspects of their root beer is that raw Wisconsin honey is used as a primary ingredient." [B]Sodas[/B] [LIST] [*] [b]Root Beer - OP Recommends[/b] [*] [b]Cream Soda - OP Recommends[/b] [*] Puma Kola [*] Cherry Cola [*] Orange Dream (orange soft drink + honey + vanilla) [*] [b]Ginger Ale - OP Recommends[/b] [*] Lo-Cal Root Beer [*] Ravin' Red (cherry + cranberry + honey + ginseng) [*] Strawberry (Seasonal, Summer 2010, only available locally) [*] Red Apple (Seasonal, Fall 2010, only available locally) [/LIST] [b]Where to Buy[/b] Off the website or at local specialty stores. [b]Official Site[/b] [url]http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/index.php[/url] [img_thumb]http://www.i-mockery.com/blabber/pics/virgils-keg.jpg[/img_thumb] [b]Virgil's Micro Brewery[/b] [b]Info[/b] "Made Naturally for the Root Beer, Cream Soda, BLACK CHERRY CREAM SODA, AND REAL COLA Connoisseur, Virgil’s is one man’s passion to create the finest soft drinks ever produced. After retiring from a very successful career in the beverage industry, Ed Crowley set out to research what it would take to make the finest soft drink ever. As a result of his research Ed developed the recipe for Virgil’s Root Beer. Recipe in hand, his search for the finest ingredients took him around the world. The results are an award winning soft drink made naturally without caffeine or preservatives." [B]Sodas[/B] [LIST] [*] Root Beer [*] [b]Cream Soda - OP Recommends[/b] [*] Black Cherry Cream Soda [*] Real Cola [*] Orange Cream Soda [/LIST] [b]Where to Buy[/b] Fresh & Easy, Whole Foods, Health Food Stores, etc. [b]Official Site[/b] [url]http://www.reedsinc.com/virgils/[/url] [img_thumb]http://losttrailsoda.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/lost-trail-soda-man-riding-horse.jpg[/img_thumb] [b]Lost Trail Soda[/b] [b]Info[/b] "Lost Trail Soda began with a smooth and creamy root beer, Lost Trail Root Beer. The recipe for our root beer was inspired by the original root beer formula encountered somewhere off the Santa Fe Trail by Joe Marshall, great-great grandfather of Shelly Schierman, owner of Lost Trail Soda. Our Lost Trail Root Beer was such a favorite that it wasn’t long before other Lost Trail soda flavors “hit the trail”. The secret to keeping the effervescent gusto of Lost Trail Soda is to use a “small batch” process. This microbrewed, draft style method ensures an old fashioned taste and the high quality found in Lost Trail Soda. You may have already tried our Lost Trail Soda and know what we’re talking about. But, if you’ve never enjoyed the old fashioned flavorful qualities of these beverages…" [B]Sodas[/B] [LIST] [*] Regular Lost Trail Root Beer [*] Diet Lost Trail Root Beer [*] [b]Lost Trail Lewis and Clark Sarsaparilla - OP Recommends[/b] [*] Lost Trail Cream Soda [*] Lost Trail Strawberry & Cream [*] [b]Lost Trail Orange & Cream - OP Recommends[/b] [*] Lost Trail SugarCane Cola [/LIST] [b]Where to Buy[/b] [url]http://www.louisburgcidermill.com/beverages.html[/url] or certain specialty shops [b]Official Site[/b] [url]http://losttrailsoda.com/[/url] [img]http://visittheloop.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/fitz.jpg[/img] Fitz's Rootbeer [b]Info[/b] "A small hamburger joint may seem like an unusual place for the birth of a root beer legend. But Fitz’s Drive-In is exactly where it started in 1947. Noted for incredible smoothness and thick, creamy texture, Fitz’s Root Beer was served in mugs and quickly became the root beer of choice among St. Louisans." [B]Sodas[/B] [LIST] [*] [b]Root Beer - OP Recommends[/b] [*] Cream Soda [*] Diet Cream Soda [*] Diet Root Beer [*] Ginger Ale [*] [b]Grape Pop - OP Recommends[/b] [*] Orange Cream [*] Orange Pop [*] Strawberry Pop [/LIST] [b]Where to Buy[/b] The official website, or if you live in St. Louis, at Fitz itself. [b]Official Site[/b] [url]http://www.fitzsrootbeer.com/index.html[/url] [b]How to Enjoy Properly[/b] [list] [*] FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T CHUG IT. [/list] Also, remember, drinking too much soda will make you a fatty, make sure you get some exercise to balance the delicious. If you guys have any others you want to add, feel free to write it up in the style I did, and I'll add it into the OP. I also might make one of these threads for Micro Brewed Beers one day, the only problem is there are way too many places. Here's a cool video you should watch. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPbh6Ru7VVM[/media]
I had no idea such a thing really existed. But hell if it's served in glass I'm in.
are these as unhealthy as the mass produced sodas?
well OP says it tastes better so it MUST be less healthy [editline]17th January 2011[/editline] such is the governing law of food and beverages
[QUOTE=swordoftheme;27474424]are these as unhealthy as the mass produced sodas?[/QUOTE] Sprecher Rootbeer 16oz Glass Bottle - 220 Calories Barq's Rootbeer 12oz Can - 160 Calories Nope, it's pretty much the same.
they probably at least have sugar and not cock syrup
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[QUOTE=SHoGuNNeR;27474379] [b]Why is it better?[/b] Because with mass produced soda's, you can't taste the care or work put into them. They are all cared for and made with you in mind. Which reflects in it's quality. [/QUOTE] Enjoy your placebo effect, just because they've got a smaller scale of production doesn't mean it's going to taste any better.
[QUOTE=Callius;27474469]Enjoy your placebo effect, just because they've got a smaller scale of production doesn't mean it's going to taste any better.[/QUOTE] Psssh, you've never even tried it. Drinking good drinks is in me, my father gets paid to taste wine. :v:
This is actually completely new to me. Maybe I'll order some root beer this week.
[QUOTE=SHoGuNNeR;27474479]Psssh, you've never even tried it. Drinking good drinks is in me, my father gets paid to taste wine. :v:[/QUOTE] So he's a raging alcoholic?
[QUOTE=Hullu V3;27474497]So he's a raging alcoholic?[/QUOTE] No, he's just a Spaniard.
Virgil's Rootbeer is great.
Is that shogunner in the op
[QUOTE=Am I Really?;27474508]Is that shogunner in the op[/QUOTE] No, I just needed a fitting header image.
[QUOTE=SHoGuNNeR;27474516]No, I just needed a fitting header image.[/QUOTE] oh
[QUOTE=Callius;27474469]Enjoy your placebo effect, just because they've got a smaller scale of production doesn't mean it's going to taste any better.[/QUOTE] Unless, you know, they use different ingredients that make a blatant and immediately recognizable difference in taste.
Virgil's cream soda is delicious.
whatabout tentacle grape [img]http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/40/847789-soda_img_1_super.jpg[/img]
I drink coke from a glass bottle. Does this mean it's better than the plastic bottle stuff`?
Well, some people really can't "taste the difference" but, I find that from a glass bottle, the taste is just sharper and stronger, which, I like. Alot of people agree aswell.
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nS6YO7oiLb4/SX0HSixzctI/AAAAAAAAI-0/J8XwDRW5pUU/s400/jones+soda.jpg[/img] Not really a microbrewer anymore, but they have some of the best damn quality sodas I've ever tasted.
Yea, I would have included Jones, but, you can find them in every supermarket in America, so, yea.
[QUOTE=SHoGuNNeR;27474666]Yea, I would have included Jones, but, you can find them in every supermarket in America, so, yea.[/QUOTE] I've actually only been able to find them at Target and sometimes Giant in Maryland. I saw them once at a Food Lion in Virginia but they were only the cans, so at least where I live they're kinda rare. [editline]17th January 2011[/editline] also Panera Bread. [editline]17th January 2011[/editline] actually scratch that they don't sell them at the Target I go to anymore.
[QUOTE=Callius;27474469]Enjoy your placebo effect, just because they've got a smaller scale of production doesn't mean it's going to taste any better.[/QUOTE] Actually I would have thought that bigger companies would have a larger name in the market and be more widely known, therefore meaning they could just put out whatever crap they wanted and people would buy it just because it's got the name on it, whereas a smaller company would need to make the very best drink they can because of their smaller popularity and are probably advertised more through word of mouth than big advertising schemes
[QUOTE=Espio;27474776]Actually I would have thought that bigger companies would have a larger name in the market and be more widely known, therefore meaning they could just put out whatever crap they wanted and people would buy it just because it's got the name on it, whereas a smaller company would need to make the very best drink they can because of their smaller popularity and are probably advertised more through word of mouth than big advertising schemes[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=249828&dateline=1294418595[/img]:respek:[img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=150260&dateline=1293774311[/img]
[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;27474651][img_thumb]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nS6YO7oiLb4/SX0HSixzctI/AAAAAAAAI-0/J8XwDRW5pUU/s400/jones+soda.jpg[/img_thumb] Not really a microbrewer anymore, but they have some of the best damn quality sodas I've ever tasted.[/QUOTE] Those guys make fucking amazing shit, Pitty they're hard to find around my area.
[QUOTE=SHoGuNNeR;27474666]Yea, I would have included Jones, but, you can find them in every supermarket in America, so, yea.[/QUOTE] They are popular because they are so good.
I am a connoisseur of small time sodas, mostly root beer and cream soda. [url]http://www.sodapopstop.com/home.cfm[/url] Excellent place to buy micro brewed sodas online.
[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;27474651][img_thumb]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nS6YO7oiLb4/SX0HSixzctI/AAAAAAAAI-0/J8XwDRW5pUU/s400/jones+soda.jpg[/img_thumb] Not really a microbrewer anymore, but they have some of the best damn quality sodas I've ever tasted.[/QUOTE] I barely ever see Jones Soda. AFAIK it's still pretty regional.
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