Comments on: Beverage Roundup

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:36:56 +0000

Evan: Swigging down a Fentiman’s Cola right now. Very very nice.

By: Kid Beyond

Kid Beyond — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:06:33 +0000

Bakon Vodka! From your beloved Seattle!
Conan O’Brien mentioned it in his monologue tonight…

http://bakonvodka.com

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:18:08 +0000

Troy: Dude, I TOTALLY have the same complaint about the Honest Tea stuff. You open it and it’s all over you. Good stuff though.

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:45:35 +0000

I’m about halfway through a Fentimans ginger beer. They just started selling Fentimans drinks at a natural foods store near my house, and this is my first one. Highly recommended (I’m looking forward to the cola).

http://drinkfentimans.com

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:46:56 +0000

We’ve always really enjoyed Gus Beverages (http://drinkgus.com/). the Ginger Ale and the Cola are two of our favorites.

By: golublog

golublog — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:21:36 +0000

I’ll try any soda once. Though I’m not a big fan of the idea of drinks like drank. I want caffeine with my soda.

By: troy

troy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:21:11 +0000

Honest Beverages. They’re nothing new, but definitely my first choice when it comes to packaged (non-alcoholic) beverages.

Benefits:
– PET bottles, phthalate and BPA free, certified organic, Fair Trade certified, low in sugar, no HFCS.

My favorites:
– Honest Tea: Organic Peach White Tea, Organic Mango Green Tea
– Honest Ade: Orange Mango with Mangosteen, Pomegranate Blue
– Honest Kids: I don’t have kids yet, but these take me back to the days of Capri Sun (only Honest Kids products are filled with pretty good stuff).

My only 2 complaints:
– For some reason, the 16.9 oz. bottles are filled to the very top of the bottle. It seems that their bottling machines need a minor adjustment OR the bottle design is slightly (< 1 oz.) too small. Either way, if I am not careful upon opening, I find myself spilling a few drops. Removing the cap requires more care than it should.

– I wish all the 16.9 oz. flavors came in 64+ oz. jugs – to avoid some of the guilt associated with excess packaging.

http://www.honesttea.com
http://www.honesttea.com/products/kids/berry_berry_lemonade/

By: Brian Christiansen

Brian Christiansen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:07:02 +0000

I've been trying to find some Brain Toniq around my area (Boston-ish). But yet to no avail. The stuff is pretty expensive so I'm looking to try a can before I buy anything in bulk. I'm trying to find "energy" drinks that won't certainly kill me. The only one I drink on occasion is VitaminEnergy (made by the VitaminWater folks, but much harder to find). But it is loaded with Taurine. I try to drink only half at a time (have a bottle to pour the rest in at work). The VE definitely helps me concentrate. I try to not drink too much soda, but I'm on the lookout for Passover Coke (Coke with real cane sugar as opposed to HFCS, which since it's made from corn, is not allowed for observant Jews during Passover), but it's in very limited release. My wife brought home some Trader Joe's Tea & Lemonade (sometimes called Half & Half, like from Nantucket Nectars) which is pretty good. Finally, I drink high quality loose leaf teas, mostly green, but now I'm on a oolong kick (a somewhat sublter green). Found a great place down the street from me that sells a huge selection without a huge markup, TeaZone. Currently drinking Formosa Jade Oolong and Dragonwell Green. Remember, use cooler water (180° not boiling!) with green, oolong and white teas, or else you'll get bitter, awful tea!

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:32:00 +0000

Growing up in Michigan I was brought up on Vernors Ginger Ale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernors)

A while back you had an ice cream post like this. You take two scoops of your favorite Vanilla and add a can of Vernors to to glass the Vanilla is and you have something that is pretty darn close to heaven.

By: Adrian Holovaty

Adrian Holovaty — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:05:30 +0000

I’m a big fan of the sodas made by Sprecher Brewing Company in the Milwaukee area (http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/soda.php). Their root beer is the best I’ve ever had, made with Wisconsin honey. In college, a guy down the hall from me was from Milwaukee and got shipments of this stuff from his family; he was nice enough to share. :-)

Their cola is phenomenal as well, and they have a drink called Ravin’ Red that’s a combination of ginseng, cherries, honey and some other tasty stuff — equally sweet and sour in a refreshing way.

In Googling around for this stuff, I came across a blog called The Knowledge For Thirst that appears to have lots of great beverage suggestions: http://www.knowledgeforthirst.com/