In The Door
September 27th, 2009
Hey, guess what! I’m still out here. Did ya miss me?
Truth is, I’ve been focusing my efforts elsewhere for a while, and haven’t really had time to work on this project. But I figured I should make some time to write a little about soda.
On one of the shelves in my refrigerator door, I have some soda. It has been kind of a place to hold onto some stuff I was going to write about sooner or later. I never really got around to doing that, and the shelf is getting pretty full, so what I’m gonna do right here is list what I have in the refrigerator door, and make a few comments.
So, in no particular order, here’s what I have in the refrigerator door.
- 1 Can of Ale 8 1. This is an excellent ginger ale that my dear friend Lisa got for me. It’s only available in and around Kentucky. She picked up a 12-pack for me on a trip to Cincinnati. It’s weird name means “A Late One.” As in, “this is the latest thing.” Yeah, I know. But apparently, this was the winner in a contest held to come up with the name for this drink. In 1926.
- 2 Cans of Iron Beer. I love this stuff! It’s the national soft drink of Cuba. And I didn’t know I had any, let alone 2 cans! Sweet!
- 1 Can of Zest-o Root Beer. This is some of the worst root beer I’ve ever had. It’s almost like that horrible root beer I tried to make myself. Only WORSE!
- 1 Can of Zest-o Dalandan. One of the most vile liquids on the planet. No joke. If you see this stuff, RUN don’t walk in the opposite direction. Zest-o is a company in the Philippines that makes a little bit of everything – sodas in just about every flavor, packaged noodles, condiments, juices, powdered drink mixes and toothpaste. I haven’t tried any of their other products, but this and the root beer are truly awful.
- 1 Can of Pepsi Throwback. I’m a Coke guy, but I liked the Pepsi Throwback. I liked it a lot. Apparently it’s coming back for another 8-week run starting December 28.
- 1 Can of Mountain Dew Throwback. I’m anti-Dew but pro-Throwback. So, when this comes out again, I’ll be buying more.
- 1 Can of Venezolana La Colita. This is one of those bubble-gum tasting cream soda-like South American “Colas.” I think I picked this up in a weird little grocery store in Elko.
- 1 Can of Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray. It’s Celery soda. Weird, but very refreshing. Give it a try!
- 1 Can of Calpico (Original Flavor). It’s a non-carbonated Japanese soft drink. It’s kind of milky and strange, but not bad.
- 1 Can of Nestle Milo. This isn’t really soda. It’s a kind of chocolate milk energy drink kind of thing. It’s very popular just about everywhere in the world EXCEPT the US.
- 1 Bottle of Carabao Energy Drink. This is another non-soda. And it’s not carbonated. I honestly don’t remember what I thought of this when I tried it. I do remember I bought it because I thought the label was cool.
- 1 Bottle of Cali. This is a pineapple flavored soda from the Philippines. It has NO natural flavor whatsoever. It’s one hundred percent artificial, which means it has zero percent pineapple flavor, and it’s ninety-nine percent disappointing.
- 1 Bottle of Cali Ice. Same as above, except this is apple flavor. I don’t know what the deal with the sodas from the Philippines is. Every single one I’ve tried has been awful. Sorry Philippines, that’s just my opinion.
- 1 Bottle of Tome Tropical. I don’t remember exactly what this is. I think it’s another one of those South American Bubble-Gum colas. I might be wrong.
- 2 Bottles of A&W Root Beer Float. Terrible. I’ll probably never drink these. They don’t taste like a root beer float at all. I even tried MAKING a float with it. The results were disappointing. I don’t recommend it.
Well that’s it. That’s what I’ve got in the refrigerator door. I have plans for some of these sodas, so you’ll probably be reading more about those at some point. Until then – Good night!
