Americans tope 13 billion gallons of soft drinks every yr . But until the latter half of the 1800s , pick was modified . The usual suspect for sodium carbonate spirit were cola , orange , grape , root beer , hemangioma simplex , and lemon - lime .
Oh , how times have changed ! Some of the beverages listed below are still being produced , while others are now only useable in the big pop fountain in the sky .
1. DraCola
This was a cola merchandise made for " Halloween lover of all ages " by Transylvania Imports . Yes , you could still find it and , no , it is n’t bloodline - flavored . DraCola is an average colon - flavored beverage .
2. Aphrodite
Cherry red with a yield punch savour , this discontinued soda pop feature a dissimilar quote from a famous screen door siren ( such as Mae West ) on every bottle . In addition , Aphrodite ’s suggestive slogan was " Get Some Tonight . " This soda came onto the scene in 2002 and only lasted a few year .
3. OK Soda
This soda had a forgettable taste but a fabled selling hunting expedition . Aimed at the too - nerveless - for - everything Generation X in the early 1990s , hunky-dory Soda intentionally employ minimalist art and electronegative advertising to sell the drink . The Gen Xers did n’t bribe into the hype or the sodium carbonate – which was a pretty go - of - the - mill , cola - flavored beverage – and OK was soon a affair of the past .
4 . Celo Polka Cola
Created by the Sauk City , Wisconsin , Celo Bottling Company , Celo Polka Cola was lay out to the humankind in 1991 to boost polka medicine and dancing . The panel ’s still out as to whether or not that work , but you may order this cola - flavored beverage online and determine for yourself .
5. Whooppee Soda
" The Bottled Joy , " a powdered ginger ale - flavour soda , featured the forward-looking " Tilt - Top Cap . " The secure thing about this early-20th - century soda was a contest offer by the company . Up to $ 500 in prizes were awarded to the 24 best letters in which consumers described their " sad , most injurious or sticky experience in taking off the . . . feeding bottle crown cap . "
6. Dr. Enuf
Since 1949 , the Tri - City Beverage Corporation has been bottling this " vitamin - enriched lemon - lime soft drink " invented by Charles Gordon . Back in the twenty-four hour period , Dr. Enuf was said to relieve masses ’s " untold miserableness " from aching and infliction , abdomen disruption , and oecumenical uneasiness . Dr. Enuf is still available from the manufacturer but does n’t come along on most supermarket shelves .
Our inclination of obscure steel of soda pop continues on the next page with Leninade .
Obscure Soda Pop Brands, 7-17
From Hemp Soda to Pickle Juice " Sport , " the remaining item on our list of obscure soda water pa make truly bunk the gamut .
7. Leninade
With motto like , " A taste worth standing in line for , " and " A drink for the masses ! " you may guess that there ’s some humor behind this " simple-minded Soviet Style Soda . " Produced by the Lenin Company , the fruity taste proud of communists and noncommunists likewise – so much so that you could still find it online .
8. Hemp Soda
Ah , the mid-1990s , when alternative music actually meant something and everyone was discovering halter - free-base intersection . This " herbal " soda was produced in 1996 and featured a great hemp leaf on the can . The beverage can still be dictate online from the maker " Designer Food . "
9. Nesbitt’s Orange Soda
The Nesbitt Orange Soda Company was set up in 1938 in Los Angeles and produced its famous drink for 40 year . Real orange zest settles to the bottom of this classic orangeness soda that is still useable online and in some store .
10. Brain Wash Blue
If you have fuss placing the look of this sodium carbonate , do n’t feel too bad . Jalape - o petroleum does n’t go into many mainstream beverage , which is perhaps why this small batch soda water , good manners of Skeleteens , has n’t hit it big . If you dare give it a try , it ’s useable online .
11. Tab Clear
If you blink in 1993 , you missed Tab Clear . The Coca - Cola Company endeavor to skip on the clear - cola bandwagon , ( remember Crystal Pepsi ? ) but less than a year after its instauration , Tab Clear was pulled . Original Tab is still going strong .
12. Flathead Lake Monster
The North American Beverage Company develop this line of boutique sodas and named them for a monster allege to live in Flathead Lake , Montana . Flavors include Huckleberry and Wild White Grape , among others . Limited dispersion has hold back these sodas obscure , though the beverages have a solid fan base .
13. Gay Energy Cola Drink
In the never - ending pursuance to zero in on and exhaust the consumer substance abuse of a particular demographic , POWER Drinks , S.L. produced this energy drink several year ago . If you find a can of this beverage , you should keep it as a gatherer ’s point – they do n’t make it anymore .
14. Pickle Juice “Sport”
This soda , conceived by Golden Beverages , Inc. , is n’t just the same color as muddle juice , it really taste like muddle juice , too . Carbonated mess succus that is . Neither the Original Flavor nor the Sport smell has sold well , and therefore , Pickle Juice is not easy to find in stores , but it is uncommitted online .
15. Orbitz
The folks at distinctly Canadian were so successful with their flavored sparkling piddle that they decide to take a risk . perchance inspired by house of cards tea leaf found in Japan , Orbitz drink featured gelatin balls swim in semi - colloidal , fruit - flavored water . Orbitz resemble a lava lamp and tasted like something you directly never want to smack again .
16. Nuky Rose Soda
This light pinkish sal soda from the Florida - based Nuky Corporation smells and taste like fragrance . After all , it ’s made from rose petals .
17. Abali “Yogurt Original Flavor” Soda
Carbonated dairy product might be obscure to the westerly world , but yogurt sodas are very popular in the Middle East , especially in Iran and Afghanistan . Most yogurt sodas are naturally carbonate , due to the magic of unrest .
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Helen Davies , Marjorie Dorfman , Mary Fons , Deborah Hawkins , Martin Hintz , Linnea Lundgren , David Priess , Julia Clark Robinson , Paul Seaburn , Heidi Stevens , and Steve Theunissen
