Medium sweet. Fruit start over cream with matching texture. Plenty of people are turned off by the more chunky textures in a drink like this, but the basil seeds are not overwhelmingly present with a good assortment of jellies to keep things interesting. The strawberry is about as natural as a McDonald's shake, which …

Slightly sweet. Immediate cardamom on the nose and the tongue gets subtle support from some tannic tea and a little umami sneaking in out of seemingly nowhere. Fascinating mix of flavors that works surprisingly well starts simple but gains complexity through the middle and well into the finish. Never gets strong but …

Slightly sweet. Interesting start is certainly cola-like but resolves to nutmeg, cinnamon and a little orange oil. Maintains the slightly alkaline sub-tone of a classic cola just enough to maintain the illusion without having any of the actual nut in the ingredient list. The flavors are subtle, but present and never …

Quite sweet. It has been a really long time since I have had actual chocolate milk but despite that there is definite correspondence with that fading memory, even down texture somewhat. It is sweet for a near beer but the title is enough cover that I don't mind it. Still, anyone looking for something that isn't a …

Medium sweet. A surprising amount of natural orange in the nose. More hops than I was expecting at the start adds a bitter core with a soft wheat shell. The flavors feel layered but cohesive through the entirety, including the medium long finish. Nice complexity though the fruit might be off-putting for some. Ok. …

Slightly sweet. Rich and malty with just enough hops to provide a bitter backdrop without being overwhelming. Excellent mouthfeel. Probably one of the better alcohol removed beers that I've run into lately. While many have a certain tang in the finish, this maintains a full flavor all through the extended finish. …

Very sweet. Fruitcake? Yankee Candle? Extropianism? So far those are my best guesses for what "Futuristic Flavored" tastes like. The Coke Creations line tends toward love it or hate it, and unfortunately I'm pretty firmly in the later camp on this one. The scent is odd. The flavor is more odd. The finish is …

Very sweet. I sometimes get some of the most interesting things from the Try the World snack boxes, and this one is no exception. Apparently the Yugoslavians wanted something like Coca-Cola before it was allowed to be imported into the country and came up with their own domestic attempt flavored with dog rose hip (Rosa …

Medium sweet. Starts more tartly than the usual lemon-lime soda, more like a good lemonade. The actual lemon flavor holds through the middle until some lime flavor and bitterness finally come through at the beginning of the finish. Medium long finish has slightly cardboard-y grapefruit flavors, just enough to distract …

I was pretty disappointed that I wasn't able to acquire any of the 2022 version of this one. I haven't been paying as much attention to the industry the past few months and I was pretty surprised to see an entire end cap of bright yellow cases at one of the local grocery stores the other week so did not want to miss …

Not sweet. Extremely simple and straight-forward lemon flavor. Citrus edges are softened slightly by a light touch of salinity. Finish is medium long but extremely pleasant. Recommended Purchased from Lunds and Byerlys Roseville

Quite sweet. The fermentation does change some of the flavor characteristics you would expect for a can with Watermelon and Jalapeño on the label, but the watermelon is the one that undergoes the majority of the transformation. Where the pepper retains just a touch of it's heat and most of it's grassy flavors, the …

Very sweet. Somewhat generic tropical fruit start has definite guava and at least one or two other flavors that I can't quite identify. The cola does show up in the middle just a little but never rises past background status. The most pleasant part is definitely the finish where the fruit slowly fades to a slightly …

Medium sweet. Where the sweetness in the Oatmeal Dark was kind of off-putting, in this Raspberry Gose it makes a lot more sense. Also there is just enough of a tartness to bring down the perceived sweetness to something much more expected from something that also has plenty of fruit going on. Speaking of which, plenty …

Quite sweet. Surprisingly sweet for a near beer. If it had been a fruit beer I could maybe understand, but this is supposed to be something like an Oatmeal Stout and it shouldn't be just about as sugary as a standard soda. There is some bitterness there to take the edge off the sugar, and gives some toasty notes. Those …

Quite sweet. Identifiably peach, but with some slightly interesting overtones. The malt base is just detectable but overall pretty subtle. The start is quite fruit forward but somewhere right in the middle you aren't quite sure if there is maybe some spearmint in the mix. That slightly minty tone grows a little into …

Quite sweet. Intense start with both tart lemon and a big hit of spearmint that runs through the entire experience. The malt from the na beer base does make brief appearances just before the extended, and quite minty, finish but is mostly providing a little character in the background rather than being anything like …

Very sweet. Fruity start with a tiny bit of a cola backbone. I suspect that most people will be pretty confused by that fruit start given the prominent "Marshmallow" branding, but it is properly labelled that the collaborating artist is Marshmallow and the actual flavor is intended as watermelon, strawberry, …

Slightly sweet. The start is very classic root beer with a really heavy wintergreen flavor but immediately starts to change. The sweetness lets off and becomes fairly tangy. Not quite sour, but maybe just a touch of pucker. As quickly as the pucker arrives it drifts away into a really long, and fairly pleasant, …

Slightly sweet. Resin, black pepper, and a little bit of wood are the primary flavors. Slightly tangy. Comes across as quite herbal despite being derived from a fruit. Medium finish tastes like the best parts of a tea shop. Recommended. Purchased from Woodlake Market

Medium sweet. Nicely tangy start. The non-specific citrus is featured right away with a touch of lime bitterness. Long time readers will be familiar with my comparison of some citrus sodas to floor cleaner, and unfortunately that comparison is more apt than usual since this one comes with a fairly strong chlorine …

Very sweet. Artificial candied pineapple nearly from start to extremely long finish. Fairly mild acid. Ends with a touch more than a hint of the classic Mountain Dew finish. Ok. Purchased from Holiday Station #3841

Quite sweet. Quite herbal with a slightly bitter edge. Comes across slightly fruit-like, somewhere between a candy and medicinal orange. Most like a very mild version of Moxy. Definitely interesting. Ok. Purchased from Marieke Gouda

Very sweet. Sharp lemon start with fairly nice citrus structure and nice sugar through the middle trends toward muddled candy sweetener in the relatively short finish. If it wasn't for that finish this would be kind of spectacular. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's

Medium sweet. If this had been labelled an apple soda I would have said it was pretty good. As a cucumber soda however, it's a mixed bag. The start is pure apple with a little bit of cucumber shadow. The cucumber shows a bit more in the middle but then fades away before the long apple finish. I think if you label a …

Quite sweet. The flavor is best described as a fairly classic banana pudding. While absolutely not the texture of a pudding, it does still feel round and soft in the mouth. The start comes across as exceptionally rich, thinning slightly in the middle, but filling out again for a medium long finish. Quite remarkable. …

NOTE: Chill thoroughly before opening the can. All of the room temperature cans I have opened have gushed significantly. Medium sweet. In order of appearance, there is a flash of juniper followed by a tang of quinine that is then overwhelmed by an unfortunately floor-cleaner-ish lime, all surrounding a somewhat bitter …

NOTE: Chill thoroughly before opening the can. All of the room temperature cans I have opened have gushed significantly. Slightly sweet. A well structured flavor profile with a defined clove base, layers of herbal tones tops off with jasmine, all while surrounding a floating lightly bitter core. The flavor is …

Quite sweet. Initially starts exactly as labelled, somewhat uncannily. The sweetener blend pokes out in a few places but provide interest and context for the rest of the experience instead of being distracting. Fade to the finish is steep to a murmur of minimal flavors that hang around for awhile. In some ways it feels …

NOTE: Chill thoroughly before opening the can. All of the room temperature cans I have opened have gushed significantly. Slightly sweet. Fragrant bergamot, clove, nutmeg and some other more elusive spices emphasize a lovely tea base. For a carbonated beverage the mouthfeel is remarkably soft and lush. Spice mix remains …