Fruit

Very sweet. Non-specific citrus with elements of lemon, lime, and a little grapefruit. Slightly buttery. Lingering finish is fine. Ok. Purchased from Noll Hardware

Medium sweet. I always have trouble with "watermelon" flavored sodas. They hardly ever taste anything like any actual watermelon I've ever had. This particular example is a bit more perfumey than most along with the more typical melon-like flavors that I associate with this category of flavor. All of it …

Very sweet. Candied slightly-generic berry flavor is pretty straight forward and unambiguious. Has just a touch of depth in the middle with a hint of black pepper. Narrowly avoids being syrupy but also steers well clear of any semblence of actual fruit. Surprisingly good and relatively short finish. Very close to being …

Very sweet. I can see what they were going for, I just don't think they got there. Near the finish you catch a solid glimpse of the classic orange soda base but everything prior to that is kind of a muddled mess. There are flashes of peach and flashes of orange but mostly it comes across as fruit-like sweetness rather …

Very sweet. Labelled as a passionfruit, orange, and guava flavored soda I can see what they were going for and in the usual way they are not subtle about their flavors. I won't swear by this since it has been at least a couple of decades since I've tasted it, but from what I remember this is at least strongly …

Slightly sweet. Could be carbonated orange juice and, other than some notes from the sweetener blend and the lack of pulp, it could be at least slightly difficult to tell the difference blind. Sort of an amazing achievement. I'm not sure if that is better commentary about modern juice flavor packs or the engineering …

Medium sweet. Strong, fresh raspberry start with just enough tartness. Similar to the Strawbery Lemon flavor, I suspect the pleasant pucker is coming from the vinegar instead of the fruit but here it is much more successful and extremely well integrated. Floral notes arrive eventually if you look for them and, …

Medium sweet. I debated quite a bit before deciding on medium for the sweetness. On first sip the lime is very prominent, and strong enough to come across as artificial despite all of the packaging and website text protests to the contrary. I could find the ginger if I looked for it, as it mostly is expressed by a …

Very sweet. From the label I had been expecting something closer to Ting or Squirt but the actual flavor contains a lot more lemon/lime than grapefruit. Very round, but not quite syrupy, mouthfeel. I think the most accurate description might be "Sprite + Grapefruit" and the addition does add quite a bit to …

Quite sweet. Classic baby aspirin/orange cream flavor right out of the bottle. Good vanilla and good fruit. Eventually develops a pronounced and nearly off-putting level of bitterness, though arguably adds depth at the same time. Honey is just barely discernable if you go looking for it, but could use a touch more. Ok. …

Medium sweet. An initial burst of flavor has both tea and cranberry melted around a lightly tannic core with faint hints of ginger emerging through the finish. Just enough cranberry in the start to give a little pucker. The finish can come off a bit like sweetarts candy, which is a little disappointing but mostly fine. …

Very sweet. More fruit than cola from start to finish. The mango sits somewhere in the uncanny valley: Nearly authentic, but artificial enough to be occasionally jarring. The cola is present if you search for it carefully, but overall is more like a lost opportunity for a much more interesting soda. Ok. Purchased from …

Slightly sweet. That's not entirely accurate, but it gives the impression of sweetness enough to come across as sweet even without any sweeteners present. Related, could be accurately described as what you would get if you had removed all of the sweeteners from their line of strawberry sodas. Tart and candy notes are …

Not sweet. A really interesting flavor profile. Starts with something close to green mango and segues into a slightly more ripe version of the fruit. Very extended finish is creamy and fruity. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's

Not sweet. A worthy attempt to straddle the line between natural and artificial but unfortunately falls into the later. Somewhat like a raspberry candy without any of the sugar. Finish is long but somewhat subtle and possibly the most authentic flavor present. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's

Very sweet. Basil infused industrial strength cherry cough-syrup. Yuck. No really, this is really bad. Pass. Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

Slightly sweet. Natural ginger along with a kind of non-specific citrus burst with some fire and hints of turmeric through to the finish where the ginger tails off first. Very long, very muddled end is pretty unsatisfying. Ok. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Slightly sweet. Grapefruit start segues to juniper with very slight ginger fire kindled near the finish, building to a respectable fire. Quite bitter in the very long finish. Complicated and I think not quite my thing, as much as I normally like conifers in my soft drinks. Ok. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Medium sweet. While I am able to find the watermelon and rosemary when I look for it, the flavor is predominantly a nice light citrus variety that carries hints and echoes of the sought for melon and rosemary that surface more often near the finish than at any other time. I think if either of the other titular flavors …

Slightly sweet. Mango featured at the start. Floral orange comes in quickly, light and bright around the mango core, eventually blending nicely. Chili shows up in the finish and starts nearly undetectable but by a quarter of the way through the can becomes a firm but pleasant presence. Recommended. Purchased at Tim and …

Very sweet. The label proudly announces that this beverage "Fights Scurvy!", but unfortunately does not also warn that it fights taste buds just as well and it is not above fighting dirty. Orange, guarana, wintergreen, clove, anise, and vanilla make for exceedingly unruly shipmates from terrible start to …

Very sweet. Intense sugar start with strong artificial raspberry. Hints of herbal tones in the middle. Surprisingly short and clean finish. Ok. Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

Slightly sweet. Light and easy blackberry start adds a little basil towards the middle over a nondescript base. Finish is a slowly fading version of the same. Never a wow but is not disappointing either. Just Ok. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Very sweet. Definitely different. Candy orange start gains depth from blooming allspice and cinnamon. Tannins are present but it is otherwise difficult to pin down any other cola flavors. Complicated and very long finish. Ok. Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

Very sweet. Somewhat tangy and very "purple" start with some echos of natural grape juice hidden among the classic grape soda flavors. Almost finishes cleanly but has a very long, mild end. Recommended. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Very sweet. Nicely tart start balances out the candy strawberry and makes it more reminiscent of the real fruit than the long honey toned finish leaves to memory. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Very sweet. Somewhere between natural and artificial grapefruit with the artificial slightly ascendant. Fairly simple with just enough fruit for depth without being over complicated. Remarkably short and clean finish. Seems probable that if you like Jarritos you'll probably like Suavecito. Ok. Purchased from Blue Sun …

Slightly sweet. Interesting start with a strong echo of a classic grape soda flavor that morphs on the tongue into a complex blend of lightly tart floral and tea flavors. Ultimately not specifically fruity, but does have some lovely tannic structure from the tea. Remarkably short and somewhat subtle finish. Highly …