Very Sweet

Very Sweet. Candy-like start quickly develops depths of wintergreen and molasses along with other ephemera. The candy start returns near the end and haunts the extended finish. Definitely a different flavor profile from their standard root beer. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

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 …

Very sweet. Fascinating nose. A waft smells like typical Mountain Dew while a sniff smells like gingerbread. The flavor has a similar dichotomy with a clear, and fairly decent, gingerbread cookie flavor followed with the classic Mountain Dew finish. Altogether somewhat unexpected, certainly an odd combination, and not …

Very sweet. Definitely an improvement on a memorably bad similar soda. Very much like liquid Red Hots candy but with a slightly better finish and slightly less fire. Early sips can sometimes show the flavor as a thinner veneer than others, but the whole is well done. Ok. Similar to some of Real Soda's other lines, the …

Very sweet. This soda should be named "BUTTERSCOTCH!" instead of aluding to any kind of caramel as the only flavor profile you get from the start to the lingering, slightly unsatisfiying, finish is just that: rich butterscotch with possibly a hint of candy rum flavor. Comes across as both complicated and also …

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)

Very sweet. A jumbled early start that eventually sees vanilla presents a solid base. Coconut builds on that base shortly after and rides through a nearly buttery middle and well into a very long, satisfying finish. While there is some body it still comes off feeling very slightly thin. Recommended Purchased from Blue …

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. Somewhere between a cola and a cream soda. A solid and lightly tangy cola core is enveloped by deep and rich dark sugars with echoes of both tea and tamarind. Chocolate finish. Ok Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

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)

Very sweet. About as odd as you would expect. Good dill with pretty nice cucumber that is unfortunately overly sweet. Extremely long finish is slightly bitter but inoffensive. Might actually be very good with about half the sugar. Pass. Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

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. Starts somewhat weakly with some lime-like flavors then developing tannin as it opens and comes closer to a typical cola in the middle. The finish may be the most acceptable part. Pass. 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. Tangy cola in a fairly classic form with a little bit of tannin, some slight herbal notes, and a really nice finish. 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 …

Very sweet. Huge and soft spearmint from the start through the medium length finish. The ginger very faintly hovers through it all as well, but more as a ghost of an extremely mild ginger ale or even lemon-lime tone than as anything even remotely substantial. Ok. Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

Very sweet. Tangy fruit start that is somewhere between classic artificial and natural flavors, enough that I can believe this was near a real version of the named fruit somewhere in it's lineage despite the label unusually declaring only artificial flavors being present. The fruit trends toward candy-ish in the middle …

Very sweet. Coconut aroma erupts from the bottle and permeates the entire experience, strongly reminding me of sunscreen in the 1980's. Somewhat sharp pineapple with an underlying bitterness starts firm but mellows quickly to a nearly buttery middle before transforming again to a more typical Mountain Dew finish, …

Very sweet. Fairly classic naturally flavored lime soda with maybe a dash of extra non-specific depth from start to slightly sticky finish. Ok. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Very sweet. As advertised, starts with typical vanilla coke notes and tones but is quickly joined by light roast espresso providing extra depth though no extra bitterness. Blend continues into extended finish that is finally slightly betrayed by the Sucralose/AceK sweetener blend. Ok. Purchased at Target

Very sweet. Intense and rich wintergreen and vanilla blend at the start. Shimmery maple appears in the middle and returns occasionally as a ghost in the long finish. Reasonably complex. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Very sweet. Fairly straightforward non-specific citrus soda. Somewhere between 7-Up and Mountain Dew in tones and notes with a very slight, and not unwelcome, bitter undertone. Start might have more lemon while the very long and slightly sticky finish might have more grapefruit. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway …

Very sweet. Classic cream soda flavor from start to extended finish. Lots of artificial vanilla with hints of real vanilla buried alongside giving a touch of depth. Ok.

Very Sweet. Intense wintergreen at the start but slowly softens to uncover a hints of burdock, clove, and nutmeg amid the more prominent vanilla and brown sugar. Nice finish. Recommended. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Very sweet. Classic cola flavor, more similar to RC than either of the other big brands. Starts big and slightly sharp, softens and warms in the middle, then transforms slowly into a pleasantly tangy end. Recommended. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Very sweet. Classic "baby aspirin" flavor of either your dreams or nightmares. Briefly sharp orange flavor is nearly smothered by slightly chalky vanillin middle, but returning in the extended finish. Ok. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Very sweet. Strong pineapple with good tart tones and fragrant coconut. Starts like a good Piña Colada. Very long and, sadly, slightly rancid sucralose finish. Ok.