Soda Pop Stop: One-Stop Shopping for 450 Different Sodas
Americans are a bubbly bunch; they love soda, and that’s that. But when it comes to variety, most of the vintage brews and unusual flavors slip through the Coca-Cola cracks.
Galco’s Soda Pop Stop, a soda shop based in Los Angeles, salvages and sells 450 of them (and ships them).
The flavors link on the website allows for a quick perusal. I’m trying Sweet Blossom soda in Rose, Jasmine, and Elderflower. Anyone up for Mr. Q. Cumber? What soda flavors do you love or miss most?
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15 Comments:
Oh! Does anyone remember 'TAHITI TREAT'?? That was seriously way too good to be removed from the market!
I would LOVE to try that Mr. Q-cumber--Cucmbers are my most favourite of all time! Has anyone tried this one?
hungrychristel at 1:57PM on 09/23/08
I miss royal crown draft soda so badly.
mr guy at 2:08PM on 09/23/08
I miss the old formulas for the sour-ish sodas. When I was a kid Jolly Good's "Sour Power" was so tart and delicious. Now it's sweet and bland, in the same qay Squirt and 50/50 an etc. have basically become Mountain Dew. Bleh.
BangieB at 2:28PM on 09/23/08
I love Sun-Drop which I can't get in Houston. It is a childhood memory when we would visit relatives in East Texas. It is big in North Carolina.
eatorama at 2:49PM on 09/23/08
I'm still looking for someplace to ship any form of diet ginger beer. Since I stopped drinking anything with calories (except for skim milk), ginger beer is sorely missed.
sunfastrose at 4:14PM on 09/23/08
I am a root beer nut and I'm disappointed that no one serves Sprecher or Weinhardt's in NYC.
As an aside, I'd love to find somewhere in NYC that has this kind of selection. I'd love to order, but shipping prices kill you. Anyone have any good leads?
capndesign at 4:50PM on 09/23/08
capndesign, Sprecher really is fantastic. I'm still stuck in Madison, but I'll ask my Sconnie friends in NYC if they've got any leads. I'll let you know.
BangieB at 5:43PM on 09/23/08
nice catch, I live nearby Galco's and it's the greatest soda shop in the world (in my opinion). I used to go there weekly and fill up on sodas but I realized I was on a high-road to diabetes at that rate. I switched to beer anyways.
One of my favorite sodas at Galco's is the original recipe Dr. Pepper. It's slightly medicinal, easier on the carbonation, but much more intense in flavor than the commercial grade stuff.
mattatouille at 5:50PM on 09/23/08
I love rose-flavored soda. I also love rose-lime flavored soda. I make it myself with rose syrup, "bubble water" and fresh lime.
I would buy it pre-made in a heartbeat, especially if a diet version were available.
dksbook at 6:04PM on 09/23/08
in spain we drank fanta limon all the time, especially in "cerveza con limon," basically half beer/half lemon soda. kind of like a shandy i guess?
but i can't find it ANYWHERE on this continent and i am so bummed, it instantly reminds me of summer when i have one.
megannesta at 7:50PM on 09/23/08
It's not so old but I loved Big Red soda as a kid. I could never figure out what the flavor was supposed to be ...
sailordave at 10:12PM on 09/23/08
dksbook: I do the same thing! i'll try it with lime. i have a bottle of rose syrup in my fridge (and seltzer) at all times.
Kerry Saretsky at 8:57AM on 09/24/08
I'm not a big soda fan, but my bf loves Rubicon sodas. His birthday is coming up, and I'm on the search to find him some in NYC.
jourgy at 5:00PM on 09/24/08
Also try POPS, over 500 kinds of soda and they deliver FedEx.
FastFoodCritic at 5:25PM on 09/24/08
I miss Red Creme. I think Fanta put it out. They served it at the bowling alley, and it was perfect in my nostalgia fogged estimation.
bingsy at 1:05PM on 11/10/08