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Review: Henrys Hard Orange Soda

by Jeff Ellingson

Henrys Hard Orange Soda Image - CopyHenrys Hard Orange Soda was just introduced along with a Hard Ginger Ale.  The brand is produced by the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company, a division of Miller-Coors in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and named for Henry Weinhard.  Henry left Germany in 1856 and by 1862 he purchased the Liberty Brewery in Portland Oregon.  In 1864 he also acquired the City Brewery where he moved the entire brewing operation.  The brewery survived prohibition by producing premium soda, syrups, and non alcoholic beers.  Today four of these premium sodas, Henry Weinhard Root Beer, Black Cherry Cream, Vanilla Cream, and Orange Cream, are still produced.  In 1928 they merged with the Portland Brewing Company and the name of the brewery was changed to Blitz-Weinhard in honor of the two breweries family owners.  In 1979 the brewery was acquired by Pabst, who sold to the G. Heileman Brewing Company in 1983.  By 1996 The Strohs Brewing company had acquired the brewery only to sell in to Miller Brewing company in 1999.  When Miller closed the brewery in 1999 in was the oldest continuously operated brewery in the west.  Production was moved to the Olympia Brewery until that brewery closed in 2003.  Henrys Hard Orange Soda is produced at 4.2% alcohol, and sold in 6 packs of 12 ounce bottles and 4 packs of 16 ounce cansIt pours to an orange soda color with a thin head.  The aroma is orange soda with a malty backing.  The sweet orange entry has real orange soda flavor.  Even the carbonation of this beverage has an orange soda feel.  The slight malty aftertaste is the only indication this is not an orange soda.  By using cane sugar, Henrys Hard Orange Soda comes off sweet, but not syrupy like a corn syrup based product would have tasted.

Made in Milwaukee Wisconsin

4.2% Alcohol
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Calories 192 Per 12 Oz. Serving

Grade 92  Award Gold Medal

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  1. Sara Brinkman
    Mar 15 2016

    Ok…have to admit I was VERY skeptical about this product. I had been burned by 2 hard root beers. On a whim, I bought the orange variety. WOW!!! This tastes just like the Irish Orange Fanta I had while in Ireland. It is sweet like an orange soda, so I don’t know if I could drink them all day (I am from Wisconsin, so we believe you can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning ?). Other than drinking orange soda all day, my only concern is that it tastes just like orange soda. You may forget it packs a punch and get wasty pants unexpectedly.

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  2. Carol
    Apr 16 2018

    This is my go to drink. I am a huge fan of Orange Crush and Nehi. I don’t like beer. After three a buzz starts, four makes me feel just right and keeps me that way for a couple of hours. Highly recommend!

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