Review: Not Your Fathers Vanilla Cream Ale
Not Your Fathers Vanilla Cream Ale was just released. This follows the release of their Root Beer and Ginger Ale flavors. I am careful not to describe them as hard soda flavors. While Not Your Fathers Root Beer launched the hard soda revolution, I have not heard them describe their products as hard soda. Most hard soda flavors are brewed and then have the flavor stripped before adding flavor. Not Your Fathers Vanilla Cream Ale is a beer brewed with natural Madagascar vanilla and other natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, and quillaia. Read more 
Review: McAles Hard Cola
McAles Hard Cola is one of four hard soda flavors produced by McAles Brewing Company in Los Angeles California. It is contract brewed in Lacrosse Wisconsin by United Brands Company. The other flavors include Root Beer, Orange N Cream, and Ginger Ale. With 13 Hard Root Beers on the market already, its a little surprising this is the first Hard Cola. Coke, Diet Coke and Pepsi are the top three selling soda’s in the US. These three cola flavors combined with Diet Pepsi account for 64% of the soft drinks sold in the US. McAles Hard Cola is a malt beverage with kola and other natural flavors and caramel color added. Read more
Review: Over The Barrel Blueberry Hard Soda
Over The Barrel Blueberry Hard Soda is one of five hard soda flavors recently released by the Rhinelander Brewing Company. The Rhinelander Brewery opened in 1845 and like many breweries at the time, they remained open during Prohibition making non-alcoholic root beer. While the brewery closed in 1967 their beer continued to be contract brewed in Monroe Wisconsin. I’ve never tasted a soft blueberry soda, but I’ve seen a couple, including Fanta, and Izze. Over The Barrel Blueberry Hard Soda is batch brewed with the finest 2 row malted barley and real cane sugar. Natural and artificial flavors and artificial colors are added before bottling in 11.16 ounce bottles. Read more
Review: Over The Barrel Black Cherry Hard Soda
Over The Barrel Black Cherry Hard Soda is one of five hard soda flavors recently released by the Rhinelander Brewing Company. The other flavors include Root Beer, Cream Soda, Grape, and Blueberry. Long before Cherry Coke was launched by Coca Cola in 1985, several manufactures produced a black cherry flavored soda. I always wondered why the different brands were all Black Cherry Soda, instead of just Cherry Soda. The truth is there are two main types of cherries, tart and sweet. The sweet cherries are commonly called black cherries. The main difference is tart cherries are used primarily for baking, while the black cherries are the cherries most people snack on. Over The Barrel Black Cherry Hard Soda is batch brewed with the finest 2 row malted barley and real cane sugar. Natural and artificial flavors with caramel and artificial colors are added before bottling in 11.16 oz. bottles. Read more
Review: Seagrams Grape Hard Soda
Seagrams Grape Hard Soda is one of four hard soda flavors Seagrams launched their line with in March of this year. The other flavors include Lemon N Lime, Orange Cream, and Cherry Cola. Seagrams Grape Hard Soda is brewed at the Genessee Brewery in Rochester New York. Artificial flavor and artificial color are added. It is available in the Seagrams 12 pack variety packs with three bottles or cans or each flavor included. Read more
Review: Over The Barrel Hard Root Beer
Over The Barrel Hard Root Beer is one of five hard soda flavors recently released by the Rhinelander Brewing Company. The other flavors include Grape, Black Cherry, Cream Soda, and Blueberry. The Over The Barrel Hard Soda line was initially created for Food Lion to sell at the 1100 stores they operate in South Eastern states in the US. Ironically Food Lion was interested in all of the flavors except the hard root beer flavor. They thought the hard root beer flavor had become over saturated. This is my twelfth hard root beer review. They may have a point. Over The Barrel Hard Root Beer is batch brewed with the finest 2 row malted barley and real cane sugar. Real cane sugar, natural and artificial flavors, and caramel color are added. Read more
Review: Rhinelander Hard Root Beer
Rhinelander Hard Root Beer was recently launched by the Rhinelander Brewing Company. This is the same brewery that brews the Over The Barrel line of hard soda. The Rhinelander Brewery opened in 1845, and like many breweries, remained open during prohibition making non-alcoholic root beer. While the brewery closed in 1967 their beer continues to be contract brewed in Monroe Wisconsin. Rhinelander Hard Root Beer is brewed with 2 row malted barley. Cane sugar, natural, and artificial flavors, and caramel color are added. Read more
Review: Seagrams Cherry Cola Hard Soda
Seagrams Cherry Cola Hard Soda is one of four hard soda’s Seagram’s launched their line with in March of this year. The other flavors include Lemon N Lime, Grape, and Orange Cream. This is the industries second cherry cola hard soda. The other, Best Damn Cherry Cola was also released in March. Seagrams Hard Soda is brewed at the Genessee Brewery in Rochester New York. Natural flavors and artificial color are added. This is the same brewery that has been brewing beer since 1878 including their flagship Genesee, and Genesee Cream Ale. They also product the Seagrams Escapes line of flavored malt beverages. Seagrams Cherry Cola is available in their 12 pack variety packs, with three bottles or cans of each flavor included. Read more
Review: Over The Barrel Hard Cream Soda
Over The Barrel Hard Cream Soda is one of five hard soda flavors recently released by the Rhinelander Brewing Company. The other flavors include Root Beer, Grape, Black Cherry, and Blueberry. The history of cream soda started with a recipe by EM Sheldon published in the Michigan Farmer in 1852. While this recipe and several other early cream soda recipes contained egg whites and they bare little resemblance to the cream soda of today, keep in mind this was 34 years before Coca Cola was first produced. Over The Barrel Hard Cream Soda is batch brewed with the finest 2 row malted barley and real cane sugar. Artificial flavor and caramel color are added before bottling in 11.16 oz. bottles. Read more
Review: Seagrams Lemon N Lime Hard Soda
Seagrams Lemon N Lime Hard Soda is one of their four recently launched hard soda’s. The other flavors include Cherry Cola, Orange Cream, and Grape. While there are a dozen hard Root Beers and scores of other hard soda flavors, this is the industries first Lemon and Lime flavored hard soda. Like the Seagrams Escapes line of flavored malt beverages, Seagrams Hard Soda’s are brewed at the Genessee Brewery in Rochester New York. Natural flavors and certified color are added. Seagrams Lemon N Lime is available in 6 packs, 23.5 Oz.cans, and it is included in their 12 pack variety packs which include three bottles or cans of each flavor. Read more