We reach into the bargain bin for today's soda. Today in news a not so new soda shop, lots of cola and Mentos in the Philippines, and how to make dangerous can-based earrings. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/)
Buckle up as we learn together that today's drink has the added bonus of fermentation! Maybe it won't be as horrible as it sounds. Only one way to find out! Along with that little adventure we have a fantastic list of news, including a new challenger to the Bottle Top, actual marijuana soda, and a combination soda cup/chicken container. All that plus your comments! Hope you enjoy it more than drinking a soda that had some chicken fall into it. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/)
It may look like three sodas, but we promise it's just one. Don't want to get too crazy. As usual we'll drink it and then come up with a verdict, live on tape. Of course we have the standard soda news as well. This week somebody finds something bad inside a Pepsi can at the perfect place, Sierra Mist Natural was free for a bit for mysterious reasons, and Sunkist is going to have a totally sweet spring break. All that plus your comments this week. Hope you enjoy it more than having to drink a bad tasting soda that's replacing a good tasting soda. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/)
If you like to know what chai tea and cola combined taste like, don't download this episode. If you'd like to find out what an attempt at that tastes like, then please listen to our second try at recording this episode thanks to hardware failure. Thankfully we did get our usual news in. This week we have an incredibly descriptive article on 'artisan sodas,' a new flavor from Hot Lips, Boston considering a ban on soda, and a new book on soda jerks that aren't us. Hope you enjoy it better than a soda the second time around. Ew. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/).
Blueberry soda? For realsies! We'll drink some and hopefully not come to blows over it. At least we can agree on the news, including such hits as carbonation causes fake pain, the soda industry is doing bad again for now, a new drink over at Jones, and learn what a sparkling eco beverage is. Hope you enjoy it more than pizza soda. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/).
We continue with the Jarritos barrage, this week tasting their mango flavored soda. Along with that we of course have some news. This week Pepsi tries to save the world's water, a badly performed taste test of HFCS and sugar, soda companies think people believe clear sodas are healthier, Jones has some "Buffy" themed drinks, bacon soda is a thing that exists, and a nifty map showing what regions call soda...or pop. Hope you enjoy it more than meat soda. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/).
Welcome to what we're calling Season 2 of the Popcast, which just means we couldn't really do any shows for like two and a half months. Whilst we were gone we did plenty of reviews, and were actually sought out by the fine folks at Jarritos, who provided us with a whole bunch of drinks to try out, and today we look at the mysterious guava. In the news (remember that?) Dr. Pepper's stock could be doing better, Jones' stock is a safe bet now, Coca-Cola workers in the northwest go on strike, a new product from the folks at SodaStream, HFCS is now CS, and the return of our bad story that ends on a positive note thanks to soda segment! Hope you like it better than a soda that tastes like a clay pot. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/).
We could have sworn Hansen's did not make the original cola, the tip off being that there have been many colas out and about for years prior to this coming out very recently. Either way we still gave it a try. Along with that in news we have Coke's touch screen vending machine, Maine is home to a new soda company, Coke brings out a Russian drink in New York, and a recipe for caramel root beer syrup. Hope you enjoy it more than drinking a dusty bottle of actual original cola. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/).
We reach what we believe to be the silver anniversary of Popcasts and bust out some ramune, strawberry flavored and from Sangaria. Even though we do sometimes disagree, and sometimes we agree, remember, this is only an exhibition, this is not a competition, so please, no wagering. Of course we have some news, this week Harvard does an experiment with the soda tax, the Mayor of San Francisco asks people to not have soda this summer, something good (we think) happens to Jones, and a pop can tribute to the king of pop. Hope you enjoy it more than drinking a soda used in a piece of art. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/).
We know it's difficult to comprehend that we've done 150 reviews on our site, but please, don't let your mind get to frazzled so as that you may listen to the hard work we've done to record this. After our MYSTERY SODA, we talk about some news, like Thomas Kemper's new stuff, Pepsi's iPhone app, Champ Cherry soda, the Pop Shoppe, and a video of that fancy new Coke machine. Hope you enjoy it more than drinking 150 sodas in a row. Thanks to Polarity Failure for the music (http://www.myspace.com/bassbyjames/).
