What was your preferred method of Shirley Temple–making when you were a kid? My recipe: 9 parts grenadine to 1 part Sprite, with a cherry. Why? Because I wanted the sweetest, cherriest thing I could possibly guzzle down. Having consumed more than my fair share of them as a child—I was the kind of kid who'd want cherry Coke without the Coke—I was happy to see Saranac, a New York brewery I like, marketing a Shirley Temple soda. More

There is a magical sandwich shop in Philadelphia called Paesano's; I can't drive through Philly without stopping by. But almost as much as those sandwiches (the Arista is my go-to), I look forward to Hank's Gourmet Soda, a brand local to the Philadelphia area. More

People across the country (and across the world) pack themselves into Starbucks locations each morning and afternoon with the goal of pumping caffeine into their veins. Others pop into convenience stores, highway rest stops, and drug stores in search of an energy jolt. Caffeine is big business, so it's no surprise to see a player from one arena cross over into another. Starbucks has already put out a number of coffee drinks, but they've now moved into another corner of the caffeine world, releasing a line of energy drinks, much like a Monster or Red Bull. More

We're still a little bit obsessed with the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine... even after we tried all 100+ flavors. You know what the real fun is? Creating combinations. Nope, 127 flavors isn't enough for us; we want the mixing to begin. But since trying all 8001 hypothetical two-soda combinations from the Freestyle machine seems daunting even for us, we're just sharing a few of our favorites. More

When John and I wrote about Manhattan Special Espresso Coffee Soda earlier this year, we found out just how many coffee soda fanatics there are in the world. (Even just among the Serious Eats staff.) And unlike many other sodas we tried, we kept coming back to Manhattan Special. There it was at a bodega... okay, we'll grab one. There it was at our grocery store, in big bottles! And by this point, we've learned to drink it in all sorts of ways. So here are 5 ways of enjoying Manhattan Special, for the addicts among you. More

Plenty of foodstuffs taste great in their natural form, but translate terribly to "flavors." (Banana-flavored Runts or Now 'n Laters couldn't taste less like bananas, right?) So does the notion of a coconut-flavored soda sound particularly appealing? We didn't think so, but were pleasantly surprised by Puerto Rican coconut soda Coco Rico More

I probably shouldn't admit online how much I loved Enviga. But once it was discontinued, I scoured store shelves and even online stores to find it. Are there any discontinued sodas that you still miss? More

Dr Pepper Ten. Coke's short-lived C2. Many soda brands have tried to create a lower-calorie version of their standard product. The latest? Pepsi Next, launching this week with 60% less sugar than a standard Pepsi (and with both sucralose and aspartame to pick up the sweetening slack). Pepsi sent us over a few cans to get a first taste. More

"Au Naturel" can mean many things. It's handy when we want to make "naked" sound more sophisticated than vulgar. And in the world of food, it presumably means something derived from "natural" ingredients. But when it comes down to it, the definition of "natural" is a fuzzy one. Jones Soda just released their new "Au Naturel" line—three sodas sweetened partially with stevia, with 35 calories and much less sugar (7g) than a standard bottle. We've had a number of low-sugar sodas we've liked recently. How would Jones fare? More

Something we've always liked about Aranciata and Limonata, the two most well-known sodas from San Pellegrino, are how they're not all that sugary. And their two soda cousins—"Pompelmo" and "Aranciata Rossa"—aren't, either. More