Review: Best Damn Cream Soda
Best Damn Cream Soda was just released. Cream Soda is the third hard soda flavor this division of Anheuser Busch has crafted. The other flavors include Root Beer, and Cherry Cola. The Best Damn line also includes Best Damn Apple Ale, and the soon to be launched Best Damn Sweet Tea. While cream soda may be thought of as a secondary soda flavor, the first published cream soda recipe dates back to 1852, 34 years before Coca Cola was first produced. This original recipe included egg whites. Maybe that’s why Coca Cola quickly became a dominant soda brand. Today, most cream soda’s are produced by brands more associated with root beer than cream soda, including IBC, A&W, Barq’s, Mug, and Dad’s. That said I am a fan of cream soda, and while I’m not claiming to be a Cream Soda Sommelier, I’ve tasted over a dozen cream soda brands, and I know the difference between an average and a great tasting one. Best Damn Cream Soda is brewed as an ale, and then aged on real vanilla beans with natural flavors and caramel color added. Read more 