Review: Henrys Hard Orange Soda
Henrys 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 cans Read more 