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 
Review: Coney Island Hard Ginger Ale
Coney Island Hard Ginger Ale was recently introduced along with a Hard Orange Cream Ale. These two hard soda’s join their previously reviewed Hard Root Beer. The Coney Island Brewery is an independently operated brewery in Brooklyn New York owned by Boston Beer Works, the parent company of Samuel Adams Beer, and Angry Orchard Hard Cider. The Coney Island brewery brews 7 year round brews and including seasonal beers, over a dozen throughout the year. These seasonal beers include a Watermelon Wheat, and a Cotton Candy Kolsch. Their Hard Ginger ale is brewed with natural flavors including West African grown ginger, and caramel color. It is bottled at 5.6% alcohol in Cincinnati and Breinigsville Pennsylvania. Read more
Review: Coney Island Hard Orange Cream Ale
Coney Island Hard Orange Cream Ale was recently released along with a hard Ginger Ale. These two hard soda’s join their previously reviewed Hard Root Beer. Hard Ginger ale and root beer have been around for a couple of years, and orange appears to be the next hard soda flavor, as Miller-Coors will release Henry’s Hard Orange Soda nationwide in January. Orange Cream Ale is made with ale, natural flavors, and caramel color by the Coney Island Brewing Company, an independently operated brewery owned by the Boston Beer Company. Read more
Review: Best Damn Root Beer
Best Damn Root Beer was just released by the Best Damn Brewing Company. They also brew Best Damn Apple Ale. This division of Anheuser Busch has been working on the recipe since 2014. It is an ale that is aged on real vanilla beans during the brewing process. While market leader Not Your Fathers Root Beer currently enjoys an 80% market share, Coney Island Hard Root Beer is coming on strong with an 18% market share. Others including the previously reviewed Rowdy Root Beer, Row Hard Root Beer, Sprecher, and the soon to be reviewed Mission Hard Root Beer, control the other 2%. Read more