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I should perhaps make some comments on my own personal tastes, since they will undoubtedly influence how I describe the sodas I review ( Read more... )

In online chat a couple of nights ago, I was discussing the plan for the Jerking Around series, and someone reminded me that "soda" doesn't have a consistent meaning. So, I decided that I need to clarify: for the purposes of these posts,
sodaa beverage that is both carbonated and non-alcoholic
I had considered adding the qualification "and is not ( Read more... )

OK, so I like making really stupid puns. Sue me.

The pun, in this case, is that the “jerk” in the title is a reference to being a soda jerk - someone who makes sodas from syrup and seltzer in an old-fashioned luncheonette (and there really are still some out there).

Future articles in this series are going to be reviews-after-a-fashion of soda, much ( Read more... )

I tried SodaStream's own Sparkling Naturals ginger ale:

• It's much more expensive than the standard Sodastream syrups. Roughly four times the price per liter. The flavor is not significantly different from the standard syrup.
• The seltzer has a much greater tendency to foam up while adding a Sparkling Naturals syrup than with standard syrup. When the ( Read more... )

About three weeks ago, on a whim, I bought myself a Sodastream system. This is basically the latest incarnation of the old make-it-yourself seltzer thingy - it takes water, and injects CO2 into it to make it fizzy. After it makes the water fizzy, you add syrup - it comes with a sampler pack (12 flavors, one bottle each), and places that sell the ( Read more... )