Comments on: Just Like Mom Used To Make

Just Like Mom Used To Make

mr_crash_davis — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:32:12 -0800

Seattle, WA, U.S.A. – Jones Soda Co. (the "Company" or "Jones Soda" or "Jones"), announces today its limited edition holiday pack of five new seasonal flavors which includes: Green Bean Casserole Soda, Mashed Potato & Butter Soda, Fruitcake Soda, Cranberry Soda and Turkey & Gravy Soda.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:42:52 -0800

Didn't they do that Turkey and Gravy soda last year? Maybe it was someone else but I had a sip and I thought turkey and gravy tasted like turkey and gravy but that soda tasted like dirty wash water. Are they expecting people to drink these or collect them? And why didn't they come out with Pearl Onion Soda? Or Candied Yams soda? Come on, Crash, WHY? Now, if they can cram in all the nutritional value of those foods into the soda then I'm in. Otherwise, I get plenty of HFCS as it is.

By: Grod

Grod — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:45:14 -0800

Pepsi Blue?

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:55:53 -0800

*vomits all over self, thread, at idea of these sodas*

By: Miles Long

Miles Long — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:03:39 -0800

rock on. Sodas are so boring.

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:05:16 -0800

Why not "Pool of Vomit on the Pavement"? "Wino's Ass"?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:14:31 -0800

I'd like a fried mars bar soda. That I can mix with vodka.

By: photoslob

photoslob — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:18:45 -0800

Sweet potato pie and I woulda been so there.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:33:10 -0800

Nothing like a refreshing "Hobo's Ball Sack" in the morning.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:38:08 -0800

I think it's more like Pepsi Brown.

By: krazykity16

krazykity16 — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:43:47 -0800

These sound pretty gross, but their Fufu Berry is to die for.

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:45:09 -0800

Nothing like a refreshing "Hobo's Ball Sack" in the morning. How many times have I said that? Now that I think about it that would also be another good idea for a soda flavor.

By: falconred

falconred — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:53:46 -0800

Cranberry might be alright. I like their Strawberry Lime soda, personally. But Hobo's Ball Sack is a close second.

By: Salmonberry

Salmonberry — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:55:34 -0800

Hmmm, Strawberry? Cranberry? Fufu Berry? They seem to be missing an all-important berry in the lineup.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:57:05 -0800

Right, dingleberry.

By: Salmonberry

Salmonberry — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:03:14 -0800

*crosses jonmc off the Christmas card list*

By: Evstar

Evstar — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:07:11 -0800

elderberry?

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:12:10 -0800

gooseberry?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:14:56 -0800

chuckberry?

By: briank

briank — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:17:57 -0800

Didn't they do that Turkey and Gravy soda last year? Yes, they did.

By: kenko

kenko — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:19:20 -0800

Honestly, it was pretty hard for any of our testers to keep from spitting the product out.

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:52:32 -0800

Dave Barry? Burberry? Yogi Beri? Beriberi? I'm personally holding out for the fat red-headed 5-year-old boy's crusty green nostril flavor. Now THAT would be a collectable.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:58:57 -0800

Frankenberry? I think the marketing of gimmick drinks peaked with the first sale of a can of whoopass. Also a Jones product.

By: geekyguy

geekyguy — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:00:27 -0800

marionberry? Or maybe MarionBerry?

By: Dark Messiah

Dark Messiah — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:05:32 -0800

Coming soon... Nocturnal Emissions & Bedsheets Puncture Wounds & Gaus Drain-O(tm)

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:16:41 -0800

Whoopass is okay, but Queensberry rules.

By: moss

moss — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:18:06 -0800

Why not "Pool of Vomit on the Pavement"? Well, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans include a strikingly... realistic vomit flavor. If you need one.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:30:33 -0800

marionberry? Or maybe MarionBerry? No way, man: you'd have to be on crack to drink that.

By: aaronetc

aaronetc — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:03:00 -0800

You know, I just learned that Jelly Belly makes buttered popcorn-flavored jelly beans. This is a little much.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:17:42 -0800

Halle Berry Crap movie. Potentially killer soda concept.

By: evilbeck

evilbeck — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:19:17 -0800

I'd just like to (proudly) note that the MF Grape bottle seen in the upper left corner of the Jones Soda webpage is my label! Sorry for the self link :)

By: LeLiLo

LeLiLo — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:57:31 -0800

. . . is my label! Congrats, evilbeck. It certainly is a small (soda) world. (Plus, it was smart to get on a nice-looking bottle of grape, rather than fruitcake.)

By: euphorb

euphorb — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 21:16:00 -0800

Before I die I intend to make a pilgrimage to the Mecca of Soda Pop.

By: Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:03:53 -0800

aaronetc, are you kidding? Buttered popcorn jelly bellys are not only my personal favorite, but the top-selling flavor! They're really quite good. As far as the sodas, cranberry sounds good, but the rest sound awful. I guess the market is mostly gag gifts and people whose curiosity is stronger than their stomach.

By: t r a c y

t r a c y — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:20:14 -0800

Cranberry might be alright. canada dry makes a cranberry soda for christmas each year and it's great. before they came out with it i always used to mix club soda with cranberry juice. You know, I just learned that Jelly Belly makes buttered popcorn-flavored jelly beans. This is a little much. it's my favourite jelly belly flavour...! so good...!

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:31:22 -0800

t r a c y, you can get no-name cranberry soda all over the place. check an iga in ontario. it's good stuff.

By: t r a c y

t r a c y — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 01:34:27 -0800

yah i know, i've tried all kinds of no names, but i like the canada dry version best of all, or going with the club soda and juice, 'cause that too is so refreshing. damn, i've got to have some right now... thank goodness we've got it in the house, heh.

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 02:01:58 -0800

you're such a strange bird.

By: wsg

wsg — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 02:10:02 -0800

I know I'm reaching way back here, but...Wallace Berry! I had, too.

By: wsg

wsg — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 02:11:17 -0800

...or just "I had to."

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 04:24:42 -0800

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Berry Gordy yet.

By: JoanArkham

JoanArkham — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 05:00:58 -0800

Yes! I'm not the only person who loves the buttered popcorn Jelly Bellys! (Bellies?) Sweet, buttery crack... Not sure about the sodas though, although I'm famous for drinking stuff no one else will touch. Anyone remember Diet Jolt? I was also a fan of Clear Pepsi and Camfield's Diet Fudge. And blue cream soda mixed with grain alcohol was (possibly) the catalyst for my marriage...

By: Remy

Remy — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 06:08:54 -0800

Veruca Salt : Snozzberry? Who ever heard of a snozzberry? Willy Wonka : [grabs Veruca's chin] We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Hey, I'm surprised they haven't done it yet. Maybe as a tie-in to the remake?

By: neustile

neustile — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:46:13 -0800

What's in this stuff? Is the turkey flavor vegetarian? Do we have to have a Tofurky Soda at the table this year as well?

By: m@

m@ — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 08:09:20 -0800

What's in this stuff? Magic. Pure and simple. "Natural Flavors" doesn't tell you much, does it?

Turkey & Gravy Soda Ingredients: carbonated water, natural and artificial flavors, salt, caramel color, acacia gum, glucono delta lactone (acidulant), sucrose acetate isobutyrate, medium chain triglyceride, sodium benzoate & potassium sorbate (as preservatives), sucralose (splenda brand)

By: Foosnark

Foosnark — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 09:27:48 -0800

...glucono delta lactone (acidulant), sucrose acetate isobutyrate, medium chain triglyceride... It sounds delicious already.

By: mdn

mdn — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:08:24 -0800

Re: Turkey & Gravy Soda, back in college, a friend of mine had a sort of parodic band, the name of which currently escapes me, and for some reason (I don't remember all the jokes involved) they sold "chicken soda" at their gigs - it was made by combining bouillon cubes with seltzer. The motto was "tastes like chicken!", but I will thankfully never know the degree to which that was or wasn't true (being vegetarian definitely has its benefits).

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:50:19 -0800

Also, why no Primus tie-in?

By: davros42

davros42 — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:55:23 -0800

Galco's (AKA the Mecca of Soda Pop) is definitely worth the visit... If you're in LA you should head over... just about every weird kind of soda you could imagine...

By: kindall

kindall — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 12:27:58 -0800

Last year I suggested that the turkey and gravy soda be made a part of a liquid Thanksgiving dinner. Looks like Jones was listening.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:42:53 -0800

so we can blame you for this atrocity, kin? ; > I'm expecting a Dingleberry Soda any day now.

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:45:31 -0800

If they were smart, they would market a "Secret Life of Turkey and Gravy." Man they would sell like hotcakes!!! Well, I'd buy one.

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:07:40 -0800

Oh, and....Pillsbury

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:37:57 -0800

If they were smart, they would market a "Secret Life of Turkey and Gravy." Man they would sell like hotcakes!!! But not as well as the hotcake and syrup soda.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:14:05 -0800

Wendell Berry