This time I’ll be finishing up Oogave’s flavors, Mandarin-key Lime, Watermelon Cream and Ginger Ale. There is one of them here that I really disliked, although I’m beginning to think it’s because of my own tastes.

I’ll get the Ginger Ale out of the way first. I really disliked this drink. I am beginning to think that my perception of what Ginger Ale tastes like is skewed because of drinking the cheap full of chemicals “ginger ale” by certain store brands. This isn’t the first Ginger Ale drink I’ve had that I really hated. As such I will be letting Jordan review any further Ginger Ale soda’s that we come into contact with. (more…)

Thomas Kemper Soda Company started out in 1991 after Thomas Kemper Brewing Company created a Root Beer to serve at Oktoberfest in Washington. Spreading by word of mouth, TK Soda survived even after their parent company was purchased. Eventually they re-united with TK Brewing at Pyramid Breweries. They then began releasing various flavors of soda into the industry. Starting out with Orange Cream; Black Cherry, Ginger Ale and Grape soon followed. In 2007 the company was purchased by a group of individuals to continue making premium soda’s. They introduced Low Calorie versions of some of their soda’s, and in 2008 started using Pure Cane Sugar in all of their products.

One of the unique attributes of these sodas is the use of honey from a local Oregon company. They are also brewed in relativity small batches of 100 to 600 barrels at a time. All ingredients are hand poured into batches, no pre made flavors. Everything is made fresh each time a batch of soda is brewed. They are then allowed to sit for up to 48 hours before they are bottled. (more…)