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goateebird · 02-01-2004, 08:28 AM

So a friend and I are having a discussion: is cream soda made from root beer, or cola?

I was thinking root beer, since IBC and Stewart's make both root beer and cream soda, but not cola. But my friend sez it's made from cola; it just doesn't have the 'signature twang' of root beer.

So does anybody know?

FleaCircus · 02-01-2004, 09:17 AM

It's neither.

Cream soda is essentially carbonated water and vanilla flavoring.

rrf · 02-12-2004, 05:49 PM

mmmmmm cream soda

Redlemon · 02-13-2004, 06:28 AM

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Originally posted by FleaCircus
It's neither.

Cream soda is essentially carbonated water and vanilla flavoring.

...which is why a Vanilla Coke or Pepsi Vanilla kind of tastes like a cream soda with a kick.

rsl12 · 02-13-2004, 06:29 AM

but still a good question--why do root beer companies also make cream soda?

User Name · 02-14-2004, 08:11 AM

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Originally posted by rsl12
but still a good question--why do root beer companies also make cream soda?

Why does Coca Cola make beverages other than Coca Cola, like Sprite? Why does Frito-Lay make chips other than Fritos and Lays, like Doritos? Market diversification.

Charlatan · 02-18-2004, 08:11 AM

Diversification and the fact that the Cola and Lemon Lime drink market is all sewn up between Coke, Pepsi and Private Label (i.e. no name brands).

losthellhound · 02-18-2004, 09:54 AM

Mmmmm flavored sugar...

*Nikki* · 02-18-2004, 07:41 PM

I am sorry I read this.....now I really want one!

taylorspl · 02-18-2004, 10:26 PM

IBC Cream soda...mmm.

FleaCircus · 02-19-2004, 06:01 PM

How about Stewarts Orange Cream soda? Good stuff.

rsl12 · 02-20-2004, 01:50 PM

to answer my own question, i have two guesses as to why root beer companies often make cream soda as well.

1. a company is specializing in old-fashioned flavors. This would explain companies like Stewart's and IBC, who make flavors like root beer, cream soda, cherry-vanilla, etc.

2. Ice cream floats are made with root beer. it may be that root beer ice-cream floats were the standard, and so the two became linked. I have no proof of this though.

I sent some e-mails to root beer manufacturers to see if i'll get any info. wish me luck.

02-01-2004, 08:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
goateebird Tilted Location: NC	Cream Soda question So a friend and I are having a discussion: is cream soda made from root beer, or cola? I was thinking root beer, since IBC and Stewart's make both root beer and cream soda, but not cola. But my friend sez it's made from cola; it just doesn't have the 'signature twang' of root beer. So does anybody know?

02-01-2004, 09:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
FleaCircus Insane Location: Denver, CO	It's neither. Cream soda is essentially carbonated water and vanilla flavoring. __________________ "We must have waffles. We must all have waffles, forthwith. Oh, we must think. We must all have waffles and think, each and every one of us to the very best of his ability." -- Professor Goldthwait Higginson Dorr, Ph.D.

02-13-2004, 06:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
rsl12 On the lam Location: northern va	but still a good question--why do root beer companies also make cream soda? __________________ oh baby oh baby, i like gravy.

02-18-2004, 08:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Diversification and the fact that the Cola and Lemon Lime drink market is all sewn up between Coke, Pepsi and Private Label (i.e. no name brands). __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-18-2004, 09:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	Mmmmm flavored sugar... __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

02-12-2004, 05:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
rrf Crazy Location: Clemson	mmmmmm cream soda

02-18-2004, 07:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nikki ~~~~~~~ Location: Charleston, SC	I am sorry I read this.....now I really want one!

02-18-2004, 10:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
taylorspl Insane Location: Tucson, AZ	IBC Cream soda...mmm.

02-19-2004, 06:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
FleaCircus Insane Location: Denver, CO	How about Stewarts Orange Cream soda? Good stuff. __________________ "We must have waffles. We must all have waffles, forthwith. Oh, we must think. We must all have waffles and think, each and every one of us to the very best of his ability." -- Professor Goldthwait Higginson Dorr, Ph.D.

02-20-2004, 01:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
rsl12 On the lam Location: northern va	to answer my own question, i have two guesses as to why root beer companies often make cream soda as well. 1. a company is specializing in old-fashioned flavors. This would explain companies like Stewart's and IBC, who make flavors like root beer, cream soda, cherry-vanilla, etc. 2. Ice cream floats are made with root beer. it may be that root beer ice-cream floats were the standard, and so the two became linked. I have no proof of this though. I sent some e-mails to root beer manufacturers to see if i'll get any info. wish me luck. __________________ oh baby oh baby, i like gravy.