When I was a kid, grape soda always seemed like the epitome of cool. Why have clear or brown when you could have purple? It could have something to do with those sick-day Dimetapp cough syrup doses ...

Big Red soda is unforgettable upon the first incredibly sweet sip. Once you're done surfing that sugary wave, though, how would you define the flavor of Big Red? When the soft drink was first ...

There’s nothing quite like this colorful cream soda. For many Southerners growing up, the best afternoon treat was to be taken to the roadside store and allowed to choose any fizzy, ice-cold glass ...

Fifty-five years ago, some golf caddy referred to Sun Tang Red Cream Soda as "Big Red" while in the company of Sun Tang President Harold Jansing. It forever changed the name, and possibly fortunes, of ...

I recently had a Big Red for the first time in years and I almost said aloud, "This is better than Dr. Pepper!" I didn't because I was standing in line to pay for it, which would have been weird.