Ten More Missing and Obscure Sodas - The Third

It just never ends, does it? Just as soon as I think I'd managed to list them all -even after 20- I still somehow gather 10 more! Those lost, forgotten, and just plain unusual sodas have returned for a third part... and the producers, pending the reception to these oddities, have already green-lit a FOURTH! I try to crawl out, and it pulls me back in... Anyway, enjoy another batch of these bygone beauties!

10. LIKE COLA

Oh, do I remember Like Cola! Manufactured by the 7*Up Company and pretty much offering the same flavor comparison to a standard cola as an apple to a doorknob. No, I did not 'Like' it one bit.

9. DOUBLE COLA

I have to honestly admit that I am not familiar with Double Cola. I have heard of it, but I have not been privy to its assuredly delicious flavor. But I can say, since it is a 'cola', I can pretty much guess.

8. SINALCO

Not from around these parts, are ya'?

7. MELLO YELLOW

Mello Yellow and I go WAY back. I used to live for this stuff and I liked it SO much better than Mountain Dew quite possibly due to its crisper, more fruity body. Hee hee... I said fruity body. *AHEM* Anyway, I remember Pizza Hut used to sell this on draught, as it were, and I'm pretty sure ours here in town still does.

6. PEPSI FREE

Yes we all know the little tit for tat argument between Marty McFly and the 50's soda jerk from Back To The Future, but I have to admit I did imbibe my fair share of this classic cola. It was a bit bland, but it was always hanging around at one family member's house or another, so I enjoyed from time to time.

5. RAMBLIN' ROOT BEER

Though slightly inferior to the 'drive-in' A&W draught root beer you could get at the local hot dog stand, Ramblin' was a proud addition to my childhood. My dad used to get a ton of this stuff when we went on camping trips, so this was, ultimately, the root beer I grew up on.

4. RONDO

I have actually had this! On east-coast trips; Deleware, Maryland and the like, we used to knock back a few of these when I was a youngster. Damn good stuff, as I recall.

3. CACTUS COOLER

I went to Arizona a few years ago and I have a relatively vivid memory (though, honestly, the heat was so fucking miserable and unbearable, it's likely I just imagined it) of having one of these at a meal outing once. I HOPE it was good...

2. TAB CLEAR

Seriously?

1. STORM

Storm. I have had you once thanks in part to a co-worker having imported a few of these into Michigan from out-of-state family. I just asked and he said sure. Very 7*Up-like in its crispness, but far sweeter. Nice bit of a kick, too.