Avery’s Sarsaparilla

ah, another one of the elusive Avery’s varieties! i really should just go up to the plant sometime and get the rest of them, it is only a couple of hours’ drive away. i have driven through or at least very near New Britain many times in the past couple of decades but i just …

Big Ben’s Sarsaparilla

so i finally broke down and figured i would probably not get to make a road trip to PA anytime soon in a quest for the rest of the Big Ben’s sodas i had not had. so i mail ordered them. they only mail order the 20 oz plastic bottles though which is a bit …

Bundaberg Sarsaparilla

so this is the last of my Australian sarsaparilla trade, alas, quite a shame. i know there are more sarsaparillas in the land down under so if anyone ever wants to trade me some, i would happily do it. i suspect this may actually be the same as their root beer, just packaged and labeled …

Cascade Traditional Sarsaparilla

so the Australian sarsaparilla reviews keep on coming! again, the bottle is a unique shape although there are a couple of US sodas that come in a bottle something like this. the graphic design is also very good. more old school modern lines meets 50s America but in a good way. the company tagline is …

Bickford’s Sarsaparilla

this is the next of the Australian sarsaparillas that i traded for! they all seem to have in common a somewhat different graphic design style than American sodas. they are more sophisticated and much more resemble alcohol bottles in style and font and so on. even the color palette and bottle shape suggest liquor versus …