Top-rated sodas

Our highest-scoring bottles across every style — the cellar’s critics’ picks.

32 bottles

Bundaberg Ginger Beer
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
45/50
Bundaberg · Ginger beer

Brewed

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)Fruity (cherry, citrus)
Sprecher Root Beer Old Fashioned
Sprecher Root Beer Old Fashioned
45/50
Sprecher Brewing · Root beer

Honey and orange zest

Root & sassafrasVanilla & creamCaramel & molasses
Sprecher Root Beer
Sprecher Root Beer
44/50
Sprecher Brewing · Root beer

Honey, fire-brewed

Root & sassafrasVanilla & creamCaramel & molasses
Curiosity Cola
Curiosity Cola
43/50
Fentimans · Botanical tonic

Botanically brewed spiced cola

Spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)Caramel & molassesGinger & chemesthetic heat
Elderflower Tonic Water
Elderflower Tonic Water
43/50
Fever-Tree · Botanical tonic

quinine tonic water (elderflower)

Herbal & medicinalFruity (cherry, citrus)
Bruce Cost Fresh Ginger Ale - Jasmine Tea
Bruce Cost Fresh Ginger Ale - Jasmine Tea
42/50
Bruce Cost Ginger Ale · Ginger beer

Fresh-ginger ale, unfiltered, jasmine green tea

Ginger & chemesthetic heatHerbal & medicinalFruity (cherry, citrus)
Creamy Red Birch Beer
Creamy Red Birch Beer
42/50
Boylan Bottling Co. · Birch beer

Red birch beer (cream style)

Wintergreen & birchVanilla & creamWoody & bark
Fentimans Botanically Brewed Dandelion & Burdock
Fentimans Botanically Brewed Dandelion & Burdock
42/50
Fentimans · Botanical tonic

Dandelion & burdock (sarsaparilla-adjacent root brew)

Root & sassafrasAnise & licoriceWoody & bark
Fentimans Traditional Ginger Beer
Fentimans Traditional Ginger Beer
42/50
Fentimans · Ginger beer

Botanically brewed ginger beer

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)Herbal & medicinal
Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer
Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer
42/50
Fever-Tree · Ginger beer

Premium mixer ginger beer (dry style, three-ginger blend)

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)Fruity (cherry, citrus)
Fitz's Root Beer
Fitz's Root Beer
42/50
Fitz's Soda · Root beer

Cane sugar craft root beer

Root & sassafrasWintergreen & birchAnise & licorice
Hank's Gourmet Root Beer
Hank's Gourmet Root Beer
42/50
Hank's Beverage Company · Root beer

Philadelphia-recipe craft root beer

Root & sassafrasVanilla & creamCaramel & molasses
Lemon Spritz (Bitter Lemon Tonic Water)
Lemon Spritz (Bitter Lemon Tonic Water)
42/50
Top Note Tonic · Botanical tonic

Bitter lemon tonic / European-style spritz

Fruity (cherry, citrus)Herbal & medicinalSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)
Maine Root Ginger Brew
Maine Root Ginger Brew
42/50
Maine Root Beverages · Ginger beer

Craft ginger beer (unfiltered, real-ginger brewed soda)

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)Herbal & medicinal
Mediterranean Tonic Water
Mediterranean Tonic Water
42/50
Fever-Tree · Botanical tonic

Herbal-floral quinine tonic water

Herbal & medicinalFruity (cherry, citrus)
Onda
Onda
42/50
Casamara Club · Botanical tonic

Coastal Sicilian amaro-style botanical soda (non-alcoholic)

Herbal & medicinalFruity (cherry, citrus)Anise & licorice
Q Mixers Ginger Beer
Q Mixers Ginger Beer
42/50
Q Mixers · Ginger beer

Dry premium cocktail-mixer ginger beer (chili-spiced)

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)Fruity (cherry, citrus)
Rose Lemonade
Rose Lemonade
42/50
Fentimans · Botanical tonic

Botanically brewed sparkling rose lemonade

Fruity (cherry, citrus)Herbal & medicinalGinger & chemesthetic heat
Sprecher Oak Creek Blonde Root Beer
Sprecher Oak Creek Blonde Root Beer
42/50
Sprecher Brewing · Root beer

Light blonde style

Root & sassafrasVanilla & cream
Top Note Classic Tonic
Top Note Classic Tonic
42/50
Top Note Tonics · Botanical tonic

Quinine tonic water

Herbal & medicinalFruity (cherry, citrus)
Boylan Original Birch Beer
Boylan Original Birch Beer
41/50
Boylan Bottling Co. · Birch beer

Wintergreen-forward cane-sugar birch beer

Wintergreen & birchAnise & licoriceWoody & bark
Bruce Cost Fresh Ginger Ale - Blood Orange with Meyer Lemon
Bruce Cost Fresh Ginger Ale - Blood Orange with Meyer Lemon
41/50
Bruce Cost Ginger Ale · Ginger beer

Fresh ginger ale with citrus (blood orange + Meyer lemon)

Ginger & chemesthetic heatFruity (cherry, citrus)Spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)
Bruce Cost Fresh Ginger Ale - Original
Bruce Cost Fresh Ginger Ale - Original
41/50
Bruce Cost Ginger Ale · Ginger beer

Unfiltered fresh-ginger ale

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)Fruity (cherry, citrus)
Connoisseurs Tonic Water
Connoisseurs Tonic Water
41/50
Fentimans · Botanical tonic

Quinine tonic water (botanically brewed)

Herbal & medicinalWoody & barkFruity (cherry, citrus)
Original Birch Beer
Original Birch Beer
41/50
Boylan Bottling Co. · Birch beer

Brown birch beer (cane sugar, wintergreen-forward)

Wintergreen & birchWoody & barkRoot & sassafras
Som Apple Drinking Vinegar
Som Apple Drinking Vinegar
41/50
Pok Pok Som (Som / Andy Ricker, Portland OR) · Botanical tonic

drinking vinegar / shrub concentrate (apple)

Fruity (cherry, citrus)Herbal & medicinal
Sprecher Ginger Beer
Sprecher Ginger Beer
41/50
Sprecher Brewing · Ginger beer

Bold ginger heat

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)
White Birch Beer
White Birch Beer
41/50
Foxon Park · Birch beer

White (clear) birch beer

Wintergreen & birchVanilla & creamHerbal & medicinal
Hank's Caribbean Recipe Ginger Beer
Hank's Caribbean Recipe Ginger Beer
40/50
Hank's Gourmet Beverages · Ginger beer

Caribbean-style craft ginger beer

Ginger & chemesthetic heatSpice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg)
Sioux City Sarsaparilla
Sioux City Sarsaparilla
40/50
Sioux City · Sarsaparilla
Root & sassafrasAnise & licoriceWoody & bark
Sprecher Cream Soda
Sprecher Cream Soda
40/50
Sprecher Brewing Co. · Cream soda

honey-vanilla cream soda

Vanilla & creamCaramel & molasses
Sprecher Maple Root Beer
Sprecher Maple Root Beer
40/50
Sprecher Brewing · Root beer

Fire-brewed with maple

Root & sassafrasVanilla & creamCaramel & molasses

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