The Future of Soda: Brach’s Soda Poppers

Brachs Soda Poppers are a tasty alternative to soda

Sharability: 9 Denture Danger: 7 (chewy center) Convenience: 10 Novelty: 5 Overall: 7 You’ve seen the root beer barrel but have you seen the Dr. Pepper barrel or the 7up barrel? I didn’t think so! Forget the full stomach of drinking a soda for the mere taste of the drink and grab a Brach Soda Popper instead. These candies are shaped like the can and are surprisingly accurate to the taste. This candy is advertised to include real fruit juice in the inside. It only confuses me because I was never under the impression that these drinks were made with real fruits. I take it as a little marketing scheme, but whether or not the “fruit juices” are “real” the chewy center of the hard candy packs quite a flavor punch. The Crush Orange and the A&W actually feel like the candy is carbonated (is that even possible?). The lack of the carbonated feel in the Dr. Pepper and especially in the 7up is what pulls away from the accuracy of the drink. I was not able to find an A&W root beer barrel to compare the taste but my instinct tells me that the same flavoring is used for the two. But I will say that this soda popper really has a strong sassafras flavor when it gets to the chewy center (stronger than that of an A&W root beer barrel). It is surely not your ordinary root beer barrel. The Dr. Pepper, though a little flat, has an accurate taste. The 7up, has a tangy lemon lime flavor, but it lacks the surprising first taste that the other flavors do so well. The first taste of the Crush Orange and the Dr. Pepper and the A&W exceed expectations, they’ll make anyone say, “Wow, this really does taste like Dr. Pepper/A&W/Crush Orange!” The 7up is not only flat, but doesn’t have the shock value of the others. Whatever soda popper you may choose, just know that you are getting the same taste for a fraction of the sugar damage to your teeth. Every three soda poppers has 12 grams of sugar. One can of soda ranges from 26 grams of sugar in the 7up to 50 grams of sugar in the Crush Orange. It’s up to you to decide. Sources: http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/brachs http://www.thedailyplate.com/