Five Star Sodas

A few big milestones for the boys this week - the twentieth episode, (hopefully) our last episode in lockdown and most importantly - we kick this episode off with our one hundredth drink review!

Over the last 99 reviews we’ve done the weird & wonderful; hard-to-find & common; homegrown and international, so we knew this had to be a big one and it seemed obvious to go with what anyone who’s ever socially drank a soda would probably class as the “holy grail” - the glass bottle Coca-Cola from Mexico!

The rest of the lineup was just as star-studded, as also featuring in this glass-bottle only episode was IBC Root Beer from the US, McDaid’s Banana soda from Ireland and then our FIRST EVER disqualification, as Maasa from India turned out to be non-carbonated mango juice (it was still tasty, but rules are rules!)

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

- If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
- It must be served chilled.
- It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.

Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at bighandmedia.com/fivestarsodas

Back once again with another four drinks, and plenty of sidebars including Line of Duty, Scottish bands, celebrity deaths and your best lockdown purchases ...

Andy brings Barr's Pineapple (UK), Nick brings Fritz Mischmasch (DE) and Al brings Big Blue (US) for review, before Club-Mate (DE) is rolled out for the bonus drink.

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

- If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
- It must be served chilled.
- It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.

Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at bighandmedia.com/fivestarsodas

The boys are back again with another 4 drinks from around the world, Andy brings another drink from Oslo craft soda company, O. Mathiesen and delve a little deeper into the label conspiracy surrounding the brand.

Al brings another French 7Up to the table, this time it's the Cherry flavour, Nick brings UK brand, Gunna's 'Muscovite', which is lemonade and mint, and Al gives the Faygo brand a chance to even the reset their reputation with their own Cola - it was probably unfair of us to start them off with the Kiwi Strawberry one some months ago!

There's more chat about the live show and what to expect, the pound-for-pound snack-producing country and 18th birthday parties.

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

- If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
- It must be served chilled.
- It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.

Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at bighandmedia.com

We're back with another trip around the world tasting some of the best (and worst) fizzy drinks going. We start off in the Greece with Green Sour Cherry before jetting to Germany for Fritz-Limon Orange then Japan for Yuzu Berry Ramune and ending up in the US for the Christmas Limited Edition Mountain Dew, Merry Mash-Up. 

We also chat soda merchandise, throwing it back to Coca-Cola footballs and Yo-Yos of the 80's & 90's as well as more chat about the live show coming up on 22 May (tickets on sale now: bighandevents.com/shop)

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

- If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
- It must be served chilled.
- It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.

Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at linktr.ee/fivestarsodas

The boys are back with another 4 reviews for you, PLUS a deeper dive into the revelation that O. Mathiesens, who featured on last weeks episode with their Toyen Cola, have recently been found removed from supermarket shelves across Norway for printing phrases like COVID, 5G and EVENT201 on their labels ... which obviously takes the boys off on a tangent about conspiracy theories.

This week we've also got a HUGE review, with Irn Bru 1901 getting the taste test to see if it can fly the flag for Scotland. We've then got another Ramune, this time cola flavoured from Japan, Aldi's venture into the 'retro soda flavour' game with their Fruit Salad and then Uludag is back with their clear 'fruit flavoured carbonated drink' - how will they all score?

We also talk a little about the Five Star Sodas LIVE show at SWG3, which tickets are on sale now for at bighandmedia.com/shop

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

• If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
• It must be served chilled.
• It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.

Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at linktr.ee/fivestarsodas

The boys are back - and again we have a guest reviewer. Friend of the podcast, Fraz Urie, sent us over some O. Mathisens Toyen Cola from Norway. We were very excited to try out this one, from a small-batch producer in Norway as their range looks great. We should note, since recording it has been released that on some of the O. Mathisens range, the company have been printing phrases synonymous with conspiracy theories (such as "5G", "Event201" and "COVID 1984") on their bottle labels. This is something we'll be taking a deep dive into on the next episode ...

We also reviewed Dalston's Fizzy Elderflower, Mountain Dew Liberty Brew (50 flavours in 1) and Jones Grape Soda.

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

• If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
• It must be served chilled.
• It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.

Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at linktr.ee/fivestarsodas

After the boys slated the 'standard' Football Special in the 500ml plastic bottle, the McDaid's reached out and let us know we should check out their 'Original' glass bottle range, brewed and bottled in the US. Since then we'd reviewed two of these (the Original Cola and American Orange Cream) and they both shot straight into the Five Star Sodas Hall of Fame with scores of 4.1.

It was only right that we gave the US brewed version of Football Special too, and Seamus McDaid (part of the fourth generation of the original McDaid family) joined us to see how it all went down ...

Before we got to the most anticipated interview of the month, we also reviewed Lucozade Energy Original (UK), Barbican Pomegranate (UAE) and Kimura Sakura Cola from Japan.

And there's also more teasing of a potential live event coming your way VERY soon.

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
It must be served chilled.
It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.
Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at linktr.ee/fivestarsodas

Still virtual, but still bringing you new episodes and reviews!

Mixed in with lots of chat about sneakers and toe Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the boys also review some sodas. Al kicks us off with Gunna Raspberry Lemonade; Nick brings Fanta Shokata (which we think is Lemon & Elderflower?); Andy brings along Topci Pineapple from Korea and then the bonus drink is brought by Al, who takes us back in tome with some Tizer!

The boys also drop some info on a special guest reviewer for next weeks podcast ...

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
It must be served chilled.
It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.
Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at linktr.ee/fivestarsodas

The boys are back with yet another virtual episode (we can't wait to get back into the studio!) and are all over the globe with this weeks selection.

Nick kicks things off with Uludag Frutti Extra Lime from Turkey before Andy (by his own admission) tries to bring something stinking with Milkis, a fizzy milk/yoghurt combo from Korea. Al drops another Ramune style soda from Japan before Nick brings today's bonus drunk, with Dr. Brown's from NYC.

The boys also delve into some stories from school - as well as dropping a little teaser of a live, in-person, event coming your way as soon as we're allowed out to see each other again!

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
It must be served chilled.
It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.
Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at linktr.ee/fivestarsodas

🚨 WARNING 🚨 There is extreme hype around the drinks on this episode. 

The boys are back to taste yet another four drinks from around the world so you don't have to!

Self-confessed non Cream Soda fan, Andy, brings A&W Cream Soda from the US, which is a staple over there. Nick brings our first Spanish drink, with Miranda Strawberry. Al takes us to South America, with Frescolita all the way from Venezuela - and it's Andy's turn again to bring the bonus drink, heading back to the Emerald Isle and McDaid's, to see if their American Orange Cream can stand up to the high standards set out by their Original Cola only a few episodes ago!

Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink imaginable and rate them on their zero through five system. The rules?

1. If it's not carbonated, it doesn't count.
2. It must be served chilled.
3. It must be drank from the container it was purchased in.

Check out the team across most social media platforms via @fivestarsodas. You can find links to all social channels - and the Five Star Leaderboard - at linktr.ee/fivestarsodas