Hi! I’ve my anxiety that I’ve been quenching with sodas but I’d like to move away from anything America branded overall into some local alternatives. What are some soda alternatives 100% EU?
I’m a big fan of Fritz-cola, and they have plenty of other sodas as well. Don’t know how easy it is to find though
Are you in CH? I am but can’t find it anywhere in TI, sadly. I am relying on Denner/Coop cola
Edit: spellingHi, fellow swiss here! I just recently compiled a list for European alternatives when grocery shopping and you can find some soda suggestions there too (the post). I think in Coop you can find Sinalco and Elmer which do Cola, Fanta and Sprite-like stuff.
No sorry, no idea where to find it in CH
Fritzkola is german
I do recommend a well unknown soda from Denmark… you might never taste it, but its great. Maybe one of the greatest sodas of eu?
I love obtusely named flavors hiding among obvious ones. Drink Hancock! We have flavors like lemon, orange, and sports!
(Relatedly, German chocolate brand Ritter Sport has a variety called “Olympia”. Admittedly easier to remember than “yogurt honey crisp hazelnut with dextrose”.)
I like Fritz though I’m not sure it’s available outside of Germany
It’s available in Paris and Amsterdam as well.
On my last bike tour of the Netherlands and Belgium I couldn’t find it but in my defense there was lots of cheese
Good question! I’ve been searching a few minutes for Spanish brands and everything seems to have been bought or is distributed by cocacola, pepsico or suntory.
How many levels are in this industry? What a mess? There are brands, producers, bottlers, distributors and everything seems to be mixed.
Sumol is a portuguese brand
Fritz!Kola straight from my hometown Hamburg :D
Irn-Bru
Freeway cola from lidl is surprisingly good and almost twice cheaper.
Cockta is a Slovenian brand. Kofola Czech, I like both.
Kofola is life, Kofola is love. 😍
I’ve heard good things about Kofola. I’ll try to remember to buy some if I find myself back in central Europe.
I always drink lots of it when visiting countries that have it. Classic flavour is the best, but there are lots of different ones.
I switched to tap water. Better for my health, better for the environment and better for my wallet.
You can make your own soda without much difficulty, depending on your preferred taste. Carbonated orange juice/lemonade is what I do, but cola is doable. No clue about root beer or Dr Pepper, but ginger ale is supposedly pretty simple.
This would at least be a start to cola, fanta and sprite. The German versions, at least fanta would surprise Americans I guess.
I maintain that the best sugar-free cola you can buy is Freeway XL, the in-house brand at Lidl. Way better than Pepsi Max or Coke Zero.
My big trick over the past few years is make my own. So just squeeze a lime into a glass, drop of cordial and add sparkling water.
Now I’m ready to buy one of the machines, with refillable gas canisters. And not feel guilty about all the plastic bottles.
Fresh ginger, or apple juice is also a good mixer
Orangina is the first that comes to mind. Almost definitively French
