regional soda
Area-specific soft drink
A regional soda is a soft drink with distribution limited to a particular geographic area, often carrying nostalgic or cultural significance for locals.
Brands like Cheerwine in the Carolinas, Vernors in Michigan, or Moxie in New England inspire fierce loyalty: Whenever I visit home, I stock up on regional sodas you can't get elsewhere.
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- colaCaffeinated carbonated beverage
- soft drinkNon-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- fizzyContaining dissolved gas
- bottledStored in glass vessels
local · hometown · mom and pop · vernacular · carbonated · Faygo · Cheerwine · Big Red · Moxie · root beer · grape · orange · cherry · cane sugar · sugary · syrupy · fountain · diner