Alaska – Red Bull
Mississippi – Sunkist
South Dakota – Root Beer
Delaware – Dr Pepper
Rhode Island – Orange Soda
Missouri – Faygo
Brothers Ben and Perry Feigenson, recent Russian immigrants, began playing around with the idea of making soft drinks based on the frosting flavors in their bakery in Detroit in 1907.
Is this soda bottled on the moon? Sadly, it is not but it's a refreshing beverage that's out of this world. Okay, maybe that's a bit much.
Maine – Root Beer
New Hampshire – Diet Coke
Hawaii – Diet Coke
Utah – Crush
Wisconsin – Jolly Good Soda
Idaho – Diet Coke
West Virginia – Mountain Dew
Nebraska – Sprite
New Mexico – Ginger Ale
Kansas – Fanta
Vermont – Cream Soda
Arkansas – Ginger Ale
Michigan – Slurpees
Believe it or not, slurpees were invented totally by accident! The story goes that Omar Knedlik, Dairy Queen employee, was struggling with a malfunctioning soda fountain when he began storing the drinks in the freezer, which in turn cooled the drinks into delicious slush.
The Icee Company was the original brand after it was invented in 1958 and the Slurpee brand arose when 7-Eleven made a licensing deal with The Icee Company.
Montana – Pepsi
Nevada – Crush
Iowa – Squirt
Wyoming – Coke Zero
Introduced by Coca-Cola in 2005, Coke Zero has become the top selling diet soda in the country, if not the world.
Coke Zero has most of the enjoyable qualities of classic Coke but without the sugar. Coke zero is sweetened with a blend of aspartame and acesulfame potassium and is more flavorful than Diet Coke.
Connecticut – Squirt
Oklahoma – Cream Soda
The first recipe for cream soda was written by someone by the name of E.M. Sheldon and made its debut in an 1852 edition of Michigan Farmer.
Yes, the light taste of cream soda is a must for Oklahoma residents. They must not be a fan of the caramel color since cream soda is considerably lighter on that than root beer.
North Dakota – Coke Zero
Since its debut, and before 2017 when the brand was revamped, Coke Zero was hailed as Coca Cola’s hero as sales continued to rise.
Like Wyoming, Coke Zero is the most popular drink in the state, likely due to its similarity to Coke. And you can drink more of it because, like, what else are you going to do in North Dakota?
Oregon – Dr Pepper
Kentucky – Root Beer
Louisiana – Sprite
Alabama – Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper’s legend suggests that Wade Morrison named the drink “Dr. Pepper” after the father of a young girl he was once in love with.
Was Doctor Pepper a real doctor? Yes, and that means that Dr. Pepper is a health drink. You are welcome.
It's not though. Drink soda in moderation. Yadda, yadda...talk to an actual doctor.
South Carolina – Nehi
Minnesota – Orange Soda
During WWII, there was no shipping between the U.S. and Germany, so the German Coca-Cola bottling plant created Fanta, a fruit flavored drink, in order to stay relevant.
Orange soda is one of the most popular fruit-flavored sodas that really tastes nothing like an actual orange. But it does taste like the accepted flavor of orange that fake orange things should taste like...if that makes sense.
Colorado – Sweet Tea
Maryland – Jones Soda
Indiana – Sierra Mist
Tennessee – Lemonade
Although no one knows exactly when lemons made it on the scene as an edible fruit, the first time we see a recipe for lemonade dates back to August 20, 1630 in Paris.
Lemonade always hits the spot in the summer and mixing it with tea is just on-point. It also helps prevent kidney stones as the acidity of the lemon juice helps break them down.
Massachusetts – Mountain Dew
Arizona - Tab Cola
Washington – Green River Soda
Virginia – Fanta
New Jersey – Monster Energy
North Carolina – Root Beer
Georgia – Nehi
Ohio – Faygo
Illinois – Jarritos
Pennsylvania – Iced Tea
New York – Faygo
The original flavors of Faygo were fruit punch, strawberry, and grape. The name Faygo was adopted as the brand name in 1921, and the company continues to thrive from its original city, Detroit.
Faygo's original flavors were actually based on cake frosting recipes since Ben and Perry Feigenson were bakers first and foremost.
Florida – Squirt
Texas – Cream Soda
California – Cream Soda
The cream soda recipe we know and love today originated from a recipe by a Dr. Brown in Brooklyn in 1868.
Cream soda is allegedly the favorite soft drink of California, which as a resident, I'm surprised to learn.
I'd like to give a shout-out to the Southern California exclusive beverage, however, Cactus Cooler. That's good stuff.