Zero Calorie Virgil's Cream Soda?!?!

So, it's been a while since my last post, sorry about that! Here's some thoughts on Virgil's zero calorie cream soda (I'm drinking it now). 1. It has a slightly metallic aftertaste, but it does not last nearly as long as the sugar sweetened cream soda from Virgils. 2. The stevia sweetener is muted. 3. The vanilla flavor isn't as strong as the sugar sweetened cream soda either. 4. The carbonation overpowers the flavor until you let it settle in your mouth. 5. I plan on going on a diet until the holidays start. This is a good enough as a replacement for the real thing. Overall, it's a pretty big step down, but considering you can drink it basically guilt free, it's a nice replacement. I switched to Diet Mountain Dew some time ago, and I felt that was a rough transition, especially from the "throwback" that I enjoyed even more. The delta between sugar and zero calorie cream soda doesn't feel as vast. But, I do tend to think of a glass bottle of cream soda as a dessert replacement. The zero calorie version only really works if I'm actively counting calories. I don't think I would choose this over the real thing. A lot of people dislike Virgil because of the after taste, so I could see people liking this as much as say IBC or Stewarts.

Our first taste test

So, I picked up a six pack of IBC cream soda, a single bottle of Jones's Cream Soda, and a six pack of Virgil's Cream Soda. We did a blind taste test of each. One thing I learned. You need a palate cleanser between each sip. It's easy for these things to run together to skew what you think you're drinking. Another thing we learned. We couldn't stand the Jones cream soda. We both only took a couple sips, and then threw the rest out. I was really disappointed with it. We both liked the IBC, but felt Virgil's was the best, which is interesting, because there seems to be a lot of love out there for IBC. I felt Virgil's hit the "cream" note with a richness that IBC simply did not. Virgil's is really sweet, and it does leave an aftertaste, where IBC doesn't, at all. But the vanilla hit was so weak with IBC that I was pretty underwhelmed. So, out these three: Virgil's, IBC, Jones.

Just starting off..

There is a great place to eat here in Provo called Station 22. They have a wonderful variety of sodas in glass bottles for you to purchase with your meal (which is also quite good). I tried a cream soda, which I never was a fan of, but the other options seemed too extreme for lunch. I was really impressed. I ended up buying two more to take home, one for my wife, the other for me. Then we found our local grocery store carried them. Welcome to my new addiction. The wife and I are buying them all, tasting them, and posting our thoughts. They're just opinions, so let us know what you think.