What: Fermented Soda (soda made from fermentation instead of mixing syrup with carbonated water).
Where: USA (or California to be precise)
Why Should I Care: Well, it's not as terrible for you as regular soda is. It only has 80 calories for the entire bottle. Also, fermentation is how they make alcohol and the product description says it's made for a "grown-up" taste. Some people may be wondering why anyone would want a drink that tastes like wine except without the alcohol and I really can't give people's personal reasons. Maybe they're pregnant and want to have something nice with a fancy meal. Maybe it's Thanksgiving and those jerks don't want to be too sleepy before shopping at Black Friday. Maybe they just don't drink alcohol but find sparkling cider disgusting (I know I do). I think there's a couple reasons that make sense but I haven't reviewed this yet so there may be a big reason to not want it.
Packaging: Simple glass bottles with a twist-off cap.
Non-Taste Senses: It is a not-quite clear yellow color and it does have a light wine scent.
Taste: I think if you come into this expecting soda/pop, you're going to be pretty disappointed. It's not that sweet and the fermented nature gives it that wine taste. The juice is primarily made of apples so you're gonna taste that but I honestly didn't taste too much of the anise. It's there, but it tastes more like gingerbread spice to me. This stuff is probably best served chilled. Also, mine is a little expired but I've had it not-expired and even then, it isn't super fizzy. It's more of something you feel in your mouth than when you're drinking it.
Overall: It's not bad and I recommend people getting this for pregnant women as opposed to sparkling juice with enough sugar to make the baby hyper for 5 years. It's not amazing and probably isn't good for kids, but it's a good substitute for wine.
My Rating: Try it! Here's the site. They recently went through a product redesign so that's why mine looks different.
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