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On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:19:04 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 8:25:13 AM UTC-4, Wayne Boatwright wrote:


>> Why "red"? It has a unique flavor profile that the brown and clear
>> cream sodas lack. Over the years I've tried many of those cream
>> sodas that were very disappointing.

>
>Since I'm a Detroiter I grew up with Faygo. Their red
>cream soda is called simply "redpop". Looks like the
>"red" implies "strawberry". I liked it when I was a kid,
>but it's much too sweet for me now. In fact, I stopped
>drinking Coke a few years ago and when I last tried it,
>it tasted just awful.
>
>Cindy Hamilton


I have always felt Rock and Rye was Faygo's equivalent to a cream
soda. I prefer Faygo's cream to Dr.Brown's, just like I prefer
Vernor's over anyone else's ginger ale. Detroit does that.

Not much for soda any more in any flavor.