Ranking Southern Sodas | Bless Your Rank

Matt risks his health testing seven of the best southern sodas. These are sodas invented int he south and not found widespread throughout the nation. The seven sodas are RC Cola, Big Red, Ale-8-one, Nehi Peach, Sundrop, Cheerwine and Abita Root Beer.
#itsasouthernthing

[@jomammablast]

NC: where you can go to enjoy a nice biscuit from bojangles with a cheerwine as you watch all 4 seasons go by in the same day.

[@billyedwards2078]

You misspelled Biscuitville

[@jameshickman1641]

Dead fkkn on; Cape Fear, NC!!

[@jamesstewart2403]

Amen

[@tokyoescobar]

Cherry wine eww

[@tokyoescobar]

Facts Greensboro

[@Edro1973]

A Cheerwine and a cheesburger from Cook-Out is some good living.

[@notme3686]

Miss cook-out

[@amyrush9951]

Straight facts, NC girl always

[@EmerialAblaze]

Just had one open in my home town, can confirm, good livin

[@carsonfarmer3819]

You are telling the truth.

[@genemauldin5931]

Cheerwine is awesome, but the only thing worth getting from Cook-Out is the milkshakes.

[@isaiahspinks8070]

Cheer wine: gets first North Carolinians: everybody liked that

[@idofps9709]

True

[@williambenton9042]

Can confirm

[@CreamTVGaming]

we never get any recognition

[@cha0ticClipzz]

as a north carolinian, i approve this message

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

I'm from NC and never had one. It's a western NC thing. I first heard about it in college from a guy who lived in Asheville.

[@TheExiagundam]

Cheerwine was blessed by the gods of soda. A Cook-Out tray with a Cheerwine to drink is to die for.

[@fredjonson5781]

The cheerwine float at cook-out is the way to go.

[@bobbynickens310]

@@fredjonson5781 I'm from Louisiana but lived in NC for 3 years. No food is better in my life, even grandma's red beans, as Cook Out at 3am with a Cheerwine float.

[@loganwc99]

It’s unmatched

[@KaroxNightshade]

@@bobbynickens310 As it should be.

[@josiahday]

Yes

[@ryan02s2k]

Someone saw all the sodas in the cooler at Cracker Barrel didn't they?

[@jamespolnick2720]

lol literally i've tasted some of these because of CB. Love CB.

[@texasrangers4]

Yup

[@ChillingCap]

he lost all his southerness when he went to cali. its like the worst southern area on earth. its the most anti southern southern place out there

[@presty180]

ryan02s2k they are haha

[@matthewbrown6705]

@@ChillingCap I don't even count Cali as southern

[@shimmerysummersun]

Being from the south, specifically NC, when he said he'd never had Cheerwine, I was SHOOK ya'll!

[@TheNylter]

I'm in Missouri, and I've had cheerwine. No excuses. *grin*

[@leonacoburn5852]

Indiana transplant from Pennsylvania here with NC family and friends. Love Cheerwine and RC Cola

[@astolfoismyhusbando2758]

shimmerysummersun other southerners are WEAK and can’t handle BigRed

[@kamerincovey9706]

Just moved to SC and had cheerwine for the first time..... I’d rather have Dr Pepper

[@Dakarn]

Kamerin Covey I like mixing Dr Pepper and Cheerwine. Like 3 parts Pepper, 1 part Cheerwine.

[@blackbeardsghost6588]

Having grown up in Athens, Georgia, I can tell you that CHEERWINE, from North Carolina, was like some mysterious treat from the northeast that we TREASURED. To this very day, Cheerwine (which SOMETIMES makes it into our local grocery stores) is a favorite. LOVE IT. Oh Sweet North Carolinian NECTAR. Someone in North Carolina KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING. Thank you, North Carolina people.

[@zxzxzxzxzxxz]

ur welcome

[@dukenurse1123]

Welcome

[@Shepard0509]

The first time I had Cheerwine and Sundrop (both in glass bottles) was when I was living in Athens, GA. Jittery Joe’s use to sell them and I would always get a bottle with my coffee.

[@andrewjoyner2100]

"Dont trust anyone who says the like Pepsi over Coke." Quote of the Century.

[@Aviator-Chicken]

@Jessica B. Pepsi has a more sugary syrup taste

[@aeowrynn7950]

Pepsi is better than Coke though. Cheerwine wins against both!

[@jamiecook9952]

Coke is only good in a glass bottle with a pack of peanuts dumped in it. Pepsi is better than coke but Cheerwine tops them both! I like to mix a little Dr. Pepper in my Cheerwine.

[@Gortok1]

RC blows Coke and Pepsi out of the water...

[@aeowrynn7950]

@@Gortok1 If you like the taste of Pine Sol...

[@ghostie7794]

"You can be angry at me if you want to,but know I just dont care" I need that on a shirt

[@thomasblackwell9507]

Faylena _ -- you are not the only one!

[@SuperHorseman22]

I agree

[@deepiper6529]

That was all the soft drinks talking ya'll. :)

[@yocampout]

Ikr. I need it on a black, long sleeved polo for work. Seriously

[@davidwilcox7]

I would def buy that shirt

[@king__caroline]

Cheerwine is so delicious, my hometown in Nc puts it in EVERYTHING. Brownies, ice cream, slushees, donuts, BBQ sauce... Cheerwine is a staple

[@jeffreysmith236]

Okay so obviously the best donut is a regular glazed Krispy Kreme hot, but the second best donut I've ever had why was about 7 or 8 years ago, Krispy Kreme had a special Cheerwine filled donut, and that was just awesome

[@steveurkel4561]

Let me guess, you're from Salisbury?

[@craigsmall9564]

I had never heard of Cheerwine until watching this. My wife found it on a trip, I tried it, and Wow. Why isn’t it available everywhere? It would be second only to Dr. Pepper.

[@themastermason1]

Californian here, I learned about Cheerwine from a Banh Mi sandwich shop and now I get it whenever I can find it.

[@katieculler914]

It's really good. I know a donut shop here in Lexington sells cheereine infused donuts with their homemade cheerwine glaze. It may seem weird, but it's so good!

[@TheTopazChannel]

As a north carolinian, I said to myself when he tried the Cheerwine "This is the best thing you have ever tasted or you're wrong." 🤣 Cheerwine is the business! Pepsi is also the business but we arent talking about that right now. 🤣🤣

[@BohemianNewOrleans]

As a native Kentuckian now living in Alabama, I have to defend Ale-8. It is a magnificent beverage that I will love forever. I stock up on it every time I make a trip home.

[@CHILLFACE90]

i can agree as a fellow kentuckian too

[@Reggie2000]

I live in Dallas. My uncle is from Winchester KY, three miles from the factory. Every July he brings me ten cases. I'm down right now to under two. I can't wait to try the peach. This guy is an unfunny hack.

[@chas1723]

@@Reggie2000 Blackberry was really good last year. Have not seen the peach in stores yet.

[@dirtpofarmboyful]

Don't forget Ski

[@ericfrazer4736]

Old Country Buffet carries ale8 individually or in 24pack cases, if it's not on the shelf the manager can order it in on the next truck.

[@adamsurdah6162]

A southerner that's never had cheerwine? Bless your heart

[@simplyhuman3982]

I've never had it either but now I must.

[@christinapierce8476]

@Teddy James Yes, I would say so. Personally, it is my favorite soda of all time-and I’m not just saying that because I’m from NC.

[@christinapierce8476]

@Teddy James I doubt it, but I’m willing to try things.

[@christinapierce8476]

@Teddy James It’ll take a lot to dethrone Cheerwine for me.

[@justinbrothers9022]

I might go to the gas station and get a cheerwine now😂

[@barbarareidell1912]

Cheerwine is from my hometown of Salisbury, NC!😊❤

[@GrimKeeper9011]

@Benjamin Castillo no but it's the home of Food Lion.

[@bobbawon]

Cheerwine is popular all over! Had one in a restaurant here in Sacramento, California just the other week!

[@lilsisasu]

I was born and raised in Salisbury!

[@sundrop1776]

Kannapolis NC here

[@Dixiechick18]

Cheerwine from the fountain or in the glass bottle is my favorite soda... Especially with a bag of boiled peanuts.

[@Adnilas]

I’m not from the south, but we have a local grocery store with a lil ice cream and snacks bar inside, including fountain sodas, and for a very short while, they had Cheerwine in the fountain sodas, and we had never heard of it before, but we were mesmerized! I’m not a big soda drinker, but man that stuff is good! It’s gone now, but I still remember how much we loved it when it was here.

[@PayTheDevil661]

Thank you for taking one for the team and trying all of the sodas. My father put peanuts in his RC Cola.

[@JAG214]

My Grandma on my father side use to do it all the time back in the day but with Dr. Pepper

[@lildea06]

My mom did that, but in Coke.

[@justjiggly6705]

i still do in virginia, the redneck Appalachian side to make sure nobody confuses me with the city folk. My daddy and brother are loggers and its a good on the go protein sugar combo. For added southerner points, I teethed on pork rinds as a baby, riding around with my daddy in the log truck. Top that boys lol

[@historylover2432]

I grew up in north Carolina and cheerwine and sudrop was always the most popular drinks

[@_sam_murray_]

history lover243 same

[@reedbaize4493]

The cherry lime sundrop is the best.

[@LadyBern]

I remember when they finally began selling Sundrop outside of NC. I remember watching the commercial thinking "These people don't know what they're in for." I knew someone who left NC before that happened and every single time they came back to visit family they went to the store and got 4 cases of the cans and two bottles of Sundrop. The funny part is the cashiers always knew when someone lived somewhere without it.

[@ginafield710]

@@LadyBern no offense but sundrop is the nastiest soda I've ever tasted. It's like someone mixed mello yellow and sprite in a can.

[@LadyBern]

@@ginafield710 I don't like it either but for some reason people were so addicted to it. The caffeine probably didn't help

[@TheKirbyT]

If Cheerwine doesn't win, this channel will lose all credibility. EDIT: Good.

[@decarusagainsthumanity7536]

The Kirby T facts

[@turtlejam2403]

Cheerwine is the shit where I’m from

[@HeartlandHunny]

I must be the only person who doesn’t like Cheerwine. 😂

[@daltonbarringer425]

I live in nc and cheer wine is sooooo goooood

[@connorweems403]

Amen

[@InfiniteBrain]

I'm from Clark County and still remember when that was just about the only place you could get Ale8. Anyone remember Mountain Ale? A very short-lived project that combined Mountain Dew with Ale8.

[@GrandDuchessAniya]

Blenheim (pronounced Blenhime) ginger ale from SC will knock your socks off with overwhelming ginger flavor, which is why I'm not a fan but a lot of folks love it. I had no idea Abita made root beer but love their alcoholic beer. I agree on your Cheerwine and Sun Drop rankings even though I don't drink them often. I mostly drink Coke and Canada Dry ginger ale.

[@xaroxero]

Man, RC tastes just like Sundays after church at meemaw's house.

[@KevlarX2]

I love RC cola.

[@CaesarInVa]

RC was my after-school treat all through grade school. Once in high school....beer.

[@jackmiller4946]

Makes me want a Moon Pie.

[@jackmiller4946]

CR Baker , huh, a moon pie baby. Did you thank your Momma?

[@tanyagarcia3721]

Man for a minute there I had a big bang theory moment fling. Dude you rock for that. Plus I remember it from one of the buffet style restaurants when I was a kid only I really don't remember the name of it now

[@earlystrings1]

"Don't trust anyone who prefers Pepsi over coke." Such wisdom in one so young.

[@lisaredwine4857]

If they do, it's only because what they really want is a Dr. Pepper!

[@danielsmith-ze3wy]

So true

[@brandymull7137]

Just like Ford versus Chevy! The rivalry never dies! Lol!

[@TechGirl84]

I prefer Pepsi over Coke, and I don’t like Dr. Pepper. What say ye to that?

[@redboy09100]

Coke runs the south but Pepsi definitely has a presence especially in the Carolinas

[@georgeorwell126]

Just had my first Cheerwine 10 minutes ago. Came here to watch the video again. It is really good and the sugar is making my heart dance a jig. If my heart explodes, know I died knowing full well the tastiness of Cheerwine!!

[@andrewallen3314]

It's funny because whenever I think of Southern Sodas Cheerwine and Sun Drop are the first two that come to mind. Probably because when our family moved from California to North Carolina in 1997, these were two of the first sodas I was introduced to. I absolutely love both of them. Also just for a tid bit of knowledge there's actually Big Red and Big Blue which are both Cream Sodas from Texas. We used to see it all the time at Six Flags Over Texas in Dallas and Six Flags Fiesta Village in San Antonio.

[@benitastory8213]

In southern Indiana, we wean our babies from milk to Big Red. My grandfather even hoarded it and, when he passed away, we kept finding bottles hidden in strange places for YEARS.

[@efugate9091]

Ale81 out of a plastic bottle is an absolute abomination and it destroys the flavor. It has to be out of a glass bottle.

[@ernstbergerbrent]

Yeah. I love some big red but switched when i moved to Appalachia and picked up an Ale81 habit. I'm back in southern indiana and took my love of Ale81 with me. Plus its the best of all these sodas to mix with bourbon.

[@Hydro_9293]

Yeah well as a Texas who was born about 1 hour away from Waco big red is my drink I was born drinking it I’ll die drinking it

[@rodrice1282]

Big red and BBQ, yummy 😋. However, Dr Pepper IS THE KING OF ALL COKES.!!!!! 😠

[@austinradovich7187]

We’ll this is about the south indiana which you are not a part of

[@jreagle18]

A Cheerwine at a Cook Out, nothing better

[@michaelmm5457]

With the PERFECT ice!!!

[@TheKirbyT]

And tray with a double burger, corndog, and fries

[@meeganb4604]

So true

[@mrs.cracker4622]

A Cherwine float at Cook out is the best. 🙂

[@decarusagainsthumanity7536]

Cheerwine shakes 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@viewera8038]

Being from NC, I feel like you got it right. That said, go get some CHERRY LEMON SUN DROP (not diet) and it will shoot to the top real quick. I've been drinking it at least 3-4x a week for the past 20ish years. Edit: and put it over ice for best results

[@cathya7045]

I miss the Cherry lemon Sun drop it I haven't lived in North Carolina in about 7 years it just taste like a cherry pixie stick to me but so good

[@angrynorwegian9775]

I had no idea Sun Drop was a southern pop, I grew up in rural Minnesota and it’s all I drank as a kid.

[@BrianM-44041]

The cherry lemon is the nectar of the gods

[@rebeccahowington2703]

totally agree, cherry lemon sun drop would beat cheerwine, and i LOVE cheerwine

[@derekshropshire2513]

As a North Carolinian that is in Florida I'm so happy Cheerwine is now being sold at Publix. I would go to Showmars in Charlotte, get a Pita burger with the onion rings, and a Cheerwine. Best combo ever. I don't even drink soda anymore but still get a wild hair up my backside and have to have a Cheerwine every few months as a treat.❤

[@callsignburka7446]

"Don't trust anyone who says they prefer Pepsi over Coke." Lmao that's definitely a southern thing.

[@Beegpapijimbo]

Nope, I'm from the NW and I know 1 person that likes Pepsi more than Coke. People that like Pepsi are spies

[@callsignburka7446]

@@Beegpapijimbo ha ha! It's good to know it ain't just down here that people believe in the truth

[@aceman372]

@@Beegpapijimbo way to blow my cover

[@albertocorrea9438]

Im from the bay ARea we drink pepsi out here yup nor cal drink

[@iridescentaurora268]

I’m from Indiana, but I have to agree. Tbh, I’m not a big fan of either soda, but if I had to choose between the two (as in *water* wasn’t available), I’d go with Coke. ‘Cause to me Pepsi tastes like *strait up chemicals mixed with sugar.*

[@davinitall]

As a dirty northener Cheerwine is so good. I wish it was available nationally.

[@zekelittleton2854]

I can get here in Ohio

[@Jimmy-Mc]

They have it in the grocery stores near Detroit.

[@christoffturner4887]

I was doing mission work down in NC and i was hella sad when i had to come back to MN where i can't get it

[@Loginnever]

Its sold very widely in Michigan almost all of these are up here

[@ginasellers3207]

You damn yankee.

[@robman285]

Born & raised here in North Carolina, and I must say you make me proud ranking Cheerwine #1 and when you ranked Bojangles biscuits #1 as well. Fun facts of some other great food related items from my state of NC other than Cheerwine & Bojangles is Krispy Kreme, Mt Olive Pickles, Texas Pete, Pepsi and of course our favorite fast food @ 3AM is Cook Out. Also Food Lion is from here and many other great contributions to the South and beyond. Other than just food I honestly think NC is very underrated. We are first in flight. We are also home to the largest privately owned house/ estate in America (The Biltmore Estate). Also the highest peak East of the Mississippi River (Mt Mitchell). We share the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway with Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains with Tennessee. We have the beautiful Outer Banks with the thriving cultural Piedmont in the middle and the breathtaking Appalachian Mountains here in my part of the state. (FYI every true southerner & local know that cringe we feel when other pronounce it wrong 😅) It’s App-a-latch-un not App-a-lay-shun!!! I know there is SO much more I can add as the list never ends. Very proud of my state of NC! 🌄🌅

[@KaroxNightshade]

NC is great up until you remember Charlotte's here. I, uh... I mean, hey, they're number 3 for banking in the whole country, but... Man it taints the feel of that whole area. From Shelby to Marion you've got maybe Polkville and that takes a grand total of one stoplight to get through. It's such a beautiful country road. The whole area's like that, big ole foothills and 70 mile an hour speed limits on two-lane roads (drive up and down 226 if you haven't in a while. I promise, it's great). And then... Charlotte, eating the whole of poor Mecklenburg county, not to mention turning pretty much all of Gaston into a bunch of suburbs and probably other counties too but I make it a point not to drive through Charlotte so I haven't been to Union or anywhere around there much.

[@TheAwmoody]

You forgot pulled pork or whole hog BBQ lol.

[@jomyers9523]

Kentucky loves Big Red too! In Louisville RC distributes Nehi, Sun Drop and Big Red, my dad worked for them for years so your hitting a lot of memories. We didn’t have Nehi peach though.

[@maeganmonster]

RC and a Moon Pie is the forgotten southern super combo

[@suzieq9009]

Yes as a child fantastic gotta make a road trip to the moon pie store in Tennessee they have r c cola as well

[@BB-ij1df]

That used to be breakfast !

[@BrandoShowInc]

The official combo of Bell Buckle, Tennessee! Come out for our annual RC & Moon Pie Festival.

[@amberf6275]

childhood right there

[@nibrocnoel3240]

We called them scooter pies but yea they went great with a cold rc!

[@travisjones5191]

My Dad always said “You can taste the fuzz” every single time we drank a peach Nehi.

[@windyhawthorn7387]

I like to call any peach soda peach fuzz.

[@janschild]

True

[@GP-yc2it]

Grew up in a small town with an inordinate number of pharmacies, each had a lunch counter. One had Nehi on tap. 😊

[@derekmt22]

I'm from the Texas Panhandle and when my family travelled to NC (where my step dad grew up) for the first time, I tried Sundrop and Cheerwine and felt like I was robbed as a child in Texas! So Good!

[@Paducahrus]

Sun Drop and RC were once bottled in the town in which I work (in Kentucky). RC is all my grandparents drank and I still love RC while the majority of my coworkers will cut someone for Sun Drop.

[@papasquatscott7615]

I was dubious about is rate scale until he said “Don’t trust anyone that says Pepsi tastes better than Coke.” I fully trust you now!

[@jcope3886]

I married a Pepsi drinker. Everyone has flaws. Thankfully, that was her biggest. ;) It worked out though. My Cokes remained untouched... until my kids came along. ;)

[@jessicawood2972]

Same, but also don't trust anyone who likes Mr. Pibb

[@vedangsinghal4754]

I'm from NC, I am legally obligated to support Pepsi, even against my will.

[@EireHammer]

Rc cola Pepsi Coke In that order though they are all poison to me now

[@kathychambers7217]

1. Coke 2. RC 3. Anything BUT pepsi

[@MichelleRaiford]

Cheerwine and Bojangles together is perfection!

[@seamusodriscoll6310]

It’s better with cook out or char grill

[@BornAgainVet1785]

I gotta try that

[@travisreifke4356]

You are correct.

[@historichomestead]

MO: I was born in Missouri but raised all over the south and have moved back to Missouri. I am really glad that in many of the It's a Southern thing videos they include Missouri in the south.

[@meramec]

Sun Drop is better in a bottle Sincerely, a missourian

[@Exhaiel89]

I actually enjoy these videos. I like his personality.

[@Will_Morand]

Trust me, you ain’t losing your Southern card for ranking RC below Cheerwine. I mean, it’s really a competition to see which one takes second place the moment you introduce Cheerwine into the mix.

[@Hurricanef151]

Cheerwine is the best bro

[@koreennixon9046]

Ahh Cheerwine home sweet home. Can’t get in Maryland

[@yungkidnf]

I see no lies in your comment

[@deejay5954]

To be fair though RC cola is not the same as it was in the 70s/80s. Neither is Coke, both have become a lot more mellow, they used to actually burn your throat a bit when you drank them.

[@Triberius]

@@koreennixon9046 Which is funny, because I can get it in Upstate New York, not always easily, but you can. That said, I still bring as many 2-liter bottles home as I can whenever I visit my family in the Carolinas and ration it out over the next 6 months.

[@bec7080]

I'm stuck at home so I've been binge watching these old videos. Sundrop is also a big NC thing. So between bojangles and Cheerwine and Sundrop I feel like Matt should just accept it and come to NC

[@ryanspangler4569]

@Bec Cherry lemon sundrop is the love child of Cheerwine and Sundrop

[@KaroxNightshade]

Sundrop is owned by the same company that manufactures Cheerwine. There's a distributing place in I think it's Gastonia that I pass by on my way to some family's houses pretty often. Sure enough, you never see a cheerwine truck without Sundrop being somewhere on it. Plus, any Sundrop related vending machine or cooler in the gas station is where you get the Cheerwine, too, so there you have it. I think the big company is Keurig Dr. Pepper, which also makes RC Cola and by extension, Nehi. Yes, that means they produce half of the drinks in this video. It's, uh, really funny to me.

[@Dreadess13]

There was a bottling place in Concord, but it's closed now. @@KaroxNightshade

[@ccggenius]

Your party description makes me glad to have grown up in southern Wisconsin. The food was potluck, and the soda was Jolly Good.

[@MrClobbertime]

I've always thought RC was the best of the colas. Coca Cola used to be good but after that whole "New Coke" fiasco they just haven't been the same. They claim the "Classic Coke" they started making after dumping the new coke after it's failure was the same formula, but they used the switch to start using corn syrup as a sweetener instead of sugar, just been a downhill trend for them ever since.

[@ytreece]

I’ll never forget the New Coke horror. I always order a real Coke when I’m in a Mexican restaurant.

[@historichomestead]

RC is my favorite. It tastes like if Coke and Pepsi had a baby.

[@MrClobbertime]

@Donny D I remember. Butterfinger used to be the best candy bar out there but their "Better Butterfinger" campaign brought back memories of the "New Coke" debacle by trying to hide a change to cheaper bad tasting ingredients.

[@zaneholbrook9533]

Foul! I can tell from the video that one of the following is true: You failed to chill the "L-8" to the proper temperature for consumption OR, you filmed this in AZ or some other godforsaken non-southern state sans humidity. IDK exactly what that temp is, in either Fahrenheit or sillygrade, but it is at the slush transition point. Getchur L-8 just above slush point and rerun the comparison and you'll see it pound the NC drink like the Wildcats pound the Tar Heels. Oh, and a bite of Hostess Ding Dong between sips will bring out the nuances in the flavor!

[@davidlambert8879]

ok honestly if you want a coke that's as good as the old stuff you need to loom in the hispanic food section of the grocery store and get yourself a mexican coke in the glass bottle, they make it down there with real cane sugar and the flavor and burn is as strong as ever

[@aprilmiller1858]

NC folks already know! This is the most accurate ranking video ever!

[@matthewfiedler4739]

April Miller agreed

[@wastanley734]

Cause Pepsi Dr pepper and cheerwine all came from the Carolinas.

[@mothertwinkles4198]

NC baby!

[@christfollower7315]

@@wastanley734 , and Coke and Red Rock Cola came from Georgia.

[@karsonwilliams6722]

Christ Follower coke is from Texas?

[@zsracingandgaming8622]

Coming in from Wisconsin, I grew up in a town where they brewed and bottled Sun Drop. Every Saturday night we would go to the race track and watch great racing while drinking Sun Drop slushier.

[@rtex8563]

If a "southern" soda seems too sweet, add some salted peanuts to the bottle.

[@aeowrynn7950]

Gross

[@krystalharter3718]

Yummy my gran always had a pepsi with peanuts in it 🥰

[@armadillerff]

Make a float out of the Cheerwine and Vanilla Blue Bell. You’re welcome Matt.

[@scottyhaines4226]

Could use chocolate ice cream too. Make a liquid cherry cordial

[@jackoo666]

oh shit, that sounds like a game changer. when i go back to NC ima try that. sadly we dont have those in california

[@norgepalm7315]

Obesity

[@ChiliDawgActual]

Woah

[@notme3686]

Blue Bell was the premium ice cream growing up. Then they poisoned everyone.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I don't even like soda that much, but as a North Carolinian I feel so proud of my state's soda 😊

[@AlexS-wl3nc]

In highschool we had a student teacher that taught our early science classes and his favorite soda was sun drop. Every now and then i have to buy a case of sundrop just to relive the day when he brought in a few cases to share with the class. It tastes better than regular mtn dew or mellow yellow. The only citrus soda that beats it is surge, which is for a limited time only. The only place i can find surge is kwik trips that dont see a lot of business. Or Casey's gas stations.

[@dominiquewright896]

“Final competitor today... comes in a can?”

[@donniegardner1146]

Being a N.C boy Cheerwine, sundrop, Nehi, RC can't beat them 😁

[@rascaljasper6371]

Virginia here and deff get down with some RC

[@erinndaviis]

im nc too and this is straight facts ^^

[@richardjolly3187]

Born and raised in Western NC and never had a Nehi. Lots of Cheerwine, Sundrop and RC cola though.

[@joshualee6765]

@@richardjolly3187 alot of these brands are subsidiaries of major soda companies is the problem with me... cuz he said regional brands... most of these are found thruout america

[@acfanjgill]

My wife refers to SunDrop as “Tears of God” 😂

[@keithjerri]

is she from tennessee

[@watchoutmike6243]

That's cause it's the best drink ever made in America!

[@brandonhookey7654]

She isn’t wrong

[@DresdenFrost]

i only recently discovered this channel and i love it. As an Ohio boy born and raised, i've only seen a couple of these drinks and it's been on rare occasion that I can find them up here. I gotta say out of all of them Cheerwine is probably my favorite. Something about a Cherry Coke/Dr Pepper hybrid that isn't so highly carbonated really gets me and I have been searching to see where I can find this product again

[@Wolf-Squatch]

Jungle Jims my boi

[@thegoodprince3264]

Sun Drop is big where I live in NC. I’ve loved it all my life, and it remains my favorite soda. It has also has another flavor called Cherry Lemon that is arguably better. Cheerwine is excellent as well, RC and Peach Nehi are fine. I’ve never heard of the rest of these.

[@curtisstewart9594]

You know something is sweet when a Southerner remarks how sweet it is. Now take that Big Red out of a tub of ice, wash down a chopped brisket sandwich with some Hot Blast Nacho Doritos. That red cream taste is like having a little taste of heaven between bites. Also have some German sausage to snack on because you WILL go to hell for eating brisket with out sausage.

[@mwater_moon2865]

Honestly I prefer have Jarritos with my brisket

[@curtisstewart3179]

@@mwater_moon2865 will be praying for you. Bless your heart.

[@mwater_moon2865]

@@curtisstewart3179 Don't worry darlin' I won't bring my gooey butter cake to your tail gate ;D You have a BLESSED day, now.

[@curtisstewart3179]

@@mwater_moon2865 And I won't bother you with a slice of Dr. Pepper glazed yellow bunt cake! Bless your heart.

[@EthanSeaney]

Fun Soda Fact: Barqs Root Beer originated from Mississippi!

[@hausenben]

And Dr. Pepper is from Texas

[@hausenben]

Dr. Pepper is from Texas

[@liberaloptimiste7420]

Love Barqs

[@sbstanf16]

Biloxi, Mississippi to be exact!

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

I remember trying Barq's as a kid when I was visiting southern Mississippi. This was when they were still only available regionally, before getting bought by Coca-Cola. It might just be the nostalgia talking but I think it was better back then.

[@KevinCoop1]

Being from Missouri, I grew up with Sundrop. It was made in Warrenton, Mo. when I was young by PepsiCo. Now it is produced by Dr. Pepper now. There is a small amount of orange juice in the soda. It makes a very nice mixer too!

[@Drizzle8481]

It's always been PepsiCo..... the difference is that coke has bottling/distribution in 30 states(mostly out west)

[@fatmannofallout8195]

this is the most accurate bless your rank i have ever seen

[@geno5360]

Between bless your rank, pronouncing random towns and the debates about which food is best I could watch this channel all day just off those three topics!!!

[@rpdreviews8272]

Big Red = Texas hummingbird feeder

[@jadamills4082]

Does anyone here, remember the Frosty rootbeer? They were so good!

[@madbrowniac7871]

They ahem Pop up every so often!😂😏🥤 And yes they were stunningly good. Still are.😋B.W.

[@marutakelers1856]

I loved peach Nehi ever since we visited NC when I was a kid. I'm going to try some Cheerwine. Thanks for the reco.

[@LadyOfSummer]

CHEERWINE! My family is from the town Cheerwine is. My great-great Grandmother wouldn't let it in her house, "if it has the word wine in it - it's gotta be alcoholic." so your comment made me laugh. I now live in Montana, and the only store outside the south that sells it is World Market. We take 2 hour trips (1 way) just to stock up on the stuff. Now I've got my Montanan husband addicted to it.

[@chloeking4208]

My husband and I are moving from the South to Montana this September. Thanks for the tip 😉

[@LadyOfSummer]

@@chloeking4208 You're gonna also want to make sure that you have a good pair of snow boots and a nice thick winter coat. Buy them now while they're still on sale for Summer.

[@LadyOfSummer]

@White Vril I've bought Cheerwine in Missoula and Bozeman.

[@pumpedtreyman8275]

“Kentucky is probably just a little bit different than the rest of us.” I’m from KY- and I can agree with that statement. Edit: WOW, there is a lot of us!

[@heyitsmet333]

Kentuckian here too!!

[@amandaskipworth2263]

Yep i am from clark and we live on that stuff

[@benwasson7]

I’m from jessamine county and everybody around here loves ale8

[@rw9495]

I'm from Graves county and Sundrop is our major thing here, most people don't even know Ale8 if you mention it sadly!

[@matylinth3qu33n6]

Verry true, from a Kentuckyan to another

[@modernretrorenaissance2520]

Life-long KY resident. No one, I repeat no one, loves Ale-8 the first few times they drink it. It’s like coffee or beer; once you acquire a taste for it, nothing can replace that taste.

[@jbradtoy]

It was love at first sip for me.

[@Fallair24]

Fell in love with cheerwine when I was stationed in Cherry Point. Hard to come by now in Colorado but when I find it I buy a much as they have!

[@Goldeader]

I’m glad he said coke in the beginning. I’m from Louisville and Coke is a blanket statement for all sodas whether it’s Coke/Pepsi, sprite or Dr Pepper.

[@LisaMAltemose]

It's my hometown too! I live near Pittsburgh now, and people give me strange looks with I ask for a "coke". Lots of different terms up here I'm still not used to, even after 15 years of living here.

[@ViktoriousDead]

Same in TN

[@homesteadorbust]

That’s the same in Nc too lol

[@austinlindsey7100]

@@homesteadorbust What part of NC. Grew up in Stanly County and never heard anyone call sodas collectively coke

[@nopenottanoway]

Louisiana native and it's the same with us. What kind of coke do you want?😂

[@CQBinsanity]

Not a southerner and I haven't tried any of the other sodas, but cheerwine has got to be my favorite all time soda, something about it is just so special.

[@alexhurst3986]

Big Red and Barbacoa. A match made in heaven. There is even a festival in San Antonio for this.

[@nate_playsgames]

I'm from centeral Indiana and when my sister moved to Kentucky she introduced me to Ail-8 and now its one of my favorate sodas!

[@jessebittermann5530]

Theres a drink called Big Blue. Its like, cotton candy flavor and has something like 88 grams of sugar per bottle Edit: 80 grams per 600mL

[@bigjohnny9310]

Big Red makes Big Blue and Big Pineapple, Big Peach

[@JMoviesMedia]

BIG BLUE is da best cream soda eva!

[@jimmyL1974]

We like to mix Big Red with Big Blue and call it a Big Purp!!!

[@SuzyElizabeth]

Yeah, my old TM is obsessed with Big Blue. I have to be in the mood for either that or Big Red. Mostly when I need a wave of nostalgia.

[@coyotelong4349]

Damn, why not just eat straight sugar out of the bag with a spoon? 😂

[@mackenziebaldree4056]

Representing Texas, I'm supporting Big Red! Went to HEB one night the Cowboys were playing; I saw one guy buying 2 full shopping carts of Big Red 3 liters. No joke.

[@LostInSpice]

Big Red tastes like my childhood. Sugar and bubble gum. Best taste ever.

[@bethanyhanna9464]

I had cousins who lived in the backwoods of Alabama, and from the other side of my family, an aunt and uncle from Appalachia. I spent no less than a week, every summer visiting each of them. I remember my Appalachian family made a punch using Big Red. 😂😂😂 There was a kid friendly version, and one with so much kick, it might as well have been moonshine. 😂

[@vorzel_]

@@bethanyhanna9464 the only good shine is the kind that can strip paint off your car.

[@bethanyhanna9464]

@@vorzel_ I think it might have been able to do that. Us kids used to sneak some, and WOW! 🤣😂🤣

[@t-rex1634]

My aunt would lose it if she saw this. Big red all day baby!!!

[@sovietstarfishproductions5019]

a tad disappointed that Dr.Enuff didn't make the cut, that's a true classic

[@jojowolf9160]

Sundrop does come in a glass bottle but only here in Wisconsin where Twigs has been bottling it since the beginning out of Shawano Wisconsin we even have Sundrop days every year. Can't get much farther north for a southern soda.

[@emilyhailey9713]

I am drinking a sun drop as I’m watching this..we grew up in NC and would mix sundrop and cheerwine and add a slice of fresh lemon....best drink you ever had

[@missouribackwoodsadventures]

Sta Cked it was invited and brewed 10 miles from me here in Missouri haha

[@merryberrybee]

RO’s BBQ in Gastonia, NC makes the best Cherry Lemon Sundrop you’ve ever tasted...Matt should’ve mixed his #1 and #2 picks, added maraschino cherries and lemon slices and....🤯😁 y’all are welcome!

[@carsondockery]

Meredith Brannon black’s is better. I will die on that hill.

[@joannamcpeak7531]

That does sound good

[@heathharriss]

As a Texan I feel offended that big red is last.

[@richgillies224]

It must be awful if Ale81 ranked higher.

[@Arktischen]

Big red is also in Kentucky

[@diskyze3829]

Big red is rank dude. Pour that cough syrup tasting stuff down the drain and order some cheerwine. Dude it is so much better.

[@Arktischen]

яуαитнємємє No it ain’t big red is the best

[@officialsouthsoul5223]

Heath Harris I mean hey, At least y’all are known for the best briskets in the south. When it comes pig bbq and soda. NC shines 🙏🏽🔥

[@chomparrific4600]

My dad is from the south and raised me in oklahoma, anytime we found Ale8 he got so excited!

[@cheeseburger3072]

Here in Kentucky it's Ale 8. Made in Winchester Kentucky since 1926, it's a ginger ale type pop. Delicious, I drink it everyday.

[@jbradtoy]

Finally. Someone who gets it. And it’s not just a damn mixer. It’s just fine without bourbon. It just happens to go well with some ky bourbon

[@thekendralychannel]

I miss when our local grocery stores sold the Cheerwine sherbet. It was so good.

[@jawjagrrl]

Never liked the soda, but I did like it as sherbert.

[@davidkiser2219]

The sherbet and push ups were the best!!

[@KS-vs7ht]

Big red is like a wine and cheese pairing, except here in Texas it's big red and bbq.

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

Just have Dr. Pepper and BBQ.

[@redmist6131]

I've had big red and it taste like kerosene cheerwine all day everyday and yes I'm a North Carolinian

[@anangrytexan2244]

@@redmist6131 You didn't have to tell us you were from NC. We already knew, bless your heart.

[@franciscodanconia4324]

@@ryanspencerlauderdale687both are excellent pairings with some good brisket.

[@DudesWithACamera]

buddy in the army let me sleep in his barracks room at fort gordon GA. i had already gotten out the army. he introduced me to cheer wine and wow. been a fav ever since.

[@davidjackson4308]

I grew up in Alabama, and had family over in Georgia, where Sundrop wasn't sold in the 70's and 80's. We ran more of that stuff across the state line than the Mafia ran whiskey in the 30's. Family in Georgia would hide their stash when it got delivered so nobody dipped in on it. I still buy it regularly, it's the best mixer with bourbon ever.

[@michaeldanielpaisleyhender399]

When he was saying “IBC? ICB? ICU?” I was half expecting him to continue: “ICP? No, that’s just Faygo... IBC it is.”

[@marshallwoodlock3213]

Here in texas we have a whole festival dedicated to big red and barbacoa.

[@angelbennett3891]

BIG RED and White Castle's while driving around (aimlessly)😊😊😊 ...It's a KENTUCKY THANG...

[@SavageGreywolf]

@@angelbennett3891 tiny onion burger stores aren't a thing in Texas :C

[@KAKADOUJACK]

Late to the party here, but Cheerwine has its own festival too, interestingly enough.

[@aidenp265]

At my old Summer camp in N.C. The Cheerwine Bottling plant wasn’t too far away so Cheerwine sent a truckload a week to the camp and they personally delivered to the camp on their 100th anniversary and we drank all day. Good times 😂

[@xander5190]

I am super freakin offended about ale 8 right now. That stuff is amazing and you will never change my mind

[@jbradtoy]

Yeah I this guy is just plain wrong. Not subscribing. Ale8 is perfect. A lot better than ginger ale and tastes much cleaner and crisp. Also has less sugar than any soda/pop on that desk. Total BS

[@macyswishxx]

When I (a big red lover) looked you in your eyes and you told me “I don’t care”... I felt that in my soul 😂😂😩

[@Rickman6982]

I was prepared to revoke your Southern Card when you said that you had never tried Cheerwine, but you redeemed yourself by ranking it #1.

[@christfollower7315]

Cheerwine isn't even carried in most of the South. It's everywhere in North Carolina. It's fairly well available in South Carolina and parts of Virginia. It is found in isolated stores in Georgia and Tennessee, and is basically not found anywhere else.

[@dawnmichelle4403]

@@christfollower7315 I've seen it here in California, but I've never tried it.

[@derrickmeade4891]

@@christfollower7315 north east tennessee has cheerwine in every store lol

[@derrickmeade4891]

Cause it's better than everything except maybe dr pepper..

[@leonacoburn5852]

@@christfollower7315 Cracker Barrel carries it.

[@rabrab3]

Love this cast. I live in Salisbury, NC and love Cheerwine. We just had our Cheerwine festival!

[@hannahcrossett3415]

Dublin Dr. Pepper from Dublin, TX, is worth trying, too. It's the only Dr. Pepper made with cane sugar now, and if you tour the factory you can get a discount in trying the float which is amazing as in it's almost like chocolate.

[@alygreg5557]

Ale81 is called ale81 because they held a slogan/name contest at the Clark county fair and the winning entry was "A Late one" which was 1920s slang for the latest thing and was shortened down to its current name. As for its flavor, the founder traveled across europe looking for inspiration for a new recipe as he lost his previous company and based it off of spiced beers in northren europe. If you like sweeter drinks they made two new flavors a couple of years ago, orange and cherry ale8. It is popular to mix bourbon, conincidently also made in ky, as a cocktail. I am a bit addicted to ale8.

[@appalachiangunman9589]

I love getting original Ale-8 in the returnable bottles. My part of KY we can only get non-returnable glass and cans, the NR glass is still really good and it’s what I buy.

[@ajgree6]

Appreciate all of this comment. It’s not a shock to me a “southerner” doesn’t quite get Ale 8 and just dismisses it as “from Kentucky.” So much of the south is “Well if it ain’t fried catfish and grits, I just don’t understand it.” I’m respectful of subjective taste but, of course, disagree with him here. Anyone that ranks something that tastes like Mountain Dew high on any list is quickly losing credibility.

[@Christ5306]

I agree with all of y'all.

[@paintedcrow]

My folks and I stayed in a cabin in Kentucky on vacation, and the property owners maintained some little trails up the mountains that were on their property... you could decide to go hiking any time it's light out, stay out probably several hours depending on how much water you packed, then when you get back you grab a cherry Ale81 from the fridge, which is _ambrosia_ after a hike, and hang out on the porch until your blood sugar comes back up. Ten points if you hit a wasp with the can of Raid. Fifty if it's that weird giant black wasp. I'd go back.

[@ajgree6]

@@paintedcrow Great comment. I love everything about it. 😂

[@nathanthelibertarian1406]

“The only thing my Uncle Lee ever introduced at a county fair got him on a registry and a few months in jail”- Matt, 2019

[@obitwo5546]

I haven't watched yet, but know that the greatness of L81 is a hill I will die on.

[@jbradtoy]

Just say ale8

[@davidmatheny1993]

I'm a little late to this party, but CookOut was my introduction to Cheerwine. However, my best experience with it was at a pizza place in Athens,GA. They had Cheerwine served from a beer tap, and it was even sweeter and more cherry flavored than normal Cheerwine from a bottle or fountain!

[@bunnyfoofoo1352]

Buffalo Rock ginger ale from Alabama. It has so much ginger it burns. It's more of a sipping drink, but all that ginger will settle an upset stomach fast. Maybe they should sell it at the pharmacy.

[@hz3917]

With a little bourbon, it's even better!

[@VolcanoEarth]

HELL to the YEAH! I was raised on Buffalo Rock...floated ice cream in it when I was a kid..and mixed it with scotch when I got grown.

[@daddyosink4413]

Red Rock from GA is the next best thing (and available where I live.... GA)

[@laurathompson9409]

Try Blenheim from South Carolina. They have a regular and a hot version. Very gingery.

[@bamachine]

That stuff will eat the rust off your bumper, then it will eat your bumper and at least half of your car. I bought a 12 pack of it once and would surprise visitors with it. I do not know why nobody comes by anymore.

[@emmapotatoes1404]

My great grandma loved Pepsi she would get a 12 pack almost every time my mom took her to the store.I thought it was weird but she was like my favorite person so I never questioned it... I miss her 😔

[@stevenroetzel4470]

Back in the day, Pepsi was 1/2 the price of Coke. Lots of people (including 2 of my favorite Aunts) developed a sincere and lasting love for Pepsi. (They were wrong of course, but I Loved them just the same.)

[@Anonymous99997]

I was a camp counselor in NC in the 70s. After the kiddies went to sleep, we would sit on the front steps drinking Cheerwine and eating Penrose sausages. Good times.

[@DieuDeMort]

I used to work at a place that had Cheerwine in its soda fountain. I always enjoyed it while I was there, and brought home a cup of it for my little brother.