A Satisfying Soda: Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda!

The Good: Very good flavor, No bad ingredients in it
The Bad: Expensive, Light on carbonation, Short shelf life
The Basics: Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda does what it promised by delivering a soda pop that effectively balances the flavors of black cherries and vanilla.


It has been a while since I found a new-to-me soda pop brand that I am eager to try. It did not take me long looking at the shelf of a grocery store I was in recently to find a soda that I got excited to pick up. That soda was Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda and taking the risk on it turned out to be a good investment! Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda was pretty good!

Basics

Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda is a premium soda and my wife and I found it locally in soda aisle. Each 12 oz. glass bottle houses the dark red-purple liquid and they are sold as a six pack. The bottles look good; despite never having heard of Henry Weinhard's before, the bottles look very professional.

The 12 oz. bottle is a single serving of Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda and it is very easy to drink it down in a single sitting.

Ease Of Preparation

Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda is a liquid in a clear 12 oz. bottle. Preparation is as easy as opening the bottle by popping the bottle cap off and drinking the liquid inside. I recommend refrigerating the bottle first as its full flavor potential is reached by having it cool.

Taste

Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda smells strongly of fruit. The dry, pleasant flavor of black cherries is aromatic in the Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda. The cherry scent from the Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda is enough to invite the consumer to take a deep sip of the beverage.

On the flavor front, the fruity taste of cherries explodes int he mouth the moment the drink touches the tongue. The sweet and distinct flavor of black cherries washes over the tongue, making a delightful initial taste. The drink finishes dry, with the clear flavor of vanilla, which embodies nicely the flavor one expects from cream soda. The blending of the two flavors makes Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda a decent embodiment of both promised flavors!

Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda leaves a slightly sweet aftertaste on the tongue that lasts for only two or three minutes after the last of it is consumed.

Nutrition

As a soda, one might expect this to have many unpronounceable ingredients. However, Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda is made primarily of carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup and natural and artificial flavors. There are no unpronounceable ingredients in this, which is nice.

Nutritionally, Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda is not enough to live off of, but it is good. Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda has a whopping 42 grams of sugar. With 180 calories per serving, Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda has no fat, nor any other nutrients.

Storage/Clean-up

Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda comes in a glass bottle and has a cute, distinct label. The bottles we picked up this week would have expired on February 5, 2018, so this drink does not have a very long shelf life. As well, despite getting it just a few days ago, my bottles of Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda were not overly carbonated. This was not at all a fizzy drink!

This drink is a translucent red-purple color, but if it gets on light fabrics it will certainly stain them. Consult a care guide for your clothes, though I suspect even light clothes will be able to wash the soda right out. As well, the drink wipes off surfaces easily with a cloth, assuming they are impermeable.

Overall

Henry Weinhard's Black Cherry Cream Soda is quite good and a decent way to get both promised flavors in a cream soda!

For other soda pops, please check out my reviews of:
Virgil's Black Cherry Cream Soda
Sprecher Cream Soda
Stewart's Orange 'N Cream Soda

8/10

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