The Pop Shoppe Pineapple

The Pop Shoppe brand began back in 1969 in London, Ontario. They eschewed the retail business and sold their sodas directly from their own stores. By 1975, they had crossed the border to the US with locations in 11 states. Two years later they were selling one million bottles of soda per day! But by 1983 competing business caused sales to drag and the company ceased production. In 2002, Brian Alger, a childhood fan of the drink, buys the brand name and attempts to relaunch the soda going to far as to try to recreate the original flavors. Two years later, in 2004, the soda is on shelves again, now in retail stores and sold as a premium brand. By 2009, the revival has seen many more flavors return and they are again sold in the original "stubby" bottles.

The cap on this bottle releases with a crisp sound of carbonation release and bright aroma of pineapple. While a little more sugary than some pineapple sodas, and regular reader of this blog knows it's hard for me to say anything bad about a pineapple drink. This bottle is delicious even if a tad too sweet. While the "stubby" bottle is no longer returned and refilled as in the original days, they at least promote recycling on the bottle. These short bottles feel like the returnable sort even if they aren't. It's a good solid soda and I'll look to get my hands on some of their other varieties in the future.