Comments on: Mormon Friendly Drinks

By: meems

meems — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:06:08 +0000

For a really special occasion, Navarro Vineyards in Sonoma makes an amazing grape juice from their wine grapes. It’s completely non-alcoholic but you can get subtle juices made with Gewurtztraminer (sp?) grapes or other types. They usually have a red and a white out each season.

I used to order a half or a whole case at a time because it was a little cheaper that way. Totally worth the splurge!

By: Mark Steele

Mark Steele — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:30:35 +0000

When we lived in Saudi Arabia we served “Saudi Champagne”, a mix of apple juice and Perrier. Martinelli’s has replaced that now…

By: David T.

David T. — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:44:34 +0000

Lately it seems every social activity at my office is a beer break, wine tasting, mojito bender or margarita party. After all, it isn’t a fun time unless you’re anesthetized. I’ve dropped little hints from time to time, hoping for the planners to come up with an activity I could enjoy, too, and recently they found the solution: Buckler. Created by the nice people at Heineken, Buckler is the KING of non-alcoholic beers. I have to admit, compared to the other tasteless swill offered to designated drivers, it’s not bad. And it was so nice of my colleagues to get me to shut up think of me like that. Now I stand in the circle (”How’s that Buckler, Dave?” “Hey, can I get you another Buckler?”). I am now a man. Non-alcoholic beer was made for Mormons. Studies have shown it causes alcoholics to relapse, so it’s not for them, and no self-respecting partyer would drink it– even if they were the driver that night. They’d nurse ginger ales first. So, it’s up to us. Appearance of evil? It’s hot cocoa in a Starbuck’s cup – everyone around me knows I’ve got the Shirley Temple.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:07:30 +0000

We love the Galvanina Organic Blood Orange. Our Costco carries them in the fall…

We also love Weinhard’s Root Beer and all the Izze drinks. Which our Costco also carries in bulk too.

In the winter months…I love serving Godiva Hot Chocolate (dark, milk, caramel)

Also a fan of herbal teas – Red Bush and Spicy Plum.

By: danithew

danithew — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:51:53 +0000

Cran-raspberry juice is great. I’m not particular about the brand.

By: William Morris

William Morris — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:48:42 +0000

I’d say that (at least on the west coast) THE fancy Mormon party drink is Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:21:10 +0000

Non-alcoholic sparkling juices (Welch’s, Martinelli’s, Meier’s). I like the berryish blends and dark grape juices/blends the best.

By: bfwebster

bfwebster — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:42:36 +0000

My wife and I do large-scale BBQs at our house on a semi-regular basis (cf. http://and-still-i-persist.com/2006/08/11/a-break-in-the-tension-brisket-blogging/). I always buy lots and lots of bottled soda for precisely the reason you set forth above. (If you go to that link and scroll to about 1/2 way through, you’ll see an assortment.)

Here are some of the sodas I get (depending on what I can find):

—IBC (root beer, vanilla cream, black cherry, and diet versions thereof)

—IZZE (sparkling juice sodas; fruit flavors)

—Henry Weinhard’s (root beer, vanilla cream)

—Stewards (key lime, cherries & cream, orange & cream)

—Crush (orange, grape, strawberry)

—Virgil’s (root beer)

—Jones Soda (various unique flavors, such as green apple)

In addition, there are some smaller, specialty brands that I pick up as the store happens to carry them, including usually some ginger beers (like ginger ale, but with more of a bite).

I do buy canned sodas for the BBQs as well, but they tend to be Hansen’s (various flavors), Fresca, and some caffeine-free colas. I never buy 2-liter bottles of anything. ..bruce..

P.S. By the way, Apple Beer is one of my all-time favorite sodas, dating back to my undergrad days at BYU (70s). Every time we go out to Utah to visit my wife’s family and our kids, I buy and drink a six-pack. I think it used to actually taste better back in the 70s, but that may just be my fading senses. ..b..

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:53:31 +0000

It is internationally pedestrian, but you get exotic points for Vimto.

http://stores.xnicstore.com/-strse-43/VIMTO-SPARKLING-FRUIT-FLAVOR/Detail.bok