Dirty soda is a beverage that became popular in the U.S.
Mountain West
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in the 2010s, and in the 2020s began to expand to a national consumer base. Made of soda "spiked" with cream and flavored syrups or fruit juices, the drink has been described as a "alcohol-free
mocktail
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s with optional flavor, cream and fruit add-ins", with a
soda
Soda or SODA may refer to:
Chemistry
* Some chemical compounds containing sodium
** Sodium carbonate, washing soda or soda ash
** Sodium bicarbonate, baking soda
** Sodium hydroxide, caustic soda
** Sodium oxide, an alkali metal oxide
* Sod ...
base, often sold at
drive-through
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retail locations. Two Utah companies, one based in the
Salt Lake Valley
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and the other based in
St. George
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, were engaged in a lawsuit over who owned the "dirty soda" concept; the suit ended in 2017 with a settlement.
See also
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Ice cream soda
An ice cream float or ice cream soda (also known as a spider in Australia and New Zealand), is a chilled beverage that consists of ice cream in either a soft drink or a mixture of flavored syrup and carbonated water.
When root beer and vanilla ic ...
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Soft drinks
Utah cuisine
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