I was driving and found myself craving some caffeinated soda. Since coca and Dr pepper are now off limits I just downed an espresso and got a (European) ice tea, but I'm wondering if there are actual alternatives

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Almost every country has tons of domestic soda brands, though most of them are only available locally/regionally and some of them are probably USA-owned.

In Germany there's Fritz Cola, Afri-Cola, Sinalco, Mio-Mio, Club Mate, Bionade, Paulaner Spezi and many more.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah in France we have tons of "regional" colas but outside of Brittany (Breizh cola) and Corsica (Corsica cola) you're not finding them in a gas station

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Kofola is really popular in Czech republic and surrounding countries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gas stations are definitely difficult, many of them just don't have the shelf space for 5 different cola brands, and if you can only pick one it's hard to justify anything but coca cola from the perspective of the gas station owner ...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I guess I'll just settle on gas station coffee with a lot of sugar. Probably better on my stomach than cola too, but that's a low bar to clear