Growing up in New Britain this soda was a staple in our household. I remember visits to the facility watching the soda being made, processed and labeled. Their slogan was "always choose Avery's" The best flavors. Dog Drool. Birch etc read more

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I don't know who bought this company , but Mr. Avery must be rolling over in his grave . The worst water delivery service. Ended with no warning. Billed for phantom purchases. Better not be charging for empties you never picked up. 12 to be exact . New owners are the worst read more

Old school feel. High quality soda using real sugar. They have so many flavors. The lady that was helping me was incredibly nice and knew the products well. I ended up with 24 bottles. Return your bottles for the deposit. read more

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I have been wanting to stop in the original store for a while. I've always purchased their soda elsewhere, so I couldn't pass this up. So many flavors to choose from, but I stuck with the classics; can't be the original! read more

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I grew up in New Britain and this was minutes away from me growing up. There are so many great flavors, but what's my favorite? The green one! Lemon lime! I love Avery's! There are so many other flavors to choose from like Blue Raspberry, Birch, Cream Soda, Fruit Punch, Grape and Pineapple....omg--does the fun stop?! There are over 35 flavors! Sherman F. Avery began making soda in the red barn on Corbin Avenue in the summer of 1904. Avery's quickly became known for its variety of flavors, especially the Cream, Birch Beer, Root Beer and Ginger Ale. Avery's is one of the oldest soda bottling companies in New England and their soda is still made in the same red barn on Corbin Avenue. Avery's continues to be a family run for the past 119 years- wow!!! read more

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Avery Beverages is a craft soda and bottling company that opened in New Britain, Connecticut in 1904. It was founded by Sherman F. Avery. He started crafting sodas in a red barn on his father's poultry farm. Some of the flavors that he produced were Cream, Birch Beer, Root Beer, and Ginger Ale. Avery made deliveries to local homes and stores in a horse-drawn wagon. By 1914, he was able to purchase his first delivery truck. Nearly 120 years after its founding, Avery's Beverages is still in that old red barn and is still family-run. They are the oldest soda company in Connecticut. The flavor menu has now expanded to nearly 40 classic and diet flavors and five seltzers. All sodas are still crafted with real cane sugar in small batches, just like they were in 1904. Avery's frequently releases specialty flavors for holidays and special events. In recent years, they have also released a "Totally Gross" line of sodas with humorous names such as "Dog Drool" or "Zombie Brain-Juice". In 2023, they teamed up with New Britain-based Alvarium Beer Company to release a line of "Hard Hittin'" hard craft sodas. My family and I recently visited Avery's production barn and retail store while we were traveling through New Britain. Born and raised in the Greater New Haven area, I always enjoyed locally-made Foxon Park Sodas whenever I went out for pizza or had a summer cook-out. Avery Sodas were not seen often in my area, but I heard about them a lot from people in the New Britain area. When we walked into the retail store, I couldn't believe how many flavors they had available. They had all the classic old-fashioned flavor sodas, but also ones that I don't see often such as Pineapple, Lime Rickey, Korker, and Half & Half. My older son was entertained by an old pinball machine that they had in the shop. I had a few laughs to myself as I read the names of the "Totally Gross" sodas. I also enjoyed reading the names of sodas they had on display which were originally released in commemoration of political elections, such as "Trump Tonic" and "Hillary Hooch". We ended up taking a mixed case home. Along with Foxon Park and Hosmer Mountain, Avery Beverages is a fine producer of Connecticut's delicious old-fashioned sodas! read more

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Have always enjoyed their unusual flavors and labels. Not widely distributed in CT (local New Britain plant plus Stew Leonards). Unusual, since a friend and I found them in a gas station / convenience store in California near the Nevada border a few years ago!!?!? I always like to support local businesses, and Avery's is local. The whole, entire operation is in a big, barn-like structure, circa early 1900's. One of the reasons for the trip was to buy some Putin Punch. 50 cents of every bottle purchased goes to the Ukrainian Red Cross. Bottle caps for Putin Punch are either blue or yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Good soda for a good cause. read more

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"I am 32 flavors and then some" (Ani DiFranco) Avery has a lot more than 32 soda flavors. They have 54!! How about 24 classic, 8 diet, 6 specialty, 11 Totally Gross, and 5 seltzers. When you pull up to Avery's Beverages, one of the first things you'll see is a big red barn that's been there for well over 100 years. And if you had a time machine to propel you back to the Summer of 1904, you would see Sherman F. Avery inside that very barn, making his soda for the first time. He had a horse drawn wagon that delivered his sodas to businesses and homes in the area, until 1914, when he bought his first delivery truck. A lot has changed since the early 1900's, but Avery's sodas really haven't. They're still made inside that red barn, hand crafted in small batches and bottled in glass bottles. I visited their factory store and picked up twelve diet sodas for about a buck a bottle. The place is a hoot!! You'll see their bottling line, and cases of sodas piled up everywhere. A helpful young lady directed me to the corner of the warehouse where the diets were, and she filled up my cardboard six packs for me. I picked up 2 bottles each of Diet Orange, Cream, Cola, Lemon Line, Ginger Ale and Black Raspberry. The clear winner was the Cream Soda -it was excellent. read more

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Another New Britain institution. They've been here since 1904. You can pick up a six pack (or a case) of cream soda, or choose birch beer, ginger ale, etc. They also have strawberry, black raspberry, and other more unusual flavors. Everything is bottled on-site in glass containers, and make sure you have a 'church key' to pop off the cap. Kids love the "totally gross" offerings like Monster Mucus and Toxic Slime. They're actually really tasty and made with cane sugar. A fun and interesting way to support local business! read more

Avery's Beverages - Always Ask For Avery's - Specialty Food Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

The sodas are about $1 each when you buy 24 and, while the place is a time capsule, it's worth visiting only when the machinery is turned on and the soda is being made. Call ahead to be sure. read more

Avery's Soda is absolutely iconic in Connecticut, and it's so great to report for good reason! They hand craft every bottle in their charming little brewery shack, which is not only interesting to watch but informative. The staff is friendly (and used to being watched), highly knowledgeable, and helpful when it comes to picking out the perfect flavor and mix for your needs. Would highly recommend Avery's for a signature soda mix! They can customize and create a soda and label for just about any occasion! read more

Avery's Beverages - Some of Avery's signature "gross" flavors - Specialty Food Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

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Still as great as it's always been, SAVE your bottle cases because it's definitely worth the work for keeping a few bucks. Grab a box and serve yourself with some of their old fashion and modern flavor combos! read more

Avery's Beverages - Specialty Food Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

Nothing fancy here ,just a Good ole rustic place that bottles Avery sodas on a cool old school belt . They let me walk right up to the production line and take pics . The guy that runs the register was very cool . Told us all about the soda flavors and showed us exactly where they were . Boxes and boxes were all around us. They sell them by the single,six pack ( around 6.00) or a case . You pick out your flavors yourself which was cool. Bottle caps were in-cased by the thousands . I took a picture of it for words on how cool it was doesn't help,lol. read more

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"This is the weirdest thing you've made me do" - my brother in law So....this was a very different experience. A LOT of fun but a little strange. So you can make and bottle your own sodas. While that doesn't sound weird/strange the place itself was. I'm pretty sure the FDA would shut it down but oh well...too much fun. You get to keep your three bottles you make and the apron. I would put a little more syrup in. I think the sodas taste a little seltzery and diet. (I bought a case of different flavors. Word of advice....don't wear flip flops! You'll be like a mouse on a glue trap in the mixing room. I highly recommend doing this at least once. It's truly a fun experience. read more

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I've always been a fan of Avery's Beverages. They usually sell them at food stands and what not. You won't get the full experience until you have gone on a tour. They have tours every Saturday but only by appointment. Min of 5 people per tour. Tours are $11.50 per person. Depending on the size of the group the average tour is 45 minutes. What does the $11.50 get you? Three bottles of your made soda and an apron. IMO that's a real bargain because the food stands charge close to $2.50 per bottle already. Great for birthday parties. Birch beer is the best! read more

Not all shopping local is noble or desirable. Not all things from the past are better. If you want nostalgia, this is worth a visit just to see the old bottling facilities, which are super fun, but the actual product is really awful tasting. (And you'll feel obligated to buy some after getting the tour) It's a living relic to how mass production of food type products replaced actual food. Overly sweet, sickeningly sweet, the ginger ale is the most palatable of the bunch, but no where near a real ginger ale. I'd gladly pay more for such a thing if Avery's made it instead of all the weird kitschy "barf and booger" flavors. How about copying a 1904 recipe with the old fashioned palate? I'm hoping some younger generation takes over and moves away from catering to current clientele of Baby Boomers raised on thinking Lime Jello Mold Salad is a vegetable and Velveeta is a cheese, (and their grandkids who these boomers are buying the weird flavors for.) Even worse than the flavor of the soda is the massive amounts of fake dye, which is really really toxic. People are so worried now a days about health and then my hipster friends will allow grannie to give their kids a blue dyed Avery's soda? There is solid science behind food dye being toxic. So yeah, local has this connotation of being healthy and of better quality, but here it's gross sugar water that'll make Boomers buzz while they polish their vintage gas station sign collection. read more

Found this place on roadside america website after staying overnight in MA due to snowstorm. on our way driving back we came for this soda factory tour and The NBA Hall of Fame. The NBA hall of fame is closed on Monday nd Tuesday and Avery's Beverage is closed on Mondays and tours are $11.50 per person and on Saturdays only which includes making three sodas and you keep the apron. Each of the soda is $1, and if you buy a case of six you get a discount. Case of six for $6 for the gross flavors and case of six for $5.10 for the other flavors. The sodas and flavors are very unique. There are over 40 different flavors. The gross flavors are inspired by Children says the tour guide. Its a small factory and can be self toured. Definitely a good place to check out. read more

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Avery beverage guys New Britain ct one of the best sodas I've tasted support and see for yourself read more

Avery's Beverages - Avery beverage guys New Britain ct. this soda these flavors and more are one of the best I tasted to date. See for urself and support. - Specialty Food Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

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We try to support small local businesses so why not try this cool little spot? We bought a case of soda and mixed bottles from several flavors we were excited to try. Every bottle we have opened so far is flat...completely flat. Pop the top and there is no "pop" sound. No bubbles. Pour into a glass with ice....no carbonation. It's just flavored water. Not sure if this is just how they do it. Either way...it's not for me. read more

This place has the best soda in the world . Good old fashioned saspirilla and other vintage flavors. I especially love the collection of historically correct bottle openers one of them looks just like my Stable Boy read more

I have been on the hunt for a soda company that bottles seltzer in a seltzer dispenser, why you ask when there are countless options for cap and bottle seltzers on the market? Dispensers are an extra heavy thick walled glass container with a spigot on top, the design of the container allows almost twice the amount of carbonation/co2 to be absorb by the water without blowing the cap as would happen with regular bottles. Certain drinks as well as mixed drinks benefit grately from a higher co2 concentration. With the holidays approaching, I have finally found a source for selzter. I will have to buy a ten bottle case for $15 with a $25 deposit on the dispensers enough to last me until the summer of 2017 lol. read more

The reason I know this place is due to the fact that we took our international students as a field trip during a spring semester. Ever since, I have been back on my own to pick up non alcoholic beverages on special occasions like Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. each student can mix their soda flavors, and an apron to keep, and the history of this factory. Our students love the tour and their sodas. They always remember with their postings on FB too. Great employees and Avery sodas reign! read more

The sofa is average at best. Carbonation is different each time I drink a bottle. Grabbed a bottle of Biden Babble. Couldn't find Trump Tonic. Asked and was told Trump was no longer president so they don't sell it. (I would wager Trump was one of their best sellers. Always out of stock and limited to a 6 pack at a time). However it seems they have no trouble selling war criminal "Putin Punch", or in the past Clinton soda (she was never president), so why the discrepancy? For an average soda I can get anywhere with standard naming, I'll pass. read more

Great place that has been around forever. Favorite is lemon lime. Could use a bit more carbonation though. I like supporting this local business. read more

Incredible flavor mixes in their gross collection. Real gourmet soda. REAL sugar. Great prices. I went here to try a soda. I was going to buy a 6 pack. I was then going to buy a case. I ended up leaving with 2 cases. The operation there is a great scene as well. read more

Can't beat the Sasparilla! The freshly made sodas are a refreshing flashback to real sweetness and not that high fructose syrup that we are used to now. I love the selections this place offers, and they never seem to be low on any of them. This is a great spot to pick up a niche case of soda that won't disappoint. The sodas are bottle and mixed on site in view of customers, so it's a fun place to stop with your kids or youth groups. read more

Some of the best soda in New England. Made by hade in small batches and hand bottled. If you catch them on the right day you can even watch them make it. Small family owned shack in new Britain, they have early hours so going on the weekends or after work is tricky. Buy from the warehouse as buying at retail shops or restaurants will cost you much more than the reasonable prices here. read more

When I was on deployment with the Red Cross in New England in response to Hurricane Irene and I got to try Avery's wonderful soda's. I appreciate that they were generous and donated four cases of thier product for the staff to enjoy at ARC headquarters in Middletown, CT. The flavors I got to try were Birch and Black Cherry. That Black Cherry was excellent, far above any other similar soda that I have had. If you get a chance, try Avery's Soda. Thanx! ~AM read more

I go to Avery's for seltzer water. They reuse returned glass bottles so there minimal waste and impact on the environment. It sounds strange, but I tried the mint seltzer and rather liked it. read more

i pretty much gave up drinking soda, but on a whim we decided to stop in to check out this place on the way to the new britain museum of american art (worth a stop) and i was impressed by the flavors (25+ different ones i think!!) in regular and diet types .. they got a lot of press recently with their "straw poll" barack o'berry and john mccream sodas. real can sugar, cant be beat. nice classic glass bottles. kids will surely love the "disgusting" flavors line too.. picked up a mixed case and will be going back with the empties soon .. read more

Avery's is my favorite soda place. They have classic flavors like cream soda, grape, cola, orange, sarsaparilla, etc. They also have a line of "gross" sodas like dog drool, and kitty piddle. Sounds disgusting, but still tasty! The best part about Avery's is all their soda is made with natural cane sugar and not high fructose corn syrup. read more

Avery's Beverages is a family run store and production site. The business began in 1904, and is a quirky little place that I love visiting. They make small batches of uniquely flavored soda at a time, and only package in glass bottles. You can customize labels to be put on your bottles. The cash register at which you pay is definitely old school, and is a manual-entry register. It feels like you're taking a step back in time! (Despite the old register, they do take credit cards) I most recently stopped in to get a variety pack for my dad (Avery's beverages are some of his favorite things ever). The young man at the counter was very sweet and helpful. They set you up with a box and you can pick and choose from ~20 flavors of soda, including: black cherry soda, strawberry, orange cream, lime Ricky (my dad's fave- his name is Rick), birch beer, and many others. I opted for an entire case, which came out to $16.50. The young man carried the box to my car, even though it was pouring rain. I've stopped in several other times to buy Avery's for various events- my sister's wedding, family gatherings, my dad, etc. I've also seen sodas produced by Avery's especially for the Carbone's and Carbone's Kitchen restaurants, which is a fun twist on just having regular soda. It's nice to see that this business has a local band of followers and is still family run. read more

I've given up on soda due to it being to sweet for my tastes but decided to give Avery's a try. They use sugar rather corn syrup and they have a large selection of soda flavors to choose from. That and with the fact of them being a local CT business this is now the only place I buy soda in the occasion that I have one. root beer is great, they are definitely worth checking out. read more

Awesome sodas and great staff you can't beat this place! They are missing out on some flavors but they have more flavor variables than I can list! The sodas are also cheaper than your typical store sodas and come in nice glass bottles. read more

I am diabetic and its so hard to find a good selection of good diet soda. I love barqs and diet fanta but since this whole COVID-19 things its been really hard to find good diet root beer and orange. I wanted to help the local places also so i remember that avery had a wonderful selection of delicious flavors that i had before i was diagnosed with diabetes so i figured that the diet would be good. So i bought two cases of diet. I was totally surprised on what a terrible after taste and bitter taste the root beer and the other flavors it tasted bitter with an old TAB after taste. I think they use stevia for a sweetener or aspartame( sweet n low) absolutely the worst soda ever. Now don't get me wrong their regular soda is awesome but the diet is disappointing. I tried to contact them because i have a case and a half sitting there because it was so terrible i refuse to drink it so i have $40 of undrinkable soda and i dont wanna give it to the food bank because its that bad that i highly doubt they would even drink it. So my conclusion to this long review is this take your diet soda and use splenda them i will buy you go around saying the best soda around which should include your diet read more

Just reached out to Avery's Beverage for a donation toward Puerto Rican hurricane relief to be told "no, I think we are all set". Yep, you are. You're lucky. That's why you a couple of cases of soda for a fundraiser is the least you can do. Shame on you. read more

In town for the holidays and finally got to visit Avery's original red barn! It was interesting fun and the staff was super friendly. Love the nostalgia--love Avery's, especially the cream soda. read more

If you like flat soda, this drink is for you! You can barely taste the carbonation. Although I love the creativity, it simply is not soda. Without the carbonation, it's not as refreshing. If you want a better local soda, go with Foxon Park. read more

This is probably one of the best beverage places you will ever find they use way less artificial ingredients than other soda companies do and taste way better. read more

I live out of state but grew up in New Britain and they are by far the best soda place around! I always enjoy their soda when I return to New Britain to visit family! read more