Whistler Bottling is a hidden little gem. Located in an industrial park along 35, this bottler is dedicated to hand-crafted 1950's style soda pop in returnable bottles. Think of it as craft brewing for kids! They use an ancient bottling machine in their little warehouse, where they produce more than 30 flavors of soda pop, including: lemon, cream soda, root beer, butterscotch root beer, strawberry, grape, orange pineapple, grapefruit, vanilla cherry cola, mango, cherry citrus, orange, lime, lemon-lime, ginger beer, blue raspberry cream and a lot more. The cream soda is unlike any cream soda you've tried. The lemon is also terrific. My son and I also enjoyed the blue raspberry cream.
They recently held a sampling event (Feb. 6, 2016) that drew a tremendous crowd. The event lacked organization and was a bit chaotic, but we still had fun. They use filtered water and pure cane sugar to produce a product with a crisp, clean finish. It's sweet without being too sugary. It has a great taste and makes great floats.
They are typically open on Saturdays from 10-2. If you love old-fashioned soda pop, you have to try this Minnesota crafted product. It's great...something that both children, and children-at-heart will enjoy. You can mix and match your favorite flavors to create an 8 pack ($11, including the bottle deposit) or a case of 24 for $21, plus more for the deposit. If you don't want returnable bottles, you can purchase their North Star craft soda pop in packages of 4 bottles for $5 (available in a smaller selection of four different flavors).
If you're looking for something unique to bring to that next family or friend get-together or party, mix and match a case of Whistler's sodas and you'll be the hit of the party. read more