Shasta is a brand of U.S. soft drink that reached the peak of its popularity in the 1980s. It is generally cheaper in price than brands like Coca-Cola or Pepsi. It continues to be available in some U.S. grocery stores. It began as The Mt. Shasta Mineral Springs Company on December 6, 1889. It was also known as The Shasta Water Company. It produced bottled mineral water from Shasta Springs in northern California. For a while the water was shipped in glass-lined railroad cars for local bottling. In 1931, Shasta produced its first soft drink, pale dry ginger ale. Until the 1950s, the company's products were mainly mixers for alcoholic drinks: mineral water, club soda, ginger ale. During the 1960s, Shasta was purchased by the Sara Lee food company. In 1985, it was acquired by the National Beverage Corp., which also owns the popular Faygo line.

Shasta claims to have been the first to introduce metal soft drink cans and diet soft drinks.

Flavors

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• Black Cherry
  • Diet Black Cherry
• Club soda
• Cola
  • Cherry Cola
  • Caffeine Free Cola
  • Diet Caffeine Free Cola
  • Diet Cherry Cola
  • Diet Cola
• Chocolate Soda
  • Diet Chocolate Soda
• Cranberry
• Creme soda
  • Diet Creme Soda
• Dr. Shasta (similar to Dr Pepper)
  • Diet Dr. Shasta
• Ginger ale
  • Diet Ginger Ale
• Grape
  • Diet Grape
• Grapefruit Zazz
• Iced tea with Lemon
• Kiwi Strawberry
  • Diet Kiwi Strawberry
• Lemonade
• Moon Mist, similar to Mountain Dew
• Orange
  • Diet Orange
• Pineapple
• Pineapple Orange
• Raspberry Creme
• Red Pop (similar to Big Red)
• Root beer
  • Diet Root Beer
• Ruby Red Grapefruit
  • Diet Grapefruit
• Strawberry
  • Diet Strawberry
• Strawberry Peach
  • Diet Strawberry Peach
• Tiki Blue
• Tiki Mist
• Tiki Orange Mango
• Tiki Punch
• Tonic Mix
• Twist Lime Lemon
  • Diet Twist Lime Lemon
• Fruit punch (Carbonated & non-carb)
• Vanilla Cola
  • Diet Vanilla Cola

Hispanic flavors

• Guava Passion fruit
• Horchata (cinnamon, vanilla and nutty rice flavor)
• Jamaica (hibiscus flower flavor)
• Mango
• Manzana (Apple)
• Piña (Pineapple)
• Sangría
• Tamarindo (Tamarind)
• Zázz (grapefruit/lime flavor)

Shasta-related quotes

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"It's Saturday night; I've got no date, a two liter bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... let's rock." - Fry, Futurama

"'Cause I'm the Master Blaster drinking up the Shasta / My voice sounds sweet 'cause it has-ta" - Professor Booty by Beastie Boys

"I want a pop, pop, pop! I want a Shhhhhhhhhhhasta, Shasta!" - Line from an old Shasta TV commercial.

External link

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• shastapop.com

Cola | Diet sodas | 1889 establishments | Root beer