Taking the old-timey/Southern theme very seriously, Cracker Barrel shines with its variety of bottled craft-style specialty sodas.
They offer treats like Cheerwine (cherry-flavored soda from North Carolina), Dad’s Orange Cream Soda, Ale-8-One (“ginger soda with a ‘kick'” from Kentucky), Hollywood’s Original Shirley Temple soda pop (ginger ale with grenadine), Dad’s Orange Cream Soda (sort of a creamsicle-flavored soda from Indiana), Stewart’s Root Beer (actually a product from the Dr Pepper company), and Butterscotch Beer Soda (okay, that one is from Harry Potter).
But if you’re hoping for a nice Diet Coke, or a Sprite — or, heck, even a glass of Classic Coca Cola — to accompany your meal… sorry, but you’ve come to the wrong place.
If you won’t be happy with one of the bubbly bottled boutique blends or the soft drinks they do have available, there’s always the universal replacement beverage: ice water.