Dirty Soda, Made with a Story
You scanned the recipe card, now meet the makers behind the pour.
Our dirty soda recipes are built with more than just soda and cream. Each one brings together small-batch syrups, local honey, fruit butters, nostalgic glass-bottled sodas, and specialty ingredients from makers who still believe flavor should have a story.
From the first fizz to the final cherry, every ingredient is chosen to add something special.
Why Our Dirty Sodas Taste Different
Most dirty sodas start with soda and cream. Ours go a step further.
We use ingredients from small-batch and heritage-style makers to create drinks that feel handcrafted, nostalgic, and a little unexpected. Think real fruit flavor, old-fashioned soda shop character, warm spices, rich syrups, local honey, and finishing touches that turn a simple drink into something worth sharing.
Whether you are making one at home, gifting a recipe card, or trying something new from The Marketplace at the Square, these drinks are designed to be fun, easy, and full of flavor.
Meet the Makers Behind the Mix
Reading Soda Works
Reading, Pennsylvania
Handcrafted since 1921
Reading Soda Works brings true soda-shop charm to our dirty soda recipes. Their glass-bottled sodas give each drink a nostalgic base, whether it is black cherry, blueberry birch, apple ginger ale, vanilla cream, birch beer, or another classic flavor.
Portland Syrups
Portland, Oregon
Founded in 2012
Portland Syrups help turn a simple soda into something layered and memorable. Their vanilla, ginger, caramel, falernum, mojito, and other craft syrups add sweetness, spice, and cocktail-inspired flavor without making the drink complicated.
Bauman’s Fruit Butters
Sassamansville, Pennsylvania | Operating since 1892
Bauman’s Fruit Butters add rich fruit flavor and a touch of Pennsylvania Dutch tradition. A spoonful can bring apple, pumpkin, cherry, blueberry, cranberry pear, or other fruit notes into a dirty soda in a way that feels homemade and unexpected.
Awckland’s Honey
Quakertown, Pennsylvania | Started in 2012
Awckland’s Honey gives our recipes a softer sweetness than ordinary sugar. Their raw and local honeys bring a smooth, natural sweetness to lemon, berry, cherry, tea-inspired, and vintage mocktail-style dirty sodas.
Cook’s Extracts
Founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1918 | Now based in Paso Robles, California
Cook’s Extracts bring familiar dessert flavors into the glass. A small amount of vanilla, cinnamon, banana, maple, orange, lemon, bourbon, or rum flavor can completely change the personality of a dirty soda.
Collins Garnishes
Chicago, Illinois | Since 1934
Collins garnishes are the finishing touch that makes a drink feel special. A cherry, orange slice, or cocktail-style garnish turns a dirty soda into something that looks as good as it tastes.
A Modern Soda Shop Tradition
Dirty sodas may feel like a new trend, but they carry the spirit of the old-fashioned soda fountain. The modern version first gained popularity in Utah, where soda shops began mixing classic sodas with flavored syrups, fruit, cream, and other fun add-ins to create something sweeter, creamier, and more personal than an ordinary soft drink.
That same idea is what inspired our dirty soda recipes at The Marketplace at the Square. We take the fun, customizable style of a dirty soda and pair it with small-batch ingredients, nostalgic glass-bottled sodas, local honey, fruit butters, craft syrups, extracts, and finishing touches from makers with real stories behind them.
So while the recipe card gives you the mix, this page gives you the meaning behind it. Every dirty soda starts with a little fizz, but the best ones are built with ingredients worth talking about.
