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Vintage Soda Shop

Glass bottles, old-time flavors, and the brands you thought were long gone. Grab one while you shop, or mix up a carrier to take home.

Glass bottlesDozens of flavorsOpen 7 daysWe sell by the case!
Shelf of glass-bottle sodas: Thomas Kemper cream soda, Shirley Temple soda pop, and MacFuddy pepper elixir

A cold drink and a little nostalgia.

Remember stopping at the general store for a glass-bottle pop? That's what our soda shelf is all about. We stock old-fashioned and hard-to-find sodas from small bottlers around the country, with brands dating back to 1884.

Some are sweetened with real cane sugar or agave. Some taste exactly like you remember. A few will surprise you. Pick a favorite, try something new, or bring the kids and let them choose.

On the shelf now

Pick your flavor.

Root Beers

  • Old Keg Root Beercraft brewed
  • Bulldog Root Beerhandcrafted
  • Frostie Vanilla Root Beer
  • Black Cow Vanilla Creme

Colas & Classics

  • Moxie Original Elixirsince 1884
  • Mexicana Colasweetened with agave
  • MacFuddy Pepper Elixir

Fruit Sodas

  • Nehi Peachsince 1924
  • Frostie Orange
  • Frostie Strawberry Watermelon
  • Cool Mountain Green Apple
  • Johnnie Ryan Black Cherrycane sugar
  • Old Keg Caramel Apple

Sweet & Creamy

  • Thomas Kemper Honey Vanilla Cream Soda
  • Shirley Temple Soda Pop
We sell by the case!Stocking up for a party, a gift, or the garage fridge? Ask at the counter.

Flavors rotate as we restock, so the shelf changes. Have a flavor you'd love to see? Tell us at the counter.

From the shelf

Nehi peach soda, Old Keg root beer, and Old Keg caramel apple soda Johnnie Ryan black cherry, Moxie, Mexicana Cola, and Bulldog root beer Frostie orange, vanilla root beer, and strawberry watermelon sodas with Cool Mountain green apple Cases of Frostie, Americana, Bedford's, and Romano's sodas stocked on the back shelves

Come pick a few.

Find the soda shelf inside Mercantile Antiques & Collectibles, 302 Northgate Dr, St. Joseph. Mon–Sat 10–5 · Sun noon–4.

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