Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Black Cherry 12pack

by Boylan

Product Features

• Caffeine-Free
• Kosher Pareve
• Made with pure cane sugar
• Twist-off Crown
• 100+ year old bottling company

Product Description

At first we had developed a California type black cherry; fruity with berryish notes. It was good but not exceptional. So our focus turned toward a traditional black cherry soda, one that would be hearty and flavorful, and could be enjoyed with lunch and not "get lost". Boylan Bottleworks Black Cherry's deep flavor comes from a blend of different cherries along with other proprietary ingredients.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 10 x 10.5 inches ; 18 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 18 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0001BVD04
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,742 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best cherry soda I have ever had, July 26, 2005

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microjoe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Black Cherry 12pack (Misc.)

Another delicious old fashioned Boylan Bottleworks flavor of soda. I say old fashioned because they are a 100 year plus company that makes their sodas the way that everyone made them before they changed all the ingrediants in the 1970's. Their Black Cherry's deep flavor comes from a blend of different cherries along with other high class ingredients here. This is the only cherry soda I know that uses only a mix of pure natural black cherries for the flavor, no other fruit juices or artificial flavors mixed in to save money. As a result the cherry really does taste like cherry rather than a syrupy mess that has a hint of cherry. It has an authentic tart cherry mixed in the sweet, and you can taste the tart in the aftertaste. It even has a nice texture in the mouth. I know this sounds gushy but you have to try it!

But it gets better, they used real cane sugar instead of the cheaper high fructose corn syrup that is used in all the big brand sodas. As a result the sweet is more clean, not as overpowering or syrupy. The carbonation is medium, again here is an issue of too much carbonation can detract from the flavor. Caffeine free. The bottle is very cool and nostalgic with a painted on label and raised letters on the glass, reminding you they have been in business since 1891. All in all a perfect black cherry soda, best I have ever had.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cheaper in supermarkets, June 15, 2006

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Pelly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Black Cherry 12pack (Misc.)

This is a great fruit soda, will surprise you if you are used to artificially flavored junk.

BUT... It's much cheaper in supermarkets. Trader Joe's, as noted above, sells it for under $3 in a four-pack.

There also exists an all-natural version without the preservative or artificial colors, that is sold in Whole Foods. Side by side it tastes a little better, but is more expensive. I prefer it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 41/2* Working Guy's Cherry Soda, June 14, 2007

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M. Allen Greenbaum (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Black Cherry 12pack (Misc.)

"Boylan Bottleworks"

AS a charter member of "Free Associators Anonymous," the company name is ripe with conotation: Pittsburgh. Giant pipes of metal and glass with sweaty workers downing a "Boylans" (or, shorter, sweeter: "Hey, Trow Me a 'Boys'!" Ironworks, manholes made in Oakland, tough immigrants, and cherries blacker than coal. Coupled with The Bottle Americana, even a non-serious soda flavor like cherry has a certain gravitas, a don't-screw-with-me style, even though I'm rich enough to afford this.

Speaking of serious, let's get on with the parlor game of tasting notes. Boylan's Black Cherry, as noted by others, isn't too sweet (cloying as the wine connosieurs will tell you), syrupy, and it tastes like cherries, especially upon entry and in a very satisfying aftertaste. However, a grape/apple flavor sneaks in under all this, so much so that I was surprised that Boylan uses cherry juice only. It keeps Boylan's from perfection, just as the Amazon price may give you pause. (Trader Joe's does it again--will this company ever do an IPO so that we can all get rich off its well-deserved popularity.

Back to Boylan again. It's strong enough to stand up to ice, the fizz is moderate--you don't lose half your cherries to foam--and it's quite tasty and refreshing. Again, the only minor problem I had was the perception of a grape juice filler, perhaps my imagination, or perhaps a characteristic of one of the varietals in Boyland's cherry blend. The competition is from other designer sodas (Kemper's, for example), and from cherry sodas made with the artificial flavors and colors that we all grew up to love. At this price, it's a treat, and the taste is so good it'll disappear quickly, but you're a working man or woman. You deserve this liquid luxury presented with no-nonsense attitude.