We're back! After another busy few weeks of real-world working, we return with another four drinks to review. We also talk about what the boys have been up to, including filming Twin Atlantic's latest music video, planning TRNSMT Festival and working on TV sets across the country. We didn't even get to our first review before we had a sidebar ... We review Ben Shaw's Cloudy Lemonade, a heritage brand from England; another big limited flavour from Mountain Dew - Major Melon from the US;...

Apologies to all the mountains of fans out there for this episode coming at you a week later than promised - tune in to find out why, as Al fills us in on his week working on the big screen. There's also chat about TV subscriptions, the latest movies the boys are watching, Shooting Stars, party food and Andy brings in some snacks from New Zealand. Drinks wise, we kick it off with Guaraná Antarctica from Brazil (thanks to Cold Blooded Sports!), Si Jalla from Norway (thanks to Fraz Urie!),...

The first episode in our new fortnightly timeslot, and the boys are thirsty to get back to work on another 4 drinks. In between checking out Virgil's Handcrafted Orange, Man Dew Dew-S-A, Haus Boom Blackcurrant and Fanta Berry, the boys chat everything from the Tour de France and Tubbees in Glasgow to Matt Hancock, being fired and firing staff and even an impromptu head-to-head 'snake draft' of sodas. Five Star Sodas is the definitive fizzy drink review show. Here to taste every fizzy drink...

Following a week off to recover from the live show (Episode 026), the boys are back in the new-look studio with another 4 drinks ready to score. L&P from New Zealand kicks this episode off, before we are come back to Scotland with Dunn's Limeade. Boylan's from the US are back with Cane Cola and then we go to South American for a can of Jupina Pineapple to round things off! We also review our own live show, talk the return of live music events with this weekends Download Pilot event and...

Eventually we were able to host our live, in-person show, from SWG3 - joined by some of you in the room, drinking along with us! Despite some technical issues to begin with, we were virtually joined by Seamus McDaid (of McDaid's) and comedian and podcast host, Marc Jennings. On paper, this should be a high scoring line up with some of the most anticipated drinks (both from us and the general public), kicking off with McDaid's American Cream Soda from Ireland. Marc then joined us to sample...

3 out of the 4 drinks on today's episode hail from Africa, which must be a must for the show. We kick it off with a pretty shocking start in Maltina, a malted "healthy" soda from Nigeria before heading over the States for a Jones Soda and Warheads collab with their extreme sour black cherry flavour. We're then back to Africa, South Africa to be exact, and another visit from Sparletta (owned by the Coca-Cola Company) who are here with their "Creme Soda" flavour before rounding off the day...

🚨 EPISODE NOTE: This episode was recorded before we were aware we had to move the live show (originally scheduled for 22 May), so don't worry, you've not missed it - it's now happening on 5 June at SWG3 🚨 This week we sit down with UK hipster brand Gunna to sample their Ginger Lemonade, Mirinda is back from the Middle East with their orange, the Juggalos of Detroit will be pleased as Faygo makes another visit to the show with Fruit Punch and the Independent Brewing Company are seeking...

Back in the studio once again for another 4 drink reviews - we kick it off with Sparletta Sparberry (a "cream soda" from South Africa), Uludag Frutti Extra from the Middle East, Rubicon Lychee from the UK before rounding things off with Club-Mate Cola from Germany. Another German cola (fritz-kola) is currently sitting at 4.1 at the top of the board -  how will this score once through the Five Star Sodas, triple-filtered scoring system? We also jump into pranks at school, jumping out of...

The boy's are back together! Finally, after restrictions easing, we're back in the studio to bring you Five Star Sodas as it was intended! Join us as we shake off the cobwebs with 4 new drinks - Nick kicks things off with Barr's classic Shandy from Sunny Scotland; Andy brings in Inca Kola from Peru and Al brings Ironbeer from Cuba before the bonus drink, Boylan's from the USA rounds it off. On paper, a very strong lineup, but how will the score once they've been put through the Five Star...

After a long day waiting for COVID test results, unfortunately the guys had to do yet another episode virtually, despite being all set for a return to the studio - but we WILL be back together next week! Episode 21 brings what looks, on paper, to be another solid lineup with Andy bringing our first drink from down under in Solo Original Lemon, Al brings another Boylan's flavour with their Creme and Nick brings a limited edition Mirinda to the table with a Blueberry Orange flavour. This weeks...

A few big milestones for the boys this week - the twentieth episode, (hopefully) our last episode in lockdown and most importantly - we kick this episode off with our one hundredth drink review!Over the last 99 reviews we’ve done the weird &...

Back once again with another four drinks, and plenty of sidebars including Line of Duty, Scottish bands, celebrity deaths and your best lockdown purchases ...Andy brings Barr's Pineapple (UK), Nick brings Fritz Mischmasch (DE) and Al brings Big Blue...

The boys are back again with another 4 drinks from around the world, Andy brings another drink from Oslo craft soda company, O. Mathiesen and delve a little deeper into the label conspiracy surrounding the brand.Al brings another French 7Up to the...

We're back with another trip around the world tasting some of the best (and worst) fizzy drinks going. We start off in the Greece with Green Sour Cherry before jetting to Germany for Fritz-Limon Orange then Japan for Yuzu Berry Ramune and ending up in...

The boys are back with another 4 reviews for you, PLUS a deeper dive into the revelation that O. Mathiesens, who featured on last weeks episode with their Toyen Cola, have recently been found removed from supermarket shelves across Norway for printing...

The boys are back - and again we have a guest reviewer. Friend of the podcast, Fraz Urie, sent us over some O. Mathisens Toyen Cola from Norway. We were very excited to try out this one, from a small-batch producer in Norway as their range looks great....

After the boys slated the 'standard' Football Special in the 500ml plastic bottle, the McDaid's reached out and let us know we should check out their 'Original' glass bottle range, brewed and bottled in the US. Since then we'd reviewed two of these (the...

Still virtual, but still bringing you new episodes and reviews!Mixed in with lots of chat about sneakers and toe Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the boys also review some sodas. Al kicks us off with Gunna Raspberry Lemonade; Nick brings...

The boys are back with yet another virtual episode (we can't wait to get back into the studio!) and are all over the globe with this weeks selection.Nick kicks things off with Uludag Frutti Extra Lime from Turkey before Andy (by his own admission) tries...

🚨 WARNING 🚨 There is extreme hype around the drinks on this episode. The boys are back to taste yet another four drinks from around the world so you don't have to!Self-confessed non Cream Soda fan, Andy, brings A&W Cream Soda from the US, which is a...

After four pretty mediocre scores in last weeks episode, the boys are back with four more contenders who are trying to topple McDaid's Original Cola, Fritz Kola and Club Rock Shandy, all of whom share top spot on the Five Star Sodas Leaderboard!Andy...

Another episode in lockdown, the boys get virtually together again and check out (another!) Korean Watermelon Soda with OKF, Thums Up from India, 7Up Cocktail Exotique from France and Jones Fufu Berry from the US (or is it Canada?!)Five Star Sodas is...

After an extended break because Andy caught COVID and couldn't taste anything (which is pretty integral to the most professional soda-review podcast in the world), we're back with episode 008 - including a drink that has went straight into joint first...

The boys are back in the studio after the easing of local restrictions and are joined by Craig, drummer of Scottish band Twin Atlantic for the Christmas Special, where we dig out a couple of festive sodas, and even include a Christmas bonus review!Up...