Popping the cap on a bottle of soda to watch the big game, kicking back at a barbecue with a drink in hand—Jesse Hopkins hopes to recreate favorite childhood moments with Whistler Soda, a new line of fizzy drinks with flavors from root beer to black cherry. The sodas are produced on an old-fashioned bottling line in Forest Lake using recipes hearkening back to fountain days (cane sugar in lieu of corn syrup) and are packaged in returnable glass bottles for maximum vintage appeal.
