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Jones Naturals Limes with Orange

I've never been a huge fan of the Jones company. I do appreciate that they were early to the game in using cane sugar, but their sodas so sugary that they left a film on my teeth. This is my first tasting of one of their juices, and I have to say that I enjoy it much more than their sodas I've had in the past. It tastes like a thicker, but not syrupy, orange juice with a hint of lime. It may only be 10% juice, but it doesn't make you feel like crap like most other "juices" do.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Inverted Cane Sugar

Categories: Juice

Rating: 2/5

Reviewed By: Jason Draper on 9/6/2010

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Jones Gaba Nectarine

Why is it that I always expect drinks in cans (specifically skinny cans) to be carbonated? I really need to thoroughly read the cans before I take my first sip. I was expecting a carbonated tea, but it's just a nice white tea / juice combo. It's also chock full of Gamma Amino Butyric Acid, which according to the can, increases your focus and clarity. It sounds like it was made to help with studies and work, but in real life I'm sure underage kids are drinking it to help them slay the dragon in whatever video game they are playing.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Inverted Cane Sugar

Categories: Iced Tea, Juice

Rating: 3/5

Reviewed By: Jason Draper on 9/29/2010

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Buy Now: Jones Soda GABA Nectarine, 12-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

Jones Pure Cane Soda Cola

I don't know why I expected more out of this. Jones makes some great original flavors, but apparently they can't make a good cola. This tasted like very generic cola, nothing special to it at all. The only plus to it was that it was made with cane sugar, so it lacked the normal bite colas made with HFCS have. Interestingly, unlike most sodas made with cane sugar this had caffeine in it.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Inverted Cane Sugar

Categories: Soda Pop

Rating: 3/5

Reviewed By: Derek Neuland on 10/3/2010

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Buy Now: Jones Soda Pure Cane Cola, 20-Ounces (Pack of 24)

Jones Organics Green Tea Mandarin

Can you do me a favor? Go in the fridge and get that mug of tea that I left in there a few hours ago. Thanks. Hey! I didn't say you could taste it. I know it tastes like I put a butt load of sugar in it. That's because I did. That's how I like my tea. Yes I know I have the drinking habits of a child. I've accepted that fact.

This really does taste like I brewed some mandarin green tea, added a whole lot of sugar, and let it steep for a while before putting it into the fridge to get cold. You know what. I like it.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Organic Cane Sugar

Categories: Iced Tea

Rating: 3/5

Reviewed By: Jason Draper on 10/3/2010

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Jones Soda Blue Bubblegum

I love this soda because you get exactly what you're expecting. The drink is a great color of clear blue, and the bubblegum flavor is spot on. I've never had any other bubblegum flavored drink (are there any?), so it's impossible to compare this to others. This is one of my favorite flavors Jones makes. It's smooth, delicious, and I always want more after the bottle is empty.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Inverted Cane Sugar

Categories: Soda Pop

Rating: 5/5

Reviewed By: Derek Neuland on 10/4/2010

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Buy Now: Jones, Soda Blue Bubblegum, 12-Fluid Ounce (24 Pack)

Jones Organics Red Tea Peach

I'm kind of into these Jones Organics teas. They are pretty much just brewed tea with a whole bunch of cane sugar added to it, with some natural flavorings. I don't know if I've ever had red tea before, but it's pretty good. The flavor of the tea and cane sugar does fight with the peach flavor a little. You can tell that there is the flavor of an actual peach fighting to get through, but the sugar man is keeping it down. I'm definitely going to try the other flavors of this if I see them around.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Organic Cane Sugar

Categories: Iced Tea

Rating: 3/5

Reviewed By: Jason Draper on 10/8/2010

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Buy Now: Jones, Soda Red Tea Peach Org, 14-Fluid Ounce (12 Pack)

Jones Gaba Lemon Honey Tea

This is a pretty strong lemon black tea. It has a weird aftertaste that I can't place. Maybe it's the Gamma Amino Butyric Acid that the tea is infused with. It's supposed to increase clarity and lower your nervousness. It's better than the last flavor of Gaba I had, but I still can't imagine grabbing a can of this at the store over other types of lemon tea. Then again, I'm not looking to achieve any sort of clarity.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Inverted Cane Sugar

Categories: Iced Tea

Rating: 3/5

Reviewed By: Jason Draper on 10/10/2010

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Buy Now: Jones Soda GABA Lemon Honey, 12 Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

Jones Gaba Grapefruit Tea-Juice

There is really only the faintest of grapefruit flavoring in this tea. It mainly tastes like tea with the GABA in it. The only time I've ever tasted it was in this line of Jones. I'm not really a big fan. This will be the last one of these that I will be reviewing. They all taste similar and not too exciting.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Inverted Cane Sugar

Categories: Iced Tea

Rating: 3/5

Reviewed By: Jason Draper on 11/10/2010

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Buy Now: Jones Soda GABA Grapefruit, 12-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

Jones Naturals Strawberry Manilow

If you didn't chuckle at the name of this drink I assure you, you have no soul. It's funny. You know a little wacky word play. I give up. You were tragically born without a sense of humor.

I would have really liked this a lot more if it didn't have dairy in it. It really would have made a great juice. All of the berries really blend well together. Instead it tastes like a liquid version of those Lifesavers Creme Savers candy. Those never sat right with me. Solidified creme is just plain strange.

Website: http://www.jonessoda.com

Country: United States

Sweetener: Inverted Cane Sugar

Categories: Juice, Milk

Rating: 3/5

Reviewed By: Jason Draper on 2/4/2011

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Jones Sugar Free Black Cherry (Potion of Healing)

Fighting dragons is hard work. I've been up until sunrise everyday this week protecting my village from them. My chain mail is starting to chafe my body. Have you ever worn chain mail for 5 days straight without changing? Let me tell you, it's not comfortable. I'd rather bathe myself down river from the latrine than have to wear chain mail this long. I'm out here all alone because no one else is willing to stand up to these dragons. Hold on, here comes another one now...

*20 minutes later*

Oh god, did see the size of those spikes? Brutal! He got my arm pretty good, pieced right through my armor. Oh man this smarts! You don't have any healing potion on you do you? Jones Potion of Healing? Hmmm, never heard of that brand. Is that the stuff that made William of Norwood go blind? Okay good, because I need my sight to fight dragons.

*Pours a little on his wound and then takes a sip*

Mmmm, not bad. Much better than the last healing potion I had. It tasted like dragon pee. How do I know what dragon pee tastes like? We'll leave that story for another time. This is much better than expected. It has a nice, but light, black cherry taste. What? It's sugar free too? I can taste that a little, but it's definitely better than most sugar free healing potions I've had before. Aside from the taste, I'm not sure how good of a healing potion this is. My arm is still bleeding pretty badly. I think I need to lie down for a minute. Wake me up if any more dragons come.