Moxie

Today's Boston Globe has an article about Moxie, the New England soda with a unique, bitter flavor. It's definitely an acquired taste, but the flavor is so different that I sometimes find myself craving it. I only know a few other people who like Moxie (my grandparents, a friend from high school), but it has a cultish following, and Maine even has Moxie parades and festivals.

Here's a second article about the creator of Moxie, and what gives the soda that bitter flavor.