Sioux City (soft drink)

Sioux City

Type	Carbonated soft drink
Distributor	Sioux City
Origin	Sioux City, Iowa
Introduced	1971;54 years ago (1971)
Color	Various
Related products	White Rock Beverages
Website	Sioux City soft drinks

Sioux City Sarsaparilla

Two Sioux City Sarsaparilla bottles, in the style sold for decades, until the 2010s

Sioux City is a line of soft drinks manufactured and marketed by White Rock Beverages. The line debuted in 1971 with its Sarsaparilla variety, which was sold in both cans and bottles. ^[1] In 1985, White Rock repackaged its Sioux City line with distinctive embossed bottles, helping the brand gain prominence in the emerging niche soft-drink market. ^[2]

Sioux City "saloon style" soft drinks are available in a variety of flavors, including:

• Sarsaparilla – promoted on the label as "The Granddaddy of all Root Beers"
• Diet Sarsaparilla
• Root Beer
• Birch Beer
• Ginger Beer
• Cream Soda
• Black Cherry
• Orange Cream
• Prickly Pear
• Berry Berry – a mixture of blueberry and raspberry flavors
• Cherries 'n Mint

Cultural references

"Sioux City Sarsaparilla" is a song by Children of Bodom's Alexi Laiho from the Finnish Guitar Heroes compilation album.

In the film The Big Lebowski, when the Stranger (Sam Elliott) asks the bowling alley bartender, "You got a good sarsaparilla?", Gary the bartender replies, "Sioux City Sarsaparilla?" to which the Stranger responds, "Yeah, that's a good one." The last line in the movie is the Stranger asking the bartender if he has "any more of that good sarsaparilla".

References

1. "Ad". Newsday (Nassau Edition). June 23, 1971. p. 148. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
2. "Old-time Root Beer Demands Bubble Up". Press Enterprise. February 26, 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 2025-12-05.

External links

• Sioux City soft drinks