We don't drink soda, have rarely even had it when we were young, just don't care for it. We do drink plain seltzer water, only ingredient is carbonated water...no salt, sugar, etc.
When I was young, my parents always had a bottle of Ginger Ale in the refrigerator. My father liked to have it there when he wanted some, and my mother would give us a small glass for medicinal uses, to settle our stomachs, etc. It would usually be White Rock or Canada Dry.
Well, my husband and I got an urge to have some Ginger Ale this week, so I went to the Natural Grocers store to see what they had. We didn't want anything too sweet if that could be avoided, just for taste preference.
I bought a 4-pack of GUS (Grown Up Soda) Ginger Ale, and we like it very much, and will be buying it again. I'm enjoying a bottle of it now.
https://drinkgus.com/
We used to like a Ginseng soda called "Ginseng Up". It came in a small clear bottle, with a ginseng root on the label, it was very pale in color.
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find this ginseng soda...or any ginseng soda for that matter in years. If I came across a distributor of Ginseng Up, I'd probably buy a case of it.