Mark Fever 2025

So this is my bad. It's currently March 2026 and I realized I never made a post about Mark coming to visit last summer. 

So here's what I remember:

We went out to Q39 as a family.

Brit, Mark and I went to Coach's for drinks. 

And then Mark and I went to Fox and Hound for our fantasy owner's meeting.

Mark Fever 2025

I have to come clean about this. I didn't make this blog post in 2025. I'm making it in 2026 after Mark just left, and I realized when making the 2026 mark fever post, that I didn't make a 2025 one. So I'm going to post what I can remember. 

Here's what I know for sure happened:

The whole family went out to dinner at Q39.

The three adults went out to Coach's for some drinks and conversation.

And then Mark and I went to Fox & Hound for the Fantasy Owner's Meeting.

And then the next day Brit and I drove Mark to his sister's in St. Louis.

What other stuff happened? Who knows.

2025 Rare Soda Ratings Update

Sprecher Cream 10+

Sprecher Root Beer 10

Boylan Creme 9.9

Hank's Black Cherry 9.8

Bedford's Root Beer 9.8

IBC Black Cherry 9.7

Cheerwine 9.7

Fitz Cream Soda 9.6

Frostie Vanilla Root Beer 9.5

Sixth City Grape Jam Soda 9.5

Abita Vanilla Cream 9.4

Fitz's Black Cherry 9.4

Sprecher Door County Cherry 9.3

Sprecher Cherry Cola 9.2

Boylan Black Cherry 9.1

Hank's Root Beer 9

Green River 9

Frostie Concord Grape 9

Boylan Root Beer 8.9

Boylan Birch Beer 8.8

Hank's Grape 8.6

Dublin Vanilla Cream 8.5

Boylan Ginger Ale 8.4

Sprecher Grape 8.3

Mt Sprecher 8.2

Hank's Mexicola 8.2

Sprecher Black Cherry 8.1

Maine Root Mandarin Orange 7

Henry Weinhard's Vanilla Cream 6.5

Frostie Cherry Limeade 6

Big Red 2.5

I went to KC Soda Co and got 12 bottles. 8 new ones, 4 that I knew I loved.

My ratings above include all ratings that I have to date, so I can refer back to one current list.

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Now it's time to identify best of category, for my top three categories:

Cream Soda: Sprecher

Root Beer: Sprecher

Black Cherry: Hank's

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Still want to try: Dr Sprecher, Sprecher Maple Root Beer, Sprecher Orange Dream, Green River Lime, Sprecher Cherry Soda