Cream Soda - International Variations - Oceania - Australia

Australia

In Australia, cream soda is generally known as creaming soda or creamy soda by current manufacturers and is generally pink, red or brown. Less commonly, there is a bright yellow type of creamy soda, an example of which is produced by Crows Nest Soft Drinks, or Hartz. Manufacturers of creamy soda in Australia include Bundaberg Brewed Drinks, Kirks, River Port, Schwepps and Tarax. As of 2005, Kirks creamy soda is made and distributed by Coca Cola. Up until the mid 1990s, Kirks also produced Snow Cap, which was essentially the vanilla flavored brown version of the drink. The name "Snow Cap" was created to differentiate the pink and brown versions of the drink. While Snow Cap is no longer produced, Kirks do produce a product called 'Sno-Drop'. Cadbury Schweppes markets Creamy Soda as part of their 'Schweppes Traditional' line of soft drinks. Until recently it was deep red in all states except Victoria where it was brown, but now both varieties are offered. The flavor is also different between the red and brown versions of 'Schweppes Traditional' with the red version having a small amount of raspberry flavor added to it. South Australian soft drink manufacturer Woodroofe produces "Sno-Top", a brown creaming soda drink. A second South Australian soft drink and cordial manufacturer Bickford's markets a deep red colored creaming soda. Golden Circle is another a popular brand of creaming soda.