Cravy Reviews: Trying Every RingPop Soda from Wild Bill's
It's a lollipop - without a stick! A ring of flavor you can.. drink?
When Wild Bill’s announced a collaboration with RingPop (owned by The Bazooka Companies, LLC) in 2024 to release a line of sodas, I knew this was a product I wanted to check out. Originally launching with Berry Blast and Blue Raspberry, the line later expanded to include Watermelon and Strawberry. This is a product that has been on my “Hunt List” for a very long time and I am excited to have finally stumbled across some cans at a Busch’s Fresh Food Market in Michigan. While these aren’t “NEW”, they’re new to me so I am excited to crack all four open and share my thoughts with you!
If you’d like to snag a variety pack featuring all four flavors in the lineup, you can do so on Amazon using my affiliate link1 found at the bottom of the article.
Each soda features cane sugar, no gluten, and no caffeine! Without further ado, let’s crack them open and see how they stack up!
#4 - Wild Bill’s RingPop Berry Blast
I don’t know if I just wasn’t a fan of the Berry Blast RingPop growing up or what, but this one has a sort of “funk” to it that I can’t quite place that I didn’t run into with any of the other RingPop sodas. It’s certainly not a bad flavor and I do feel like it captures the essence of RingPops well, but something about it has turned me off from this one in particular.
RATING:
Taste: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥½❌❌❌❌ - 6.5/10 While Berry Burst was a fun try (and arguably one of the most iconic RingPop flavors) ultimately this ended up being my least favorite of the four.
Craveability: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌❌❌❌- 5/10 Admittedly I did come around to it just enough to finish the can, but I can’t see a world where I wouldn’t select one of the other flavors over this one in the future.
Value: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌❌ - 8/10 I believe I paid around $2 for a 12 oz can of this - and while I don’t think it’s the best value in the world of sodas, I think the quality of the soda makes it definitely worth the price point.
OVERALL: 6.5/10
#3 - Wild Bill’s RingPop Watermelon
Watermelon flavored things are very hit-or-miss for me. I am not a fan of watermelon Jolly Ranchers, but love watermelon Airheads. I remember being a huge fan of the Watermelon flavored RingPop as a kid and this one is really taking me back to my childhood. This works well and I keep going back for more sips.
Taste: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌❌ - 8/10 Incredibly spot on to the RingPop flavor and the lack of artificial sweeteners allows the watermelon flavor to shine in ways that many watermelon flavored things are not able to!
Craveability: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌❌❌- 7/10 While it’s not my favorite of the bunch, I finished this can and I would definitely pick it up again. This one is tied the closest to nostalgia for me and for that alone I’d love to grab this again.
Value: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌❌ - 8/10 I believe I paid around $2 for a 12 oz can of this - and while I don’t think it’s the best value in the world of sodas, I think the quality of the soda makes it definitely worth the price point.
OVERALL: 7.6/10
#2 - Wild Bill’s RingPop Blue Raspberry
(Not so) fun fact: I didn’t actually have the pleasure of enjoying this entire can as when I was bringing in shopping bags from the store, I evidently placed the bag with the RingPop sodas on the ground too hard and ever so slightly cracked this can open, making a great deal of the can spill inside the bag. I’m not bitter, you’re bitter.
Never mind that - it is very difficult to mess up blue raspberry and I think Wild Bill’s absolutely nails it here, once again really channeling the vibes of RingPop incredibly well. While it’s not my favorite of the bunch, it’s certainly close.
Taste: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥½❌❌ - 8.5/10 This one gets a slight edge in taste over watermelon. It’s not often that you get a really great, natural tasting blue raspberry flavored soda and this has done just that. It is smooth and it is incredibly pleasant to sip on.
Craveability: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌❌- 8/10 Maybe it’s because I wasn’t able to drink an entire can, but I’m already looking to see where I can acquire more of this - this is a great flavor and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to get it again.
Value: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌ - 9/10 I believe I paid around $2 for a 12 oz can of this - and while I don’t think it’s the best value in the world of sodas, I think the quality of the soda makes it definitely worth the price point - particularly given how strong of a flavor Blue Raspberry is.
OVERALL: 8.5/10
#1 - Wild Bill’s RingPop Strawberry
My bias is going to show a little bit here. I am a sucker for a good strawberry flavored product, and gosh does Wild Bill’s really nail it here. I had to check to make sure strawberry juice wasn’t included in the ingredients list. RingPop Strawberry manages to have both a candy-like and simultaneously natural strawberry flavor that leaves a pleasant aftertaste as well. If you’re as big of a strawberry fan as I am, this is definitely one to check out.
Taste: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥½❌ - 9.5/10 This is easily the best flavor in the lineup (standing among a line of incredible sodas). My bias may be showing - but this did not disappoint.
Craveability: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌- 9/10 Give me more of it immediately please I will buy this by the truckload.
Value: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❌ - 9/10 I believe I paid around $2 for a 12 oz can of this - and while I don’t think it’s the best value in the world of sodas, I think the quality of the soda makes it definitely worth the price point - particularly given how strong of a flavor Strawberry is.
OVERALL: 9.2/10
Let us know in the comments what we should try next!
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