Rexburg’s Guide To All Things Craft Soda

By Cole Driggs

REXBURG—While you may be hungry for more restaurant options in Rexburg, you should never go thirsty. With eight different soda pop shop locations in Rexburg, the city’s beverage needs are covered. Each soda shop provides a unique take on the soda-shop craze. Which mix ranks supreme? Let’s ask the soda makers themselves. 

Mountain Pop Shop

Meet Sam De La Cruz, Kyah Henderson, and Darby Siepart from Mountain Pop Shop

Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 7:30 am-10:00p

Drive-Thru? Yes. 

Sit-In? No. There is outdoor seating, though. 

Diet & Regular Options? Yes.

Treats? Yes

Mountain Pop Shop opened in early September to enthusiastic crowds. This shed-turned-soda shop parked in the corner of Berry Oil is located a half mile away from Madison High School. Mountain Pop Shop decorates the establishment with Edison light bulbs and picnic tables to give an environment suitable for all times of the day. 

Mountain Pop Shop provides Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Barq’s, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Zero Sugar, Sprite, Sprite Zero Sugar, Tropicana Lemonade, and Gatorade as a base for their drink mixes. Mountain Pop Shop provides flavored water, coffee, and hot chocolate as well. 

Mountain Pop Shop’s most coveted drink is the Grand Teton. This drink consists of any drink base, Huckleberry, and Coconut Cream. 

Energy shots can be added to any drink for $1 extra

“Choose Your Adventure” options are available as well, allowing customers to build their soda creations from scratch. Customers can choose from 33 different options. 

Mountain Pop Shop offers various pies (such as Pepperoni and Canadian Bacon), bagels/spread, cookies, treats, and yogurt. Mountain Pop Shop discounts these items through combos and other deals. More information is provided in the link below. 

Mountain Pop Shop’s punch card offers one free drink for every ten drinks purchased. 

As the company slogan states: “Come see why life tastes better from the Mountain.”

1134 University Blvd, Rexburg ID 83440

Mountain Pop Shop (facebook.com)

Sips Craft Drinks

Meet Claudia Marsh from Sips Craft Drinks

Monday-Saturday 10:00am-11:00pm

5.0 Stars (Google)

Drive-Thru? No. 

Sit-In? Yes. 

Diet & Regular Soda? Yes. 

Treats? Yes. 

Exclusive to Rexburg, Sips Craft Drinks operates in the main lobby of the Lodge Apartments. Anyone is welcome. The soda shop serves as a convenience store/soda shop hybrid, offering candy bars, bottled soda, and general drugstore items. 

Sips Soda Shop provides Coca-Cola, Diet Coca-Cola, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Barq’s Root Beer, Tropicana Lemonade, Sprite, and Sprite Zero. 

Customers create their own drink or choose from one of their signature options. 

Sips’ most popular drink is the Bikini Bottom. The Bikini Bottom comes with raspberry, peach, passion fruit, and cream. 

Sips Soda Shop’s punch card offers buy 10, get one free. 

As Sips’ website states: “(Come try) Rexburg’s newest and best soda shop”.

538 S 2nd W. Rexburg, ID 83440

Great Craft Drinks | Sips Craft Drinks | Idaho

Pick Me Up

Meet Abby Ogden from Pick Me Up Drinks

4.7 Stars (Google)

Drive-Thru? Yes (through the Second East location)

Sit-In? In the South location.

Diet & Regular Soda? Yes. 

Treats? Yes. 

Pick Me Up Drinks has two Rexburg locations—one near Northgate Apartments (with Café Rio) and another near Deseret Industries (in the old Wendy’s building).

Pick Me Up serves Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Caffeine Free Diet Coke, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Gold Peak Tea (Sweetened & Unsweetened), Minute Maid Lemonade, Light Minute Maid, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Barq’s, Barq’s Cream Soda, Powerade, Fanta, and Fresca as soda options. 

Customers create their own mixes or choose from one of the “Favorite” options.

In addition to Red Bull, Monster, and Reign energy drinks, Pick Me Up serves popcorn, cookies, and hot chocolate. Selection varies upon location. 

The “My Little Pony” is a customer favorite, containing Reign White Gummy Bear, strawberry kiwi peach,and Mountain Dew. 

Pick Me Up offers a loyalty program to its biggest fans. For every $50 customers spend in any location, customers get four dollars off. 

Two Locations- 76 W 2nd S, Rexburg ID 83440

                         545 N 2nd E. Rexburg ID 83440

Pick Me Up (pickmeupdrinks.com)

Meet Lynnette Easton from Soda Vine

Soda Vine

M-Th & Sat: 9-11 | Fri: 9-midnight

4.5 Stars on Google

Drive-Thru? Yes

Sit In? Yes 

Diet & Regular Soda? Yes 

Treats? Yes

Soda Vine is one of Rexburg’s original soda shops. Each location features a 50s and 60s theme, with ambience and themed drinks. 

Soda Vine offers Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Orange Soda, Cream Soda, Iron Port, 7-Up, Diet 7-Up, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper. Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Root Beer, and Lemonade. 

For energy drinks, Soda Vine offers Mango Monsters, Ultra Sunrise Monster, White Zero Ultra Monster, Pipeline Punch Monster, Lemonade Rockstar, Ultra Rosa Monster, Peach Fiiz Reign, Sour Apple Reign, and Razzleberry Reign. 

Soda Vine sells a variety of treats and snacks, such as fruit water, Italian sodas/ice, gelati, custard, freezes, Hot Chocolate, cookies, pretzels, popcorn, milkshakes, sundaes, and frosted lemonade. 

Soda Vine’s most popular drink is the Southern Gentleman. The Southern Gentleman contains Dr. Pepper, peach, vanilla, and cream. 

Soda Vine’s punch card offers buy 10, get one free on regular drinks or the option to buy 15 for a free energy mixer.

Two Locations: 50 S. 2nd West Rexburg ID 83440

                         1050 N. Second E Rexburg ID 83440

Soda Vine | Soda shop in Rexburg Idaho. Flavored drinks, shakes, Italian ice, custard, and other treats (sodavineidaho.com)

Great Scott’s

Meet Sydney Wallace from Great Scott’s

6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

4.5 Stars on Google 

Drive-Thru? Yes, but closes earlier 

Diet & Regular Soda? Yes 

Treats? Yes 

As the company’s website states: “This is the birthplace of Rexburg’s Soda Mixers.” Great Scott’s, located near Jimmy Johns and Porter Park, offers a cheap option for soda connoisseurs. 

The craft soda shop offers Mountain Dew, 7-Up, Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, and Pepsi for their signature drinks. Customizable sodas are available. They sell build-your-own ice cream sandwiches for your sweet tooth, too.  

Great Scott’s operates as a large gas station/soda shop hybrid. Various energy drinks, snacks, and drugstore items are also available. 

The most popular drink at Great Scott’s is the Razmaspazz, made of Dr. Pepper, Coconut, Raspberry, and Cream.

Great Scott’s offers a punch card program for one free drink for every fifteen drinks purchased. 

Two Locations- 

1021 N Salem Rd,Rexburg,ID 83440
39 S 2nd W,Rexburg, ID 83440

https://www.greatscottsstores.com/

Royal Soda

Meet Kate Morrill from Royal Soda

10 a.m.-10 p.m.

4.0 Stars (Google) 

Drive-Thru? Yes

Dine-In? No

Diet & Regular Soda? Yes

Treats? Yes

Tucked behind Dairy Queen and Karie Anne’s, Royal Soda has made its own mark as a soda pop shop. The shed-turned-soda shop offers a modern-yet-sleek twist to the typical soda shop style. 

Royal Soda offers Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Root Beer, Lemonade, Sparkling Water, and 7-Up. 

The shop sells Watermelon Rockstar, Orange Rockstar, and Silver-Ice-Rockstar-Pure Zero in signature drink forms. 

The shop’s menu also offers sugar cookies. 

Royal Soda’s most popular drink is the Monarch, which contains Dr. Pepper, Raspberry, Coconut, and Cream. 

Royal Soda rewards loyal customers with one free drink for every five drinks purchased. 

Location-252 E Fourth N Rexburg, ID 83440

www.royalsodaco.com