Food of the Seventies, Glen Rock Soda

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These were little glass bottles of flavored soda. When I was little we would get them at the liquor store by the case. They had flavors like root beer, orange, creme soda, lemon-lime etc. When you were done with them you took them back to the store and got money for the bottles. A few cents but then you could get more.
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Zom - August 12, 2008 - Report this comment
Remember filling up the wooded crates with all yourr favorite flavors. Wasn't it in Waukegan, Ill.? We would actually go to the plant to see the bottles being filled. Anyone else out there remember this? (And 25ยข cheeseburgers/Little Red Hen Chicken/Chuckles Candy/Teaberry Gum)
Lindy - August 28, 2008 - Report this comment
There was a place in Milwaukee,WI in a small shopping center that my Dad took my brother, sister & I to get Glen Rock soda.I remember getting a shopping cart and putting the wood crate in it. You would walk around and pick out the flavors you wanted. Mine faves were orange, grape, and lime. I also remember occasional ones like strawberry, pineapple, and peach soda. That case would last us for months before went back to get more.
KJ - January 06, 2009 - Report this comment
I remember this stuff, too! We used to get it at Gungler's Liquors in Gurnee, IL. Always was fun to fill up the crate!
griz - January 29, 2009 - Report this comment
We used to get our glen rock soda at the distributer in Waukegan. Then we would go to the Yankee Doodle Dandy for burgers. I also remeber the little red hen chicken in lake forest. Still probably he best fried chicken I ever had.
cb - February 20, 2009 - Report this comment
I was at lunch yesterday (in Los Angeles) and the place had various flavors of bottled soda. I was wonderfully reminded about Glen Rock Soda and told my friends about it this wonderful product. My Dad would drive us to Mundelion from Lake Bluff to get ours. Great childhood memory!! Filling up the crates with anything we wanted! And the Little Red Hen did have the best fried chicken!
Valerie - February 26, 2009 - Report this comment
I do remember it all. We actually lived in wildwood Ill and I think I was about 10-12 ys old. Our family had a huge party and we filled tin garbage can full of soda for our party. So many different flavors we had to choose from, Does anyone remember what size the bottles were. I think they were smaller than what we have now.
Derek - March 04, 2009 - Report this comment
I grew up in Waukegan and Glen Rock was a staple at my Uncles cookouts. I liked the grape and strawberry the best. Good memories.
D - April 10, 2009 - Report this comment
No one makes lime like Glen Rock did. Let's face it, soda in a bottle was better and everyone brought the bottles back for the return. I quit drinking soda when Glen Rock stopped making it.
D - April 10, 2009 - Report this comment
they were 7oz bottles
Jenny Kelch - June 26, 2009 - Report this comment
I have great news for everyone!! My husband and I started a returnable glass soda bottle company in March of last year. Currently we sell the soda out of our home and at the Grayslake Farmers Market. We even have some Glen Rock bottles. I've been told the recipes we have for the soda are very close to Glen Rock. We sell singles, 6pks or by the case. Just like Glen Rock you can come on over and pick and choose whatever flavors you would like. Here are the flavors we currently have: Birch Beer, Black Cherry, Blue Raspberry, Cola, Cream Soda, Fruit Punch, Ginger Ale, Grape, Grapefruit-Lemon, Lemon-Lime, Lime, Orange, Root Beer, Strawberry, and Rock N Rye. At this time we only sell locally (as we need the bottles back) but if you are interested or would like more information please call (847) 543-6922. Our company name is Dynamite Springs. Thanks and I hope to hear from you!
Ginger DeBoer - July 14, 2009 - Report this comment
I went to Muellers School of Beauty in Waukegan, Il. We had a Glen Rock soda machine. My favorite was Cream Soda with a bag of salted peanuts poured right in! The sweetness of the soda and the salty of the peanuts was the Best!! Very good memories!!
Mike - July 15, 2009 - Report this comment
Glen Rock pop was a staple of many summer parties when I was a kid. There was always a keg of beer for the grownups and a metal tub full of ice and bottles of Glen Rock pop for the kids. We got ours from the Eagle supermarket in Mundelein.
Denise from Chicago - August 31, 2009 - Report this comment
My uncles and parents always purchased Glen Rock for family parties especially those at the summer homes in Antioch. Creme soda and Black Cherry were my favorite. We just attended a family party and my aunts cousins and I all had a creme soda as we said it brought back memories, but we all missed the Glen Rock.
Kristin Pospisil - October 11, 2009 - Report this comment
I grew up in Lake Bluff and remember my family ordering from Little Red Hen Chicken in Lake Forest. I agree the best chicken I have ever had and I now live in the south where they know a thing or two about fried chicken! We too would also get Glen Rock pop - I remember the Black Cherry and Grape flavors were my favorite. I also remember cookies at the Zion Cookie Factory? Not sure that was the name but they made the best fig/cherry/apple bars I have ever had.
Niels Mikkelsen - October 30, 2009 - Report this comment
The Milwaukee Glen Rock was located at 76th and Hampton. I worked there while I was in High School 1963-1965. 5 cents/bottle deposit. This was a very popular product at that time.
Bill - December 26, 2009 - Report this comment
My Dad was good friends with the owner of Glen Rock Pop in Waukegan. We used to spend a lot of Summer Sundays at his house in Twin Lakes where we would swim all day and drink Glen Rock Pop and cook out. It was the best
Alan - December 27, 2009 - Report this comment
I used to live around the corner from the Glen Rock distributor in Waukegan. There wasn't a birthday party, 4th of July or family function where Glen Rock wasn't served. Ahhhh, the memories!
Becky - March 06, 2010 - Report this comment
My aunt and uncle lived in Waukegan and always had Glen Rock Pop in their refrigerator for us. All those flavors! I think the only ones I didn't care for were Rock and Rye, and Tonic Water. everything else was okay. My dad started bringing home assortments regularly, and it was always such a treat. I'm really sad that they're gone now. I wish they could have been around forever.

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