Fudge Fever: The Bizarre Chocolate Soda Craze of the 1980s

(via Mental Floss) The 1980s were a period of grand experimentation in the soft drink market. There was Jolt Cola, the hyper-caffeinated concoction that helped power computer programmers and jittery third-shift workers. There was New Coke, the disastrous relaunch of Coca-Cola that threatened to topple the brand’s soda dominance. And then there were the Chocolate sodas.