More prickly than pear, I was disappointed with my foray into prickly pears last summer. I continue to see them on menus across Texas, so I have wondered if my experience was more user-error than an inherent problem with the prickly pears.

I decided to give them a second chance. Kenny, Titus and I recently ate lunch at a Wahoo’s a quirky taco chain downtown. One to  respect imperatives, I noticed the draft by the check out commanding that I, “DRINK PINK DRINK”.

What is Pink Drink? A prickly pear soda locally bottled by none other than the Maine Root Beer Company. My yummy experience with the Maine Root Beer at last summer’s farmers’ market was enough to convince me to give Pink Drink a try.

“What do you think of Pink Drink?” I asked the guy at check out.

“Here, taste a sample,” he said. “I’m a big fan. It’s sweet without the sugar crash.”

The prickly pears deliver in Pink Drink. Slightly sweet, slightly tart, with a good kick of fizz – this drink is yummo!

So do what you’re told and DRINK PINK DRINK.