#70 Iron Beer

I developed a taste for this Cuban soft drink when I was a kid. My aunt, Clara, poured it over ice whenever my sister and I came to visit. We'd drink our sodas and munch on galletas while the grown-ups talked about grown-up things. Here in LA Iron Beer is fairly hard to come by. My two favorite Cuban food spots, Porto's Bakery and Versailles both run out of Iron Beer fairly frequently. In case you're wondering, my buddy Jesse compares the soda to a mix of Dr. Pepper and cough syrup, but I think Mr. Cook's description is right on the money.