The Thirsty Cow: Fairfield County's First Intro to Dirty Soda Interview The Thirsty Cow Dirty Soda soda Non Alcoholic Interview Woman Owned Food Truck Andrew Dominick June 02, 2026 If you drove down West Avenue, in front of The SoNo Collection in the first half of this year, you might’ve thought your eyes and mind were playing tricks on you. No, that wasn’t a dairy cow chillin’ by the mall. What you saw was The Thirsty Cow, and what’s being crafted inside is something that’s starting to trend both in the states and worldwide. Before we get to The Thirsty Cow, the skinny on what a dirty soda is, well, that’s pretty simple. It’s soda that’s got add ins like flavored syrups, creamer (yes, just like you’d use in your coffee), sometimes cold foams, and garnishes. I’d liken it to ordering a latte, but subbing coffee for soda. Popularized in Utah, dirty sodas are catching on all over. Blame social media for that. Read More
Buzzed: Connecticut Distillery SoNo 1420 + Local Breweries Get in the THC Seltzer Game Brewery Features Ingredients Interview THC Seltzer THC Seltzer Cannabis Beverage Cannabis SoNo 1420 Two Roads Brewing Company Thomas Hooker Brewery Interview Non Alcoholic Andrew Dominick February 12, 2026 If you ask Ted Dumbauld, the owner of the Norwalk-based distillery SoNo 1420, about pivots he’s had to make as a result of alcohol consumption being in a major decline, he has a lot to say. “They used to tell you, if you have a beer or a wine, that it’s healthy for you, but studies have shifted showing that alcohol use is linked to causing cancer,” he says. “If you’re prediabetic or you’re older, you’re probably told to stop drinking, and younger generations aren’t consuming as much alcohol.” And he’s not just saying that. A Gallup Poll from August 2025, a survey that has tracked our drinking behavior since 1939, says that only 54% of Americans reported drinking alcohol, a record-low. Read More
