Ice cream float variation of ice cream soda was available at local soda fountains and nationally, at Dairy Queen stores for many years. A similar soda made with chocolate syrup but vanilla ice cream is sometimes called a "black and white" ice cream soda. Also known as a "black cow" or "brown cow", the root beer float is traditionally made with vanilla ice cream and root beer, but it can also be made with other ice cream flavors. The similarly flavored soft drink birch beer may also be used instead of root beer. In the United States and Canada, the chain A&W Restaurants
Cream soda of the Coca-Cola company. It is green in color. In South Africa, cream soda is often referred to as the "green ambulance" or "creme sober" (predominantly by students), as it is believed to alleviate the effects of hangovers. Cream soda is also used as a mixer with cane spirit (an inexpensive alcoholic beverage distilled from fermented sugarcane). This is commonly known as a "John Deer" (cf. John Deere and its green logo), "the cane train", "scream soda" or "green mamba". Cane spirit is chosen due its ability to go relatively unnoticed. Cream soda Cream soda (also known as creme soda)