Moxie is one of the oldest sodas still around dating back to 1876. The canned drink has a vaguely cola-like taste, which is bitter and sort of malty, and also kind of gross. It’s also the official state beverage of Maine, where it was first created. The Coca-Cola Company just bought 142 year old brand Moxie.
The beverage behemoth has purchased the old soda brand for an undisclosed amount of money. Before this purchase, Moxie was owned by Coca-Cola of Northern New England, an independent bottling company based in New Hampshire. Now the real Coca-Cola is buying the soda, though the bottling will remain in New Hampshire.
This isn’t the only big recent beverage acquisition; Pepsi bought the seltzer-making device company SodaStream last week for $3.2 billion. Interestingly enough, SodaStream has also been around for quite a long time–it was founded in 1903.