Many years ago on Long Island we would buy no-cal carbonated coffee
soda at Waldbaums.  This was not a drink like the canned drinks sold
by Starbucks or similar things.  It was coffee soda. It was delicious.

Where can I buy this in Washington DC?

The answer will tell me the brand name(s) and the location of the
store(s).  The stores can be in Northwest, Montgomery County, or
Arlington County.

Greetings!

I am leaving this information as a comment, because I do not think the
beverage you are seeking is available at this time.  I will leave it
up to your judgment as to whether this will suffice as an answer.

I was able to find information on one non caloric coffee flavored
soda, that had been test marketed in the New York Metro area a few
years back, called Pepsi Kona.

Unfortunately, it has been discontinued and is no longer available.

I did locate another coffee flavored soda that was developed by the
daughter of Ernest Borgnine, the actor.  The product is called,
Borgnine's coffee soda.  The information states that it is available
across the United States, and you can find out the location in your
area by visiting their website.


Links of interest

Review and description of Pepsi Kona:
www.Bevnet.com, article  2/24/2001
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/pepsi-kona/index.asp

Borgnine's Coffe Soda review, nutrition facts, and ingrediant
information:
Bevnet.com, article Last Updated: 2/24/2001
http://www.beveragenetwork.com/reviews/borgnines/index.asp
http://www.beveragenetwork.com/reviews/borgnines/facts.asp#75

General and ordering information about Borgnine's Coffee Soda:
http://www.borgninescoffeesoda.com/
http://www.borgninescoffeesoda.com/formcu.htm
http://www.borgninescoffeesoda.com/contents.htm



It has been a pleasure!

madsky101

I too feel the one you are looking for is probably no longer made
everything I found was either no longer available or had just recently
came out.
I have included some that are no longer available so you can see what
the bottles or cans looked like.

Pepsi Kona As madsky101-ga stated is no longer available 
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/pepsi-kona/

Ganjachino Caffeinated Coffee Soda
http://www.drinkbongwater.com/Flavors.htm
CONTACT: Nordic Drinks USA, Inc.
Jeff Weiss. 973/643-6000
E-mail: BongWater@hotlogo.com

Borgnine's Coffee Soda (madsky101-ga already mentioned)
http://www.borgninescoffeesoda.com/ 

Rageous Espresso Soda & Rageous Coffee Soda 
Coffee Creations, Inc.
PO Box 10765 
Portland, OR 97296-0765 
Tel: (503) 224-9798   
Fax: (503) 224-9796

Zyde Kola no longer available 
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/zydekola/index.asp

Java Cola no longer available 
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/javacola/index.asp

Café Cola 
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/cafecola/index.asp
http://www.cafecola.com/
Somojo, Inc. 
Tel: 305-672-4923   
Fax: (305) 672-2757

Al's Coffee Cola 
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/als/index.asp
Al's Beverage Company 
Tel: 413-788-6229   Fax: 413-737-4357

Hello former LawnGuylander....

Well...I'm hoping i'm on the right track here, but in my family when
you say Coffee soda, what you really mean is Manhattan Special
Expresso Coffee Soda. It is a product still maufactered and sold on
Long Island in most supermarkets. I did find an online site which
offers the soda and their fine t-shirts and hats. If you can't buy it
locally it appears they will ship it. (this is something I am
currently doing with Fruit2o's Berry Berry Relaxing and it works
nicely)

I called their number listed below and spoke to an actual human with
no answering service or digital interface (isn't old school business
wonderful) and was informed that on monday someone would be able to
more specifically detail areas of sale for their product. I highly
reccomend calling them...

Manhattan Special
342 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

(718)388-4144
Fax: (718)384-0244

If this however isn't the soda you were looking for, I'm truly sorry
to have taken up your time, but would urge you to try some of theirs
anyway!

Have a great weekend,
Mother911-ga

DOH! forgot the URL:

http://www.theus50.com/newyork/sponsor2.asp

Mother911-ga

pwal:

Wow....that Manhattan Special Coffee Diet Soda sounds wonderful...I'm
going down to the US Open next week (Bethpage, LI) and will be sure to
pick up a case for myself.  Thanks for your lead mother911.  As an old
New Yorker/New Jersyite (many years ago), I occasionally get a
hankering for Dr. Brown's which is available at:

     http://www.foodlocker.com/gingeralecase.html

While they don't have coffee soda, the cream soda and cel ray is a
great addition to the larder.

seedy

The Manhattan Special Coffee Diet Soda sounds great.  Mother911-ga and
all the other commentators are very appreciated.  No answer yet to my
local DC query, but we're getting closer.

I'm fairly certain the brand we would buy was Waldbaums own label.  As
far as I know it was sold for many years - but my memory goes back 20+
years now.  Surprisingly, with all the coffee for sale these days and
Starbucks every 50 yards or so, no one is mass marketing this drink. 
Coffee soda is actually quite good and refreshing.

Greetings and Salutations fellow Caffeine Affectionado,

I also leave this answer as a comment as my answer does not answer
your question, but perhaps might satisfy your need for coffee soda.

A quick search gave many recipes for the drink, but the one I use is
quick easy and delicious.  I submit it for you taste buds to pass
judgement.

Diet Coffee Soda
1/2 cup of Chilled Brewed Cofffee
1/2 cup of Cola Soda (diet or lo-calorie)
Lemon slice
Sugar free sweetner to taste.
Combine, Consume and hopefully your senses will be satisfied.

Regards
swischis_ga

hmm.... Not manhattan expresso coffee soda, I am mildly disappointed,
but to each their own (LOL). I am still looking around and will see
what I can turn up. I'm checking through my local relatives who may
have worked there, as well as with the two or three hardcore coffee
soda fans in the family. So hold on PWAL, don't give up on us just
because we haven't found it yet.

Mother911-ga

Just a suggestion--canned coffee is more popular in Asian markets
(especially Japan) rather than here.  Have you tried browsing some
Asian supermarkets? Product names will be unfamilar, and not all
products will be carbonated, but tasting should be entertaining.

The thing that makes this whole question even tougher is that
Waldbaum's has been out of business for at least 5 years, now. There
was one near where I used to live back then, but finding someone who
worked there to ask would be difficult at best.

I found the answer to my own question, so I'll close it down.

This is with a nod of thanks to mother911-ga who posted the
information about Manhattan Special Espresso Coffee Soda.  There is an
old Italian market (A. Litteri) in Northeast DC (A. Litteri) that is
reputed to sell Manhattan Special.  The location is close enough to
meet my needs.

So, thanks again for all the comments.  I'm off to Litteri's next
weekend to look for myself.