Les Claypool has upped the weird with his newest business venture in the soft drink industry. Dubbed “SeaPop,” the Primus bassist describes the beverage “like a ginger-snap dipped in vanilla ice cream.” Going against the saturation of energy drinks, SeaPop is said to be the world’s first “Soothing Soda” and is “here to help mellow things out.”
A man of the sea at heart, Claypool designed the drink to sooth both stomach-aches and satisfy the cravings of any sugar-fiending teen. Flavored with ginger, chamomile, and naturally relaxing herbs, SeaPop was designed by Claypool and his teenage son and is currently available at several locations in California. In detail, he explains the inspiration to this new drink as follows:
Years ago I accidentally ruptured my inner ear scuba diving off the California coast and since that day I’ve found myself a bit more susceptible to the adverse effects of motion. Not liking how most of the over-the-counter medications made me feel, I sought out alternatives. In 1945, my grandfather, petty officer third class Glen Claypool, was a landing craft pilot in the South Pacific. Just after his 98th birthday I asked him what he and the soldiers he ferried to the beaches did about sea sickness. He promptly quipped, “Well, you just hung yer’ head over the side and let her go!”
Well, I don’t like to “let her go” so it became my notion to create a tasty, natural, soothing beverage to help tame the rough seas within. With the guidance of an herbalist friend and utilizing the picky palate of my soda-slurping teenage son, we blended ginger with other traditional, stomach- soothing herbs as well as a pinch of cane sugar. We then added some bubbles for sparkle and (after more test batches than I care to admit)…Voilá! SeaPop was born. Like a ginger-snap dipped in vanilla ice cream, SeaPop’s unique flavor profile and subtle sweetness is a taste to behold. In a world saturated with energy drinks, SeaPop is here to help mellow things out.
Ahoy and enjoy,
Les Claypool
Here are some interesting reviews (or “tales) from some musically familiar characters!
Dean Ween: Mal de mer has gotten the best of many a young seafaring lad and fair maiden. This doesn’t make you any less of a sailor but alas, there is a tasty solution that serves many purposes—to refresh the headstrong angler while quenching their thirst, while also relieving their motion sickness, thus enabling you to focus on your goal: to vanquish the beasts that lay in wait, looking for a meal. You need not be concerned with the stony lonesome anymore–for Sea Pop has arrived. It also goes great with booze; whiskey to be exact. Your wandering eyes will search no more, throw away that Dramamine and Bonine and crack an ice cold SeaPop. Did I say it really goes great with whiskey as well?
Sean Ono Lennon: Living on a tour bus is not unlike living at sea: musicians are shipmates, America is our ocean, and when the riding gets rough we crack the cooler and suck down a few bottles of Sea Pop. There’s nothing better than that gingery brew to quiet a queasy sea dog. When there’s mutiny in your midsection, or an uprising in your abdomen, this Admiral knows to rely on Sea Pop to put down the rebellion.
Check for locations where SeaPop is sold here!
[H/T JamBase / Photo via SeaPop Facebook]