Larissa M.
Yelp
Candy, and soda and diabetes, oh my! This store was on my list of places to visit while in Denver, and I must have done 75 laps inside trying to pick out candy and soda from the huge selection.
The flavors they stock are varied, from Coca Cola to Lavender to Bacon and everything in between. You can purchase bottles individually, or by the 4 or 6 pack. Finding a pack to hold the bottles was difficult, and the staffers sort of just pointed towards the front of the store, when they were hiding under some candy displays. Maybe they could make a sign and have a designated spot? Other than that the staff was really helpful, making suggestions and pointing out where we could find our favorite items. The Candy Man even gave us some free M&M's when they had too many that would fit on the shelf. Yay sugar!
I particularly liked MacFuddy's Pepper Elixir which is like Dr Pepper had a magical crack baby with Cream Soda. Lots of the soda's are kept in refrigerators against the back wall, so if you want a cold one, head there instead of grabbing one off the shelves. They group them by type, which is nice, all the ginger sodas are in one section, root beer in another. I tried to pick a magical cream soda, though they did not have Big Red in stock, and another customer was super bummed that they had sold out, and he had to settle for another red dye #6 infused concoction. So I ended up with something that was way too sweet but totally delicious. Much like the candy I bought.
There was not a ton of candy that did not involve peanuts and as I hate the legume's taste and texture I had a little trouble picking something out. The Candy Man came to my rescue and suggested a few suitable items. They also have an obscene selection of taffy, and if you're not too particular on flavors, you can cram a bag full of taffy for a set price, or pay per piece. I only found about 10 flavors that I deemed interesting enough to try, so I didn't bother with the bag.
I spent about 14 bucks on 4 sodas and enough candy to last me a week. I'd definitely come back, but don't buy anything you can get at the regular grocery store.