Foxon Park Draft Style Root Beer
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Virgil's Zero Sugar Root Beer
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I don’t really want to write this review because I’m afraid I won’t like the soda. There have been several sodas over the last 10 years that I didn’t think I’d like, but that never really bothered me until now. The soda in front of me is Virgil’s Zero Sugar Root Beer.
Read MorePrivate Selection - Creamy Ginger Root Beer
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Another day, another bottle of Private Selection soda from Kroger. The past few bottles have been honest in their flavor which is appreciated. Today’s offering is Creamy Ginger Root Beer. From the name alone I’m fairly excited to taste this one. I like creamy sodas, I like ginger sodas, I like root sodas, and I like beer sodas. Perhaps my breakdown is a little off, but you get the jist. Here’s hoping this soda’s “title” isn’t the only delectable portion.
Read MoreEmpire Root Beer
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Ever consumed liquid tree? I’ve only had one soda by Empire and it tasted like tree, a spruce tree to be exact. It wasn’t very good as you might expect liquid tree to be, but I had to respect it. Why would I pick up another bottle of Empire you might ask? Well even though I didn’t like their tree soda they did a really good job in making it. So if they’ll put that much love and care into spruce soda then surely they’ll make a root beer that’s easy to love… right?
Read MoreDog n Suds Root Beer
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What is “Drive-In Style”? This bottle of Dog n Suds Root Beer is labled as being “Drive-In Style”. One could assume that meant old fashioned I guess, it’s a little confusing.
Read MoreOlde Rhode Island Molasses
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And the winner for the most plain label I’ve ever seen goes to… Olde Rhode Island Molasses Root Beer. Honestly though, this label is the equivalent of an old dusty book found in the annals of a library.
Read MoreCaruso's Legacy Robusto Root Beer
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I have what could be the fanciest looking root beer label in front of me. It’s got a black and white picture of a couple, it’s got a fancy font that is similar to the “Cheers” television program, it has the words “Legacy” and “Robusto” in the title. “Robusto”... that’s Italian for robust in case you weren’t aware.
Read MoreChowning’s Tavern Root Beer
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What a refined looking root beer I have in front of me today. Chowning’s Tavern Root Beer’s label goes for the colonial look with it’s parchment style coloring. There’s even a brief story about it’s origins included which I have typed below:
Read MoreSo Duh! Rockin' Root Beer
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This is an odd soda in front of me, so we’re going to start with the blurb on the label right off the bat.
“Duh” means many things to many people; an airport code in Ohio, a punk rock band. To us, So Duh!, means - “Isn’t it painfully obvious this is a delicious craft soda made in small batches with quality ingredients and pure cane sugar.”
Read MoreSt. John Brewers Virgin Islands Root Beer
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This root beer bottle has a beach on the label. Growing on this beach is a palm tree. Inserted into this palm tree is a tap that has apparently been used to fill two barrels with root beer. That’s how it works, right?
Read MoreHosmer Mountain Sarsaparilla Root Beer
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You know what makes me excited? If you said “soda” then you took the easy way out. If you said “alternate sweeteners” then you’re in my mind right now. What the fine folks at Hosmer Mountain have done in their Root Beer is use brown sugar in the formula. That’s pretty dang exciting in my book. They also use HFCS, but just the fact that brown sugar is incorporated makes me excited to taste it.
Read MoreIII Dachshunds Old Fashioned Root Beer
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This bottle of root beer features a dachshund standing proud.
Verdict - Buy Stock in the Company
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Ok, maybe I got ahead of myself there.
Read MoreOriginal New York Seltzer Root Beer Soda
/Confused, I stare at a tiny bottle of clear “root beer soda”. It’s made by Original New York Seltzer so I’m going to assume that it’s seltzer water flavored with root beer. Even if that’s true I’m still looking at this bottle with a tilted head... because I’m confused and because the ingredients are written sideways. Carbonated water, cane sugar, citric acid, and natural flavors are what make up this 10oz bottle of mystery.
Original New York Orange Hippo
Flavored seltzer water is usually on the bitter side, but this one has 33 grams of sugar in it so I’m hoping it’ll be quite sweet. The bottle cap states that “The choice is clear” and that’s enough for me to already love this beverage.
Ok, so Original New York Seltzer Root Beer Soda smells like a root beer, but it’s a thin aroma so I’m not sure how rich the taste is going to be. I suppose I shouldn’t assume a rich taste because this isn’t a root beer… it’s root beer flavored seltzer. New things are so much fun to try.
That’s so very odd. The powerful fizz of seltzer paired with the taste of root beer barrel candy. Each sip starts off crisp and refreshing before introducing the root beer flavoring and then eventually fading away somewhat. As far as aftertaste goes it’s fairly honest to the original flavor, but holds on longer than I appreciate.
I’m not sure how to say this, but it’s definitely not root beer… yet it’s root beer flavored. On the sugar front it’s quite the sweet soda. Only a the smallest amount of bitter taste is created by the seltzer, but the crisp mouthfeel is still present.
Such an odd combination yet it works. It’s not going to replace root beer or anything crazy, but at least now I can look fancy whilest enjoying a tiny clear soda. This coupled with a short ingredient list will assure I pick up another bottle or two next time I see them.
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This was purchased at World Market
