Saranac 1888 Root Beer

November 20, 1996
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 3:31 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12oz glass bottle, On Tap
Available:NJ, NY, onlineObtained in:Poughkeepsie, NY
Head:HugeSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Calories:180Sodium:55mg
Carbs:46gSugar:46g
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.saranac.com/

near perfection. an incredible head and a great smooth flavor really make this brew stand out from the crowd. not too sweet and the sweetness it has got is just nice, the corn syrup doesn’t come off as too syrupy and gooey like in some other brands. sadly they started brewing this right after i moved back to NJ from college so i have to content myself with buying a bunch of it when i go back to the area.
Ingredients:filtered water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness), natural and artificial flavors, citric acid and modified food starch

Anthony’s Rating: 94
User’s Rating: 87
# of ratings:323

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Faygo Diet Root Beer

November 19, 1996
Filed under: diet root beers — anthony @ 4:03 pm
Type: Diet Root BeerComes In:20 oz plastic bottle, 2L plastic bottle, 3L plastic bottle
Available:CT, DE, FL, MD, MI, NJ, NY, PA, onlineObtained in:Watchung, NJ
Head:SmallSweetener:aspartame (NutraSweet)
Calories:0Sodium:45mg
Carbs:0gSugar:0g
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.faygo.com/

this sucks. tastes nothing like root beer really at all. just crappy nutrasweet, which i though tasted a lot better when i got those free gumballs in the mail when it came out so many years ago. oh well. weird, i am sure they will never do that sort of promo again, it is not like there were free gummi worms made with Splenda or whatever when they came out with that clorinated sugar nonsense. wel, this is more proof that diet soda stinks.
Ingredients:carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, citric acid, potassium benzoate (as a preservative), natural and artificial flavor, gum arabic

Anthony’s Rating: 21
User’s Rating: 52
# of ratings:145

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Mug Brand Root Beer

November 15, 1996
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 7:32 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12 oz can, 20 oz plastic bottle, 2L plastic bottle
Available:AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY, everywhereObtained in:all over
Head:MediumSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine:No
Website:http://mugrootbeer.com

quite a good brew for a major label. behind a&w, probably my favorite. and perhaps IBC, it just depends on my mood really. a very solid root beer flavor, nothing really special or tricky about it and it is refreshing because of this, to me at least.
Ingredients:carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar, caramel color, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness), natural and artificial flavors, citric acid, modified food starch, erythorbic acid (preserves freshness) and gum arabic.

Anthony’s Rating: 70
User’s Rating: 64
# of ratings:1011

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IGA Store Root Beer

November 9, 1996
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 6:16 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12 oz can
Available:AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WYObtained in:Poughkeepsie, NY
Head:SmallSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.iga.com/

a really bad root beer. well, as something called “rootbeer” it is no good. as something called, for example “sugar water” it might be great. yeh, there is so little taste it is crazy. i would guess it was sprite i think if i didn’t know and they did one of the of the blind taste test deals. oh well, can’t win em all i suppose. but does IGA brand anything win any of ‘em really? it is a store brand afterall.
Anthony’s Rating: 15
User’s Rating: 43
# of ratings:103

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