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Pathmark Old Fashioned Draft Style Birch Beer

December 19, 1996
Filed under: birch beers reviews — anthony @ 9:48 pm
Type: Brown Birch Beer Comes In: 12 oz can, 2L plastic bottle, 3L plastic bottle
Available: DE, NJ, NY, PA Obtained in: Stirling, NJ
Head: Small Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine: No

this is awful. seriously terrible. i feel like i licked a chemlawn or something. wow, i have to go dump this out now. but heck, if you like chemicals, go for it.
Anthony’s Rating: 5
Your Rating: 54
# of ratings:13

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Pathmark Old Fashioned Draft Style Root Beer

December 18, 1996
Filed under: root beer reviews — anthony @ 2:25 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12 oz can, 2L plastic bottle, 3L plastic bottle
Available: DE, NJ, NY, PA Obtained in: Stirling, NJ
Head: Small Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine: No

even for a generic root beer this is not so good. just tastes so false and chemical. not all that different from many other huge brands, but enough so that i would pay the extra few cents and get an A&W or something similiar.
Anthony’s Rating: 21
Your Rating: 55
# of ratings:18

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Barq’s

December 4, 1996
Filed under: root beer reviews — anthony @ 8:37 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle, 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, Canada, everywhere Obtained in: all over
Head: Tiny Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup, sucrose
Caffeine: Yes
Website: http://www.barqs.com/

this is not really even root beer, and was not intended to be until Coke bought
it and claimed it was. ( more info) that “bite” isn’t much of anything either. probably the dumb caffeine or something. i dunno, sometimes i am into Barq’s but not usually. it is probably my last choice among major and most minor root beers. yes, the Barq’s i get has caffeine! perhaps some places in the US or abroad it does not, but here it does. actually the “real” Barq’s is quite tasty and i always get it when i go to New Orleans or the vacinity, that seems like something else entirely to me.
Anthony’s Rating: 45
Your Rating: 62
# of ratings:1424

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Arizona Root Beer Float

December 2, 1996
Filed under: root beer reviews — anthony @ 8:28 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 20oz glass bottle
Available: discontinued Obtained in: convience store, South Bound Brook, NJ
Head: Tiny Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine: No

i dunno what they are trying to pull here really but this kinda totally sucks. i had it once a while ago and recalled it as being ok, but now that i have found it again (not an easy feat, mind you!!), i remember that it stunk and that i threw it out. yeh, so this is not very good at all. it has this terrible second taste to it that is awful. kinda bitter, kinda just harsh. try it maybe or get some of their good flavors.
Anthony’s Rating: 18
Your Rating: 43
# of ratings:65

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