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Health Valley Sarsaparilla Root Beer

October 19, 1997
Filed under: root beer reviews, sarsaparilla reviews — anthony @ 5:29 pm
Type: Sarsaparilla Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: NJ, NY, online Obtained in: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Head: Small Sweetener: molasses, fructose
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.healthvalley.com/

i don’t understand this stuff at all. there is no real brand on it, yet it is not generic or anything i do not think, especially at like $1.50 a bottle… plus it is only sold by the individual bottle at this one Grand Union. maybe it is other places but not that i have seen. another, it is kind of lame, too herb-y really. that weird anise / licorice flavor going on but it still doesn’t work well i do no think. just ok really. and how does one classify it?! i need to pigeon hole! i cannot compare against peers if i do not know if it is a sarsaparilla or a root beer! well, since they make an “Old Fashioned Root Beer” or whatever also, perhaps this is the
Anthony’s Rating: 36
Your Rating: 58
# of ratings:33

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Stars & Stripes Root Beer

October 16, 1997
Filed under: root beer reviews — anthony @ 7:45 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12 oz can
Available: discontinued Obtained in: Phar-more in Poughkeepise, NY
Head: Large Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup, sugar
Caffeine: No

generic in pretty much every sense. the flavor is just normal, what you would expect if you bought a can of root beer, maybe a bit more carmel than usual, but not much. yeh. just your average, normal root beer.
Anthony’s Rating: 47
Your Rating: 55
# of ratings:45

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