welcome to anthony's root beer barrel! here anthony reviews root beers, birch beers & sarsaparillas, randomly rambles about the topic and probably some more stuff. so check it all out, feel free to comment on reviews or rate brews yourself.


 

 

Canfield’s Root Beer

July 19, 1998
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 9:39 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12 oz can
Available: IL, NJ Obtained in: Acme, Plainfield, NJ
Head: Medium Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine: No

so i have had 3 cans of this so far and i still have nothing to say about it. let me see… it has a sort of snappy bite to it, but it just doesn’t impress me much. it is not bad at all, i just had hoped for more i guess. i shouldn’t believe the hype. anyway, rather tasty really, a bit too carbonated though.
Anthony’s Rating: 78
User’s Rating: 48
# of ratings:59

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Abita Root Beer

July 17, 1998
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 8:01 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, online Obtained in: mailorder from ifandsbutts.com
Head: Medium Sweetener: cane sugar
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.abita.com/

this does not have the wacky after taste that most cane sugar root beers seem to have, which is a very good thing. yet, it tastes fairly standard and is just like a normal root beer. which is fine. not bad, but not amazing or anything. i’d definitely drink it more though, of course.

Ingredients: carbonated water, cane sugar, caramel color, root beer flavor, phosphoric acid.

Anthony’s Rating: 84
User’s Rating: 81
# of ratings:197

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Baron’s Boothill Sarsaparilla

July 16, 1998
Filed under: sarsaparillas — anthony @ 8:30 pm
Type: Sarsaparilla Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: CA, online Obtained in: mailorder from ifs ands & butts
Head: Small Sweetener: fructose
Calories: 180 Sodium: 35mg
Carbs: 44g Sugar: 44g
Caffeine: No

a darn tasty brew here. a classic taste really but it has a bit of a sharp tinge to it that i really enjoy. i could drink a whole load of this but i am sure i will never get to since it is made so far away from me and mailordering it is crazy expensive. yes indeed. but if it is available near you, i’d get it a lot.

Ingredients: carbonated water, fructose, natural flavor, caramel color, citric acid and sodium benzoate

Anthony’s Rating: 88
User’s Rating: 78
# of ratings:51

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Pearson Bros. Root Beer

July 15, 1998
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 9:42 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: CA, OK, online Obtained in: mail order from ifs ands & butts.com
Head: Medium Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup
Calories: 180 Sodium: 30mg
Carbs: 45g Sugar: 45g
Caffeine: No

this root beer has a definitely subtle cinnamon taste to it. kind of a tastey thing. different at the very least. it is a bit too syrupy for my liking but still a pretty good root beer. too bas i can’t get in near me at all any time soon. alas.

Ingredients: carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, potassium benzoate (as a preservative), citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, and gum acacia

Anthony’s Rating: 75
User’s Rating: 57
# of ratings:47

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Root 66 Root Beer

July 14, 1998
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 3:04 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: discontinued Obtained in: mail from ifs and & butts.com
Head: Medium Sweetener: cane sugar
Calories: 170 Sodium: 55mg
Carbs: 44g Sugar: 44g
Caffeine: No

a very anticipated soda. i had heard that it was amazing and that it was awful and mediocre. i must side with the first camp, this is one incredible soda! really creamy, just the right amount of anise and other flavors that combine to really make you want more and more. always more. it is rather sweet, but that is actually how i like it. i can understand some no liking it. but those people have no taste buds.

Ingredients: carbonated water, pure cane sugar, caramel color, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural and artificial flavors

Anthony’s Rating: 94
User’s Rating: 72
# of ratings:284

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