Jones Root Beer

August 23, 1998
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 6:51 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12oz glass bottle, 20 oz 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, online, Canada, everywhereObtained in:all over
Head:SmallSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Calories:160Sodium:15mg
Carbs:44gSugar:44g
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.jonessoda.com/

ya gotta love the labels which are just nice photos it seems. anyhow… this is an ok drink. doesn’t stand out and it is rather watery really. a decent taste when you do get down to that. not good enough that i’d seek it out since it is very elusive indeed. i had seen pretty much every other flavor of jones soda around for years but only this once have i seen the root beer. perhaps there is a reason.
Ingredients:carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives)

Anthony’s Rating: 55
User’s Rating: 57
# of ratings:199

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Pennsylvania Dutch Sparkling Birch Beer

August 12, 1998
Filed under: birch beers,diet birch beers — anthony @ 2:26 pm
Type: White Birch BeerComes In:20 oz plastic bottle
Available:PAObtained in:Wilkes Barre, PA gas station
Head:SmallSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.daretogodutch.com/

unlike other clear birch beers, there is not much of a wintergreen taste to this. instead it has a slight licorice taste and a subtle kick to it. lots of carbonation and litte actual foam as with other birches. a somewhat different taste that i was surprised by.
Anthony’s Rating: 76
User’s Rating: 72
# of ratings:125

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Frozen Run Black Bear Mountain Birch Beer

August 10, 1998
Filed under: birch beers — anthony @ 5:09 pm
Type: White Birch BeerComes In:20 oz plastic bottle
Available:PAObtained in:WIlkes Barre, PA
Head:SmallSweetener:corn sweetener
Caffeine:No
Website:http://frozenrun.com/index.html

although the flavor is not too strong, this birch beer is very tasty with that hint of wintergreen that i just love. lots of carbonation but a very small head. i’d say this is among the best clear birch beers around today. better than that junk snapple claims as clear root beer indeed.
Ingredients:filtered carbonated water, corn sweetener, artificial flavor, citric acid, and preserved with sodium benzoate.

Anthony’s Rating: 81
User’s Rating: 88
# of ratings:340

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Shasta Diet Root Beer

August 2, 1998
Filed under: diet root beers — anthony @ 3:54 pm
Type: Diet Root BeerComes In:12 oz can
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, online, everywhereObtained in:Plainfield, NJ
Head:SmallSweetener:aspartame (NutraSweet)
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.shastapop.com

as a diet root beer this is almost ok. i stress almost cuz it still has that wretched aftertaste. but for that first second it tastes fine. after that it blows, so maybe take one big gulp so that second might last longer, i dunno.
Anthony’s Rating: 31
User’s Rating: 26
# of ratings:110

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