Wil’s Old Fashioned Premium Draft Root Beer

January 31, 2002
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 6:40 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:20 oz plastic bottle, 2L plastic bottle
Available:NYObtained in:Fredonia, NY
Head:TinySweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.wilsonfarms.com

another weird beverage. from the website, it seemed this was just available at the Wilson Farms stores but then i got this at Top’s supermarket near Buffalo, NY. they had 2 liter bottles of the birch beer and diet root beer but i did not want to lug those around for the rest of my vacation so i will have to get them some other way. yeh. this is a very fruity tasting root beer. which is unusual for a store root beer. watery too almost. i don’t like it much. now i feel silly for carrying the 6 pack around in my luggage for a week. i should have just bought 1 2 liter of each and tried them there in Fredonia and dumped the rest out. alas.
Anthony’s Rating: 62
User’s Rating: 84
# of ratings:43

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Kay Koola Premium Root Beer

January 30, 2002
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:40 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12oz glass bottle
Available:NJ, RI, onlineObtained in:mail order from Kay Koola
Head:HugeSweetener:cane sugar
Calories:160Sodium:30mg
Carbs:42gSugar:40g
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.kay-koola.com/

i’m not quite sure how to list this beverage. i mean, i bought it from kay-koola.com but it is bottled by the Empire Bottling Company and distributed by Joseph World Beverage Co. and it say’s “Joe Wold’s Original Soda Fountain Flavors” on it. but i still think the company is Kay-Koola, so i will leave it like that. whatever. i really need to keep a record of the nutrition info of these things. this puppy has 42g of carbohydrates, which is insane, that is like 2 Balance bars. weird. it has a slightly different taste to it, you can definitely taste the cane sugar here along with a slightly bitter flavor that i can’t place. it is good and i may just travel to this place in NJ that has it someday. but it is not incredible.
Ingredients:carbonated artesian natural spring water, 100% can sugar, natural and artificial flavor extracts, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), caramel color

Anthony’s Rating: 81
User’s Rating: 73
# of ratings:14

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Tops Market Root Beer

January 22, 2002
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:22 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12 oz can
Available:NYObtained in:Dunkirk, NY
Head:MediumSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine:No
Website:http://topsmarkets.com

see, if i had had this about 5 years ago, i would have raved about it, a store root beer with yucca extract and acacia! that is pretty cool. and it tastes very good too. just like a root beer barrel candy in fact. which, at this point in time, is a bit too sweet for me. i do still like it a lot though, probably it is the best store brand soda i have had, but it is a bit generic and not really truly standing out from the crowd of root beers in general. although that is probably just an excuse to not rate a canned, store root beer very high.
Anthony’s Rating: 83
User’s Rating: 58
# of ratings:15

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AJ Stephans Olde Style Sarsaparilla

January 21, 2002
Filed under: sarsaparillas — anthony @ 4:48 pm
Type: SarsaparillaComes In:12oz glass bottle
Available:MA, OK, onlineObtained in:mail from popsoda.com
Head:TinySweetener:cane sugar
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.ajstephans.com/

ya know, i have been to Boston a lot and i have never seen this soda. in fact, i have a whole bunch of friends who live there who i think would have at least told me about it had they seen it. so why it proclaims “Boston” on the label is a mystery to me. they claim “since 1926″ on it too so it cannot be that it is brand new or something. whatever. it is a darn fine soda. probably the best sarsaparilla i have ever had. it has a slight wintergreen hint to it along with a nice little herbal taste that does not at all overpower the real flavor. this company makes a root beer and a birch beer too so i will now have to find them. or send my friends on a mission.
Anthony’s Rating: 94
User’s Rating: 74
# of ratings:53

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