Free Natural Sasperilla

just the fact that they spelled “sarsaparilla” totally wrong should have clued me in here. the second clue being how bad the root beer was. i mean, if you can’t do root beer right, can you possibly do a decent sarsaparilla? but i thought the best of them and gave it a shot. i think this may take the title of the worst beverage i have ever had. it is a little bad coming in the mouth, gets worse as it fully hits the tongue and just hits bottom when you swallow it. bitter, foul, malty awfulness fully abounds here. my gosh this is just SO bad!

DANGER avoid this at all costs!
Anthony’s Rating: 3
Your Rating: 55
# of ratings:20

Free Natural Root Beer

so Sam from the UK was exceedingly kind once more and sent me a few more sodas to review. shortly i will be sending him a couple US brands to sample, a little cultural exchange if you will. upon smelling this, i though “this does not smell as bad as Sam says it tastes, how bad could it be?” then i tasted it. and holy marshmallows and toothpaste, this is awful! the first swig is the worst, it does get a little better but it still ranks up there as one of the worst things i have ever had. a sort of mix of grape bubblegum, pickles and sour patch kids. i just hope the Sarsaparilla is better than this. if not, i pity the English and suggest they get Sainsbury instead.
Anthony’s Rating: 9
Your Rating: 34
# of ratings:21

Iron Horse Root Beer

they say on the label that it is “Root Beer” like you’ve never tasted,” which i thought would be kinda difficult as it will be the 150th root beer i have reviewed. but then i got thinking, and pretty much all of them DO taste different, so it is possible… and if fact, yes, it is rather different than any other root beer i have had. it has a real burnt corn syrup taste to it that i kind of like but which kind of makes me feel ill. i like it alright but i am not going to order more or anything. if it was local, i may get it on occasion, but it is not at all. so, nice bottle, alright soda.
Anthony’s Rating: 82
Your Rating: 82
# of ratings:61

Jumpin Johnny’s Root Beer

this is another brand that people keep recommending to me so i finally broke down and ordered it from beveragesdirect.com. i actually had been meaning to place that order for a year at least but then the day i did sit down to order, they were carrying this soda in addition to the 3 i had planned to order! aw yeh! cool junk. so yeh, the soda. it is good. i can’t really taste the honey which is unusual since it is pretty strong in other brews with honey. very creamy. i really almost get a cream soda taste going on, which i mean in the best way, even if i hate cream soda. it is also very sweet, clocking in with 46g of sugar. nice! i might have to order more of this one day.
Anthony’s Rating: 93
Your Rating: 84
# of ratings:60

Druthers Black Cow Vanilla Creme Rootbeer

not to be confused with Black Cow Root Beer, which i don’t think exists anymore anyhow. this one is actually much tastier. the weird thing is, i don’t really taste the vanilla so much and i don’t find it all that creamy (cremey? nah…). it has a slight liquorice taste at first but that quickly passes and i get an almost cane sugar taste, 2 ingredients that are not listed. wackier still. a good amount of carbonation. i really am partial to root beers that are available in the 32 oz size. makes me laugh and recall days of acting silly with 32s of root beer in paper bags at college. alas. so yeh, i like this but it doesn’t stand out. probably the best i’ve had that comes in a 32 though.
Anthony’s Rating: 82
Your Rating: 72
# of ratings:18

A-Treat Birch Beer

i got a keg of this for my friend mike’s birthday several years ago and it was quite tasty so i was excited to get to try it again. yup, tastes about the same. very very minty, wintergreen. yummy. i love wintergreen. the funny thing about getting a keg of root beer was we had like a month to get it back to them before we lost the deposit so it stayed in mike’s room for the whole time and was always good. never finished it i don’t think. oh well. anyhow, this is pretty good. a little over carbonated maybe but that is not so bad. this is probably the best soda i have had in a can.
Anthony’s Rating: 91
Your Rating: 84
# of ratings:34

A-Treat Diet Birch Beer

i had very high hopes for this soda since the regular canned birch beer was so good. but, sadly, the diet version kinda stinks. that awful aspertame taste is there making everything bitter and just ruining it. not really minty at all, the flavor does not seem to even resemble the regular version. it barely resembles birch beer in fact. oh well. stick with some other brand i suppose if you have to have a diet drink.
Anthony’s Rating: 16
Your Rating: 57
# of ratings:16

Foodtown Root Beer

ok, so i bought this, i don’t even know how long ago. i was looking on the shelves in my basement for sodas i had gotten recently but not reviewed and i came upon this. think i must have reviewed it long ago, i thought i may as well check. lo and behold i had not! i think “well, cans are supposed to last a long time, so why not…” yeh, here i go. ok, not bad. generic and not terribly flavorful even. i suppose the metal has begun to break down into the soda but i think canned sodas usually taste a little like that. i am probably more aware of it with this can. i think i will just stop drinking now before i die of aluminium poisoning or some such thing. it is alright but not great. even for a generic soda.
Anthony’s Rating: 60
Your Rating: 43
# of ratings:7

Silver Spring Root Beer Draft Style

well, continuing the day of the scary sodas found in my basement, i also came upon a can of Silver Spring Root Beer, Draft Style. I recall buying a 12 pack of this for like $3 a long while ago and thought i had reviewed it. but it seems i have not. this can is dented so it is even riskier than the Foodtown Root Beer i think. oh well, what i would not do for another root beer review! this brew is actually alright. standard really, which is what i’d expect. wait, no, there seems to be a slight maple syrup flavor. maybe… no, maybe not. just a weird sip i guess. oh well. yeh, it is ok.
Anthony’s Rating: 66
Your Rating: 76
# of ratings:4