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Cooper’s Cave Ale Company Diet Root Beer

October 31, 2004
Filed under: diet root beers — anthony @ 5:26 pm
Type: Diet Root Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle, keg, 64 oz glass growler, On Tap
Available: NY Obtained in: Glens Falls, NY
Head: None Sweetener: aspartame (NutraSweet)
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.cooperscaveale.com/gourmetsodas.html

wow, i really put off the review of this. well, not as badly as i have done with some sodas in the past i am sure, but i just don’t like diet sodas if you did not realize that already. i am not sure of the sweetener here but i will guess aspertame as it has that bitter aftertaste and doesn’t taste good to begin with. yes, it it gross. look, i just ran 16 miles, and i NEED to refuel and hydrate and i don’t even want to drink this. it is just bitter and bad. no hint of root beer taste that i can find. maybe i let it sit in the fridge too long? i need to cleanse my pallete
Anthony’s Rating: 13
User’s Rating: 100
# of ratings:1

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Ithaca Soda Co Root Beer

October 31, 2004
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 3:53 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: NY Obtained in: Ithaca, NY
Head: Large Sweetener: cane sugar
Calories: 160 Sodium: 5mg
Carbs: 41g Sugar: 41g
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.ithacabeer.com/

ok, i don’t think i have ever seen hops in a non-alcoholic root beer before. curious. or panama bark extract. maybe juniper berries but i am not sure about that. so yeh, this is a unique soda, very complex and multi-layered. the initial taste is different than the flavor that comes after a moment and then the aftertaste vaies from both of those. yeh, really good soda! you are making me think that Cornell may not be a bad choice for law school… i hope i got a six pack of this one. probably did. i suppose the taste may come off as a little bitter but there is enough sweetness in it to balance out in the end. yummy

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

Anthony’s Rating: 96
User’s Rating: 89
# of ratings:38

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Foxon Park Diet White Birch Beer

October 31, 2004
Filed under: diet birch beers — anthony @ 3:46 pm
Type: Diet Birch Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: CT Obtained in: from company store
Head: Tiny Sweetener: aspartame (NutraSweet)
Calories: 0 Sodium: 60mg
Carbs: 0g Sugar: 0g
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.foxonpark.com/

you know i don’t like diet by now huh? well, this one is ok. for a moment, until the nutrasweet hits you, but even then it is subtle. actually for diet, this is decent. it sort of tastes like birch beer, a slightly minty flavor is going on here with barely any sort of carbonation whatsoever. if i had no choice but to drink diet i might choose this beverage.

Ingredients: carbonated water, aspartame (nutrasweet brand), sodium benzoate (preservative), natural and artificial flavors

Anthony’s Rating: 31
User’s Rating: 75
# of ratings:9

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