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.


 

 

Flossmoor Station Goober Brau Root Beer

July 29, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:48 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 64 oz glass growler, On Tap
Available: IL Obtained in: Flossmoor Station restaurant, Flossmoor, IL
Head: Tiny Sweetener: unknown
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.flossmoorstation.com/

i did have a mug of this at the restaurant and also a growler to go. sadly i did not take notes on the mug as the growler is a bit flat after a week. oh well. i suppose it just had a bit more carbonation than this. the head was pretty small to begin with. this soda just does not stand out though. yeh, it is pretty good but does not have a strong flavor really, it is just there. you can tell it is root beer of course yet not really enough. they have really good ice cream though also which i would recommend very highly as it is served in a caboose by rather cute girls.
Anthony’s Rating: 80
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# of ratings:0
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Gene’s Root Beer

July 29, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:46 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: 64 oz glass growler, On Tap
Available: IN Obtained in: Anderson, IN
Head: Small Sweetener: unknown
Caffeine: No

another car hop that i knew about beforehand and headed right for. i must say that this place had the cutest waitresses of any drive in i have been to. although the Stewart’s in Whitehouse or whatever on Rt 22 in New Jersey has very cute girls also, they are much too young. i digress here, sorry. i like this place, good signs, great feel, excellent service, and probably good hot dogs. the root beer was rather good, a little over sweet, but not so bad. it had a real carmel taste going on in it too. the carbonation level was nice and high although the head was not so big really. nothing wrong with that.
Anthony’s Rating: 87
User’s Rating: 79
# of ratings:10
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Mug N Bun Root Beer

July 24, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:44 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: On Tap
Available: IN Obtained in: Indianapolis, IN
Head: Small Sweetener: unknown
Caffeine: No

this drive in car hop i knew about beforehand. it is right near the Indianapolis Speedway which is pretty rad. and also near a Muffler Man but that is another webiste entirely. sadly when i was here it was raining an insane amount, car hops are just much more fun in the sun i think. but in any case, i ordered some fries and of course a frosty mug of their finest brew. they know how to do it as the mug was indeed fresh from the freezer causing a constant foggy mist to come off of it and the soda contained there-in. the root beer was a little bit watery i thought but had a definite maple syrup-ish sweetness to it. that seemed to give it more of a candy taste, which i approves of whole-heartedly. i hear the food is very good also. the fries were tasty, but i guess i should have had the onion rings. oh well.
Anthony’s Rating: 90
User’s Rating: 84
# of ratings:17
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B-K Root Beer

July 24, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:33 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: On Tap
Available: IN Obtained in: Wabash, IN
Head: Small Sweetener: unknown
Caffeine: No

I was driving between destinations in Indiana when I passed by this sign. for a moment i considered whether i had time to stop for some soda and if i would even be BK Root Beer or the sign was just old. of course i realized i had to stop so i turned around and went back, pulled in. it looks like they should have car hop service but they don’t anymore, which is fine by me. so i go inside and try to order some soda and food. after waiting for a good 15 minutes and someone in the back looking at me at least 10 times, they come out and take my order and i get some root beer. the brew was pretty decent. the carbonation level was very low as was the foamy head, barely any of either to speak of. the flavor had a slightly bitter taste while being a bit too sweet also. i know, a weird combo. it actually tasted somewhat unusual, so they get points for that. try it out.
Anthony’s Rating: 80
User’s Rating: 76
# of ratings:10
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Lafayette Brewing Co Old Fashioned Rootbeer

July 24, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:31 pm
Type: Root Beer Comes In: On Tap
Available: IN Obtained in: at brewery
Head: Small Sweetener: unknown
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.lafayettebrewingco.com/

I went here intentionally, hearing that they made their own root beer. i must say that bartenders always seem annoyed when i ask for a growler to go of root beer, perhaps they expect no tip or it is a pain for them to do or something, i don’t know. so it took me a week to try this soda, which may have wrecked it as it was in my car trunk for 2 days. hopefully not. it does not have a lot of carbonation or a big head but it is a pretty hearty soda. yet it does not stand out as really unique. i think it is fun and cool that you can get a root beer on tap at a bar though.
Anthony’s Rating: 82
User’s Rating: 42
# of ratings:10
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Empire Bottling Works Sarsaparilla

July 7, 2005
Filed under: sarsaparillas — anthony @ 9:45 pm
Type: Sarsaparilla Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: NY, RI, online Obtained in: ordered online
Head: Medium Sweetener: cane sugar
Caffeine: No

it has been much too long that i have had this soda in the fridge. i cannot say it is as unique as the rootbeer was. i mean, it is quite tasty but it in a much more generic-ly good root beer way, not so much in a sarsaparilla way. i find that weird really, that the rootbeer would be the more herbal one while the sarsaparilla is the normal one. oh well. i don’t have a lot to tell here, it is good, i like the cane sugar flavor. it does not stand out but i don’t mind that so much really.
Anthony’s Rating: 87
User’s Rating: 93
# of ratings:6
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Terra Soda Root Beer- Memory Blend

July 7, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 2:27 pm
Type: Diet Root Beer Comes In: 12oz glass bottle
Available: online Obtained in: mail order
Head: Large Sweetener:
Caffeine: No
Website: http://www.terrasoda.com/

i do not know what makes this “memory blend” or even what that means. they also claim to be “America’s Healthiest Soda” which is possible i suppose, no carbs, no calories, no sugar, and organic ginkgo biloba. i guess this qualifies as a diet drink also. i suppose that is good since it kind of stinks. well, compared to real root beers. when taken as a diet drink, it is not so bad. it has a bad aftertase, which i thought stevia did not have. but i also thought stevia was supposed to taste just like sugar and it certainly doesn’t! or maybe that is the ginkgo fouling the taste up. i really wanted to like this as i am all for healthy things, eating mostly organic and being vegetarian and all, but i can’t endorse this really. oh well.
UPDATE! the “memory blend” refers to the fact that ginkgo biloba i supposed to enhance your memory functions! got it. carry on.
Anthony’s Rating: 34
User’s Rating: 52
# of ratings:2
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