Our Family Root Beer

August 28, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 4:44 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12 oz can, 2L plastic bottle, 3L plastic bottle
Available:AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LAObtained in:NC someplace i don’t want to go back to.
Head:MediumSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.nashfinch.com/about_brands.html

yup, the store brand for Piggly Wiggly! probably sold at other stores too as it does not have the Piggly Wiggly name anywhere on it. it is kind of not so good either. in addition, Piggly Wiggly scared me, maybe it was just the one location i went to, so don’t hold that against the whole chain, their website is nice and junk. so yeh, this is not so good. not awful, but just generic with some bad bitter taste thrown in. i think i would go to a different store if i had the option and i lived near a PW, as i now call Piggly Wiggly. i wonder if that is a common thing, “hey Merle! need anythin’ from da PW?! i is headed yonder to that there gen’ral store cuz’n they gots a sale on chicken necks and junior’s birthday is a comin’!” somehow i doubt it as “Piggly Wiggly” is pretty fun to say out loud.
Anthony’s Rating: 35
User’s Rating: 55
# of ratings:1

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Lowes Foods Root Beer

August 28, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 4:42 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12 oz can, 2L plastic bottle, 3L plastic bottle
Available:NC, VAObtained in:NC
Head:MediumSweetener:high fructose corn syrup
Calories:170Sodium:40mg
Carbs:41gSugar:41g
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.lowesfoods.com/

yet another store brand. everytime i see that i have a store brand soda to review i get a little frustrated with myself that i bought it to begin with. i mean, they pretty much all taste the same so it is sort of silly to keep buying them. plus they take up a lot of fridge space. good thing i have a seperate root beer fridge now i’d say! also, i tend to keep them for a long time before reviewing them. i feel like i should get them out of the way though. this one is probably almost a year old now, which should be fine. yeah, it seems to taste just fine. sweet yet generic, which is fine for a picnic or for chugging or maybe for having a submarine sandwich or something. just like every other store brand.
Ingredients:carbonated water, high fructose corn sweetener, natural and artificial flavor, caramel color, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid

Anthony’s Rating: 65
User’s Rating: 63
# of ratings:3

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A-Treat Diet Root Beer

August 23, 2005
Filed under: diet root beers — anthony @ 4:41 pm
Type: Diet Root BeerComes In:12 oz can, 20 oz plastic bottle, 2L plastic bottle
Available:NJ, PA, onlineObtained in:somewhere in PA
Head:SmallSweetener:aspartame (NutraSweet)
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.a-treat.com/

as with most diet sodas, you take a sip and think it is not so bad, perhaps THIS is the diet soda that breaks the trend of awful diet sodas. and then it hits you, the terrible aftertaste. then it is all ruined and you dread the next sip because you know what will happen. way too much carbonation also, i am all burpy now! tee hee. i think my stomach is unhappy with my decision to give another diet soda a chance also. it tastes remotely like root beer if that is any consolation.
Anthony’s Rating: 15
User’s Rating: 45
# of ratings:5

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A-Treat Root Beer

August 23, 2005
Filed under: root beers — anthony @ 4:07 pm
Type: Root BeerComes In:12 oz can, 20 oz plastic bottle, 2L plastic bottle
Available:NJ, PA, onlineObtained in:PA somewhere
Head:LargeSweetener:sugar, fructose
Caffeine:No
Website:http://www.a-treat.com/

i suspected they made a root beer also but i had never seen it with my own eyes. or heard any tales of it either. strange really that the places i can kegs of soda from only have the birch beer, perhaps the root beer does not come in that form? curious. anyway, the root beer is good for a canned soda actually. a little bit of an herbal taste on top of the usual, expected, standard root beer flavor. sweet in a sugary way, definitely fructose i think, corn syrup that is really i would bet. if you can get it at a good price, i would recommend this beverage, but i would not spend lots of money to mail order or anything.
Anthony’s Rating: 83
User’s Rating: 94
# of ratings:13

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