365 All Natural Root Beer Soda

this would be Whole Foods store brand. it is another “natural” root beer. the brew only has four ingredients (purified carbonated water, high fructose corn sweetener, natural flavors and carmel color), but who knows how many “natural flavors” there are in here. it has a real bite to it, but not much else. not really a taste either, just that initial, sort of bitter thing that hits your mouth. for such a natural beverage, it is alright, but i hope for more if you are going to harvest the cornicopia of “natural flavors.”

Anthony’s Rating: 38
Your Rating: 47
# of ratings:48

A & W Root Beer

there is a distinctly different taste difference in buying this in the store and at their restaurants. perhaps because you get it in a rad mug at the restaurant or perhaps it is that fountain / bottled difference. in any case, they are both good. sweet without being syrupy, creamy so it goes down like silk. i think it is the best of the huge brands.

Anthony’s Rating: 71
Your Rating: 75
# of ratings:1587

A-Treat Root Beer

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
Your Rating: 93
# of ratings:12

Abita Root Beer

this does not have the wacky after taste that most cane sugar root beers seem to have, which is a very good thing. yet, it tastes fairly standard and is just like a normal root beer. which is fine. not bad, but not amazing or anything. i’d definitely drink it more though, of course.

Anthony’s Rating: 84
Your Rating: 81
# of ratings:185

Acme Root Beer

this has a kind of citrus taste to it that has the potential to be good, but just isn’t really. it isn’t awful, but it isn’t yummy or anything. it would probably be one of my last choices actually.
Anthony’s Rating: 35
Your Rating: 49
# of ratings:54

Adirondack Draft Style Root Beer

kind of bland and not too good overall. i just don’t taste anything here at all. it smells like root beer, true, but it is not like i am getting so drunk i don’t notice it doesn’t taste like it. oh well.

Anthony’s Rating: 16
Your Rating: 51
# of ratings:86

AJ Stephans Old Style Root Beer

ah, yes, now i am seeing… i actually am unsure if this is different than the soda above but they were sold at the same store so i don’t think it is just a repackaging. but they do have the same ingredients and the same UPC code so maybe… ok, taste em and see anthony! nope, they are different for sure. this one has a foam that disappates much more quickly. the taste is different too. not as overwhelmed with fizzyness, one can taste the brew a bit more. there is a slight anise taste here also i think, not as strong as the sarsaparilla though. still a worth brew though.

Anthony’s Rating: 88
Your Rating: 84
# of ratings:22

AJ Stephans Pure Cane Sugar Root Beer

ok, so someone wrote to me and told me where in Boston to get the other AJ Stephens sodas, so my good friend Michael went there one day and got a whole slew of em for me! this is a pretty tasty soda but the carbonation is overpowering. my mouth tingles so much that i am barely able to taste the flavor of the soda. it has a slight bite of bitterness and you can faintly detect the cane sugar taste. i am enjoying it but it is not the best thing out there. perhaps the non-cane sugar one is better. i will soon see…

Anthony’s Rating: 85
Your Rating: 79
# of ratings:22

Albertson’s A+ Root Beer Old Fashioned Soda

maybe it is because i have had this for a while, but this is pretty bad. very little carbonation (which i’d expect for a soda sitting for a couple months). but the taste is very bland and dull. a little too generic i suppose. drinkable though, it is not all herb-y and grody or anything. for a store brand that costs like $.50 for the bottle, it is ok. i will have to try it again when i can drink it fresh.

Anthony’s Rating: 46
Your Rating: 48
# of ratings:49

Alco Select Brown Barrel Original Root Beer

i suspect that this is the same thing as the other “Select” root beers i have reviewed (safeway, stop n shop)but i could be wrong. that top logo thing seems the same, just with the particular store chain in its place. indeed. i quite like their packaging, the light and dark brown stripes and the always classic barrel motiff, very nice! the taste is alright, about the same as most store brands, sweet at first and then you get that sort of burnt/slightly bitter taste at the end as it goes down. could be the aluminum can breaking down or something i suppose. nothing special at all but for 6/$1 or whatever, you can’t expect a lot i don’t think. i just wish they knew if it had corn syrup or sugar or both. i would guess mostly high fructose corn syrup in here though, it has that taste.
Anthony’s Rating: 60
Your Rating: 51
# of ratings:4