one thing i expect from store brand soda is that it will taste very similar to typical “root beer.” like root beer barrel candy or something. yet, at least 50% of the time, they make it taste really weird. this is one of those times. it tastes sort of herbal, kind of cough syrup like. …
XTZ X Root Beer Riot
on the label it says “Caffeine & Herbal ENERGY Drink!” but the ingredients don’t list caffeine as an ingredient. anyhow, it does have: nutmeg, anise, kola nut, guarana, ginseng, betel nut, ginkgo biloba, mate, gota kula, sassafras, peppermint, ginger, kava kava, and cinnamon. whoa! i don’t even know what half of those things are. as …
Shur Fine Root Beer
on the whole, this is quite generic and just what people think of as “root beer.” EXCEPT it has this weirdo taste as you swallow that ruins it. i can’t expain it, maybe carnonation mixed with burnt corn syrup or something. just not too tasty.
Sonora Brewing Company Root Beer
i change my mind each time i take a swig of this brew. i like it, then i don’t. the honey is subtle, perhaps a bit too much so, if you are going to put it in, Dr Tima’s and Thomas Kemper do it better. but i do enjoy this drink. as i approach the …
Americana Microcrafted Cream Style Root Beer
they only brew 600 gallons at a time, they say. which seems like a lot. but hey, i am no brewer so i dunno how big a batch of regular soda would be. also contains a bunch of wacky things like Extracts of Vanilla, Licorice, Sassafras Root Bark (does a root have a bark?!), and …