Schweppes Sarsaparilla

a soda I have been waiting to review! the first review of 2024 seems like a good enough occasion to me so here goes! the brave and tireless gourmet, doctor Eric provided me with this one from his travels across the globe! this is especially kind as he does not review either plastic bottle sodas …

root beers

Angus O’Neil’s Root Beer

now here is a soda I have been after for years! as has the good doctor and he finally gave in and ordered some, then, very very kindly traded a bottle of it to me. you have to love the camaraderie in the root beer reviewing world! we help each other out. well, mostly. getting …

Bundaberg Sarsaparilla

so this is the last of my Australian sarsaparilla trade, alas, quite a shame. i know there are more sarsaparillas in the land down under so if anyone ever wants to trade me some, i would happily do it. i suspect this may actually be the same as their root beer, just packaged and labeled …

Cascade Traditional Sarsaparilla

so the Australian sarsaparilla reviews keep on coming! again, the bottle is a unique shape although there are a couple of US sodas that come in a bottle something like this. the graphic design is also very good. more old school modern lines meets 50s America but in a good way. the company tagline is …

Bickford’s Sarsaparilla

this is the next of the Australian sarsaparillas that i traded for! they all seem to have in common a somewhat different graphic design style than American sodas. they are more sophisticated and much more resemble alcohol bottles in style and font and so on. even the color palette and bottle shape suggest liquor versus …