root beers

Maui Brewing Co. Island Root Beer

this is one company that is very proud of their use of local Maui ingredients! wow. it is proclaimed all over the place. i suppose if i was a company on a small island i would want to promote my local use also. you have to generate extra sales somehow to the smaller, limited population …

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Zippy’s Giant Root Beer

i have never been to a Zippy’s Giant Burger establishment, but if the really scary man/woman/child on the label is used a lot there, i would probably try to avoid it. especially if i had my children with me. that character would give me nightmares, with its weird tongue and giant hands. perhaps it should …

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Flashback Malt Shoppe Old Time Root Beer

Orca makes, the world takes. well, i sure hope so, they make some good stuff! actually that (“trenton makes, the world takes”) is the unofficial motto of Trenton, NJ and it is written in big neon letters on one of the big bridges in the city which i go over occasionally when running an errand …

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Steelhead Handcrafted Root Beer

so one day a reader pointed out to me that i had not reviewed this one, only the version they offer on tap, which is a totally different recipe. that is the spicy one, this is the vanilla & honey one. i had no idea. but i was glad to find it out. i believe …

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Joseph James Brewing Co Joe’s Root Beer

there is quite a tale behind the review of this one. I had traded with the mighty doctor gourmet for a bottle of this some time ago. at the time, i had a whole bunch of sodas to review. i drank this one, took photos, wrote the review. or so i thought. one day I …