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Root Naturals Apothecary Craft Soda Root Beer

on May 21, 2018January 10, 2018Leave a Comment

i like the cut of this company’s jib. they seem to be harkening back to a time when apothecaries sold sodas and there were strange little decorations on the packaging or advertising or whatever of said places. the claim is ‘since 1937’ and the story on the website of the originator seems to back it …

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Kroger’s Real Sugar Root Beer

on May 14, 2018January 9, 2018Leave a Comment

this is a curious step in a good direction. i mean, often when a brand decides to do a real sugar variety, they make it seem more upscale and fancy and all of that and put it in glass, charging triple the usual price. but Kroger’s did not do that. they did cane sugar in …

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Real Soda in Real Bottles Judge For Yourself Root Beer

on May 7, 2018June 10, 2019Leave a Comment

i don’t know if this is a direct response to the Judge Wapner root beer or just another judicial themed root beer in a (very short) string of such things. the label has some kinda silly judge-related slogans on it, “so good it should be banned!” and “Judgement Day Cometh To Those Who Have Lost …

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Stewart’s Beverages Fountain Classics Root Beer

on April 23, 2018June 10, 2019Leave a Comment

i was quite surprised to see that this is the first revision of Stewart’s Root Beer that i have ever reviewed. i figured they probably changed the recipe a couple times as most brands seem to have done in the 20+ years since i started this thing up. well, good for them i suppose for …

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Foodhold Diet Root Beer

on April 16, 2018June 10, 2019Leave a Comment

i suppose it is only fair that when a company makes a line of glass bottled gourmet sodas, they include a diet version of some of them as well. although it seems strange that diet soda is “brewed in small batches” i suppose it is possible. ‘brewing’ and ‘diet soda’ seem like opposite ends of …