Frostie was
originally produced as a root beer in 1939. Over time, they expanded the varieties to 10, of which three
are root beer based. In 1979,
Frostie was purchased by Monarch Beverage Company (Dad’s and Ramblin Root
Beer). In 2000, after years of faltering
sales, it was sold to Leading Edge Brands who in 2009 sold it to Intrastate
Distributors.
Now for the
official root beer review. (Click here for information
on the rating criteria and a table of all the root beer tested or to be tested.)
Ingredients: Carbonated water, High
Fructose Corn Syrup and/or sugar, caramel color, Sodium benzoate, Citric Acid,
and natural and artificial flavors
I assume they list more than one sugar option
so they can just add the least expensive option when making the beverage and
would not need to upgrade the bottle.
Nutrition
(from the bottle)
180 Calories
50 mg
Sodium.
46g
Sugar (17%) of Daily Carbohydrates
0 mg
Caffeine
Aroma and Flavor –
1.0 out of 3 mugs
Immediately upon opening, I realized frosty vanilla root beer is not
a root beer. The first aroma is like opening a heavily fragranced aroma vanilla
candle. I compare it to what I
would envision a cupcake stuffed up my nose would be like. It did not take much knowledge to
understand this was corn syrup based as it get the same aroma from opening a
corn syrup bottle.
Then came my first drink.
Crazy vanilla soaked in sugar cubes is my first thought. It gave me an ill feeling after a few
minutes. This is not a beverage I
will to purchase again. I only
awarded this a 1 as it is intense and if that is the desire, they deserve some
credit. I almost think they were
trying to mimic a bad vanilla ice cream root beer float
Head – 0.0 out of 3
mugs
The head was pretty much nonexistent even when I try to make the
head it using every technique I could, it was really visible.
Zip – 1.0 out of 3
mugs
This is flat. At times, I almost thought I was drinking lightly carbonated
corn syrup.
Post Consumption
Impression – 1.0 out of 3 mugs
I hate to give any beverage
less than a 1.0, as I am sure there are some merits. I can’t find anything I prefer in a beverage in the Frostie
Vanilla Root Beer. The sweetness
and intensity are overwhelming! In
fact, I tossed the last portion as I just could not continue drinking this
liquid vanilla almond bark.
Would I recommend
this at 3 out of 12 mugs?
I had some people try it in the house and one of them said it's like
a putting excessively vanilla frosted birthday cake in a blender and taking a
drink. I don't think it is good in
a soda! Looking at the
ingredients, this is his artificial was one could get. It is obviously a heavy
commercial drink. Made at the lowest cost to gain the highest consumer. With 50
mg of sodium, it is the highest I have ever encountered and 46 g of carbs/sugar
is really excessive. If you liked
Golden Maple (which I hated) you will love this beverage. Otherwise, move to another option.
As you can see below, not many agree with me.
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