The beverage is new on the market compared to others. It originated in 1996 and is bottled in Mokena, Illinois. It is hard to find much history at all! Underlined text is updated text!
Ingredients: Carbonated water, cane sugar, caramel color, natural and artificial flavorings, citric acid, and
Nutrition (12 oz from the bottle)
Calories 160
41 mg Sodium.
28g Sugar (12%) of Daily Carbohydrates
0 mg Caffeine
Aroma and Flavor – 1.00 out of 3 mugs
Is it possible to get a bad bottle of root beer? Well, based on my second try, yes. The second bottle is different from the first. While it is still not GREAT, it is slightly above average. Enough to up the score from the original 1 to a 2 for this category. The second bottle lacked the aroma and had a pleasing mix of spice. It still lacked a little e in the Sarsaparilla, but the caramel was noted. The aroma is slight.
My first thought was this was going to have a medicinal taste. I was right! My first sip made me realize that root beer has no memorable qualities and little enjoyment. It is almost tolerable at first sip, and then some unknown aftertaste
arrives. I can’t place it, but I
do not like it. I sense a slight
vanilla taste with a caramel splash.
Still, the unknown aftertaste is a little more than I enjoyed. Almost a rancid aftertaste. Can root beer go bad/sour?
Head – 1.0 out of 3 mugs
The head
is a decent height but fizzes away too quickly.
Zip – 1.25 out of 3 mugs
The zip tingles the tongue, and the carbonation and spices are very odd. The aftertaste
is a sweet, creamy vanilla. The second bottle was much better in the Zip category. It was even carbonation with no odd twang to it at all. The score increased from 1.25 to 2.
Post Consumption Impression – 1.00 out of 3 mugs
This brew
is just not to my liking. I am
still trying to figure out the almost rancid aftertaste. The second brew was actually enjoyable. While it had a commercial style carbonation, it lacked in the preferred vanilla flavor, I was impressed by the second bottle to go from a 1 to a 2.
Would I recommend this at Second try a 7 - initial 4.25 out of 12 mugs?
If you like Dad's Root Beer, you will also like this brew. Again, the first bottle must have been fermented, as the second bottle's score almost doubled. Sure, I wish we had freshness dates on some of these bottles! I would not recommend this beverage unless it is free and you want to try it. While the sugar was relatively low, the sodium was very high. The aftertaste was not pleasing at all, confirmed by two others in the household.
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