This
is another Rocket Fizz creation.
Rocket Fizz is most likely the soda maker with the most varieties of
soda. I already reviewed Judge Wapner Root Beer and Gene Aurty’s
Root Beer. Rocket Fizz is predominately known for a diverse
candy line (some say over 4,000 varieties), but unique sodas are a niche.
Web search found they have made over 500 varieties of soda over their history.
Not all directly under the Rocket Fizz parent company.
I little quote
about the brew from Robert Powells, President and Co-Founder of the Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shops. “Rocket Fizz is
beyond excited to bottle The Three Stooges Wise Guy Root Beer”. He was “the undercover boss” recently, the CBS hit TV show
Undercover Boss. “The Three
Stooges brand is a natural fit for us. The Three Stooges is an iconic and
nostalgic American brand and Rocket Fizz prides itself on being all about
Americana. And we all love The Three Stooges!”
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: Spring Water, Cane Sugar, Citric Acid, Ester Gum, Caramel Color and natural
Flavors.
Nutrition 12 oz serving (from the bottle)
170 Calories
25 mg Sodium.
43g (14%) of Daily Carbohydrates
0 mg Caffeine
Aroma and Flavor – 1.5 out of 3 mugs
Immediately upon opening there was a strong wintergreen aroma. It was a little heavy and there was a
molassas or licorice aroma as well. Tat first drink, I thought this is a rather simple beverage.
Little overall flavor and tasted watered down. It has a unique taste that was not a traditional root beer taste. Could it be the Ester Gum ingredient? I had no idea what that was?
Funny thing is when I search the Web, I
found Ester Gum is often used in paints,
lacquers and varnishes, that it is something that they should avoid drinking. One
person wrote “People who think this couldn’t be further from the truth. I have
found, through days and days of careful research, that it is, in fact, a wondrous
creation that has transformative, healing powers.” I am not so sure as the guy also claimed to inject freaks into a broken leg and heal it faster.
Head – 2.75 out of 3 mugs
This is extremely
foamy with a head that take nearly a minute to dissipate. Although it never fully dissipate.
Zip – 1.5 out of 3 mugs
This lacks any
zip or punch beyond licorice or wintergreen. I get a slight sense of vanilla as well. Carbonation was light to moderate,
again had a watered down feel. I could also taste the sodium content. That was the first time I thought I was drinking a higher sodium beverage.
Post Consumption
Impression – 1.25 out of 3 mugs
It is not terrible
although not remarkable either. I
scored the beverage slightly below average. It only scored higher as it had a great foamy head that
lasted for quite some time.
Would I recommend this at 7.0 out of 12
mugs?
I would suggest a try, but only a try. This was not a beverage for me. I love caramel, root flavor and a good vanilla punch. This is not the case for Three Stooges.
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