Sunday, December 18, 2016

Cool Mountain Fountain Classic Root Beer (#61 rated 2.75)

This company was incorporated in 1997 in Des Plaines, Illinois.   More information about history needs to be available if 19 years has much of a history.  Even the blog has been updated over a year ago.


Ingredients: filtered water, pure cane sugar, natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate as preservatives)

Nutrition 12 oz. serving (from the bottle)

160 Calories
15 mg Sodium.
40g (13%) of Daily Carbohydrates
0 mg Caffeine
1g Protein

Aroma and Flavor – 0.75 out of 3 mugs

The aroma is a mix of flavors but not rooty. It actually had a sour aroma. I did not know what I had just consumed at the first drink. The flavor primarily had a less-than-desirable aftertaste. It reminded me of Sassy Lil' Lass, my lowest-rated root beer. 

I found it hard to find a root beer flavor.  Instead, it has a strong and very dominant medicinal flavor.

Head –0.5 out of 3 mugs

The head is missing.  Seriously, it came and went so fast that I had no idea there was one in the first place.

Zip – 1.0 out of 3 mugs

The beverage earned a 1 mug because it has a medicinal zip.  Its odd flavor resembles nothing like the true root beer flavors I have rated highly.

Post Consumption Impression – 0.5 out of 3 mugs

There are very few brews that I really did not look forward to finishing. Unfortunately, this was one of them. The odd thing is that it has 1g of protein.
 
Would I recommend this at 2.75 out of 12 mugs?

I will not purchase this root beer again. It is an odd beverage, and I assume it is either a love or hate brew.

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