The Pop Shoppe originated
in 1969 in Canada, London, Ontario to be more precise. The goal was not to be overly
commercializes and enter the retail market in non-traditional ways. Eventually, the demand was such, Pop
Shoppe was selling 30 different flavors throughout North America.
By 1980,
sales were weakened from off brand competition and closed in 1983. Since that time some small soft
drink bottlers in the U.S. have sold pop using some of the millions of bottles
and cases left abandoned by the closure
By 2004,
many of the original flavors returned.
In 2012, The Pop Shoppe announced that they were replacing corn syrup
with cane sugar in all of their beverages. This is a plus for me! The bottle I consumed stated it was bottles in Las Angeles,
California.
See more
information at http://www.thepopshoppe.com/about/.
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:
water, cane sugar, caramel color, Citric Acid, sodium
benzoate (preservative), propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavor, and
phosphoric acid.
Nutrition 12 oz serving (from the bottle)
180 Calories
20 mg Sodium.
46g (15%) of Daily Carbohydrates
0 mg Caffeine
Aroma
and Flavor – 1.5 out of 3 mugs
The aroma was a mix of unidentifiable scents. At first drink, there is a creamy sensation
with a slight fruity taste. Not as
strong as Juicy Fruit gum, but that kid of flavor. It was not really what I would call a root beer. It was a cross between a stale barq’s
and Dr. Pepper. While there is a
faint overall root beer taste, the aftertaste is more of a bad Coke.
Head
– 1.5 out of 3 mugs
The head is frothy with very fine bubbles. It reduced quickly to a small amount
around the rim which stayed for a long time. Based on my follow-up (Web search), I think the propylene
glycol may be the difference?
Zip
– 1.25 out of 3 mugs
Zip is very
minimal as I can’t determine what the flavor mix is for this beverage? The odd after
taste was a real deterrent. It almost has a chemical taste with
lower carbonation.
Post
Consumption Impression – 1.5 out of 3 mugs
This
is a soda. Not sure how to really say
what kind as it is as a variety of flavors I found no common root, vanilla or
even caramel flavor.
Would
I recommend this at 5.75 out of 12 mugs?
It
is worth a try, but I will pass on it unless there are few options available.
