Made by Chef Gale Gand, that’s what
the bottle reads. She is an acclaimed
pastry chef, author, restaurateur, television personality, root beer maker and
mom. She professes “I can’t live without
root beer”.
Her craft soda testing started
years ago in England where root beer was scarce. She would get her root beer from McDonalds by
sending others to the restaurant, as she and her staff could not be seen in the
place.
Gale had a dog name Rootie, a
Terrier. When she arrived to America she
made her own root beer, containing cold-pressed Nielsen-Massey Vanilla. About
50,000 bottles of Gale’s Root Beer are produced every year. Rootie, and I
assume a younger Gale, appear on the label.
So it is time for the 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, Cane Sugar, Caramel Color, natural and artificial flavors, cinnamon,
ginger, vanilla extract, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Sorbate and Sodium
Benzoate.
Nutrition 12
oz. serving (from the bottle)
160
Calories
40 mg Sodium.
41 g (14%) of Daily
Carbohydrates
0 mg Caffeine
Aroma and Flavor – 1.0 out
of 3 mugs
I
was intrigued when I read “Cinnamon, Ginger and Vanilla” on the bottle. Unique mix.
Upon opening there was a mild hint of cinnamon the bottle. The vanilla noted
yet the cinnamon-ginger infusion with with vanilla and cane sugar. My first sip was rather a letdown. I was not a fan of the cinnamon. Little hard to swallow. It also had a slight rancid taste.
.
Head – 1.5 out of 3 mugs
A
very fizzy, small head that was fast dissipating. A small ring remained long after the head disappeared.
Zip – 1.75 out of 3 mugs
This
brew is complex. A little too complex
for my preference. The variety of
flavors is an interesting blend. At no
time did I find any one flavor dominate.
Post Consumption Impression – 1.5 out of 3
mugs
This is not the brew for me. While I have reviewed many that are significantly
lower scoring than Gale’s, there are also many I would suggest before Gale’s.
Would I recommend this at 5.75 out of 12 mugs?
This is more like a solid soda without a real identity
than a root beer.
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