Saturday, April 22, 2017

Ozark Mountain #82 - 9.3 of 12

Ozark Mountain Bottleworks, Inc. was started in 2009 by a mother and daughter combo of Debbie Walters and Tina King. Tina’s husband, Chris King, is also a joint owner in the company.

I again see Quillaia Extract in the ingredients.  What is Quillaia Extract?  After significant reading, it is a foaming agent!  An artificial ingredient to make foam in a drink.  I thought that was reserved for detergents?  Well the last three were low scores and I hope this is a turn for the better?


Ingredients:

Carbonated Water, Sugar, natural flavors, caramel color, quillaia extract, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative)




Nutrition 12 oz. serving (from the bottle)

160 Calories
15 mg Sodium.
41 g (14 %) of Daily Carbohydrates
0 mg Caffeine

Aroma and Flavor – 2.4 out of 3 mugs

The first aroma from the bottle was a sweet vanilla hinted and well balanced root beer. The first drink was very sweet yet solid! For being pure cane sugar, there was a slight syrup feel.   It has a slight aftertaste that I attribute to the Quillaia.  This dropped it slightly.  It was very creamy with noted vanilla and caramel with a hint of wintergreen.  I found a sarsaparilla tone which was pleasing.

Head – 2.25 out of 3 mugs  

The head was near perfect, although the foam was very dense.

Zip – 2.5 out of 3 mugs  

This is a well-balanced brew.  The mix of flavors make an interesting combination where no single flavor dominated the brew.

Post Consumption Impression – 2.4 out of 3 mugs  

This was smooth.  The only issue was the slight syrup sensation and a slight aftertaste.  This drops the score slightly.  These were not significant enough to even make a slight hesitation for purchasing the brew again.

Would I recommend this at 9.3 out of 12 mugs?

I would suggest giving this a try.  I enjoyed the brew significantly.

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