This Midwest brew is more
of an energy drink than a soda. The website reads, “RootJack's a tasty Root Beer with a hint of Orange flavor
and Vanilla, Guarana to liven yer step, and a full daily dose of Vitamin C to keep scurvy in check.”
Jonathan Zook, the founder’s husband,
explains the name. “Back in Caribbean pirate times, they’d drink from a wooden mug lined with tar called a ‘blackjack.’ So we speculated if you were ordering a root beer out of blackjack, you might eventually just call it a ‘Root Jack,’ so that’s the name.”
Ingredients: Carbonated
Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid,
Quillaja, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbic Acid, Caffeine, Potassium Citrate, Caramel
Color, Guarana Seed Extract.
Nutrition 12
oz. serving (from the bottle)
195
Calories
0 mg Sodium.
49 g (16%) of Daily
Carbohydrates
120 mg Caffeine
100% of daily Vitamin C
Aroma and Flavor – 1.25 out
of 3 mugs (Docked 0.5 for HCS)
I
see Quillaja once again. This is the
fourth time Quillaja was in a drink, and the past three were lower rated. We have GUS
at 6.25, Boots Sarsaparilla at 4, and Tree Fort at 5.75 (all out of
12). The first sensation I get from the bottle is root
beer with orange cream, which is appropriate as the bottle said it is orange
flavored. After a few sips, I like it, yet the orange cream dominates, and it loses any resemblance to a root beer. This reminds me of an orange sweet tart.
Head – 2.0 out of 3 mugs
This is as near as perfect
here for the amount of foam with very slow dissipation. The foam is really dense, with few noted
bubbles. It seems the Quillaja beverages have similar heads. Is this a coincidence or not?
Zip – 1.5 out of 3 mugs
The
orange cream taste is the most prominent.
It has a solid zip for a soda, yet one for root beer purists.
Post Consumption Impression – 1.25 out of 3
mugs
I like it and would purchase another bottle if
I wanted a soda. However, I would not repurchase this if I wanted pure, smooth root beer.
Would I recommend this at 6.0 out of 12 mugs?
Give it a try if you want a soda with heavy orange cream. Use caution if you are sensitive to caffeine. This is loaded. Also, the more I consumed, the less I enjoyed
it!
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