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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 8:55:28 AM    ncbred Posts: 947 Joined: 6/20/2008 Status: offline Any particular place you can find these Root Beers that are being mentioned. I love root beer but you will not find anything besides Mugs, A&W, IBC and Sams Choice around here. (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 41

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 10:43:50 AM    Poison_Us   Posts: 2795 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline Sounds like the best things are made locally and are sold in small regions.  So unless you visit there or have some shipped to you, most of us are out of luck.  Some know this and buy it locally, and sell it on line to those who don't.   BevMo.com seems to be such a place. _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to ncbred) Post #: 42

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 2:08:35 PM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline Of the ten brands listed I was able to round-up nine of them (plus a handfull of gourmet/micro brew varieties). The only one of the ten I was unable to get was the Shasta ... but I know of a place across town that has it in stock and I plan on running over there later today to purchase some. However, I am beginning to realize that this crazy taste-test of mine is considerably more complicated than I initially thought. I say this mainly because of the unavailability of certain brands in certain locals. Thus it may be impossible to come up with a true evaluation. But just for giggles and smiles I intend to follow through with it anyway and ask others who are genuinely interested in participating to do the best you can with however many of the ten brands you have, and we'll see what develops from that.  What I am doing personally is to judge each brand in two categories ... 1. Amount of foaming head produced when poured into a chilled (no ice) glass.  2.  Overall flavor preference.  I have discovered already that I need to test them all at the same time, otherwise (even by taking notes) I forget exactly what one tase like from another. Between sips I rinse my mouth with water and then try the next and the next and so on. Although I have only experimented with this so far, later today I intend to perform the real deal.  One thing I did do this morning was to taste the least expensive of the ten, which was the Sam's Choice that averaged 35-cents per "can", to a micro-brew brand called Virgil's that averaged $1.50 per "bottle." Needless to say the Virgil's was far superior to the Sam's. Which supports the claim ... "You get what you pay for!"  But since Virgil's is one of those regional brands and not one of the ten national brands, I intend to eliminate it from my final taste-test. I mention it here merely as an example of "Good vs Bad." I will be back later today or tomorrow with my final results, and hope others will do the same. Thanks to all ... SPB Virgil's Rootbeer ... $6.00 per four-pack.  Great foam! - Great flavor!  (But not as good as "Mr. D'z")          Attachment (1) (in reply to Poison_Us) Post #: 43

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 2:28:02 PM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline After this I intend to focus only on the "ten," but just for the record here is a little more information on the Virgil's. It's really a fantastic rootbeer, and one of the best I have ever had. Apparently others think so too because it won a couple of awards as indicated by the text on the side of the carton. I recommend you try it if available in your area. SPB Attachment (1) (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 44

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 3:31:37 PM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2801 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: online I've had Virgil's before - I think Boylan's beats it, but I never tried the 2 at the same time. _____________________________ HONESTY IS NO LONGER PC. (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 45

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 3:57:50 PM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline Okay ... you guys/gals are in trouble now!  I just called a Bevmo's store that's about ten miles away and carries Boylan's Rootbeer. I'm driving over there shortly to purchase a 6-pack. I just hope it's worth the drive and is as good as everyone says it is. If not, I'm sending psychodoodle a bill!  Lol      I'll report back later after doing a taste-test. Also, the person I spoke with on the phone said they had "all kinds of soda pop."  So I may return home with more than just the Boylan's. Man-o-man, this experiment of mine is getting expensive! Later alligators, SPB  < Message edited by SODAPOPBOB -- 7/24/2010 3:59:28 PM > (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 46

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 3:58:22 PM    Wangan   Posts: 1136 Joined: 12/4/2009 From: Northern Maine Status: offline When we were making our own root beer it was Hires only. _____________________________ http://youtu.be/e4ujS1er1r0 (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 47

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 4:03:38 PM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2801 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: online Skip the Boylan's Cola, btw.... but for later, pick up the birch beer. (We can mix & match here - not sure if you'll be able to do that.) _____________________________ HONESTY IS NO LONGER PC. (in reply to Wangan) Post #: 48

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 4:12:38 PM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline Psycho ~ If possible, I plan to make a list of every brand of "soda pop" they carry. I forgot to ask if they carry the Mr. D'z brand. They may even have a brochure of some kind. We'll talk about a trade later. But I am game to to the idea. Thanks, SPB  (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 49

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 4:49:11 PM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline                         This is your "blow-by-blow" account of what I am calling ...                     ~  THE GREAT ROOT BEER RUN OF SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2010  ~ I'm shaved- showered - dressesd and heading down the road to Bevmo's as soon as I post this. Plus I'm stopping at an Antique Row in the area that consist of about ten shops and see if I can find a couple of "keeper" soda bottles to bring home with me and add to my collection. Wish me luck, and I will post an update shortly after I arrive home.                                           SODA "PSYCHOTOO" BOB  (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 50

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 5:48:49 PM    morbious_fod   Posts: 3923 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline I've tried the Virgils, maybe we hillbillies don't know Root Beer as well as you Yankees, but it just did nothing for me. I just wasn't a fan. _____________________________ My website chronicling the soda bottling companies of the Southwest Virginia or Northeast Tennessee area including Bluefield, Princeton, and Rock West Virginia www.tazewell-orange.com NEW ARTICLES: Just say Mil-Kay the story of Mil-K-Botl (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 51

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 9:42:48 PM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline The Rootbeer Run went okay ... (sort of). The gal from Bevmo that I spoke with on the phone earlier forgot to tell me the only Boylan's they had in stock was the diet version. Or maybe I just forgot to ask the right question. In any event, I bought a bottle of it anyway along with several other brands. I have them chillin' in the frige and will do my taste-test tomorrow. I am glad to report they also had a regular Frostie in stock, and am looking forward to trying it. Some of the others I never heard of, but may be common in some areas of the country. Like I said previously, I will probably be so sick of rootbeer when this is done that I will end up hating all of them.  Lol  Hey Morb ~ I think you're right about the Virgil's. I originally bought a 4-pack and am already a little tired of it. And as for Hillbillies vs Yankees goes ... you should do a extensive search on where the word Yankee originated and I think you will be surprised what you find. Regarding the rest of my little road trip today ... I stopped at a yard sale and bought a hard-to-find San Diego bottle that I'm really excited about. As soon as I'm throught here I plan to tell a little more about it and post some photos in my other thread ... "Out West Sodas." Otherwise I'll see ya'all tomorrow after I do my taste-test. SPB Rootbeers I bought at Bevmo today. Ranging in price from $1.29 to $1.69 per bottle.      Attachment (1) (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 52

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 9:47:07 PM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline Here's a Hires bottle I also got today. 1959 - common - but a 8 oz variation I didn't have. I've never seen one that has "Drink" on it. Not bad for $2.00  Attachment (1) (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 53

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/24/2010 11:42:32 PM    morbious_fod   Posts: 3923 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline Not bad at all. I know where the term Yankee came from, but the term took on a whole new meaning after the Civil War and Reconstruction. I'm just using it in kidding. My father being from Philly and my mother from the backwoods of Virginia, it's kinda hard to take one side or the other seriously. LOL! _____________________________ My website chronicling the soda bottling companies of the Southwest Virginia or Northeast Tennessee area including Bluefield, Princeton, and Rock West Virginia www.tazewell-orange.com NEW ARTICLES: Just say Mil-Kay the story of Mil-K-Botl (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 54

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 12:07:56 AM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline My grandfather was from Kentucky and one of 10 children. So I think it's safe to assume I have a few cousins back there somewhere. One of these days I plan to take a trip back east. My dad is still living and is 88 years old. He claims we're hillbillies through and through.    SPB My Grandfather - Spanish American War 1898 - age 18 Attachment (1) (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 55

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 12:25:16 AM    morbious_fod   Posts: 3923 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline What part of Kentuck you from son? I reckon we might have some kin in common. LOL! Kin to any Howards? The funny thing is that I spent the majority of my life trying to distance myself from my raising. As I get older I find myself realizing that there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a hillbilly, and now actually embrace it to a certain degree. Sorry Country music, trailer trash chicks, Budweiser, and jack upped trucks still don't appeal to me. I do love my mountains though, no place better on earth. Plus they make a handy place to hide away in when the gubberment rounds up you Yankees. Snicker. LOL! < Message edited by morbious_fod -- 7/25/2010 12:29:56 AM > _____________________________ My website chronicling the soda bottling companies of the Southwest Virginia or Northeast Tennessee area including Bluefield, Princeton, and Rock West Virginia www.tazewell-orange.com NEW ARTICLES: Just say Mil-Kay the story of Mil-K-Botl (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 56

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 12:43:21 AM    SODAPOPBOB Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline I'd have to break out the family tree stuff for specifics, but gramps was born/raised somewhere in the hills between Bowling Green and Williamsburg, Kentucky. But real near the Tennessee border. His name was Berthol Brown. Born 1880 - Died 1962. And I bet ya a millin' bucks there are still a millin' Brown's running around those hills to this very today.  I don't recognize the name Howard.  But the name Reynolds is connected somehow ??? See ya later ... "cousin"  SODA "POSSUM" BOB (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 57

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:39:16 AM    RedGinger Posts: 6533 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: online  I've seen this brand on TV.  I may have even tried it, but I can't remember.  They have some flavors that look good.  http://www.myjones.com/store/beverages/pure-cane-soda/12-pack-of-root-beer-jones-pure-cane-soda.html Can anyone give a simple explanation of the differences between Sarsaparilla, Root Beer, Birch Beer, etc?  What is the cream flavor in cream soda?? _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to green dragon) Post #: 58

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:41:47 AM    RedGinger Posts: 6533 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: online I've never had draught root beer.  I bet it's yummy!  I had no idea it could contain alcohol.  I was looking it up and it seems as if some brands do or did have alcohol in them?  Is this true?  If so, where can I get some? _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 59

RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:50:52 AM    RedGinger Posts: 6533 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: online An aside:  I wonder if you guys might be Melungeon? _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 60

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