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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:06:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Seems I spent all my money at the flea markets today and not much left to buy all this Root Beer!

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:09:24 PM   
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Man ... you sure ask a lot of questions. But I like it! I have an inquiring mind myself. Maybe it's you and I who are related.  Lol 

1st ... Draught is British for Draft.

2nd .. This link should answer basic questions regarding Rootbeer vs Sarsaparilla, etc.
        http://www.root-beer.org/questions.htm

3rd .. I don't know of any mixed ancestry in my family, but this link may be of interest to those who 
        would like to know more about the Melungeon race.    
       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melungeon    
Thanks for the contributions. 
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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:24:51 PM   
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Ah ... come on now.  And to make it easy on ya let's do a little side-test with the following.

1.  A&W
2.  Barq's
3.  Mug

All of these should be available most anywhere. And being as they are sold coast to coast, thus making them the most popularly sold brands nation wide, this might be a more accurate evaluation anyway. Just think of it as the "ROOT BEER TASTE TEST ... PART III"     (Seriously).

Thanks,

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:42:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		On top of me spending a little too much money today, my daughter is out of town and her boyfriend lost his debit card and needs me to wire $50 to South Carolina! At least my money gets to go on a trip!
Did you do your taste test yet? Just wondering what you thought of Boylans Diet Rootbeer.

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 1:55:06 PM   
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I understand. And, no ... I haven't done the test yet. Just this morning I was given a free $300.00 pass to the well know "Comic-Con" convention here in San Diego. So I am leaving for that shortly and will do the taste-test when I get home this afternoon/evening. Typically you have to purchase passes to the convention a year in advance, and they sell out almost immediately. So I am kind of excited about that. I will tell William Shatner or Lenoard Nemoy you said hello if I happen to cross paths with them.

"Live long and prosper!"

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 2:08:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok - thanks! I saw Uhura and Bones & Sulu in Nassau in 1987. They were on a cruise and we kept bumping into them - at Coral World and at a show on Cable Beach. As I was walking out of the show, everybody was taking my picture & turned out I was right next to Sulu!
I'll try to pick up some root beer- we're getting a bad storm now, though. Not sure if I want to get wet... it seems to have made it even hotter!

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 2:40:49 PM   
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ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB


                   ~ THE CURRENT MOST POPULAR NATIONAL BRAND of ROOT BEER ~

                                                 Listed alphabetically ...

A&W - Barq's - Dad's - Henry Weinhard's - Hires - I.B.C. -  Mug - Sam's (Wal-Mart) - Shasta - Thomas Kemper 


well, hunted root beer all weekend on my road trip to upstate NY .

interestingly enough, however, only found a few on the top  ten list.  A&W (  in cans and plastic bottles, no glass :(   ) , Barq's ( plastic bottles ) , Mug ( plastic bottle ) .... did not see any Hires , IBC, Dads.. which should be available locally, hmm

going out tonight, might leave a lil early and run past a few  out of the way shops.

will post a list and pics  when I get em all together :)

~ AL

way too much time on my hands ? or just as crazy as y'all ??
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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 3:10:15 PM   
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ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB

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





First off, I want to say  that your crazy idea is a good one - has gotten a few ppl, myself included, interested so :)

secondly, please do NOT eliminate the micro brews from the  test, as that is one more item of interest, I look forward to seeing what  local  miocro brews some ppl might post, and will post a few myself, of what  few I did localte.

interesting to see the variety,  same as the variety when collecting ACl  and other sodas, and variety is what keeps most of us addicted, I have to think :)

keep em coming.

~ AL

heading out soon to hunt more down . ( although I  boycotted the Sams choice, cause it's only in 2 litre bottles, and  I  purchased only what I could find in 'single serve' ) .

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 3:19:59 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RedGinger

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??


Jones is one that IS available around here, and I will include in my own  test / roundup .
Thier green apple is great .

As for the other question,  hope someone answers, as I'm a lil curious meself.

~ AL

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 4:51:17 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RedGinger

An aside:  I wonder if you guys might be Melungeon?


Nah I'm not Melungeon, as far as I know. I know I am Irish at least half on my Father's side. My Grandmother looks Native American so I may not be too far from that ancestry, would explain the year round darker skin and my inability to grow a good sized beard. Yet again Mom has been doing genealogy research and has traced Grandma's line back to Ferdinand of Spain, yeah the guy who paid for Columbus' exploration in 1492. There are even more Irish roots on the Howard side of the family, as I have several kin folk, including my younger sister who has a different father, who are flaming red heads.

I'm a perfect example of the American dream/melting pot, I'm working my butt off and have no real idea of my so called ethnicity, reckon I'm an American Mongrel Dog. I generally refer to myself as Irish, because I'm loud, obnoxious, and really love boiled cabbage & potatoes. LOL!

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/25/2010 10:38:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		My unexpected side-trip to the interesting but crazy comic book convention threw me off track today, but I did manage enough time to complete the so called Part III of my taste-test. Which included A&W - Barq's - Mug.

Here's how it turned out ... listed in order of preference.

# 1 ...  A&W ... Just darn good rootbeer and hard to beat on a daily basis. 

#2  .... Mug ..... Pretty good too, but only when A&W is not available. 

#3  .... Barq's... Okay in convienience stores and fast food joints that sell nothing else, but won't buy  
          it otherwise. 

Tomorrow I intend to re-test these three along with the other six (minus the Shasta I didn't find) of the top-ten list. And then follow this by testing the fancy micro brews for an overall single favorite. 

As an interesting side-topic, I stumbled onto a vendor at the comic convention today that was selling stacks and stacks of old advertising stuff. But the only things he had that were soda pop related was a stack of about 40 cancelled checks from the Monteicello, Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co., and a collection of about 20 Kist paper cups.

Notice on the check that it is made out to the Owens-Illinois Glass Co.  Hmmm ... I wonder what they were paying for and how many?  Dated Sept. 9, 1941. Of the 40 cancelled checks this was the only one to O.I.G.Co. I can't quite make out the signature, but it looks something like S? Kee??  Maybe someone will recognize it. I should have bought all of the Kist cups, but ended up with just the one.

See ya'all tomorrow, and thanks for hanging in there. By the way ... Hey Morb ~  I enjoyed your family history brief ... I was impressed how you incorporated the word "root" as in "family roots."  Get it?  Root = Rootbeer !  Lol 

SPB 

      







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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 10:16:04 AM   
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well, here is the ones I would up with for the testing.

( and a few non root beers I could not pass up )

right to left.

- Barqs
- Stewarts
- Boylands ( found on trip to upstate NY last weekend )
- Saranac ( same as above )
- Jones
- Virgils ( found local, that was unexpected, did try one last night and it was good )
- Polar
- A & W
- Mug
- Adirondack ( in can, this comes in 2 liter bottles, but never seen in smaller bottles )

and the non root beers.

- Flathead Lake Monster ( this one is Black raspberry, ,but the Wild White Grape I treid was ok, different stuff - sadly no root beer, least not when I found these ) .
- Polar Run white Birch Beer ( THE BEST )< note it's empty
- and finally the Tahitian Treat. only have found this in cans, at one small store about 45 minutes away, not local at all, strange. will savor this one at lucnh today :)

there you go, will post results as I drink em, was fun hunting them down, now I havwe enough for a week

~ AL


good to drown my sorrows in after finding out last night my girlfriend of 18 months is engaged to another man ( go figure ) .....




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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 11:21:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		That Frozen Run Birch Beer is delicious!! I had a bottle of that when I was passing through Pennsylvania a few months. Seemed like it was only available in one area.

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 12:37:20 PM   
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Good job!  I'll be "root'n" for you and look forward to your results. Too early here in the west (9:15 AM) to be drinkin' rootbeer ... (I'm still savouring my morning coffee), but intend to do my own taste-test later. I thought about buying some of those other flavored sodas too, but had my hands full with the rootbeers.  I saw one brand called "Shirley Temple" and believe it was a combination of some form of 7up and cherry. But personally I'm more of a Roy Rogers guy, which I still fix on ocassion and is Coke with cherry juice. I loved it as a kid and still do. 

Later,

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 1:24:06 PM   
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The Shirley Temple was good, had one Sunday . cheery cream sort of drink, good flavor.

Tried a coupel for lunch - so far.

Barq's - not bad, not sure my fave, but have mnore to go .

Adirondack, not real great, edible, but nothign special, not one I'd make a habit of.

more to follow, not sure I can drink 10 bottles in one afternoon, lol

~ AL

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 1:29:14 PM   
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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 3:42:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Tahitian Treat is rather hard to find in many areas.  Around here, I could only find it in 2 liters.  But Kroger just started carying the 12 pack cans...  It's one of my wife's faves, along with orange crush and DEW!

Tahitian Treat is just carbonated Hawaiian punch.  


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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 4:12:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		OK SodaPopBob, I disagree with your common root beer rating completely! lol This is my list:
1. Barq's
2. A&W (best for floats though)
3. Mug (Downright nasty)

Faygo and Dad's root beer fit somewhere in between A&W and Mug. But the BEST root beer in the world has to be the Michigan Brewery's Miner's brew. It's a small company from my hometown that makes the best root beer in the world, no joke. It's really hard to find and I only get to drink it a few times a year, but it's a real treat. http://www.michiganbrewing.com/Default.aspx
I'll have to try some Boylan's soon. Thanks for the taste test idea, it was fun!

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 6:17:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		ok, finished up the phase 1 tests of the mass market  brews.  in order. 

1) gotta stick with the ole A&W , though will test it against the microbrews tommorrow.

2) Mug, good but not  A&W

3) Barqs. good, not super special , least to me. ( finishing the bottle up as I type )

4) Polar,  similar taste to Barqs,  no caffeine, but maybe  anise or similar flavoring.

5) Adirondack - just sort of blah, nothign special, or strong taste as the others ( note this one was canned, and drank from the can, so may have had an inpact ) .

all in all, interesting experiment, will try the others tomorrow  and  beyond.

~ AL

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RE: ROOT BEER TASTE TEST - 7/26/2010 8:09:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Now that I've completed my taste-test, what am I supposed to do with a dozen-plus bottles of "opened" rootbeer?  Gee ... I know! I'll save the bottles and collect them! What a novel idea.

  I'm going to cut right to the chase and declare that the best root beer I sampled today was ...

                                                           ~ FAYGO ~ 

It is so dang good I am already making plans to go back to Bevmo's to purchase some more. It is "Everything" I want a root beer to be and "HIGHLY RECOMMEND" it to everyone. As the label indicates; it is a draft style, Est. in 1907, and made in Detroit, Michigan. Other than this I know nothing about it, nor have I researched it yet to find out more about the company history or what one of their original/earlier bottles looks like.

As for the others, here are my notes from the top ten (I replaced Shasta with Frostie).  Plus I will follow up with some notes (likely on a seperate page) from my gourmet taste-test. But hands-down Faygo gets my overall vote.  Way to go Faygo! 

Please note that in some cases I will be using the term "skunky" as it best describes what some people refer to as "aftertaste." 

#1   A&W  ........................   I still like it best of the everyday brands.
#2   Thomas Kemper .........   Extremely Good.
#3   Henry Weinhard's .......   Very Good.
#4   Frostie .......................   Good - I think it would be better in a rootbeer float.
#5   Mug ...........................   Just good.
#6   Dad's .........................   Just good.
#7   Hires ..........................   Just good.
#8   I.B.C. ........................    So-so almost skunky.
#9   Barq's ........................   Blah/skunky
#10 Sam's Choice .............   Downright skunky.

               Please stay tuned for my final posting regarding the so called gourmet brands. 

                                                              Thanks,

                                     SODA "BURP!" BOB  ...  Oops, excuse me!


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