ROOT BEER TASTE TEST

[dollarbill]

How about mixing a litte Hire's

 

[ncbred]

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??

Try Target. They are the only store around here that carries Jones Soda.

 

[green dragon]

OK, did the taste test for the microbrew root beers today ( now ) during lunch .

results:

1) Jones soda - # 1, this has a vanilla taste, ala A&W, and I think it beats A&W, but will have to do a side by side test.

2) Saranac - nice clean flavor and smooth .

3) Stewarts ( most foaming of the five )

4) Boylans ( good but to me not sure why the hype )

5) Virgils - totally agree with Bob on this one, too licoricey ( anise ) tasting, good at first, but not one I'd drink much of - Barqs has a somewhat anise taste, too.

have to sit down and see where I rate everyone overall, comparing the micros to the mass market and final listing, I still have some in each bottle, so we'll see

Note that I did test with lunch, so might not be a 'best root beer' test, but a 'best with corn dogs' test, lol .

been neat, fun hunting them donw, overdrinking to test, lol... neat bottles I decided to save [].

Thanks to Rootbeerbob for the start

~ AL

 

[pyshodoodle]

I actually usually drink the Boylan's Birch Beer, so I'm going to have to re-try their root beer.
I've had Dr Jones Celery Soda and so I'm not looking forward to their rootbeer! (Homemade Celery Soda was not too bad, though - definitely different.)
I know Stewarts is good, but when I buy Stewarts, I usually get the Orange - it's got that great baby aspirin taste to it that I miss from my childhood!

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

dollar bill ~

I never thought to make it from scratch with Hires extract ... not sure you can still find it these days. My dad remembers making it as a kid back in the 1920s. He said they would bottle and cork it, which I believe was part of a kit Hires used to put out. By the way, does anybody know how to date those extract bottles like the one below? I know some of the later one's had screw caps, but most of the one's I've seen (and everybody has at least one) are the cork type like mine.

green dragon ~

Thanks for the participation and kind words. Maybe we should start a root beer connoisseur's club. But if you don't know how to spell "connoisseur" with your eyes closed you can't be a member. Which leaves me out because I had to look on the Virgil's carton. I look forward to your final a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s. < I typed it with dashes because when I tried to write it the regular way it **** the first for letters. (Seriously). Hmmm ... go figure! [:-]

Thanks again,

SPB

I waited all day to get this sunset image ... cool, huh? []

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I picked up a couple more brands of rootbeer today and will give them the ol' taste-test this weekend. I can't wait to try the Route 66 brand! I've heard of it before, but have never tried it. I like their play on words ... "Route Beer." [] The "Triple XXX" is new to me and not one that Bevmo's had in stock last week. Which might mean it's really, really good and they sell out. I'll find out in a day or two and let you know.

SPB

Paper Label ACL

 

[morbious_fod]

I just picked up a Triple XXX today. I hope it's good.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Morb ~

Like the old addage says ... "Great minds think alike!" [] Have a good weekend.

Bob

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I just completed my taste-test for the "Route 66" and "Triple XXX" root beer's, and rate them as follows ...

Route 66 ....... A great "middle of the road" root beer, but still not as good as "Faygo."

Triple XXX ... Pretty good, but light on "root" flavor compared to some of the others.

And since I love posting photos, here's a lineup of three Hires bottles that I refer to as "the same but different." Can you pick out the actual (shown mixed) sequence of years ... 1950 - 1954 - 1959 ? See answer below photo.

Thanks, and I hope to hear from others soon.

SPB

All 8 oz. Lined up L/R ... 1950 - 1959 - 1954