Red Ribbon Root Beer

Originally reviewed November 21, 2009.

Name: Red Ribbon Root Beer

Container: Glass

Color: Pretty dark

Foaminess: Very tall, red head. Dissipates quickly. No carbonation afterwards.

Smell: Spicy.

Bitterness: 2

Spiciness: 4

Flavor: 4

Sweetness: 3

Burping? No.

Prominent Flavor: Soapy, syrupy cola.

Sweeteners: sugar

Roots/Spices:

Caffeine? No.

Aftertaste: 

Overall:

Score: 3

Kutztown Root Beer

Originally reviewed November 14, 2009.

Name: Kutztown Root Beer

Container: Glass

Color: Dark, thick

  

Foaminess: brown, medium head

Smell: mint and furniture polish

Bitterness: 2

Spiciness: 3

Flavor: 3

Sweetness: 1

Burping? No.

Prominent Flavor: Coca Cola, with a little mint

Sweeteners: pure cane sugar

Roots/Spices: "natural"

Caffeine? No

Aftertaste: "Cool", travels down throat

Overall: 

Score: 3

Rat Bastard Root Beer

Originally reviewed by guest judge Adrian on November 7, 2009.

Name: Rat Bastard Root Beer

Container: glass

Color: deep brown

Foaminess: frothy light foam, medium head, normal carbonation

Smell: grandmother's house - spicy air freshener

Bitterness: 2

Spiciness: 4

Flavor: 3

Sweetness: 4

Burping? No.

Prominent Flavor: spicy, herbal - maybe clove.

Sweeteners: high fructose corn syrup, molasses

Roots/Spices: American ginseng, Siberian ginseng, Korean ginseng, jasmine, clove, dong quai, skullcap, African capsicum, kava kava, ginkgo biloba, gotu kola, goldenseal, echinacea, reishi, shiitake, cordyceps

Caffeine? Yes.

Aftertaste: Clove spice.

Overall: 

Score: 3

Jack Black's Dead Red Root Beer

Originally reviewed November 1, 2009.

Name: Jack Black's Dead Red Root Beer

Container: glass

Color: darkest yet - black

Foaminess: a little foam, slowly dissolves.

Smell: like most root beer - a little minty.

Bitterness: 4

Spiciness: 2

Flavor: 4

Sweetness: 2

Burping? Yes

Prominent Flavor: Syrup.

Sweeteners: cane sugar

Roots/Spices: Brazilian guarana

Caffeine? Yes.

Aftertaste: Like ginger beer.

Overall:

Score: 3

Frostie Root Beer

Originally reviewed October 28, 2009.

Name: Frostie Root Beer

Container: Glass

Color: Kinda lighter than usual.

Foaminess:

Smell: Molasses-y.

Bitterness: 3

Spiciness: 4

Flavor: 4

Sweetness: 2

Burping? Yes.

Prominent Flavor: Molasses and mint.

Sweeteners: high fructose corn syrup

Roots/Spices: 

Caffeine? No.

Aftertaste:

Overall:

Score: 3

Fitz's Root Beer

Originally reviewed October 27, 2009.

Name: Fitz's Root Beer

Container: Glass

Color: Brown.

Foaminess: Tall, thick, slow head.

Smell: vanilla and mint - deep smell.

Bitterness: 2

Spiciness: 1

Flavor: 2

Sweetness: 3

Burping? No.

Prominent Flavor: Dental rinse.

Sweeteners: cane sugar

Roots/Spices: vanilla

Caffeine? No

Aftertaste: Sweet

Overall: Just not great.

Score: 2

Dr. Brown's Root Beer

Originally reviewed October 26, 2009.

Name: Dr. Brown's Root Beer

Container: Glass

 

Color: lightest yet - see through.

Foaminess: tall head, good carbonation.

Smell: very minty - mintier than most.

Bitterness: 3

Spiciness: 3

Flavor: 3

Sweetness: 2

Burping? No.

Prominent Flavor: Ginger ale and glue.

Sweeteners: sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup

Roots/Spices: 

Caffeine? No.

Aftertaste: Minty.

Overall: Perhaps the most "different" of any so far.

Score: 3