r/rootbeer

3g sugar, 6g fiber, 35 cal

Yuck, give me the old kind of soda

1/5 hard pass

I was down in Longbeach WA and saw some rootbeers on shelves I had not seen before, and picked them up. I also got one from a brewery in Mukilteo.

Steelhead turns out is bottled by Orca, but I had not seen it when I shopped there before.

I brought the bevs back to share with my brothers. We ended up drinking them in a mall, because the pizza was good, and it was hot outside, so we wanted some AC.

My favorite was the Public Coast. It has very very high wintergreen content. It does not displace my all-time favorite of Red Arrow, but was a great change. Steelhead was very creamy, what a recall Henry Weinhards being. Pelican I will need to try again to report on, it apparently was not very memorable, good or bad. Diamand Knot was a pretty good, with a bit of wintergreen.

Unpictured and off topic, Pelican makes a marionberry soda, and it was very good.

Also unpictured, I have Pelican and Public Coat cream sodas to try next time I see my brothers.

Haul from tonight’s visit to Cincinnati’s Root Beer Stand. I got a float, Sonder Brewing’s Root Beer Float Ale, and their own 1/2 gallon root beer.

Haven’t tried the root beer straight up or the ale yet, but the float is solid. Hint of honey, molasses, and mild wintergreen flavor. Overall, pretty pleasant and enjoyable.

Now time for the zero sugar version of the A&W Root Beer Float that I got last week at Walmart. I got to say I actually prefer the zero sugar version which to me seems like a typical type of zero sugar soda while the regular seemed slightly too sweet and artificial, but not too bad really. With the Mug floats, my impression was the opposite actually I preferred the regular and then the zero sugar not as much. Oh well that’s my take. Embibe on fellow aficionados.

Not common out here in Arizona, so was pleasantly surprised when a Chicago dog place had it on tap.

Pretty solid root beer. My amateur pallet picked up a decent amount of vanilla and it was almost dry tasting? Idk I’d go back for more.

Can anybody tell me how amazing this is?

How’d I do? Any suggestions on how to try them? Which first? Any worth doing side by side to understand the flavors better? Thanks all! Long time lurker, first time dabbling into the world of tasting like this!

I got around to trying the A&W Root Beer Float I got at Walmart last week. Nothing I look forward to drinking really, but I’ll certainly finish off the rest of my 12 pack with no problem. I recall enjoying the Mug Root Beer Float a bit more. I thought that one was smoother and creamier. Like silky smooth creamy vanilla.

St Steve’s was a farmers market find. The guy told me it was root beer like they used to make root beer 150 years ago. It was good, but didn’t taste like traditional root beer in any way. Very fun find!!

Dogs N Suds is a fav of mine. But honestly, I like it better in a bottle. Tap was too sweet. I also had a root beer shake…it was amazing!

I bought one other one at the farmers market but won’t try it until tomorrow.

Interesting find at my local store today. A search didn't turn much else up, but the ingredients list sugar instead of HFCS so I picked a couple up.

A coworker told me it's good and I'm saving for lunch. Thoughts?

I got this randomly at an airport and it’s the best root beer I’ve ever tried. Ran back to the shop to get a second before boarding. It doesn’t seem to be sold anywhere near me in Texas, so what else is there similar?

I was searching and saw another post here by someone saying it’s the worst they’ve ever had. That was a crazy post to see for me, but different tastes I guess. I think the worst root beer I’ve ever tried was Pelican Brewing.

Couldn't get any to go thanks to dumb laws, but this was pretty good!

Bought a couple cases earlier in the year at the business center in Southfield, MI. Didn't like it at first but I came around. Still prefer Fitz's though, if costco ever brings it back. Had this last one with some tacos.

It was average. It had honey and vanilla extract that were clearly identifiable. Not in the class of my favorite root beer Abita. Was on the island of Kauai despite the name.

Three new root beers today. One from the iconic Douglas Root Beer Barrel.

I’ll say that the root beer barrel was VERY sweet. I got a souvenir mug which was fun!

New Holland Brewery was the best of the day. Other than the fact that it was served with ice, it was really good!

And then I had a cherry root beer from Cherry Republic. It was good…but almost too much like a cherry cola. Very cool store (also in Holland MI).

Now I need to go work out an extra 48 hours tomorrow to burn off all the extra sugar calories!