Root Beer

Quite Sweet. Nearly overwhelming wintergreen from start to finish. Right after the start a distintly birch sourness provides a lot of depth and counterpoint to the usual root beer sugar. The maple is present, but mostly hinted in the extremely long finish. It's almost unfortunate that the wintergreen is so strong …

Very sweet. If you have read the Nixie Cola review, some of this is going to sound pretty familiar, but I think this one is generally better executed. The initial taste is intense and very sweet, but nearly instantly hollows out. However in this case a good wintergreen remains present enough through the middle to …

Quite sweet. Easy mint start gains butterscotch in the middle before transforming into caramel for the end. The wintergreen grows throughout but never becomes overpowering. Fairly remarkable depth, including a lightly sour herbal note in the finish that adds rather than distracts. Recommended Purchased at Tim and Tom's …

Slightly sweet. The start is very classic root beer with a really heavy wintergreen flavor but immediately starts to change. The sweetness lets off and becomes fairly tangy. Not quite sour, but maybe just a touch of pucker. As quickly as the pucker arrives it drifts away into a really long, and fairly pleasant, …

Medium sweet. I was pretty skeptical about this flavor working with the vinegar base after trying their cola, but I'm pleasantly surprised at the result. Starts a little sweet and then adds just a little bit of tartness from the vinegar before a lovely herbal spice comes through with lots of vanilla. The finish is …

Very sweet. While present, the usual wintergreen and other flavors from the root beer are quite muted and hard to discern over the fairly strong vanilla flavors along with a little bit of burnt sugar and caramel. More caramel into the medium length finish. Fairly nice as a vanilla cream soda. Dissappointing as a root …

Very Sweet. Candy-like start quickly develops depths of wintergreen and molasses along with other ephemera. The candy start returns near the end and haunts the extended finish. Definitely a different flavor profile from their standard root beer. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Very sweet. The label proudly announces that this beverage "Fights Scurvy!", but unfortunately does not also warn that it fights taste buds just as well and it is not above fighting dirty. Orange, guarana, wintergreen, clove, anise, and vanilla make for exceedingly unruly shipmates from terrible start to …

Quite sweet. Strongly herbal sassafras start that blooms a touch in the middle with some caramel. Finishes somewhat long. Overall fairly simple but effective. Ok. Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

Very sweet. Intense and rich wintergreen and vanilla blend at the start. Shimmery maple appears in the middle and returns occasionally as a ghost in the long finish. Reasonably complex. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Medium Sweet. The opening herbal notes open as it warms blooming into solid birch all the while surrounded by hints from the fairly novel sweetener mix. Both recognizable and also pretty different. Interestingly buttery but mostly clean finish. Ok. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Very Sweet. Intense wintergreen at the start but slowly softens to uncover a hints of burdock, clove, and nutmeg amid the more prominent vanilla and brown sugar. Nice finish. Recommended. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Very sweet. Light birch sour tones with nice caramel and anise highlights provide excellent depth. Very extended wintergreen finish. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Heavy cinnamon and birch make for a nice combo throughout with some caramel to mellow the anise in the long finish. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Strong wintergreen and anise with some late vanilla. Long, but nice finish. Simple but well executed. Recommended Originally posted to Twitter.

Quite sweet. Pretty sure there is a decent base here but having a lot of trouble getting past what I suspect is "oak" flavor that tastes more like I spent too long in a small elevator with a man wearing too much cologne. Long sticky finish. Pass Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Big anise tinged wintergreen start with a generous caramel middle. Medium finish is slightly sticky. Ok Originally posted to Twitter.

Quite sweet. Slight must and full herbal tinged wintergreen. Slightly thin. Clean and quick finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Initial birch and caramel has layered umami that comes off as artificial fairly quickly. Candy tones soar in the middle and the entire muddled mess eventually finishes alkaline and slightly bitter. Pass. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Extremely rich wintergreen with fairly soft mouth feel. Some depth mostly from vanilla. A touch of anise in the finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Quite sweet. Vanilla and molasses in the start. Seems like some spearmint in with the usual wintergreen. Feels very thin. Incredibly fast and clean finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Big vanilla and molasses with herbal notes almost makes it a cream soda instead of a typical root beer. Light anise in clean, quick finish. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Dense, anise heavy start resolves to well incorporated vanilla, molasses, and wintergreen. Anise hangs strong through long licorice-like finish. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Strong vanilla start with a touch of birch. Very light anise sheltered by a bloom of molasses in the middle. Extended slightly sour finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Quite sweet. Anise start quickly gives way to strong wintergreen, molasses and vanilla. Anise makes a background appearance in the middle shortly before an amazingly brief, relatively clean, even slightly dry, finish. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Quite sweet. Classic tritone of vanilla, brown sugar, and wintergreen. Fairly well balanced but clearly blending high and low sugar grades. Shortish, almost clean finish. Decent choice for floats but could use more body. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Light sassafras with some anise or burdock adding slightly musty depth. Some floral notes in the middle. Long sticky finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Interesting and slightly tangy herbal blend has anise and clove features over complex molasses foundation. Finishes nicely though a touch long. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Strongly medicinal start is nearly retch inducing. Second and third sips provided same experience. Will not finish. PASS. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Decent classic root beer base ruined by odd industrial overtones and too long, cloying, and sticky finish. Pass. Originally posted to Twitter.