The beers are back in town

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! I figured it best to quote Frosty the Snowman during the holiday season. Happy holidays everyone and thanks for being patient with us as we are still working out this whole blogging thing. We’ve done multiple tests since our last post but never actually blogged about them because we forgot or just weren’t in the mood. But anyways- this test thingy we tested Fitz’s, Hippo Size, St. John Brewers, and A&W.

St. John Brewers- This root beer was definitely the foamiest of the 4. I took a swig and realized that I could very easily drink an entire bottle. It’s fairly “tame” and doesn’t attack you mouth. I would suggest having this along side a piece of pizza. 4/5

Fitz’s- This one smelled very strong. The actual sensation while drinking it was what I like to describe as getting punched in the face. The wintergreen was almost overpowering. Additionally, there was a strange aftertaste that I couldn’t quite place. Overall though I liked it. 4/5

A&W- Now I don’t really like A&W just in general and the bottle added absolutely nothing. It smelled like wheat thins. Yes, the cracker, and there wasn’t actually a taste. Someone could’ve handed it to me and I would be able to tell you that it’s pop, but I wouldn’t be able to tell you what actual drink it was. 2/5

Hippo- Hippo was a giant disappointment. We tried it before we started blogging and both enjoyed it. Since that day I’ve had it on multiple occasions and still loved it. Today it was just bad. I described the smell as “fruit punch windex” and the taste as “like a 5 year old shoved a fruit roll up in it”. For some reason there was just an odd fruity element that I’ve never tasted before in this. I give this particular bottle a 2/5 but will not change the rating on the “Elaina’s picks” page because I firmly believe that there was just something wrong with the batch that we got.

Overall for our first week back after a few months I’d say this went pretty well.

~Elaina

Merry Christmas Root Beer Revue

Merry Christmas everyone. Yes it is a little early but I don’t know if we will get another tasting done before the end of the year. My writing skills and taste buds are a little rusty so this blog will be a little different than normal. For some reason it was really difficult to pin down the flavors of the various root beers tonight so I am just going to give you what were my favorites along with the usual bottler information. The four beers of rootness that we tried tonight were Fitz’s, St. John Brewers, and Hippo Size, all in dark glass bottles and A&W in a clear glass bottle.

Fitz’s Root Beer: St. Louis, MO. I liked the flavor of this one the best of the four. It did have a diet aftertaste. A fair bite and no head at all. 4/5

St. John Brewers: Virgin Islands. This had the best head of the 4. Again, I’m sorry about not commenting on the flavors but am giving this a 3/5

A&W Root Beer: Plano, TX. This one I was kind of bummed out about. Of all the root beers that you can get in two liters from the grocery store, A&W is my favorite. I was pumped to find it in a glass bottle and couldn’t wait to try it. I have to say that it didn’t come close to the creamy vanilla flavor that I’m used to getting. It did have a good bite, but almost no root beer flavor and no discernible aroma. 3/5

Hippo Size: Mukilteo, WA. Another disappointment. I had tried Hippo before we started our blog and remember liking it. This time around not so. There was something “off” with the aroma and a cleaner like flavor. I am only giving this one a 2/5

This Christmas season I hope you take the time to rejoice in Jesus, the savior of the world, and enjoy an icy cold root beer with someone you love. God’s blessings to you!

RB