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Capt'n Eli's Root BeerA well crafted brew with attention to detail. I could taste the fact that they used natural flavors. The Body was sweet and creamy but with too much anise and no honey. The Bite was Spicy and the Head was perfect. The After Taste was of vanilla and anise that wasn't bad but at the same time not overly good. It was really good brew, but I just don't like the anise flavor too much, if they just had a little less of that and some honey... I found this at www.captneli.com.
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St. Arnold Root BeerThis is a delicous root beer. It has a rich, dark, rooty Body that is at the same time very creamy. The Bite boldly hits you as soon as the brew enters your mouth and stays with you a bit. It is sharp and spicy. The After Taste is very creamy and lingers a long time, which is to be desired. The Head however, is weak, though frothy. I got this from Texas, www.saintarnold.com.
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Miligan's Island's Awesome Root BeerThis was good. A wonderful Body. The Bite was good. The After Taste was pleasureable but the Head was awful. It would was not only small, but it would go flat in about a minute. This alone was enough to stop it from getting a seal of approval. I ordered this from Connecticut.
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Sea Dog Root BeerWell, it seems that ol' (or maybe I should say young) Capt'n Eli taught his dog how to brew root beer as well. I must say, Sea Dog is pretty good. There is a lot of attention to details for a dog. It has a full flavored, smooth Body but unfortunately too much anise (I expect that he learned that from the Cap'.) There is not much Bite. It is really smooth which I do like though I think it should have a little bit more too it. The Head is excellent! It is difficult to pour a whole bottle into a mug. The head lasts almost as long as a diamond. Unfortuneatly it doesn't taste so good. The After Taste is a creamy vanilla and anise. Not really bad but not overly good. Over all it is a solid brew but not quite exceptional. This can also be found at www.captaineli.com.
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Clover Classic Root BeerA sweet rich Body with a zippy little Bite. The After Taste is some what fruity but not too fruity to be displeasureable. The Head however is completely terrible. There is no head at all and it is practically flat. I ordered this online.
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Thomas Kemper Root BeerA better than average brew but nothing spectacular. Nice Body, Bite, Head, and After Taste. Good on every thing but not great on any of them. I think this can be found across the Western USA.
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Deer Field Trading Company Root BeerThis is good. The Body is sweet and creamy though with a tad too much licorice. The Bite is nice and spicy. The Head is short, with a medium froth, which is rather disappointing. The After Taste is dark and almost candyish. Found this in Walgreens.
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Tommy Knocker Root BeerThe Body is mapley, but kind of empty and not overly sweet. I do love that maple flavor though. There is not really much Bite at all, and, though I do like it smooth I like a little more. The Head is frothy but nothing too spectacular. I would class it as Ok. The After Taste is of maple but it doesn't linger. This brew gives a good first impression but falls short afterwards. It is also disappointing because they changed there recipe from what it originally was. To see the origonal review, click here
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Trader Joe's Root BeerThis stuff is comepletely average for me. Nice Body, Bite, After Taste, but lacking in Head. There is absolutely nothing special about this. I would put this as the stereo-typical root beer. Found this at a Trader Joe's store. What do you know?
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A&W Root BeerThe standard Root Beer. Good Body, nice Head but too harsh in the carbonation on the Bite. After Taste is very pleasant. Better out of the tap at one of the many restaurants, but still good. It is hard to find it in bottles but look, there is a good chance it could be close to you.
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Goose Island Root BeerThis has a nice sweet and creamy Body. After the initial contact however, there is a strange flavor that surfaces and takes away from beauty of the brew. The Bite is too strange. There is too much Guarana in it. The Head is alright. The After Taste is of vanilla and Guarana. Ordered online. Join the masses.
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Jack Black's Dead Red Root BeerThis has a nice sweet and creamy Body. After the initial contact however, there is a strange flavor that surfaces and takes away from beauty of the brew. The Bite is too strange. There is too much Guarana in it. The Head is alright. The After Taste is of vanilla and Guarana. The lovely Internet was used to get this root beer.
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Lost Trail Root BeerThis had a strong, almost dark Body. There was a noticeable amount of wintergreen that was not displeasing. The Bite was just right and the bottles were sealed tight (a couplet? Maybe not.) The Head was nice and frothy. It lingered like it should but wasn't anything extraordinary. The After Taste was a rather deplorable sticky type of thing that kind of ruined the otherwise pleasing experience. This is a good root beer that would go great with pizza and other foods, but not quite sipping quality. To be found online near you!
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Jackson Hole Buckin' Root BeerA nice rooty Body with a spicy Bite made drinking this root beer rather enjoyable. The flavor was like that of a root beer barrel candy. The Head wasn't very frothy and fizzed away very quickly which disappointed me. The After Taste was sweet and spicy. There was a noticeable lack of vanilla flavor so it wasn't very creamy however. Factoring that into both body and after taste, coupled with the less than favorable head it is slightly more than drinkable at best. Found this in a supermarket in Pulman, WA.
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Bedford's Root BeerThe first two bottles of this stuff that I drank were wonderful, but the rest were lacking. The Body is sweet and creamy but a little weaker than it should be. Also, there is a hint of something strange in the flavor that just doesn't belong. The Bite is really non-existent. The Head is nice, but not frothy so even though there is a lot of it, it doesn't linger. The After Taste is pleasant, but that same strange flavor is there. This root beer on the whole has got the right stuff, but just not enough. I got this at Albertson's in Provo, UT
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Sioux City Root BeerThe Body is average. Not too sweet and rather "soda-ish". A good Bite, but on the harsh side and not too spicy. Only a fair Head. There is not much After Taste. All in all, good, but lacking in every department. I found this in Sacramento, CA.
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Frostie Root BeerThe Body is good, but has a strange, unplaceable flavor surfacing after the initial contact. There is a good Bite. The Head good as well. The After Taste is that same strange flavor, which isn't gross, but just doesn't belong. If it were not for this aforementioned flavor, Frostie would've rated higher. I ordered this online.
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Root 66 Root BeerA complex Body with too much Bite. Head is ok. the After Taste could use vanilla. This is the only root beer with anise in it that I can at all stand. I found this in Seattle, WA.
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IBC Root BeerAn ok root beer by my standards. Good Body and Head but too harsh and too much Bite for my taste. After Taste is ok, the best part about this is that it is much cheaper than the rest. I found this on the West Coast.
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Dr. Brown's Root BeerThis stuff is Koshar, but it has no sodium. The Body is sweet but is not full. The overall flavor is wonderful but incomplete. The Head is weak. The Bite is ok but the After Taste actually leaves you quite disapointed. I found this at the ethnic foods section of a QFC in seattle.
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Stewart's Root BeerThis a an average root beer. Good Body, good Head, good Bite. But the After Taste is a weird one that lingers too long so that the more you drink the less you want. I found this on the West Coast.
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Dad's Root BeerThis is alright. The Body is good. The Bite is a little harsh for me, I like it smooth. The Head is nothing special. The After Taste is not displeasing. I found this in British Columbia, Canada.
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Jumpin' Johnny's Root BeerThis root beer has an execptionally sweet and delicious Body but although it is delicious at first, it proves rather hollow. There is not much Bite and it has very little Head on it. The After Taste is nothing special and even turns slightly fruity after awhile which counters the sweet flavor at the begining. But because of the sweet delicious flavor, it does go very well with food and therefore is drinkable, and actually very desireable in that a food like pizza is greatly complimented by the sweet flavor, and the pizza flavor will fill the hollowness and mask the unpleasantness of the after taste. I ordered this online.
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Mason's Root BeerThe Body is very sweet with an initial good root beer flavor, but then a slight fruity and out of place flavor sneaks its way in to distrupt the otherwise pleasant experiance. The Bite is lacking. The Head is acceptable and rather frothy and foamy but on the light side. The After Taste is sticky and not quite as it should be. I think it may have something to do with more sodium benzoate and citric acid than flavoring in the root beer. Keg Brewed Flavor indeed. I ordered this online
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Boylan's Root BeerThis has a very strong Body and an alright After Taste. It says "best head" on the bottle but the Head is not that good. The Bite is ok. I ordered this Online.
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Cool Mountain Root BeerThis has a strong, sticky Body. Kind of a "dark" flavor to it. It has a very solid Bite. The Head is acceptable, but it bubbles away quickly. The After Taste is anisish which is rather icky to me. When I drank it, there was an explosion of flavor in my mouth. The problem, it just doesn't stop exploding. I ordered this Online.
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