I remember liking Dad's Root Beer when I was younger. Since I've gotten into soda and become a certified expert, I wanted to revisit my childhood and try it in the classic bottle. A local grocery store had the bottles on sale for 50 cents a pop, so I bought a bunch.Dad's is made with cane sugar and has been around since 1937. It was a major dissappointment. It was flat and fairly bland. It also had a watered down taste, not at all what I was expecting. It was too bad because I wanted so badly to like it.
My top root beers so far are Virgil's, Sprecher's and Sioux City Sarsparilla. I've been wanting to try Abita and Bulldog and should have reviews of those brands shortly.
Have you hit up a Pepsi Throwback yet? I had one here in DC this week and it was quite tasty. Unfortunately, it was out of a plastic bottle but it didn't destroy the experience. I would still recommend it. I think I last drank a Pepsi in 2001, when Britney was their spokeswoman.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like downing a 40 from IBC... As far as Dad's goes, I never liked it even as a lad.
ReplyDeleteTried Henry Weinhard's? I've seen it in bottles in supermarkets now. You can get it on tap in Northern Idaho, Oregon, and thereabouts.
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