Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Point
Premium Root Beer
"Real Draft Style"
"Beverage Testing Institute Gold Medal Winner - Premium Soda"
The Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481; 800-369-4911
From the bottle:
"Finding the right taste was hard, choosing the name was easy. Our legendary recipe for Point Premium Root Beer boats the purest water, finest sugars and genuine Wisconsin honey. The result is a creamy, smooth draft root beer with a delicious taste that is second to none."
Review:
Honey, herby nose. Great sweet lead but with biting carbonation that detracts from the overall experience. Lovely honey close and aftertaste. In later sips the carbonation mellows out, the taste becomes more cola-ish, but the honey finish remains and gets more intense. A complex brew, relatively thick. Mmmm.
Luke's Numbers (7/22/2006)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
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Sweetness 9 |
Carbonation 6 |
|
Rootiness 8 |
Smoothness 8 |
|
Aftertaste 9 |
Over-all mouthfeel 8 |
|
Over-all Flavor 9 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 8 |
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Over-all average 8.13 |
Rank: 30 of 174 |
Ingredients: Carbonated water, cane sugar and/or high fructose corn sweetener, malt extract, pure Wisconsin honey, caramel color, natural and artificial flavors, vanilla, phosphoric acid, and sodium benzoate (a preservative). Caffeine free. 12 oz. bottle, 180 calories, 37.5 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrates, 45 g from sugars.
Acquired: Through the Hastings Spring Break Root Beer Challenge.
Available: In Wisconsin, and ??
Links: Stevens Point Brewery root beer page.
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