"Made with Pure Natural Cane Sugar"Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Soho Natural
Root Beer
"Made with Pure Natural Cane Sugar"
"No Preservatives, No Artificial Color, No Artificial Flavors"
A Product of Arizona Beverage Co., manufactured for Perolito, Vultaggio & Sons
This comes in a 23-ounce tall-boy can, so you can keep it in a paper bag and pretend you are drinking malt liquor. While the can trumpets the fact that it is "made with pure natural cane sugar," it is also made with high fructose corn syrup, according to the ingredients list.
Review:
Wan brew. Fruity -- a fruit punch-like lead and midrange flattens into a bland finish. Light carbonated bite to being with but smooths out. Little aftertaste, just some fruity hints. Not much to work with here. "It has an almost fermented smell at the end," says critic Nancy. She continues: "Eeuw. It has a sour edge to it."
Luke's Numbers (7/22/2006)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 7 |
Carbonation 7 |
|
Rootiness 5 |
Smoothness 8 |
|
Aftertaste 4 |
Over-all mouthfeel 7 |
|
Over-all Flavor 5.5 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 6 |
|
Over-all average 6.19 |
Rank: 147 of 182 |
Ingredients: Filtered carbonated water, cane sugar syrup, high fructose corn syrup, natural flavors, caramel color, citric acid. 23 ounce can (odd!), 165 calories per 12 oz., 37.5 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrates, 42 g from sugars. Note: Soho Natural is a trademark of River West Brands LLC and a license for its use on this product has been granted by the owner to Herbal Enterprises LLC.
Acquired: Through the Hastings Spring Break Root Beer Challenge, from root beer correspondent Paul Peterson.
Available: At convenience stores in San Francisco, at least.
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