"Philly
Style"Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Boylan's Creamy Red
Birch Beer
"Philly
Style"
Boylan Bottling Company, 280 Colfax Avenue Clifton, New Jersey 07013
1-800-289-7978
I'm not sure what is going on with Boylan's, their bottles are only 11.6 ounces, not 12, like everyone else's. A small, but accumulating, rip off of the consumer. Come on, Boylan!
Review
A sweet and wintergreen nose. Small bubbles don't intrude into the smoothness, which is nice. Kind of fruity, like Boylan's Root Beer. Very drinkable. Not terribly sweet or rooty, though it does have a strong wintergreen line from the beginning through the aftertaste, which slightly numbs the tongue after a bottlefull.
Luke's Numbers (11/7/04)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 7 |
Carbonation 7.5 |
|
Rootiness 7 |
Smoothness 8.5 |
|
Aftertaste 6 |
Over-all mouthfeel 8 |
|
Over-all Flavor 7 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 7.5 |
|
Over-all average 7.31 |
Rank: 60 of 132 |
Ingredients: carbonated water, cane sugar, pure birch oils, natural flavors, vanilla, natural yucca extract, vanillin, citric acid, caramel color, red 40, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness). 11.6 oz. bottle, 165 calories, 35 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrates, 41 g from sugars.
Acquired: Beverages and More, Colma, California.
Available: In some supermarkets and beverage stores in Northern California, not sure where else.
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