High
Desert Brewing Company, 1201 W. Hadley, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005
• 505-525-6752 Luke's Root Beer Reviews
High Desert Brewing Company
Root Beer
High
Desert Brewing Company, 1201 W. Hadley, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005
• 505-525-6752
Review
Herby nose. Highly carbonated lead is discouraging, but mellows into a complex, sweet mid-range. Carbonation does a slight bubble burn. Winter-green aftertaste drops into slight unpleasantness. Full-bodied, nicely sweet in the lead but that dissipates quickly into rootiness -- would like it to linger a little longer. Nancy and I liked this root beer. She notes, "I taste vanilla, cinnamon and rootines -- it has a spicy finish but is flavorful all the way through. A little over-carbonated for me," which is saying a lot as Nancy likes it much bubblier than I do.
Luke's Numbers (8/14/04)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 8.5 |
Carbonation 6 |
|
Rootiness 8.5 |
Smoothness 7 |
|
Aftertaste 7 |
Over-all mouthfeel 7 |
|
Over-all Flavor 8.5 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 8 |
|
Over-all average 7.56 |
Rank: 41 of 106 |
Ingredients: According to the brewer, "root beer extract, sugar and water."
Acquired: At the brewery in Las Cruces. A glass, $1.00; a pint, $1.50; a half-gallon to go, $4.50.
Available: Only at the brewery.
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