Manhattan
Special Bottling Corp., Brooklyn, New York 11211Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Manhattan Special
True Root Sarsaparilla
Manhattan
Special Bottling Corp., Brooklyn, New York 11211
Review
Medicinal nose, medicinal lead, wintergreen in the foreground. Slight diet-y aftertaste, perhaps this is wintergreen too. Not very sweet, but this is a more complex than usual brew. Tiny bubble carbonation causes bubble burn, which drops off into that vague diety wintergreen aftertaste.
Luke's Numbers (7/23/04)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 6 |
Carbonation 6 |
|
Rootiness 7 |
Smoothness 7 |
|
Aftertaste 5 |
Over-all mouthfeel 7 |
|
Over-all Flavor 6.5 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 7 |
|
Over-all average 6.44 |
Rank: 82 of 105 |
Ingredients: carbonated water, cane sugar, caramel color, natural flavor, citric acid, preserved with sodium benzoate. 28 oz. bottle. Per 12 oz. serving, 150 calories, 22.5 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrates, 33 g from sugars.
Acquired: King Kullen Supermarket, Long Island, New York. 28 oz. bottle, $2.19.
Available: Presumably at King Kullen Supermarkets in New York.
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