"More for Your Dollar"Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Market Basket
Sarsaparilla
"More for Your Dollar"
"Naturally and Artificially Flavored"
"Made with Sparkling Water"
Distributed by DeMoula Supermarkets, Inc., Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876
Canned by Cro-Pac, Worcester, Massachusetts 01603
Market Basket also has a Diet Root Beer and a Root Beer. Interestingly, the Sarsaparilla has sodium, where the root beer doesn't, and also has 10 more calories than the root beer. Hmm.
Review:
No nose. Broad, unpleasant, almost faux-buttery lead, I wish I could identify this taste but it must be some chemical. Ick. That unpleasantness lays on your tongue like a cool blanket of bad taste. No rootiness, gross taste, truly execrable. "Really, really bad," says Nancy. "One of the worst root beers I've ever tasted." Not for the faint of heart...
Luke's Numbers (9/5/2005)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 5 |
Carbonation 7 |
|
Rootiness 3 |
Smoothness 7 |
|
Aftertaste 3 |
Over-all mouthfeel 7 |
|
Over-all Flavor 3.5 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 5 |
|
Over-all average 5.06 |
Rank: 147 of 154 |
Ingredients: carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, sodium benzoate (a preservative), citric acid. 12 ounce can: 180 calories, 25 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrates, 45 g from sugars.
Acquired: Market Basket in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Luke's Root Beer Homepage + Root Beer Rankings
2001 Root Beer Taste-off + 2002 Root Beer Taste-off