"Genuine"Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Pennsylvania Dutch Diet
Birch Beer
"Genuine"
"No Caffeine"
"Old Fashioned Taste, Old Fashioned Goodness"
"Natural and Artificial Flavors"
Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer, 67 Buck Road, Suite 112, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 19006
215-396-2012
(bottled under the authority of USA Beverage, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027)
Review
An attractive purplish color. Very rooty nose, a good sign. Highly carbonated, slight bubble burn. Immediate fake taste, screams DIET with wintergreen overtones. Wintergreen lingers, helps cover up the diet taste lingering as well. Slightly rooty, more medicinal than sweet.
Luke's Numbers (6/23/04)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 5 |
Carbonation 7 |
|
Rootiness 7 |
Smoothness 7 |
|
Aftertaste 4 |
Over-all mouthfeel 7 |
|
Over-all Flavor 5 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 5.5 |
|
Over-all average 5.94 |
Rank: 83 of 98 |
Ingredients: Carbonated water, caramel color, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate (preservative) citric acid, salt, acacia and aspartame, Red #40. Per 12 ounces: 0 calories, 0 carbohydrates, 67 mg sodium.
Acquired: Pathmark, North Brunswick, New Jersey. $0.89/2 liter (67.6 oz.) plastic bottle.
Available: Pathmark stores along the east coast.
Links:
Pennsylvania Dutch homepage.
Luke's Root Beer Homepage + Root Beer Rankings
2001 Root Beer Taste-off + 2002 Root Beer Taste-off