"Grower
Certified, Facility Certified, Product Certified"Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Santa Cruz
Organic Root Beer
"Grower
Certified, Facility Certified, Product Certified"
Santa Cruz Natural, Inc., P.O. Box 369, Chico, California 95927; 530-899-5010
Review
This is the only clear root beer that I have ever seen, interesting. It has a gingery nose. A sweet round taste that is almost like ginger ale. Other than the gingery-ness -- I'm not sure what this taste is -- there is no root flavor or particular sweetness at all. Finishes with a metallic aftertaste that dries out the mouth. I wish someone would make a great organic root beer; this is not it.
Luke's Numbers (3/13/04)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 7 |
Carbonation 8 |
|
Rootiness 6 |
Smoothness 8.5 |
|
Aftertaste 6 |
Over-all mouthfeel 8 |
|
Over-all Flavor 6.5 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 7 |
|
Over-all average 7.13 |
Rank: 41 of 82 |
Ingredients: Sparkling water, organic evaporated cane juice, natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), organic vanilla extract. 12 oz. can, 150 calories. 36 g carbohydrates, 35g sugars, 25 mg potassium.
Acquired: Rainbow Grocery, San Francisco.
Available: Northern California natural food stores; on tap in Ukiah, California.
Links:
Santa Cruz Organics website.
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