"Draft
Style"Luke's Root Beer Reviews
Silver Spring
Root Beer
"Draft
Style"
Distributed by CRO-PAC, Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0011
Review
Strong chemical burnt sugar lead, lasting through the mid ranges. The burnt sugar taste wafts up into your nostrils, raising questions as to what chemical it took to create it. Slightly fruity second hit, slightly wintergreen toothpaste aftertaste.
Our outside reviewers didn't think much better: "Slightly metallic, too sweet, too carbonated, watery aftertaste," thought Neale. "Weak root beer flaor, slightly unpleasant taste and aftertaste," said Gerry, summing it up: "truly awful." "It smells like root beer candy," said Nancy. "It's too sweet, the syrupy vanilla aftertaste is unpleasant."
Luke's Numbers (9/28/04)
|
Flavor |
Mouthfeel |
|
Sweetness 7 |
Carbonation 7 |
|
Rootiness 6 |
Smoothness 7 |
|
Aftertaste 6 |
Over-all mouthfeel 7 |
|
Over-all Flavor 6 |
Over-all Root Beer Experience 6.5 |
|
Over-all average 6.56 |
Rank: 85 of 121 |
Ingredients: carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, artificial flavor, citric acid, sodium benzoate (a preservative). 12 oz. can, 170 calories, 20 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrates, 41 g from sugars.
Acquired: Hannaford Food and Drug, Saco, Maine, $0.25/can, plus 5 cents deposit. This appeared to be the house brand, but I am not certain of that.
Available: Presumably at Hannaford Supermarkets in Maine.
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