Thursday, October 4, 2012

Empire Root Beer

Rhode Island makes shitty root beer.  Or so I found out on Wednesday night when I tried this:

Empire Root Beer


Brand: Empire Root Beer.

Origin: Bristol, Rhode Island.

Purchase Place: "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store," Jordan, MN.

Sweetener: Cane Sugar.

Review: It wasn't smooth, but it didn't really have bite either.  It was like it was trying to be both, but it failed at both - it needed to pick a team and stick with it.  I didn't care for the taste.  It wasn't horrible, but I wouldn't purchase this again.

Score: 3 out of 10.
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5 comments:

  1. JosieOctober 5, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    I highly recommend you look one state west of RI for a superior root beer. Avery's is awesome: http://www.averysoda.com/index.html
    It's the best thing to come out if CT since John Mayer. Ok, that's not saying much...It's the best thing to come out of CT since Noah Webster!

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    1. Steve StenzelOctober 6, 2012 at 1:17 PM

      Josie, I'll check out Avery's EVEN THOUGH you made a John Mayer reference. (Not a fan...) :) Thanks for the tip!

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  2. JosieOctober 6, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    I said that John Mayer was a poor example and corrected myself. Noah Webster is obviously better. I COULD have said "the best thing to come out of CT since George W Bush", but that would just have been taking it too far. But seriously, try the root beer! I'm a CT native and resident and vouch for its yumminess.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 30, 2014 at 12:41 AM

    Dude Empire root beer and sarsaparilla are the best!! You must try this one again.

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  4. yanks83a1July 14, 2015 at 7:45 PM

    Empire with more carbonation is Balz Root Beer. lol

    Its a refreshing root beer. There is little syrup. Its no Hires. It doesnt have a bad after taste like Goose Island.

    Its not a "A" root beer. Its not an "F" root beer like Rat Bastard.

    On a hot day I could do a lot worse.

    Robert "Robert Rare Root Beer" blog

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