Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Simpson Spring Root Beer

On Saturday, I made my first trip to "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store" just south of Jordan, MN on Hwy 169. They had 92 kinds of root beer (and 87 kinds of licorice), and shelves and shelves of other obscure sodas.  I had to leave with a case of 24 kinds of assorted soda:

Case of Root Beer

I will be back to that store!

Sunday night, I cracked into my stash.  I started with a Simpson Spring Root Beer with a distinctly baby blue cap:

Simpson Spring Root Beer

Brand: Simpson Spring Root Beer.

Origin: South Easton, Massachusetts.

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

Sweetener: Sugar.

 Review: Nice and smooth, but a little too much anise aftertaste for my taste.  Good carmel flavor.

Score: 7 out of 10.

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5 comments:

  1. nrmrvrkOctober 4, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    As a Root Beer fan myself, I like where you're going with this blog. When selecting Root Beer one of the things that I look for is the sweetener used in a Root Beer. I try to stay away from those that use HFCS. Is there any way you could include this information in your reviews?

    Cheers,
    Jason

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    1. Steve StenzelOctober 4, 2012 at 9:23 AM

      Jason, I'll do that! I've found lots of people saying similar things, so I think I'll add a "Sweetener:" line just above the reviews. Thanks for the idea.

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    2. nrmrvrkOctober 4, 2012 at 11:06 PM

      Perfect! Thanks, Steve.

      ...and people say that you are unapproachable. Pfft!

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    3. nrmrvrkOctober 4, 2012 at 11:07 PM

      Perfect! Thanks, Steve.

      ...and people say that you are unapproachable. Pfft!

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    4. Steve StenzelOctober 5, 2012 at 7:19 AM

      Ha! :)

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