I opened this last night while FINISHING UP MY GRADING for the school year! (Yay!)
Brand: Rugged Mountain Root Beer
Origin: Poultney, VT.
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Evaporated Cane Juice.
Review: First of all, IT'S CLEAR! That's unusual. And maybe that made it taste a little weak to me - I don't know. It was oddly sweet. It had that slightly herby flavor of root beer, but this was just so generically smooth and sweet. It was unique, but a little odd. Not bad, but slightly strange at the same time. I still really don't know how I feel about this, so I'll just give it a middle-of-the-road score.
Score: 5 out of 10.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
North Star Vanilla Cream Soda
I opened this earlier tonight:
Brand: North Star Vanilla Cream Soda.
Origin: Spring Lake Park, MN. (Purchased by Blue Sun Soda; formerly of Forest Lake, MN.)
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Sugar.
Review: I first had a sip of this at a "cream soda tasting" event at Blue Sun Soda 6 months ago, and I noted in that post that "I remember the North Star being very creamy." It wasn't my favorite at the tasting, but because I noted that, I must have thought it was OK.
Well, it trying it again, I found that quote to be super true. This *MIGHT* be the creamiest and smoothest soda I've ever had. It just floated above my tongue and down my throat. It's pleasantly sweet and almost a bit floral. And there's definitely a little smooth kick of vanilla - I can see why it's called a "vanilla" cream. Its flavor is almost overpowered by just HOW sweet it is. This is quite unique and worth a taste.
Score: 9 out of 10.
Brand: North Star Vanilla Cream Soda.
Origin: Spring Lake Park, MN. (Purchased by Blue Sun Soda; formerly of Forest Lake, MN.)
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Sugar.
Review: I first had a sip of this at a "cream soda tasting" event at Blue Sun Soda 6 months ago, and I noted in that post that "I remember the North Star being very creamy." It wasn't my favorite at the tasting, but because I noted that, I must have thought it was OK.
Well, it trying it again, I found that quote to be super true. This *MIGHT* be the creamiest and smoothest soda I've ever had. It just floated above my tongue and down my throat. It's pleasantly sweet and almost a bit floral. And there's definitely a little smooth kick of vanilla - I can see why it's called a "vanilla" cream. Its flavor is almost overpowered by just HOW sweet it is. This is quite unique and worth a taste.
Score: 9 out of 10.
Friday, May 15, 2020
Monday, May 11, 2020
Summit Craft Root Beer
This past weekend, we took a quick trip to a local state park, and I brought along some root beer to share. My wife had picked up a 4-pack of this at Aldi here in St. Paul last week:
Brand: Summit Craft Root Beer.
Origin: Batavia, IL.
Purchase Place: Aldi, St. Paul, MN.
Sweetener: Sugar.
Review: It had a good head and was pretty smooth. The end of each sip had a bit of a wintergreen bite, and it was maybe a BIT more than I cared for, but it wasn't too bad. Pretty decent overall.
Score: 6.5 out of 10.
On the picnic table during our lunch. |
I gave my boys some in their own cups, and then Henry cleaned up the bottle when it was time. |
Brand: Summit Craft Root Beer.
Origin: Batavia, IL.
Purchase Place: Aldi, St. Paul, MN.
Sweetener: Sugar.
Review: It had a good head and was pretty smooth. The end of each sip had a bit of a wintergreen bite, and it was maybe a BIT more than I cared for, but it wasn't too bad. Pretty decent overall.
Score: 6.5 out of 10.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Yacht Club Hillary's Liberal Limeade
Here's the 2nd part of my "Donald vs Hillary" drink off:
(In case you missed it, here's part 1 from Tuesday. I tried both sodas at the same time to compare them head-to-head.)
Brand: Yacht Club Hillary's Liberal Limeade.
Origin: Centredale, RI.
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Pure Cane Sugar.
Review: Donald's was a bit sharper, but Hillary's was sweeter. The limeade flavor had a refreshing kick. It was pretty good, but I couldn't get over just HOW unnaturally neon it was. It tasted like a fun summer drink. My wife and 2 boys both thought Hillary was better (my oldest son noting that it was sweeter), but I HONESTLY was pretty split. Donald maybe have better "adult" flavor, and Hillary was a "sweeter" sipper. I'm not trying to ride the political fence here, but I'm giving them the exact same score.
Score: 6.5 out of 10.
(In case you missed it, here's part 1 from Tuesday. I tried both sodas at the same time to compare them head-to-head.)
Brand: Yacht Club Hillary's Liberal Limeade.
Origin: Centredale, RI.
Purchase Place: Blue Sun Soda, Spring Lake Park, MN.
Sweetener: Pure Cane Sugar.
Review: Donald's was a bit sharper, but Hillary's was sweeter. The limeade flavor had a refreshing kick. It was pretty good, but I couldn't get over just HOW unnaturally neon it was. It tasted like a fun summer drink. My wife and 2 boys both thought Hillary was better (my oldest son noting that it was sweeter), but I HONESTLY was pretty split. Donald maybe have better "adult" flavor, and Hillary was a "sweeter" sipper. I'm not trying to ride the political fence here, but I'm giving them the exact same score.
Score: 6.5 out of 10.
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