HealthValley Old Fashioned Root Beer


 Manufacturer:
Dist. by Health Valley, Irwindale, CA 91706-7811
The Pitch:
All Natural Herb & Root Recipe
Have a frosty natural root beer...delicious without caffeine.
The Ingredients:
Sparkling spring water, fructose, molasses, our own natural flavoring of herbal extracts, natural essences of anise and nutmeg.
The box:
N/A (purchased singles)
 
Spike says:
Very light, pours with a medium, short-lived head. Not too carbonated. I surprised myself by guessing molasses as an ingredient (which it is) - it comes through quite strongly. The drink actually smells like molasses, which doesn't thrill me. Not that I don't like molasses, it's great when baking, but it is a strong flavor and it dominates this brew. It would be a decent root beer except for that. At least the anise isn't too strong. This was a tough one to grade - except for the molasses it has a good flavor, which is often hard to come by in the all natural herb drinks. However, when I think "would I want to drink this regularly", the answer is no. So I'll do this...I'll give it a B+ as a novelty drink, but a D+ when compared with the other root beers.

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