Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the “zero sugar root beer” of Barq’s, owned and run by the Coca-Cola Company. I purchased a 12-pack of 12 oz cans at a national chain grocery store for $9.99.
I use five criteria I score from 1-5 to evaluate brews.
A. Sweetness: 4. It’s sweet enough and doesn’t have an aftertaste, which is surprising given that it’s sweetened with aspartame. But it does taste artificial.
B. Lightbody spices: 5. I really like the blend they use. Lots of wintergreen, and something that tastes like cardamom (maybe it is cardamom) give it plenty of bite.
C. Heavybody spices: 2. I could taste some vanilla but not much else on the back end.
D. Uniqueness: 3. It’s quite pleasant, but not out of the ordinary, as far as root beers go.
E. Mouthfeel: 3. The carbonation is lively, but something (probably the lack of natural sugars) makes it a little more watery than I like.
Total score 17/25. Not too bad for what’s essentially a Diet Coke flavored like root beer.
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