So, you haven’t done much group cycling yet, or maybe you’re new to cycling altogether. Or maybe you’ve ridden with some groups but aren’t 100% sure about how you should behave in a group. Here are some basic etiquette rules that will help you help out your group, make for a pleasant group ride, andContinue reading “Etiquette for Riding in Groups”
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BOREO #15–A&W Draft Root Beer (only available at A&W restaurants)
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews A&W draft root beer…the kind that comes in a cold glass mug at the restaurant, not the kind you buy in the store. This is considered by some to be one of the original “blueprint” root beers (along with Hires and IBC). Whether that’s trueContinue reading “BOREO #15–A&W Draft Root Beer (only available at A&W restaurants)”
BOREO #14–Dad’s Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the root beer from the old-time brand “Dad’s”. Dad’s Root Beer and other sodas are bottled and distributed by Orca Beverage Co. in Mukilteo, WA. I purchased a 12 oz bottle at a local chain grocery store for $1.99. I evaluate brews using five criteriaContinue reading “BOREO #14–Dad’s Root Beer”
BOREO #13–Henry Weinhard’s Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the root beer from Henry Weinhard’s, a brand chiefly known for its beers. The story goes that during Prohibition, the Blitz-Weinhard brewery in Portland, OR, switched its operation to bottling root beer to keep its doors open. Today, the same company (now located in FortContinue reading “BOREO #13–Henry Weinhard’s Root Beer”
BOREO #12–Boneyard Brewing “Ultrapop” Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the root beer offered in the “Ultrapop” line of boutique sodas offered by Boneyard Brewing Co., Bend, OR. I purchased the brew from a national chain grocery store, $1.99 for a 12 oz can. I use five criteria I score from 1-5 to evaluate brews.Continue reading “BOREO #12–Boneyard Brewing “Ultrapop” Root Beer”
BOREO #11–A&W Root Beer (regular, store-bought)
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews A&W root beer, which some consider to be the grandaddy of them all. I don’t know too much about that, but I do know that the A&W you buy in stores (I purchased the brew for this review from a national chain grocery store, $6.99Continue reading “BOREO #11–A&W Root Beer (regular, store-bought)”
BOREO #10: Barq’s Zero Sugar Root Beer
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’sContinue reading “BOREO #10: Barq’s Zero Sugar Root Beer”
BOREO #9: Jones Soda Co. Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the root beer from “Jones Soda Company”, the company who sells some interestingly flavored sodas, always uses real cane sugar, and employs customer-supplied photos for their bottle labels. Jones is based out of Seattle and their sodas are widely available in all kinds of stores;Continue reading “BOREO #9: Jones Soda Co. Root Beer”
BOREO #8: Steelhead Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews Steelhead Root Beer, which I purchased in a 12 oz glass bottle at my local chain grocery store for $1.99. Steelhead is produced and bottled by Orca Beverage Co. in Mukilteo, WA (which also makes the “Bulldog” root beer I’ve reviewed before…as you’ll see belowContinue reading “BOREO #8: Steelhead Root Beer”
BOREO #7: Zevia Creamy Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the “Creamy Root Beer” from Zevia, a zero-sugar line of sodas sweetened with stevia. I use five criteria, each scored 1-5, to evaluate brews. A. Sweetness: 4. Almost perfect. Could be a tiny bit sweeter. B. Lightbody Spices: 4. Plenty of wintergreen, and a hintContinue reading “BOREO #7: Zevia Creamy Root Beer”
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