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”
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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 #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 #6: Stewart’s Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews Stewart’s Root Beer (regular), a brand that’s widely available in the U.S. and usually sells for a little cheaper than most “boutique” soda brands. Stewart’s is owned by the apple/beverage giant Mott’s. I purchased a 4-pack of 12 oz glass bottles for $3.99 at aContinue reading “BOREO #6: Stewart’s Root Beer”
BOREO #5: The original “Bulldog” Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews Bulldog Root Beer, which I purchased in a 12 oz glass bottle at my local chain grocery store for $1.99. Bulldog is produced and bottled by Orca Beverage Co. in Mukilteo, WA. I score five criteria from 1-5 to evaluate brews. A. Sweetness: 5. Perfect.Continue reading “BOREO #5: The original “Bulldog” Root Beer”
BOREO #4: Olipop “Classic Root Beer”
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the Classic Root Beer flavor of Olipop, a soft drink made by OLIPOP Inc. of Oakland, California. Olipop bills itself as “a new kind of soda”, and at the top of the can the root beer claims to “support digestive health”. I purchased a 12Continue reading “BOREO #4: Olipop “Classic Root Beer””
BOREO #3: A&W Zero Sugar Root Beer
Welcome to Brews Of Root Extraction Online. This post reviews the “Zero Sugar” variety of the godfather of root beers, A&W. The root beer made by A&W (at least the version that’s sold on draft, still in frosty glass mugs, in their restaurants) is considered by many the standard of what good root beer shouldContinue reading “BOREO #3: A&W Zero Sugar Root Beer”
