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Jon Root Beer Brand Guru
Joined: Oct 26, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: Fishers, IN
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: so - which is the best? |
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I'm sure there will be many different opinions on this topic but I'll throw out my top four:
Henry Weinhard's
Hank's
Saranac
Sprecher |
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biltam3 Root Beer Fan
Joined: Jun 28, 2004 Posts: 4
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Don't forget:
Baumeister
Filbert's
Frostop |
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MugMaster Root Beer Fan
Joined: Jan 19, 2005 Posts: 2
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anthony Root Beer Freak
Joined: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 70 Location: the big NJ
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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my top 5 right now:
Bulldog
Saranac
Ithaca
Howie's
Root 66 _________________ anthony's root beer barrel http://rootbeerbarrel.com |
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arcticpenguin Root Beer Freak
Joined: Apr 21, 2004 Posts: 80
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Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: Re: so - which is the best? |
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So many choices. My top choice would be 1919, followed by A&W from the tap. Rollie's is up there.
Barq's would be excluded from consideration due to their contamination with caffeine. _________________ "It is better to have drunk and tossed
than never to have drunk at all." |
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scuba Root Beer Fan
Joined: Nov 05, 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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1) Henry Weinhard's
2) Hanks
3) Frostop
4) Tie: Jumpin Johnny's and Frostie |
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Jester Root Beer Fan
Joined: May 23, 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Newport, KY
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thebedwetter Root Beer Fan
Joined: Aug 07, 2007 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: |
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What is the best Henry Weinhard's??
$30 for a 24 pack.
Good deal? |
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thebedwetter
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: |
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anymore suggestions? I have a local source for everything :-p |
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cleofusmcd3 Root Beer Fan
Joined: May 19, 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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thebedwetter wrote: | anymore suggestions? I have a local source for everything :-p |
where would this local source be? |
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arcticpenguin
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thomas Kemper
Virgil's Special Bavarian Nutmeg
I recently had a Henry Weinhard's, and thought it had too much vanilla. I had it with Indian food though, which could have thrown off my palate.
I'd like to add that I appreciate the variety in root beer. With cola, two brands dominate worldwide, and a lot of people couldn't tell the difference between them. With root beer, I could select )at least) 10 brands that all taste good, but different. |
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centaura Root Beer Fantasizer
Joined: May 10, 2005 Posts: 32 Location: South Bend, IN
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: so - which is the best? |
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slw wrote: | All this talk is nice, but we seem to be avoiding the real issue here.
Which brand is the best? |
It all depends on personal preference. I really like Henry Wienhards, because I love the vanilla flavor. I also enjoy Rat Bastard and Sprecher, as well as IBC and Jones. For me, I really don't like Virgils - its high on my worst rootbeer list. The brand that's the best is the one you like the best.
-Centaura |
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ArtShapiro Root Beer Fan
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Lake Forest, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:05 am Post subject: Re: so - which is the best? |
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I'm really surprised at the positive comments here with respect to Rat Bastard. I personally find that brand to be worsted only by Journey Desert Sage, one of the most medicinally putrescent elixirs that has ever passed these lips. Rat Bastard strikes me almost as unpalatable, while at least being recognizable as root beer, unlike the Desert Sage.
One that I have great difficulty finding here in Southern California, but which really wowed me a couple times, is Milligan's Island. It seems to have a delightfully complex flavor without being excessively sweet. Nearly as good, and much easier to find, is Sparky's. It seems consistently good, while there are a number of brands that seem to have quite a bit of variation from batch to batch.
Art |
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Root-BeerBlogMan Root Beer Fan
Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Indianapolis Area
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: so - which is the best? |
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Without question, the best I've run across is Capt'n Eli's. Followed by Seadog, Weeping Radish and a few others. I like many of the one's already mentioned but the Captain takes the award from me. _________________ http://root-beer.blogspot.com
http://soda-pops.blogspot.com |
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steel Root Beer Fan
Joined: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 6
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Mug and Dad's is one of the best, in miss. but it's hard to beat wards homemade rootbeer, I can drink my fill in there frosted mug rootbeer. _________________ Thank God for rootbeer!!!!!!!!!!! |
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