Why are people so split on Virgil's?

[christian_cyclist]

There are quite a few negative user reviews on Bevnet.Com for this root beer and I was afraid that I wouldn't like it. It turned out great and I really enjoyed it. So why are some people so split on it? This is only my third "serious" root beer so I can't figure out why.

-- Boris

[kink]

I have tried lots of different root beers and Virgil's seems to be one that is not the same every time. In the bottle it was bad. In the first pony keg I had it was good. In the second pony keg it was undrinkable. This was about 10 people tasting it and all saying the same thing YUCK! Some sort of fruity after taste. Bevnet seems way off some times from what I see. My taste as gone thru some changes over the years. At one time I liked alot of bite in my root beer, now I like more sweet with a real creamy taste. Don't forget drive in root beers, a lot of them still make their own root beer and it can be very good.

Thanks Kink

[rblover]

Well i had Virgil's and i liked it. Then I had the Bavarian Nutmeg version and it was a lot worse. I just think it is just "luck of the draw"
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[Theyoungfanatic]

i agree
virgils has some good bottles some bad ones
but they add sooo many flavors, that it kind of stops tasting like root beer
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[Thom]

I bought a bottle of Virgil's at a health-food store. It was sitting on a shelf in a partial six-pack. It was awful. But Virgil's has no preservatives. I wonder how long that pack had been sitting there. It probably simply went bad.