Thursday, July 15, 2010

Review of Goya Ginger Beer "Jamacian Style"



A little bit spicy, but the flavor is not great. HFCS. 5 out of 10

Preview of Mexican Sprite



The nice folks at La Bonita let me have this one on the house. Supposedly the got them as a mix-up. They may not have been capped properly or something. The clerk said that they don't make them as bubbly as the US ones, but I will need to drink some more to know for sure. Great flavor, but this one was pretty darn flat. No score yet.

Review of Dog n Suds Root Beer



Funny name. HFCS. Not great. 4 out of 10

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Review of Goya Cola Champagne




Not really sure what the hell this stuff is still. This is the 3rd soda of this type I have tried and all I know how to categorize them is that they are clear and called colas. This one is a little syrupy then the others where, but it is still not bad. 6 out of 10

Review of Goya Coconut Soda



Too sweet. HFCS. Made in Jersey? This is made by Goya the company that puts beans in cans and other crap aimed at the Hispanic population. 3 out of 10

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Revie of Dad's Creamy Red



What is "Red"? It's not punch, it's not melon, it's not berry, it's not bubblegum. It's just red. A cream soda is usually a vanilla flavor, but red cream is just red cream. 8 out of 10

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Review of Thomas Kemper Blood Orange



Yeah...It's one of those "grown-up" sodas. If you think you are going to be getting an Orange soda, think again. It's not a bad citrus soda and all but...5 out of 10

Review of Coco Solo



This is a different one. If you like Coconut I suppose you'll love this. It's not too sweet but it's not light. 6 out of 10.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Review of Inca Kola



Made by Coke. Very yellow. Does not taste like a cola to me. Still was tasty. HFCS. 6 out of 10

Review of Stewart's Orange 'n Cream



HFCS. It's still ok though. Try it some time. 5 out of 10

Review of Stewart's Key Lime



I remember this being better then it was. 5 out of 10

Monday, May 24, 2010

NOT OK



A Unique fruity taste. That is how Coke described this follow up flop of New Coke(both the brain child of the same dude). I remember that it tastes just like a "graveyard"; when you pour every flavor on tap in the same cup. The taste is not what makes this soda interesting. One blog comment I read compared the ad campaign(made by Portland's own Wyden and Kennedy) to that of the Nazi 3rd Reich's propaganda machine. Then there is that douche-bag art nerd who owns the OBEY brand was supposedly really mad because it was stealing his style and using it to exploit underground youth culture; unlike his t-shirts at the mall. Anyway. I remember that this soda just kind of sucked and that fact that the guy who made New Coke made it just seals the deal.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Review of Jackson Hole Strawberry Rhubarb



Pretty darn good. Not the kiddie-drink a strawberry soda is. The Rhubarb soda I have tried(review coming) is not strong enough to really stand on it's own. Good mix. 7 out of 10

Review of Jackson Hole Snake River Sarsaparilla



Enjoyable, but not the same taste I think of when I grab a sarsaparilla. 7 out of 10

Review of Jackson Hole Buckin' Rootbeer



A good amount of balance between sweet and herb. A little bit of anise-like flavor. 7 out of 10

Review of Double Cola



A bit stronger I suppose then some of the other alterna-colas. Reminds me of China colas a bit, but without the aftertaste. 6 out of 10

Review of Jolt Cherry Bomb



Not much of a cherry flavor. Not enough to constitute a "bomb" of cherry. 5 out of 10

Review of Jolt Electic Blue



Not a blue cream soda. More like the flavor of blue "drank" or kool-ade. 5 out of 10

Review of Lurch Birch



Still not sure what "real" birch beer tastes like. I like this stuff. Less sweet then the others I've tried. 6 out of 10

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Review of Souix City Birch Beer



Not sure what real birch beer tastes like. I was told not like this. It reminds me of those heart shaped candies with the funny sayings on them. 7 out of 10.

Review of Jolt Cola



This one needs no introduction. The original energy drink. 5 out of 10.

Review of Green River



I was looking forward to finding this one since it had been some time. Nice lime flavor but it's HFCS sweet. 6 out of 10

Review of NuGrape



"A flavor you can't forget" from Waco, Texas. Tastes like grape soda. HFCS. 6 out of 10.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Review of Faygo Rock & Rye



I didn't feel like I could neglect this brand just based on it's musical association. Rock and Rye is cola mixed with cream soda, if your into that sort of thing. 5 out of 10.

Review of Drizzle Kola Champagne



What the hell is this stuff? Creamy and fruity I think. 6 out of 10

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Review of Waialua Root Beer



Islanders! They just can't make a soda. 3 out of 10.

Review of Dad's Creamy Orange



Just like an Orange-sicle, but a liquid. This one was a stubbie too! 7 out of 10.

NO!



Sorry this is not going anywhere near my mouth. n/a out of 10.

Review of A J Stephans Ginger Beer



"That's going to be spicy!" -fellow co-worker and soda aficionado. He was right! Jamaican style means this ain't no Canada Dry. Good bubbles too! Nice sweetness. 8 out of 10.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Review of Triple XXX Root Beer



BAD ASS ROOT BEER! 8 out of 10.

Review of Souix City Root Beer



Pretty damn good. Nice balance between sweetness and 'root' with a bit of bubbles. 6.5 out of 10.

Review of A J Stephans Cream Soda



Love the bubbles. Nice sweetness. Smooth. 7 our of 10.

Review of Capt'n Eli's Root Beer



I have dogged this company before. Same story. 5 out of 10.

Review of Dad's Root Beer



Well...it's better then the can. Real sugar, fake flavor that is very light. 5 out of 10.

Review of Columbia Soda Works sarsaparilla



Local stuff. Lot's of herby anise flavor but way too sweet due to the HFCS. 6 out of 10.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Review of Mason's root beer



If only this was free(j/k). Love the bottle. Good sweetness. Not bad in the "root" flavor area either. 6.5 out of 10.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Review of Barrel Brothers root beer



WHAT THE HELL IS YUCCA? Not terrible in the herb department but the sweet comes from HFCS. All in all it's just not that great. 5 out of 10.

Review of Abita root beer



Well it's swamp soda. They used the right sugar but they used fake root beer flavor. I don't get it. Why go to the trouble of using real sugar if your not going to brew actual root beer. 4 out of 10.

Review of Fitz's root beer



Rad name. I mean you could literally throw Fitzs'! Good herb flavor but the HFCS sweetness is not a good complement. 5 out of 10.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Two great tastes that taste great together

Review of Olde Rhode Island Molasses Root Beer




Wow. This has some serious flavor. Just the complexity of the sweetness rocks. Not bubbly due to it being made with spring water but I will look past that this time because this was some darn good stuff. Tell you the truth, I cried a little. 8.5 out of 10.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Review of Frostie Root Beer



They did it to me. The all might Frostie Root Beer company let me down. Maybe I should have tried the root beer first; that is part of the company's name. But I didn't and I feel in love with the other flavors. Is it that the bar was set too high that this root brew fell flat. No I think it was the HFCS and chemical flavors that did it. Not that I normally don't like those type of root beer. Maybe they just need to put more of them in there. 4 out of 10. sorry Frostie

$2 @ the Goodwill



I should have got this when I was there but it had mold growing in it and it wasn't like it was that old really. I do think it's funny it was next to vases and house wears.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Review of Sioux City sarsaparilla



Turns out this does not have the disease SARS in it. Tastes good. Herby and sweet with a clean finish. 8 out of 10.

Review of Boylan's root beer



Now I am screwed. The complex flavors found in root beer are way beyond my glutton understanding. So I will not try to fool you too much and just say that I liked this but it was a bit sweet. 6 out of 10.

Review of Leninade



At least it's not Stalinade. Cool color. Cool bottle. Not bad drink. 5 out of 10.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Review of Capt'n Eli's Blueberry Pop



So much wrong where to start. First they call it pop. Even if they called it soda I wouldn't be happy. This stuff is basically juice. With fizzy water that's not actually carbonated. Don't get me wrong it tastes OK but so did the Parrot Punch; which I didn't review because they don't even call it pop or soda or anything like that. If you pick this up don't expect it to be a soda pop, it's not. 2 out of 10.

Nesbitt's Honey Lemonade



WHAT THE F? Why can't these guys put a proper seal on a bottle of soda? I think there was like two bubbles left in this stuff. Other then that... you can't taste the tiny amount of honey over all the HFCS and the lemonade was mediocre. 2 out of 10.

Review of Mundet Green Apple



Not too much difference from the regular stuff. It's green. Maybe a bit more acidic. I should PH test it some time. For now I will just drink it down while enjoying my tacos.
8 out of 10.

Review of Filbert's Banana



This ish is Bananas. B, a, n, a, n, a, s! I like fake 'nanners. 9 out of 10.