Stewarts Root Beer

Stewarts root beer originated in 1924. This great root beer was how Frank Stewart the maker of Stewarts root beer gained most of his income as a school teacher. And soon after he made his stand he made his first drive through location. And this small 1920's root beer company evolved and grew into what it is today. A root beer company that has stayed around for over 75 years
Sweetened with sugar
Medium-High carbonation
Med. Head
Very dark
No caffeine
No  sarsaparilla
Good cold
Sold in 12 oz. bottles
Smells carmely

I rate this a 6 1/2

Steelhead Draft Root Beer

sorry, no history
med. carbonation
good cold
contains sarsaparilla
no caffeine
med. darkness almost a carmely color
no head
spicy
a little herbal
pretty strong in taste
found in Eugene Oregon

My rating: 8

Virgils micro brewed root beer

The Virgils root beer was first started in 1916. This root beer was one of their first. They only use natural ingredients.
Sold in 12 oz. bottles
Gluten free
med. carbonation
pretty dark
low carbs.
smells like saspirilla
sweetened with licorice, vanilla, and cinnamon
great with summer foods.





I rate this a 8

Teddy's root beer

Sorry, there is no history
good for parties
Caffeine free
med. carbonation
good served cold
no head
med darkness
thin
sweetener: corn syrup

I rate this a 5

Race Day

Ran a 5K. Won it for my age group. Time for some root beer.





Posted on St. Patricks Day!

Thomas Kemper

Head Medium
Dark about a 7
sweetener: Honey, Cane Sugar, Vanilla.
No caffeine
good warm and cold
good with pizza

Thomas Kempler was first brewed for an Oktober fest in 1990. Then soon it largely grew and was soon used at a November fest. And today you can buy it at many grocery stores around America.



I rate this an 8 3/4

Deshutes

Sorry, there is no history or pictures available.

head low
med carbonation
It has sarsaparilla.
Good served cold.
dark about an 8
Only found in Bend and Portland Oregon.
It can only be found in draft.
It is not to sweet.
Very thin.
The head is pretty low
I rate it a 6 1/2 out of 10

Mug

Mug was produced by the Belfast Beverage Company  in San Francisco, California in the early 1950's. Which was purchased by Pepsi in 1986.
Head large
carbination high
sasperella none
sweetener cane sugar
no caffine
pretty light
good served cold
good if you want something cheep for a large group of people.
I rate it a 4 out of 10

old town root beer company

Old Town Root Beer was created in Temecula, CA. Its owners John and Cory McGomery developed this brand in 2001. The original recipe was written on onion skin paper found in a family bible from Johns grandfather who was alive in the 1800's.
sweeteners are honey and cane sugar
low carbonation
low head
good if you like honey
good served cold
no caffeine
available in 12 oz bottles
dark about a ten
micro brewed
tasted on super bowl sunday!!!!
I rate this a 7 out of 10

boylan root beer

The Boylan Bttlg co. was founded in 1891. Boylan Root Beer was one of the first companies to create a carbonated beverage.
sweetener: cane sugar
available in 12 oz. bottles
dark about a 9
high head when first poured then goes down to a low
med. carbonation
smooth
no caffeine
best served cold.
can be found in New Jersey and New York
consumed super bowl sunday!
I rate it an 9 out of 10

Crater lake rootbeer

The home made root beer was created by the Gouverneur family in Indiana after visiting Crater lake.  And since then one of their sons have created a variety of different flavors of soda.
Head: low
carbination: low
It's pretty mild
sasprilla none
sweetener none
no caffine
its pretty dark about a 8
It comes in 12 oz. bottles.
Best served warm and is made localy in Portland Oregon.
It can be found in Oregon and Washington.
I rate it 7 1/2 caps out of 10

IBC Diet

The IBC Root Beer  was created in 1919 by the Griesediek family in St. Louis. Then the independent root beer company was closed and purchased by the Kranzberg family. Then the popularity started to slowly rise in the 1920's and soon was available in many top restaurants.
head : very little
Carbination: high
Color: dark about a 7
The IBC Diet comes in 12 oz. bottles
It is best served cold with pizza.
It is Nutty, vanilla, and a litttle sasperela.
No caffine
Can Be found in oregon and Washington

I rate it 6 3/4 caps out of 10

hansen's root beer

Founded in 1935 in southern california by Hubert Hansen and his three sons.And since then they have created a variety of different flavors and sodas.caffeine: non
found: most grocery stores 
size: 12 oz. cans
sweetener: splenda

I liked it for many reasons such as the color, flavor. The flavor has a huge amount of carmel, color is  medium. I highly recommend drinking Hansens cold.


color: medium 7


taste (sweetness ,flavor,etc): the flavor has a large taste of carmel, so very sweet. 7

carbonation:  high 5

smell: carmel 5
no sodium
no preservatives
head: small 5


Delivery (draft ,bottle ,or can): can 


final rating: 5 caps out of 10

rogue rootbeer

based on brewer Arlen Harris' family recipe given to him by his grandfather.
found: rogue brewery's located in OR and WA
size: pint size glasses 

I liked it for many reasons such as the color, delivery, flavor, temp. It's not spicy or super sweet. It is mild with a great full finish. It has low carbonation. I had the draft which was dark. The staff recommended to try it in a root beer float.
color: dark 10
taste (sweetness ,flavor,etc):A hint of sweetness with a strong crisp body of sarsaparilla but not spicy. 10
carbonation: very low with a long drink ability time without going flat. 10
smell: vanilla sarsaparilla 
head: when first poured 1/8 inch of head. Head diminished very quickly.  5
delivery (draft ,bottle ,or can): draft in a glass (non-mug). Room temp- but you could not drink it any other way it just would not be the same. 10
You may find this awesome root beer at Rogue Public House in Eugene, Oregon


final rating: 10 caps