 Cable (285), SE, Oklahoma, USA
Aug 8, 2006
Sampled from bottle. Pours murky red-brown with quite a bit of sediment and a scattered, sudsy head. Aroma is not beery, but has an interesting boquet of spices: vanilla, anise and ginger. Flavor is interesting, but certainly not good. Not much like root beer and not like beer. More ginger & spices at any rate. Well-carbonated and medium-bodied. I feel sorry for the poor souls who were compelled to drink this style some 200 years ago.
fordest (1759), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Sep 9, 2008 A very interesting beer. I didn’t think it was as bad as people had said it was. Root beer aromas with ginger and... um... root? Flavors were similar with just some alcohol on the finish. Not so bad really.
kiefdog (474), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2008 12oz bottle courtesy of markwise. Pours a reddish-orange-brown with thin tan head. Aroma is decidedly root beer with notes of spice, ginger, grain, and hops. Flavor is also strongly root beer with some licorice, smoke, sweet and malty notes. Sweet malty finish with a medium body.
Sandman2222 (40), Florida, USA
Aug 13, 2008 A real solid brew by Sam Adams. I enjoyed the overtones of the sassafras, and the little bit of vanilla and spice that even and smooth out the beer ever so nicely.
markwise (287), Satellite of Love, Florida, USA
Aug 11, 2008 This is a decent beer, and for the purpose of tasting old-school-esque brews, it fits the bill. It pours a reddish-yellow color with lots of particles. It has a grassy-ginigery-licorice style aroma. The flavor has a good deal of smoke in it with flavors of wood, anise, black licorice and some sweet malt sticking around. This one will not really be good with a float...
Hophead22 (252), Redlands, California, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Interesting. Smells like anise with some cinnamon or allspice in the backround, vanilla too. Smells good. Dark orange and a white head. Has a smokey wood taste too it, coffee on the aftertaste. Some maple in there too. Not something I would drink again.
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