Small Town Brewery Not Your Father’s Root Beer (4.5%) Spice / Herb / Vegetable at 4.5% ABV (C$4.26 at NLC Stavanger, 473 ml, best before 15-Jun-2017, acquired 29-Jul-2017, reviewed 14-Aug-2017)
Appearance: clear deep brown with a short, short-lived white head, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: sugary root beer, mint, cream, grainy malt. (6/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate alcohol, mild bitter. (6/10) Palate: medium slick body, moderate carbonation, cloyingly sweet finish. (2/5)
So, this is the lower-alcohol version that I had previously passed on in favour of the 10.7% version. As with its boozy sibling, there’s a hint of beer-like grainy malt underneath the cloying sweetness and root beer extract, but up front it’s very much a sugary mess, without even the redeeming alcohol heat. Again, not actually terrible, but it’s not even close to something I’d seek out again. (11/20)
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