Who Made This Stuff? Appalachian
Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA
Website: www.abcbrew.com
Where’d It Come From? Grocery store in Exton, PA
Review Date: 11/28/12
Commentary: This was another one of the brews we picked
up on our summer family road trip while passing through PA. It’s
always fun to stumble on a new root beer when we’re traveling. We bought a six pack but I never got to
drink any of them, until now. Fortunately,
I had hidden one of the bottles from my son and his friends!
When I opened the bottle, I got a very nice, spicy
aroma. It wasn’t overpowering, but it
was intriguing. When poured, it did
produce a small head that managed to stick around for just a little while, but again
I was too slow with the camera to capture it.
This is a nice, dark brew. The
carbonation level in this one is just about spot on – nice small bubbles that
managed to hang around all the way to the bottom of the glass, and I didn’t
drink this one very fast.
It has a nice little bite to it, but nothing ferocious. I really like the spicyness in there. I liked this one from the start, but I
enjoyed it more and more with each sip. As
I mentioned, I took my time working through this one so I could try to figure
out the flavors in it. I just looked at
the label and noticed they used real sugar and honey in this. I think that really comes through in the great
flavor and mouth feel. Did I mention the
spices? The best way I can describe it
is that this root beer is giving just a little bit of a nod to his birch beer
cousins without smacking you around with the wintergreen. I would not consider this a creamy brew.
I really liked this one.
I would definitely recommend it and serve it to friends. If I ever find myself back up in that neck of
the woods, I will seek it out again.
I’ll give this one a score of ……………………….94.
I’ll give this one a score of ……………………….94.
Have you ever tried Appalachian? Can it be found outside of PA? According to their website, they also make a
white birch and a ginger beer. I’ll skip
the ginger beer, but I may have to try their white birch.
i love the root beer also, but the birch did not do it for me. and i generally like birch beers more than root beers even! but perhaps you will enjoy it, one never knows.
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