Who
Made This Stuff? Oogave
Sodas, Denver, CO
Website: www.oogave.com
Where’d It Come From? ???
Review Date: 12/13/12
Commentary: This one had had been
lounging in the back of the fridge for a while now. I was intrigued by it
because it is sweetened with agave nectar instead of cane sugar or HFCS.
However, I was hesitant to try it for a long time just because I wasn't
impressed with what I saw in the bottle. It just looked weak. This
is a very light-colored root beer. It almost looks like iced tea.
When I opened the bottle I got a little hint of licorice but
nothing too strong. It poured well, producing a decent, foamy head.
Even with the foam, it just looks weird in my glass since it is such a
light brown. The first taste was kinda medicinal. No bite. Not
great. The carbonation is leaving town with haste. Things are going
downhill fast here.
I don't really notice anything good in here as a result of
the agave nectar. Of course, I've never tried agave nectar before, so
maybe that's the one thing that is making this a bad one and I just don't have
the agave chops to recognize it. Second, third, and subsequent sips are
not improving. This brew can't even claim to have smoothness or
creaminess going for it. Unfortunately, there isn't anything memorable in
this one. It does have enough root beer taste to make sure the drinker
understands that this is, in fact, supposed to be a root beer, but that's about
it.
Sorry Esteban, but I'm not even going to finish this one.
I definitely would not serve this one to friends. I'm not sure what
to do with the other one I still have in the fridge. It breaks my heart
to have to pour out an entire root beer, but I just might have to. Blech.
Okay. Enough is enough. I have no choice but to score this
one as..................................................52.
What about you? Have you tried this stuff? Am I way off base here?