Zuberfizz Creamy Root Beer

 Bottled Root Beers  3 Responses »
Jan 092013
 

Every year for Christmas I receive at least one new type of root beer from my family. It’s a pretty safe bet on their part that if they give me a new glass bottle brew, I’ll be thrilled. About four years ago my sister gave me a six pack of this. She picked Zuberfizz because it had such a funny name. I must admit, it is a pretty funny. I imagines that it must be zuber fizzy with a name like that. It’s made by Durango Soda Company and has a simple yet attractive label with some catch phrases including “Feel the Fizz!” as the official flavor text plus some of the standard “classic” and “draft” and whatnot.

The Body is very crisp and clean with all of the right flavors in the right proportions. Love that cane sugar. The Bite is very mild. It is a nice and smooth brew. The Head is a little weak but frothy and lasts. You can “feel the fizz” to the end. The Aftertaste is sweet and creamy that lingers just the right amount.

Yum! I really like it. Also, I find that it is zuber fizzy and I can feel it. Congrats on that Zuberfizz! It could be better of course but this is a solid brew worth getting more of. My sister, of course, was extremely happy that I loved it and that I gave it the Seal. I even had four bottles of this at my official launch party for the updated and improved website. See how it rates against other root beers.




Druthers Black Cow Vanilla Creme Root Beer

 Bottled Root Beers  No Responses »
Jan 022013
 

I’d been trying to get this for about a year. I couldn’t find anyone who sold it online so I went straight to the company. They said they’d send some, but then they couldn’t get around to it and asked me to check back with them in a couple of months. Every few months I’d send them an email and finally gave up. I even ordered some from Beverages Direct. Then out of nowhere, they asked if I still wanted some and what my address was. I told them (I can’t ever say no to a root beer offer) and low and behold, it arrived before my order. They even threw in a bottle of their Red Cow and Orange Cow for me to try. While it’s called Black Cow, they’ve got a picture of a Holstein cow on the label, which is partially black, so I guess I’ll let it slide. Clearly though, they’re going for a root beer float type root beer, or a black cow, a point even more reinforced by the “Vanilla Creme” and just put the cow on there for the pun. I guess it went over so well that they wanted to extend it to other flavors like orange and red … but I’ve never heard of an orange cow, let alone a red cow. Those also feature Holsteins on the labels but the black parts are either orange or red respectively. Hmm.

The Body is light and creamy and rather refreshing. It tastes a lot like a root beer float, which is what they’re going for. It has an interesting mouth feel with only the mildest of Bites. The Head is tall but fizzes away in the blink of an eye. The Aftertaste is vanilla cream, like store brand vanilla ice cream, that lasts awhile.

Interesting. It really does comes across like a root beer float, a generic store brand root beer float, but a root beer float nonetheless. However, instead of being extra syrupy, it is a light and refreshing drink. Not bad. It could use a lot of improvement, especially on the Head since an extra frothy Head is a hallmark of a root beer float, but as it stands it’s well worth getting occasionally for your picnic. See how it rates against other root beers.




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