The other flavor of zombie root beer from Deadworld Zombie Sodas which is bottled by Caprice Brands. I got this in the same combo pack as the Twilight Shuffler Root Beer. The fact that there are two zombie themed brews makes zombie fans like me overjoyed. This vanilla root beer is named after the lepers from the Deadworld comic series. These lepers are the victims of bizarre experiments of killing the flesh with the leprosy infection. As a result, these lepers are neither human nor zombie. But since their flesh is decayed, they can travel undetected amongst the zombie hordes. It’s an interesting price to pay for zombie camouflage. Though my bottle features the chesty woman in white, there are three other label pictures for this as each flavor has four different labels. My favorite for this flavor is the assassin looking woman, but sadly that’s not what I got. This one’s not bad though.
The Body is full of sweet vanilla washing all over everything, including a solid root beer core that has nothing lacking. This is followed by a spicy Bite that finishes smooth with good carbonation levels as well. The Head is tall with moderate staying power. It doesn’t disappoint. It all ends with a spicy vanilla Aftertaste that lasts and lasts. There’s a hint of wintergreen in there as well.
I love vanilla brews and this one is just fabulous, the best one yet, of both the Deadworld brews and all vanilla root beers up till now. So next time you have a zombie tag game or a zombie themed party or you just want to sit down to your favorite zombie show, get some Deadworld. You won’t regret it. See how it rates against other root beers.
I don’t think that any root beer came more ballyhooed than Virgil’s. I was only in high school, yet everyone who had tried it went on about how good it was. Well, everyone who didn’t seem to know anything about fine root beer that is. It was also winner of the NASFT (National Association for the Specialty Food Trade) “Outstanding Beverage”, which they have been putting on their labels for as long as I’ve seen them. Virgil’s originally was brewed in North England, also a place that doesn’t rank high on the “knows about fine root beer” list of places (Philadelphia, Southern California, and the Twin Cities are places that rank at the top). So anyway. Many a folk who weren’t really into root beer were telling me about this brew that won an award from people who aren’t really into root beer which was made by people who don’t really know a lot about root beer. It of course had to be the greatest.
I got this as a birthday present from my wife, a six-month late birthday present, but it’s the thought that counts. Actually it wasn’t her fault. You see, this used to be called Wang Gang Nearly Famous Root Beer. She knew I needed that and ordered it. But the supplier was out of stock, as well as every other place that sold it, so she couldn’t give me anything (though she got a refund). Finally, one day, I found someplace that actually had it, but when it arrived it was Unkle Munkey’s Nearly Famous Root Beer. The label and ingredients and nutritional info are all the same. I don’t know why they changed their name. The only problem I can find with the name Wang Gang is if you have the maturity of a highschooler. Granted, if I had a gang, I probably wouldn’t call it the Wang Gang. Then again, maybe Unkle Munkey took over Wang’s gang, in some epic kung-fu battle no less. We may never know. The label itself has all the text inside of braces (or curly brackets if you prefer) like some Java or C++ function. I half expect to see a semicolon at the end of each line of text as well, but no. Maybe they had no intention of invoking computer programing (or at least not a language that I am familiar with) but that’s the vibe I get from the bottle. I’m not sure how to take the “Nearly Famous” portion of the name. Is it a joke, or some dark prophecy that they’ll never quite amount to root beer fame? That depends on their quality. 
