Another winter themed brew to go along with Frostie and … uh … Frostie vanilla? I guess there’s only two winter themed brands. And Frostie is kind of Christmas themed. Anyhow, Sno-Cap is made by Titletown Brewing company in Green Bay, WI in an historic rail depot that was built in the late 1800’s. For those who aren’t from the area or don’t follow the NFL, Titletown is the nickname for Green Bay, as they’ve won (as of the time of writing) 13 NFL Championships including 4 Superbowls. The root beer itself uses the original recipe of the founders’ grandmother, Gladys. It has it’s own mascot, Clyde the Penguin. He’s named after Gladys’ husband which I’m not sure is a good thing. I guess it depends on how you feel about the personality traits of penguins as they apply to people. As there isn’t anyplace online that currently ships this I had to get it custom sent by the brewery. So thanks guys.
It has a sweet and caramely Body that is a little syrupy in texture. There’s some vanilla in there as well. The Bite is very prickly on carbonation but light on spices. The Head is very tall with adequate staying power, but I’ve seen better. The Aftertaste is on the light side, some vanilla and caramel, that turns a bit bitter.
This is pretty good, but just doesn’t quite do it for me. I’m not sure what it is about it, but I just finish and say, “Wow, that was spectacular” which is pretty much what I’ve got to say for every Seal of Approval root beer. See how it rates against other root beers.
If you don’t like bad puns, you should probably leave now because this will be the wurst review ever. Indeed, the brau made by Hermann Wurst Haus is the wurst root beer I’ve ever had. They even put on the label that it is the “Best of the Wurst”, which I’ve actually seen before from an even wurst place in Leavenworth. These folks make a bunch of different types of sausages and other gourmet foods and craft beers and sodas. The label makes me feel blue and it really gets up in my grill. It’s one of the wurst I’ve ever seen. The knives, however, do make it look sharper than most others.
From the Lost Rhino Brewery in Virginia comes this brew. This is named after big wave seeking surfers (rhino chasers) and not extinct subspecies of Rhinocerotidae as the name and label seem to imply. Indeed the ghostly black silhouette of the rhino hoisting a gushing keg of brew on its back is almost whispering, “Pour out a keg in honor of our dear West African Black brethren who are no more, and our Northern White brethren soon to follow. This root beer’s for you…” Wow, that’s really sad now that I’ve written it. The travesty that is the disappearance of this horned mega-fauna was not lost on the brewers either, and they actively donate a portion of their proceeds to conservation efforts and 
