The Brews' Reviews
  

How are these rated? 

I employ a very rigorous process when taste-testing root beer, in order to determine the most accurate grade. First, I fast for 4 hours. Then I brush my teeth with a new toothbrush using only baking soda. I rinse 3 times with distilled water, then I take some fresh mint (home grown!) and lightly crush it on my tongue. I rinse again, the finish the cleansing of my palette with a very light lime sherbet. Two final rinses and I'm ready to go!

The root beer is poured into hand-washed glasses chilled to 35°F. I evaluate color and head, then allow the brew to breathe for 3 minutes. I smell it, and take gentle sips, careful not to upset the carbonation. I record my observations on tape and have my secretary transcribe them. I review the transcript, assign a grade, and the whole package (including empty bottle/can and cap) is sent to my production department which assembles the final page.

The ratings:

By Name Grade   A&W Root Beer C    Adirondack Draft Style Root Beer  D+ Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer B- Best Health Root Beer B   Blue Sky Natural Root Beer D Blue Sky Premium Ginseng Root Beer C Boulder Springs Rocky Mountain Rootbeer C- Boylan's Original Birch Beer D+ Boylan Root Beer B Bulldog Root Beer A- capt'n Eli's Root Beer A- Chugs Choice Root Beer B+ Dad's Old Fashioned Root Beer D+   Dan's Mountain Root Beer D+ Dave and Buster's Old Fashioned Philly Root Beer C- Dominion Root Beer C+   Duffy's Rowdy Root Beer  B- Frostie Root Beer C+ Frozen Run B Goose Island Root Beer B+ Hank's Root Beer C+ Hansen's Creamy Root Beer D Hansen's Signature Sarsaparilla Soda A- Hard Times Cafe Root Beer C- Harpoon Vermont Draft Root Beer B+   Health Valley Old Fashioned Root Beer D+   Health Valley Sarsaparilla Root Beer B   Henry Weinhard's Root Beer A Hires Root Beer B-   IBC Root Beer C- Jones Root Beer C+ Journey Borealis Birch Beer B-   Journey Shenandoah Sassafras Root Beer F+ Killebrew Root Beer B Kutztown Birch Beer C Kutztown Sarsaparilla D+ McCaffrey's Breakaway Creamy Root Beer C Mt. Angel Root Beer C+ Mug Root Beer C   Natural Brew Draft Root Beer B Olde Brooklyn Birch Beer D Rat Bastard Root Beer B   Rawhide Rootbeer C+ Rock Bottom Brewery Root Beer C+ RJ Corr Natural Soda B- Root 66 Root Beer B+   Shasta Root Beer C- Sioux City Root Beer D Sioux City Sarsaparilla B Snapple Tru Root Beer D Sparky's Fresh Draft Root Beer D+ Sprecher Root Beer Soda B Steap Green Tea Root Beer F   Stewart's Root Beer C-   Think Interactive Root Beer F   Thomas Kemper Pure Draft Root Beer B+   Tommyknocker 1859 Original Root Beer  D Virgil's Bavarian Nutmeg Root Beer B    Virgil's Rootbeer B   Way 2 Cool B+  Wild West Sarsaparilla  D-

By Grade (alphabetically within each grade) Grade   Henry Weinhard's Root Beer A Bulldog Root Beer A- capt'n Eli's Root Beer A- Hansen's Signature Sarsaparilla Soda A- Chugs Choice Root Beer B+ Goose Island Root Beer B+ Harpoon Vermont Draft Root Beer B+ Root 66 Root Beer B+   Thomas Kemper Pure Draft Root Beer B+   Way 2 Cool B+ Best Health Root Beer B Boylan Root Beer B Frozen Run B Health Valley Sarsaparilla Root Beer B Killebrew Root Beer B   Natural Brew Draft Root Beer B Rat Bastard Root Beer B Sioux City Sarsaparilla B Sprecher Root Beer Soda B Virgil's Bavarian Nutmeg Root Beer B   Virgil's Rootbeer B Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer B-   Duffy's Rowdy Root Beer B- Hires Root Beer B- Journey Borealis Birch Beer B- RJ Corr Natural Soda B- Dominion Root Beer C+ Frostie Root Beer C+ Hank's Root Beer C+ Jones Root Beer C+ Mt. Angel Root Beer C+   Rawhide Rootbeer C+ Rock Bottom Brewery Root Beer C+   A&W Root Beer C Blue Sky Premium Ginseng Root Beer C Kutztown Birch Beer C McCaffrey's Breakaway Creamy Root Beer C Mug Root Beer C Boulder Springs Rocky Mountain Rootbeer C- Dave and Buster's Old Fashioned Philly Root Beer C- Hard Times Cafe Root Beer C-   IBC Root Beer C-   Shasta Root Beer C-   Stewart's Root Beer C-    Adirondack Draft Style Root Beer D+ Boylan's Original Birch Beer D+ Dad's Old Fashioned Root Beer D+   Dan's Mountain Root Beer D+   Health Valley Old Fashioned Root Beer D+ Kutztown Sarsaparilla D+ Sparky's Fresh Draft Root Beer D+   Blue Sky Natural Root Beer D Hansen's Creamy Root Beer D Olde Brooklyn Birch Beer D Sioux City Root Beer D Snapple Tru Root Beer D   Tommyknocker 1859 Original Root Beer D    Wild West Sarsaparilla D-   Journey Shenandoah Sassafras Root Beer F+ Steap Green Tea Root Beer F   Think Interactive Root Beer F

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