Delicious real draft root beer from A&W is delicious

[yhelothar]

Just got some real draft root bear from a local A&W by me. This has to be up there as one of my fav carbonated beverages of all time, with martinelli's.
I went to the store and bought some and it tasted nothing like it. The real draft one has this really smooth brown sugary vanilla taste to it where the store one tasted like all the sugar was removed and was carbonated 5 times more.

http://www.rootbeerreviews.com/brews/brewmain.html
Found this site when I got back, looks like I'm gonna be spending a bit on root beer next time at the supermarket.

Update: Stater Bros had the Henry Weinhard's and the Stewart's.
I actually don't like the henry weinhard despite it having the highest rating on the rootbeer reviews. It tastes like the A&W but with sweat added to it. Maybe it'll grow on me.

The Stewart's tastes slightly less sweet than the A&W draft, and more carbonated. I'd imagine if you mixed A&W store bottled and the A&W draft, this is what it'd taste like.

A&W draft still wins so far.

 

[shortylickens]

Win.

Thats why I love A&W joints, but they are few and far between. Some regions of the country dont even have them.

 

[Kaido]

Virgil's Bavarian Nutmeg root beer is probably the best root beer I've ever had:

http://www.rootbeerreviews.com...s/virgils_bavarian.php

$4.50 a bottle at Whole Foods though I usually only get it on special occassions...but it's mighty tasty stuff :thumbsup:

 

[zerocool84]

I've seen one in LA county but haven't gone there. I do love me some good root beer. I met some Belgian foreign exchange students and they said root beer was the most disgusting thing ever. I would have said something but they were hot.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Win.

Thats why I love A&W joints, but they are few and far between. Some regions of the country dont even have them.

I have 2 within a Block from my home. 1 is in the Food Court at the Mall, the other is the typical A&W. They are quite common in these parts. Always have been a big fan of A&W. When I was a kid it was always a special treat, especially when we got the big glass Jug of Root Beer or Orange pop(also very good and unique) to bring home.

 

[MrPickins]

Draft A&W tastes flat to me. I like a lot of carbonation.

 

[axelfox]

Some use the soft serve for the floats, some use ice cream.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Draft A&W tastes flat to me. I like a lot of carbonation.

It is flatter, it's mainly the flavour that is much different.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Delicious real draft root beer from A&W is delicious

Do you work for the Department of Redundancy Department?

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Delicious real draft root beer from A&W is delicious

Do you work for the Department of Redundancy Department?

Yes he does yes.

 

[Baked]

If you're gonna drink soda, drink Coke.

 

[nakedfrog]

Culver's root beer is pretty good. I think all the A&Ws here closed.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Draft A&W tastes flat to me. I like a lot of carbonation.

It is flatter, it's mainly the flavour that is much different.

They need to up the carbonation then.

Originally posted by: Oceandevi

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Delicious real draft root beer from A&W is delicious

Do you work for the Department of Redundancy Department?

Yes, yes he does.

Fixed!

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Draft A&W tastes flat to me. I like a lot of carbonation.

It is flatter, it's mainly the flavour that is much different.

They need to up the carbonation then.

Originally posted by: Oceandevi

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Delicious real draft root beer from A&W is delicious

Do you work for the Department of Redundancy Department?

Yes, yes he does,yes he does.

Fixed!

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Win.

Thats why I love A&W joints, but they are few and far between. Some regions of the country dont even have them.

We over 600 in Canada. There are at least 5 in my city alone.

 

[Staple68]

draught

 

[Iron Woode]

draft is always better. Everyone knows this.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Draft A&W tastes flat to me. I like a lot of carbonation.

It is flatter, it's mainly the flavour that is much different.

They need to up the carbonation then.

Originally posted by: Oceandevi

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Delicious real draft root beer from A&W is delicious

Do you work for the Department of Redundancy Department?

Yes, yes he does.

Fixed!

No.

 

[yhelothar]

Stater Bros had the Henry Weinhard's and the Stewart's.
I actually don't like the henry weinhard despite it having the highest rating on the rootbeer reviews. It tastes like the A&W but with sweat added to it. Maybe it'll grow on me.

The Stewart's tastes slightly less sweet than the A&W draft, and more carbonated. I'd imagine if you mixed A&W store bottled and the A&W draft, this is what it'd taste like.

A&W draft still wins so far.

 

[cherrytwist]

Fitz's in St. Louis bottles their own root beer here in their restaurant. Gud stuffz.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Virgil's Bavarian Nutmeg root beer is probably the best root beer I've ever had:

http://www.rootbeerreviews.com...s/virgils_bavarian.php

$4.50 a bottle at Whole Foods though I usually only get it on special occassions...but it's mighty tasty stuff :thumbsup:

I haven't had the bavarian nutmeg but the normal virgils rootbeer is delicious. Trader Joe's sells them for $4 for a 4 pack and Costco has been known to have little mini-kegs of it also.

 

[Turin39789]

Draft AW is good, a little sweet. We always stuck to IBC, or the Kroger store brand Big K which was surprisingly good.