TH •— 4 •— ANNUAL 2019 TASTING ROOT BEER GUIDE FESTIVAL —• —• 4TH ANNUAL Saturday, May 25, 2019 11am-3pm • rain or shine Douglas Park, 20550 Douglas Crescent in Beautiful Downtown Langley City, B.C. •— 2019 TASTING GUIDE —• A&W Bedfords Root Beer Treat yourself to the classic taste of Old Fashioned root Beer with a hint A&W Root Beer crafted with natural of cherry and licorice. cane sugar and all-natural flavours like sarsaparilla, birch bark, licorice Brownies and anise. Enjoy it cold in the frosty Delicious blend of root beer & car- glass bottle. Naturally caffeine free. amel came . Produced with care in small batches with pure cane sugar. Americana A traditional root beer with hints Bulldog Root Beer of vanilla, licorice and honey. The Real cane sugar instead of corn syr- creamy licorice undertones balance up, and pure vanilla extract instead all the flavors together for a smooth, of artificial vanilla. Also, Bulldog creamy addition to your root beer Root Beer is actually brewed, which favorites. Made with pure cane sug- means it is cooked, just like in the ar and bottled in a long neck glass old days. bottles. Chumlee Root Beer Anchor Ginger Root Beer No information available at this time. Anchor has the sweet rich taste It is up to you to review. of root beer with a soothing touch of Cicero Salted Caramel ginger. Cicero Beverage Salted Caramel Averys Root Beer is highly refreshing and Don’t let the plain label fool you! Av- unique tasting root beer. While root ery’s Sodas, made with pure cane beer and salted caramel do not sugar and naturally pure well water, cross paths everyday in the root beer are packed with punch and delicious aisle for some reason this mix really flavor! A definite must try. works! Made with REAL SUGAR. NO high fructose corn syrup. Bear and Beaver Premium craft root beer enhanced Dads Root Beer with yucca root extract that really One of the most familiar root beers. delivers a smooth, creamy taste. All Main ingredients are still Winter- natural flavours, uses Cane Sugar green, Licorice and Vanilla and NO preservatives. Dads Diet Beaver Buzz Energy Dad’s Diet Root Beer will give the Great tasting Root Beer with vanil- icon brand you love with none of the la back notes that packs an energy calories. bite. Sweetened with Cane Sugar •— 4TH ANNUAL ROOT BEER FESTIVAL —• Dad Gum It Butterscotch Root crisp, clear taste lacking any strong Beer herbal flavoring The Body is dark and spicy with lico- Dublin’s Texas Root Beer rice featuring prominently and some A classic root Beer with a hint of win- wintergreen as well. I also taste a tergreen distinct lack of butterscotch. The Bite is solid and strong from spices Faygo Root Beer and ample carbonation, a little too Dry and crisp, with a frothy head, strong. The Head is excellent! It’s a good bite and a long finish. De- there as long as you drink it (within troit-based hip hop group Insane reason). The Aftertaste is a little win- Clown Posse include references to tergreen and licorice. Faygo in several of their songs. Dang Root Beer Flying Cauldron Butterscotch Dang! That’s Good Root Beer and Beer is one of the most unique root Flying Cauldron Non-Alcoholic But- beers and even sodas you’ll ever terscotch Beer. Based on the Har- taste. Dang! It’s a sweet root beer. ry Potter series. You might want to Death Valley Root Beer add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to create a “Giggle Potion”.with a full A blend of fresh sarsaparilla, birch foamy head and a gorgeous gold col- root, natural vanilla, clean winter- or. (It’s also gluten-free, for those of green, raw ginger, fresh licorice, your worried about getting glutens in pure cane sugar and a secret ingre- your butterscotch soda), Sweetened dient that gives this soda our signa- with both cane sugar and stevia. It’s ture Old West root beer taste. lip-smackingly tasty, and despite the Death Valley Sarsaparilla double dose of sweetener, it’s sur- This one has a huge head,very foamy prisingly smooth; while it has a dis- and long lasting. The taste is more tinct aura of liquefied hard candy. on the herbal side. Filberts Draft Dog and Suds This is a very sweet medium Bodied Dog ‘N Suds is a full bodied Midwest brew that tastes like a root beer bar- root beer and is extremely smooth rel candy. and really frothy. A very authentic Firemens root beer taste. Made with real cane Fireman’s Brew Root Beer is very sugar rich and creamy. Made with all nat- Dr Browns Root Beer ural Artesian spring water, cane sug- Dr. Brown’s Root Beer is a mellow, ar, caramel, and natural flavors, this classic-tasting kosher root beer with On Duty drink has become a hit at •— 2019 TASTING GUIDE —• many fire stations. Add ice cream oped from an old Philadelphia root for a Fireman’s float! beer recipe. Pure cane sugar and gourmet quality ingredients enhance Frostie Root Beer the body, head, mouth feel, and fla- A classic root beer that delivers a vor, creating the richest, smoothest, smooth vanilla taste, and subtle win- and creamiest soda possible. tergreen and anise flavor. Enjoy this one over vanilla ice cream for an Henry Weinhard amazing float. Made from a recipe developed during Prohibition to give the brewery loy- Frostie Vanilla alists something to enjoy during the First bottled in 1939 in an aban- “dry spell.” Uses real vanilla extract doned jailhouse rented to launch to give it a nice creamy flavor that George Rackensperger’s new soda is accented with honey and spices. brand, Frostie has been an American The sassafras extract completes the favorite brand for decades of soda brew to give the familiar root beer drinkers. Frostie Vanilla Root Beer flavor. The finishing taste of vanilla offers a creamy twist on their flag- and honey with traces of wintergreen ship beverage that tastes like a root makes this one a real treat. beer/cream soda hybrid. Hires Root Beer Frostop At more than 120 years old, Hires Since 1926, Our original recipe infus- Root Beer is America’s original root es 22 original flavors, we have served beer. Hires Root Beer was created millions of loyal Frostop Drive-In cus- by an entrepreneurial pharmacist tomers with a classic burger-stand named Charles E. Hires, who discov- menu featuring the tastiest and ered a delicious herbal tea made of creamiest Root Beer in America. roots, berries and herbs while on his Gene Autry honeymoon. Inspired by the success (or jealous of Hippo it) of Judge Wapner Root Beer, Gene From Texas and has been around Autry, or his foundation or fans or since 1927, making it one of the old- someone (since Gene’s dead), decid- est root beers classic root beer taste ed that they wanted to get a piece with a wonderful wintergreen under- of that action and hence Gene Autry tone and a refreshing aftertaste Root Beer. The Body is very light and mild. Vanilla and wintergreen IBC Root Beer IBC’s flavour is deep, satisfying and Hanks Root Beer classic. Balanced between creamy Philadelphia is the birthplace of root and sharp, and we even detected a beer. The flavor for Hank’s was devel- hint of citrus. Excellent every-day •— 4TH ANNUAL ROOT BEER FESTIVAL —• root beer – it doesn’t interfere with a lot of licorice flavor. There’s a bite your routine, doesn’t have a linger- of vanilla and it’s slightly creamy, ing aftertaste, and will satisfy most people’s pallet. Labrador Butterscotch Root Beer Jackson Hole Buckin’ Root Creamy caramel with a mild butter- Beer scotch flavor The taste that won the West! Made with real sugar, premium natural Margos Dark flavorings, attention to detail that re- Created by a seven year old boy minds folks of the rich, heady Root named Oscar You’d for his school Beer Grandma used to make. Recipe science fair at St. James School in Ideas: Excellent with BBQ spare ribs, Los Angeles . An all natural cane pulled-pork, hamburgers, pizza and sugar soda flavored with molasses, everything else! The absolute BEST vanilla, clove, cassia, nutmeg and Root Beer ever created for Root Beer wintergreen. This root Beer has bite! Floats. Oogave Root Beer Jackson Hole Snake River Guaranteed USD certified 100% Or- Sarsaparilla ganic with only 100 calorie Our “Snake River Sarsaparilla” Old Brooklyn Root Beer (commonly pronounced “sas-pa-rill- Olde Brooklyn Williamsburg Root uh”) is an all-time favorites from the Beer is a smooth, creamy and ko- Wild West. Sarsaparilla tastes a bit sher root beer, with a caramel taste like a cross between a cola drink and and hints of anise and vanilla that a Root Beer. leave an impression of peppermint Jimi Hendrix Root Beer and lingering fruitiness. Mild anise flavor, sharp bubbles, Old Red Eye Root Beer tastes like root beer candy or a vanil- It has a full Body with a rich sassa- la version of Barq’s. fras flavor with creamy wintergreen Johnnie Ryan Root Beer and the slightest hints of licorice. Aromas of spice and vanilla greets There are a lot of spices as well. It you when you uncap the bottle. The has a strong Bite with a lot of spice taste is clear, smooth and creamy, and sharp carbonation burn with delicate carbonation that tin- Osso Butterscotch Root Beer gles the tongue. Established in 1946, OSSO Butter- Kiss Army Root Beer scotch Root Beer will not fail you with Yes this is dedicated to the Kiss Army its rich notes of butter and brown fan club.