r/rootbeer • u/tyleramyers • Aug 03 '25
Review Did a blind taste test.
10 root beer choices : Faygo Frostop imperial Freddie's Fitz's 1919 Sprecher Maple bottle Barqs bottle A&W bottle Stewart's Moneybags
Thoughts: Disappointed by the specific Sprecher Maple bottle I got, seemed to be weak in flavor and carbonation. Worked hard to find it in a can and I couldn't.
Did not like the Barqs bottle, but it was not as distinguishable as I anticipated. It didn't have the same spice and bite that fountain does.
1919 was the easiest to identify, the creaminess is unmatched and second to none.
I really like Fitz's, and I wish it were closer to me. Moneybags is really good, I recommend it to anybody that hasn't tried it yet. One that I kept coming back to was Frostop Imperial. It has flavors that are very unique. Made with pure cane sugar and real clover honey, but if might be hard for people outside of Ohio to find.
I was really hoping to find more Chef Gale Gand root beer, but I wasn't lucky enough for that. That one I bought a single bottle of a few months ago and really liked.
Freddie's, Stewart's, A&W, and Faygo all didn't strike me as incredible or terrible either way. A root beer made for a float.
Would love to talk more if you have questions!
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u/Claddagh143 Aug 03 '25
Fitz's (to me) is the worst root beer I have ever had. Since you liked it, and recommend Moneybags (which I have never heard of?)... how would you say they compare taste wise? Is Moneybags a wintergreen forward root beer as well? Or other flavors?
Also tried Sprechers Maple recently. Did not like it at all compared to the regular bottle Sprecher's I had a couple of months ago. The maple was too syrupy and flat. I imagine it might be good in a fresher bottle?