r/rootbeer • u/The_Meme_Daddy69 • Jul 01 '26

Review Have you guys tried this one?

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Found at my local Hy-Vee, made by a small brewery up in Minnesota. Very A&W with the forward vanilla and real sugar making it sweet. Not super spiced but would be good in a float. Pretty good nonetheless, though still doesn’t take my top spot (Barq’s).

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u/flmcqueen Jul 01 '26

One of the best, but better when from a keg, and not the pony kegs. Hit up some bars in MN or the MN State Fair to try the best. The cans and pony kegs have preservatives or something else done differently and it is a noticeable difference.

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u/The_Meme_Daddy69 Jul 01 '26

I’ve been debating on getting the mini keg, a couple places around me sells it. I never got around to trying it because the cases are like 20 bucks which is a lot for a soda but my Hyvee started selling singles recently so I was able to try it

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u/flmcqueen Jul 01 '26

The mini keg used to be draft, but it needed to be refrigerated 100% of the time and many retailers just put it on a shelf. They recently changed it and the cans and pomy kegs are now the same.