Soda Pop! The good stuff...

[RobinFinderson]

MMMMmmmmmm... good soda pop is divine! We just had a soda pop and candy store open up in the Westwood Village, and I dropped in to pick up some of my favorite root beer. Bundaberg!



If you have the chance to pick this stuff up, do so. If you are a root beer fan, you won't be sorry.

I'm totally stoked about this place because they have a lot of other specialty sodas. I've got a bunch of exotic stuff I've never tried before chilling in my fridge.

This thread is for lovers of soda pop to share what they consider to be 'the good stuff.'

[Donuthole]

See also: http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showthread.php?p=242139#post242139

[Babs]

See also: http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showthread.php?p=242139#post242139

Hey, it's been like two whole days since that discussion!

[RobinFinderson]

Bundaberg ginger beer gets some SG attention, but their root beer doesn't make his list. I'll be curious to see what he thinks of their root beer offering. As to Bab's typical snark, this thread is about soda pop generally, and not root beer specifically.

[Green Monstah]

Hey, it's been like two whole days since that discussion!

Testy. Don't you have some memos to write this summer?

[Commando]

Ug. That bundaberg ginger beer tastes like a rusty washer.

I do love soda, though, so I appreciate the thread.

[RobinFinderson]

Ug. That bundaberg ginger beer tastes like a rusty washer.

I do love soda, though, so I appreciate the thread.

As a fan of the Bundaberg root beer, I was excited to try their ginger beer. To give you a sense of what I like in a ginger beer, Reed's Extra Ginger is my standard -- it is an eye-wateringly strong ginger beer with a powerful fizz that only adds to the bite. So now I've just finished the Bundaberg ginger beer and here is my report:

First of all, I can see what you mean by the 'rusty washer' flavor. There is a ferrous undertone that shows up a few seconds after I swallow. I don't find it unpleasant, but it is there. The ginger intensity is nowhere near as strong as Reed's Extra Ginger, but it is nice, and presumably all-natural -- the beer is cloudy, which I take as a sign of containing a lot of ginger solids. It has a light burn going down, with pleasant gingery burps coming up. In my opinion, it could be improved with stronger carbonation. My bottle had very little fizz. The flatness made it seem more heavy than I would like. I wouldn't use the word *crisp* to describe it, which is exactly the word I would use for Reed's. In short, it is nice, but no replacement for Reed's, which is widely available in health food stores and fancy supermarkets:

[The Fourth Nephite]

I tried it and I HATED it. Both the root beer and the ginger crap.

[Commando]

As a fan of the Bundaberg root beer, I was excited to try their ginger beer. To give you a sense of what I like in a ginger beer, Reed's Extra Ginger is my standard -- it is an eye-wateringly strong ginger beer with a powerful fizz that only adds to the bite. So now I've just finished the Bundaberg ginger beer and here is my report:

First of all, I can see what you mean by the 'rusty washer' flavor. There is a ferrous undertone that shows up a few seconds after I swallow. I don't find it unpleasant, but it is there. The ginger intensity is nowhere near as strong as Reed's Extra Ginger, but it is nice, and presumably all-natural -- the beer is cloudy, which I take as a sign of containing a lot of ginger solids. It has a light burn going down, with pleasant gingery burps coming up. In my opinion, it could be improved with stronger carbonation. My bottle had very little fizz. The flatness made it seem more heavy than I would like. I wouldn't use the word *crisp* to describe it, which is exactly the word I would use for Reed's. In short, it is nice, but no replacement for Reed's, which is widely available in health food stores and fancy supermarkets:

This critical analysis makes me want to give it another shot... almost. I remember it being quite near unbearable. I may try the Reed's though...

[EuropeanFootballMale]

Ug. That bundaberg ginger beer tastes like a rusty washer.

I do love soda, though, so I appreciate the thread.

That's crazy talk. That stuff is awesome.

[ERCougar]

My mom brought me some of this today when she visited (she knows I'm a root beer fan). I gotta say...I'm not a fan. Weird lemony aftertaste. Very disappointing because the ingredients list showed a lot of promise.

[MarkGrace]

Coke

[Babs]

Testy. Don't you have some memos to write this summer?

[MartyFunkhouser]

I hated the Bundaberg root beer. I took maybe a few sips before I threw it away. I do like the Ginger beer.

I really like the Boylan's sodas and their orange cream soda in particular.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

only if it is hecho en Mexico...



cheers.

I agree, it's especially good with cat feces tacos.