Thursday, March 27, 2014

Bavaria Malt Beverage



Appearance

This looks like a beer, exactly what you would expect from a non-alcoholic beer. It has that classic dark bottle and a beerish, non rectangular label. It is very straight forward and what it says on the tin.

Appearance Score

5/10 No actual opinions

Taste

Ew, gross. It tastes like beer. It has a strong unpleasant bite at the end. But I don't personally like beer, even remotely, so I cannot accurately judge with any kind of actual authority or conviction. If you're a beer drinker, try it for yourself and see. If you're not a beer drinker, this isn't the soda for you.

Taste Score

~/10 Unjudgable by me. 

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Spring Grove Soda Pop: Lemon Sour



Appearance

I love this label. It's monochromatic and strong. It's not a minimalist design, but the soda's color shines through really well. The clear background labels make me love it every time. It's my weakness!

Appearance Score

8/10

Taste

This soda tastes amazing. It's a great sour lemon, like fresh lemon juice and strong homemade lemonade. It's spectacularly sour and has a great sweetness. It also doesn't stick around too long and is generally refreshing.

Taste Score

 8/10. Delicious. I would drink all that I can!

Thursday, March 13, 2014

MacFuddy The Distinctively Strong Pepper Elixir



Appearance

I was tickled by the label. It's modeled off of 19 century apothecary snake oil labels. It's very aware of itself. The label is full of flavor text and nice decorations. The label claims "infused with luck: 12oz for 24 hours of favorable outcomes" and "cures timidness and satisfies the daring". This is a really cute design.

Appearance Score

7/10

Taste

This is a more complex Dr. Pepper, basically. It's very creamy, with hints of chocolate and fruit and darkness and wood and anise. I didn't like it at first but the more I drank, the more I enjoyed it. It really grew on me and was relatively delicious. The chocolate notes were really interesting though. Overall, I would recommend it.

Taste Score

7/10

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Flathead Lake Monster Granny Apple



Appearance


Flathead lake monster has strong vector designs and a really neat logo. I like the clear label.

Appearance Score

6/10. It's pleasant in general.

Taste

This tastes exactly like liquid apple candy. It's good candy apple soda. It's not too thick or too sticky sweet. But it still is a candy apple fake taste. It also has a good tartness on the very back of the tounge. Overall, pretty good. I think it's pretty tasty.

Taste Score

6/10  If you like apple flavored candy, this is the soda for you.