Thursday, April 17, 2014

Fever Tree Ginger Ale



Appearance

The first thing that stuck out to me was how pretty the bottle was. Its a classy, classy design. The color pallet is subtle and elegant. I love it.

Appearance Score

9/10 It's so pretty

Taste

The soda has a really good ginger bite to it. It tastes rather fresh. It's carbonation is amazingly light and dancing. And it's sweetness is light on the tongue and fades away. It's gorgeously crafted. It feels very deliberately designed.

Taste Score

8/10 A really good example of ginger ale.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Goya Guarana Soda



Appearance

The Goya brand is very common in my region, and all of the labels look very similar thematically. So it's kind of weird to see a label that is normally on cans of beans, on a soda. Overall, I'm not really impressed with it

Appearance Score

4/10 pretty meh about it

Taste

The taste of this one is really interesting and hard to describe. It's like citrus and strawberries. It tastes a little artificial tasting, but overall, not bad. The carbonation is little harsh and the after sweetness is too thick.

Taste Score

 4/10. I've decided I don't like it.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Cock and Bull Ginger Beer



Appearance

The label is strong and impact and really well designed. It grabs your eye. It demands your attention. It is vaguely aggressive.

Appearance Score

8/10. It properly impressed me

Taste

I had a bit of an issue with this one. It's certainly tastes like fresh ginger, which I approve of. But it tastes like ginger in a way that is reminiscent of just licking the root, dirt and bark and all. It also immediately gave me really aggressive heartburn. Which was concerning. But I am prone to heartburn, so that's probably just me. If you like strong ginger beers you might like it.

Taste Score

4/10 Not designed for me.