KingOfSoda.com

In 2003 I discovered Moxie after watching a segment on the Food network. This “new” soda opened my eyes to a world of different sodas that I had never heard of before. This site catalogs my ratings of each of these sodas. If you find any interesting sodas that are not on my list, I would love to try them. If you are interested in trying any of the sodas that I have here, let me know and I'll try to find one for you.

-Mike Shinn, mikeshinn@mikeshinn.com

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Avery Sarsaparilla - 4

Avery Sarsaparilla - 4 thumbs up

A nice clear color but a weak flavor.  What flavor there was in there was okay, though.  Just not strong enough for what I prefer in a root beer.



Death Valley Rootbeer - 7

Death Valley Rootbeer - 7 thumbs up
Not a bad rootbeer!  It has a good rootbeer flavor.  Good to drink more than one!


Thursday, November 15, 2012

Caruso's Legacy Root Beer - 7.5 - USA

Caruso's Legacy Robusto Root Beer - 7.5
Delicious rootbeer purchased at the Plaza Deli here in Santa Barbara.  While it was delicious, with a name like this, one would expect to read a quick story on the side of its creators.  None exists on the label.  A good drink, though!



Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Wailua Root Beer


Wailua Root Beer : 8/16/2008: Not very good - bitter taste and a bad aftertaste. Hardly a rootbeer.
  Mike Shinn Rating: 2
Average User Rating: 5.75
Lindsay Shinn Rating: 6     - A light, tasty rootbeer. Doesn't leave an aftertaste.
Chase Christian Rating: 8     - Fantastic, very sweet!
Gayle Chatham Rating: 4     - Just okay
Dan Morris Rating: 5     - like caramel 

Triple XXX Rootbeer


Triple XXX Rootbeer : 7/14/2006: Delicious and creamy! I want another now. It's like drinking a rootbeer float with A&W and a nice scoop of vanilla. I;m not sure if Tripple XXX is supposed to be 9 Xs or if it's just being redundant in title. Bottled in Houston.
  Mike Shinn Rating: 8.5
Average User Rating: 7
Lindsay Rating: 7     - A very good rootbeer. Flavorful without too much sugary sweetness. There is a bit of an odd aftertaste but it goes away as quickly as it appears, which I find interesting.

Tommyknocker Root Beer Float


Tommyknocker Root Beer Float : 7/29/2005: Wow this is sweet. So sweet that I can't really enjoy it fully. It has an odd bubblegum aftertaste. I don't know what to do with this soda.  

Sparkys Rootbeer


Sparkys Rootbeer : 4/27/2004: Sparky's has an interesting taste. If you've ever had a rootbeer candy (A&W?) then you've tasted Sparky's. Not bad at all. 7 thumbs up for its interesting taste!

Snake River Sarsaparilla


Snake River Sarsaparilla : 3/9/2004: A very rooty sarsaparilla - very good. Consistant taste throughout the bottle. 8 thumbs up!
  Mike Shinn Rating: 8
Average User Rating: 8.5
Peter Trinh Rating: 9     - Great stuff, very strong, has several flavours, consistent throughout the bottle, and some bottles I tasted will have a slight hint of whatever wood it was used with.
Peter Trinh Rating: 9     - Great stuff, very strong, has several flavours, consistent throughout the bottle, and some bottles I tasted will have a slight hint of whatever wood it was used with.
billy Rating: 8     - Pretty good. Overall I thought it had a good taste, but by the end it was a little too sweet.
billy Rating: 8     - Pretty good. Overall I thought it had a good taste, but by the end it was a little too sweet.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Red Ribbon Rootbeer


Red Ribbon Rootbeer : 8/20/2005: Tastes just like those rootbeer barrel candies. A little too artificial for my tastes.

Old Soaker Rootbeer


Old Soaker Rootbeer : 7/12/2006: Just okay. This is a decent root beer, not bad at all, but there's nothing special about it. It has a creamy aftertaste. Nothing big, but it does the job. Thanks to Billy Jankowski for bringing this to me from Maine.

Milligans Island Rootbeer


Milligans Island Rootbeer : 4/25/2004: Delicious! A well brewed root beer. It's a little sweeter than usual - perhaps the cane sugar. Well done! 7 and a half thumbs up!

Manhattan Special Sarsaparilla


Manhattan Special Sarsaparilla : 8/2/2005: A strong taste of the Sarsaparilla in this soda. Quite potent! Not bad, but quite strong.