The Most Important Question Of The Day

[ericcoleman]

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[controuble.livejournal.com]

Nope - never touch the stuff

[ericcoleman]

I'm sorry

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Why? - see ya tomorrow :)

[ericcoleman]

Well, my idea of a perfect meal would be Pita Inn with a REALLY good Root Beer

[ericcoleman]

I would like to state that my choice, if given any choice, would be Jones Root Beer in the bottle. It's got the bite that good Root Beer should have.

I think I shall go to Paneras for lunch ... since they have that very thing

[alymid.livejournal.com]

I got pissed off at Jones a few weeks ago - I try to avoid all soda that has HFCS in it. And I had been buying Jones, because it advertises Real Cane Sugar on its boxes. I happened to run my eye over the ingredients label and it said "inverted cane sugar". Having no idea what that was I looked it up - they basically take Cane sugar, and muck with its chemical composition and turn it into something just like HFCS.

*sigh* - Now I am looking for Boylans, and Izzie wherever I can find them.

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

Given the options of Barqs or Sprecher, well, they both contain HFCS so I'll support Sprecher instead.

re: Jones
That's what I get for reading ingredients but not doing research into the unfamiliar ones.

[alymid.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that the preference was from way back when I was drinking soda regularly and not paying attention to HFCS. I just liked the Sprecher better. Now I probably wouldn't drink either.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

That's a real let down; I would have thought Sprecher's was real enough to have sugar.

Don't need those calories anyway.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't surprise me if they announced that HFCS is people!

[bammba-m.livejournal.com]

It's Mayday. This should have been Indoors or Outdoors.

pbth.

DUH

[ericcoleman]

Hang on

[ericcoleman]

Problem is my answer would be ...

probably neither ...

[darknes.livejournal.com]

drinking barqs in milwaukee is tantamount to adultery.

(then again, i usually take my root beer minus the root, so whatever)

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

A&W in a frosty mug.

[controuble.livejournal.com]

But, but...
What about Arf 'n' Barf? *never mind - the name answers the question*

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

A&W in a frosty mug fresh from a tap at one of their drive in's. Stewarts is also acceptable served in the same manner.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

I've never tried Sprecher, I take it, it's good from the responses so far. Will check BevMo, they have the extra-regional brands on a regular basis.

I'm more about the diet drinks of course, but Aspartame makes me ill so it's Splenda only. Boylan's when I can get it, Hansen's the rest of the time.

One of my Evil Minions was pining for Barq's during a long year in Qatar, I shipped him a six-pack. Yes, it was a daft gift and the shipping costs were outrageous but it made him happee.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Anyone here had a chance to try Sparky's? It's a very small operation in California, so it's rather hard to get around here. It's a bit too sweet, but even so, it's REALLY good.

A few years ago, I went with a post-con crowd to the Ram brew pub in the north suburbs, and I thought the root beer they served there (Big Horn) was the best I'd ever had. I bought a case and it was equally good; I thought it was much better than Sprecher's and I do like Sprecher's. (This was a few years ago, before I'd been exposed to Sparky's or really any microbrew root beers other than Sprecher's.) But some time later, I got another case and it was... disappointing. So until I manage to figure out if they screwed up the recipe or I just somehow got a bad batch, I can no longer recommend it.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

Barqs is not root beer. It is crap.

[celticmom1967.livejournal.com]

My husband introduced me to Sprecher way back when HFCS was not a consideration. I now drink diet (splenda) products when I drink pop at all. Our Costco has Sprecher and has it in the mini metal kegs which makes it fun for parties.

[bobolium.livejournal.com]

I haven't tried Sprecher, or heard of it until now...

My favorite Root Beer is on tap from Tom Wahl's in a frozen mug - that's how they serve it there. The burgers aren't bad either.
http://www.tomwahls.com

[ericcoleman]

Hmmm ... it's a bit of a drive

[spiritdancer]

When you're passing thru the area, stop at Amana, and eat at the Ronnenburg - their local root beer is the best I've had :-) (I don't know, but suspect the Ox Yoke may serve the same stuff). It's brewed at Millstream Brewing Company (http://www.millstreambrewing.com/)

[ericcoleman]

I think I picked up one the last time I stopped for beef sticks at the place on 80. It was yummy

[erik]

Don't get me started, you know how I get.

"neither, they're neither one of them worth emptying out the bottle to have something to pee in."

[ericcoleman]

I was wondering when you would speak up ...