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Not Your Father's - Root beer and ginger ale

Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:32 pm
Posted by Grandioso
Driftwood, TX
Member since Dec 2015
1597 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:32 pm
Have any of you F&D members tried these beers before? They are made by Small Town Brewery in Wisconsin.

I tried some for the firs time this past weekend while the wife and I were visiting friends. Someone offered me the root beer version. I was a little perplexed as I'm normally offered a whiskey, wine, beer, margarita.

As a root beer fan, I gladly accepted. It was very good and I was caught off guard that it was an alcoholic beverage. I tried the ginger ale next and really enjoyed it. They both were right around 5.9-6%.

Do y'all enjoy them as well? Does Small Town Brewery brew other drinks? This is a nice addition and I'll gladly stock a few 6 packs at my home.
Posted by Prosecuted Collins
The Farm
Member since Sep 2003
7365 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:34 pm to
"When Robots Do Beer Reviews"
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:34 pm to
Congrats on the diebeetus.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:35 pm to
people on here have said they liked the taste of the root beer but couldnt drink many and some said they couldnt finish 1.

i havent had them but root beer has a strong flavor. i have one maybe once a year.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
83171 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:37 pm to
My best friend prefers this one over all of the other hard rootbeers. I've seen it everywhere. Even WalMart.



I can't speak for it. I despise root beer.
This post was edited on 5/2/16 at 12:38 pm
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
30431 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:41 pm to
I like them both.

I also have tried the Henry's Orange Soda. Dangerously good.

I know someone who makes Mule's with the hard ginger ale, so that is another potent drink.
Posted by LSUballs
P.A.I.G
Member since Feb 2008
40420 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:49 pm to
I think they're pretty good. Just way too sweet to drink much of.
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118273 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:53 pm to
I drank 5 when they came out.

The results were devastating.

Never again.
Posted by MSMHater
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
23369 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:57 pm to
The Root Beer is good, but I can only drink 1.

The ginger ale, to me, has no flavor in it that resembles ginger at all. It wasn't very good.
This post was edited on 5/2/16 at 1:27 pm
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33598 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:00 pm to
quote:

The Root Beer is good, but I can only drink 1.
Posted by LSUzealot
Napoleon and Magazine
Member since Sep 2003
57656 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:17 pm to
I enjoy the Root Beer one but to others point, you can't have a lot it's so damn sweet. If I have a sweet tooth, I can drink 2 of them but usually 1 satisfies my taste...i actually probably buy a Sixer of that beer every couple of months....it's a nice refreshing drink after walking the dogs on a summer New Orleans day....it's not a sipper though as the beer needs to be ice cold...any warmth to it loses the root beer tastes and becomes too boozy tasting...I'll usually pound mine in 10-15 minutes.

I have not tried the Ginger one but it does intrigue me simply because lately I have been enjoying 2 parts Elijah Craig and 2 parts Ginger Beer with a dash of lime as a cocktail....I wonder how that beer would mix with a couple of shots of Whiskey?

Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:20 pm to
Agree--both are way-way too sweet.
Posted by BayouBengal
Member since Nov 2003
28291 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:32 pm to
On draft it seems really sweet. Could have been that I was drinking beer that day up to that point. I can usually only have 1 or 2 in a sitting max.
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17862 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:43 pm to
Not Your Father's Rootbeer is the one that started the rootbeer flavored beer trend. As others have said, it's really good for the first one.
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:44 pm to
I bought a six pack a year ago drank one, gave away 4 and still have one lingering in the fridge.

I've heard its decent as a hard root beer float, but haven't tried.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
38775 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:55 pm to
quote:

I drank 5 when they came out.

The results were devastating.

Never again.



Yep when I was not caring during the fall I was drinking 5 or 6 a night while sitting in the hot tub watching football. Within 2 or 3 weeks I had gained close to 20lbs and I was like well.....frick that time to get back on the gainz train.
Posted by Scooba
Member since Jun 2013
20027 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:19 pm to
Interesting taste for the first sip, couldn't finish it. WAY too sweet.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
17214 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

Interesting taste for the first sip, couldn't finish it. WAY too sweet.



This. It was like liquid candy.

I do enjoy a boozy dessert, and will also enjoy a nice digestif now and then. But this fell short. If I want sweet booze, I'm going with Drambuie, a tawny port, or a cocktail featuring Kahlua.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
79862 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:43 pm to
They are just really really sweet.

I hear the Abita version is much the same.

Maybe woudl make like a good adult rooter float but idk about it overall.

Great for kids who wanna get wasted
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
30222 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:16 pm to
quote:

Does Small Town Brewery brew other drinks?


Small Town doesn't actually make it. They pretty much sold the concept to Phusion Projects, which contract brews at City Brewing. You might know one of Phusion's other products: Four Loko.

Not Your Father’s Root Beer: My Strange Visit to Small Town Brewery
This post was edited on 5/2/16 at 4:17 pm
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