The bottle has some info about the Gene Autry's foundation: Autry Qualified Intrest Trust and The Autry Foundation; Visit www.geneautry.com
Product details: 12 fl. oz. Bottled by Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shops, LLC, PO Box 3663 Camarillo, CA 93011. 180 calories, 45g sugar. Glass bottle with twist off top. http://www.rocketfizz.com
Ingredients: Water, cane sugar, caramel color, natural flavor, real vanilla, citric acid.
My thoughts: I have a sneaking suspicion that this root beer and my next one (Judge Wapner), both being made by Rocket Fizz, are likely rebadges of the same root beer, so I'm curious to see if tomorrow's root beer tastes the same.
As for this one, it has a basic root beer flavor, maybe leaning a bit towards the artificial. There really isn't any hint of individual spices, though there is a hint of vanilla in the aftertaste. Carbonation is decent, though nothing special either. It merely does the job of carbonating the liquid, but doesn't create any pop or crispness. Like the regular mass-market grocery store root beers, this one isn't particularly creamy and doesn't get any bonus points in the smoothness category. Finally, it has the normal amount of sweetness that does it's job while leaving just a little bit of a sugary feeling behind, perhaps a tad better than the high fructose corn syrup variety.
In the end, this is just a run-of-the-mill root beer that doesn't offer anything exceptional for it's higher-than-typical price. I can get virtually the same experience out of a can of A&W for a fraction of the cost. It's not a bad root beer, but the value just isn't there to justify buying this again. I will note, however, that this is a different root beer formula from Rocket Fizz's own Root Beer Float that I tried a little while back.
Rating: C
flavor: C
aftertaste: C
sweetness: C+
smoothness: C
carbonation: C
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