Avery's quickly became known for its variety of flavors, especially the Cream, Birch Beer, Root Beer and Ginger Ale.
Using a horse pulled wagon, Mr. Avery delivered soda to the homes and stores in and around New Britain, Connecticut, and it wasn't until 1914 that he purchased his first delivery truck.
This 100-year tradition of old-fashioned customer service continues today and Avery's commitment to a quality product has earned a loyal following across the country.
Our sodas are still handcrafted using methods and recipes from generations ago including real cane sugar and the finest quality ingredients.
Each flavor is carefully made in small batches and is packaged only in glass bottles to preserve the wonderful old-fashioned flavor."
Product details: 12 fl. oz. Avery's Bottling Works, New Britain, Conn. 06052. 150 calories, 38g sugar. Clear glass bottle with twist off top. https://www.averysoda.com/
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Pure Cane Sugar, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Caramel Color, and Sodium Benzoate (a preservative).
My thoughts: With an old timey label design, I want this root beer to transport me to the past, with root beer made with real spices and natural ingredients. With no flux capacitor nor a DeLorean to take me back in time, I must rely on this root beer to break the known laws of physics for me. Will it leave me saying, "Great Scott!" or will it end up being the Biff of root beers? Let's take it for a spin and see if I really will "Always ask for Avery's".
The flavor has a decent, upfront rooty sassafras taste that we all know with vanilla tones. There really isn't much else in the spice department that stands out. The aftertaste, as the main flavor fades away, gives me the slightest hint of wintergreen, but only the tiniest amount.
Carbonation is not at all detectable in the bottle I got. Old stock? Perhaps. But with a lack of any manufacture or best before date on the bottle, I just have to assume this is how the root beer is. So a complete failure in the carbonation department. Sweetness is okay and doesn't feel too syrupy. I'll have to leave the smoothness rating empty, as I can't truly judge it in the complete absence of any effervescent attributes.
Well, just as Doc Brown managed to steal the plutonium from the Libyan nationalists, it appears somebody stole the CO2 from this root beer, leaving the carbonation lower than Biff's IQ. Beyond that, the flavor is pretty much just a generic, run of the mill root beer with nothing special to offer. Too bad I can't go back in time and warn myself not to ask for Avery's That said, it's not awful or anything, just not one I'd grab considering all the other options I have.
Rating: C-
flavor: C-
aftertaste: C-
sweetness: B
smoothness: n/a
flavor: C-
aftertaste: C-
sweetness: B
smoothness: n/a
carbonation: F-
