{"id":4397,"date":"2011-02-17T11:51:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T17:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/?p=4397"},"modified":"2013-05-18T13:03:52","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T20:03:52","slug":"oscarbrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/2011\/02\/17\/oscarbrew\/","title":{"rendered":"oscarbrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Christmas\u00a0day\u00a0Amy surprised me with a huge, heavy box.\u00a0Until I opened the box I was convinced it was a tool of some kind. I was \u00fcber-shocked to discover that the tools inside were for relaxation and enjoyment: 8 different brands of root beer! Yum!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4398\" title=\"bottles\" alt=\"bottles\" src=\"http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/bottles.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/bottles.jpg 650w, http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/bottles-550x369.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each of these rootbeers were carefully hand selected.\u00a0The main criteria: the ingredients had to contain\u00a0natural sugar. High Fructose Corn Syrup is a four letter word in this house.<span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0<\/span>All in all there was 34 containers of\u00a0deliciousness. It took an extreme amount of self-restraint to not over-indulge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/caps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4399\" title=\"caps\" alt=\"caps\" src=\"http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/caps.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/caps.jpg 650w, http:\/\/oscarstew.com\/spew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/caps-550x349.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The point of my drool is there are lots of brands of root beer, and these are really good.\u00a0And because\u00a0I&#8217;m a geek, I will\u00a0very quickly tell you why. Ok, here goes (in no particular order):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Blue Sky: Best root beer that comes in a can. Very sweet candy-like taste.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Natural Brew: Made by Smuckers. In addition to the normal ingredients it contains wintergreen oil which gives a really cool aftertaste.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Bundaberg: Made in Australia, contains molasses, sarsaparilla, and licorice. Very bold non-root beer taste.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Maine Root: Clean taste, not at all syrupy, &#8220;fair trade&#8221; ingredients. Amy&#8217;s favorite.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Bulldog: So creamy it&#8217;s like a cream soda. Honey and real vanilla.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Thomas Kemper: Tastes a lot like Bulldog but not as creamy. Has a syrupy aftertaste.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Oogav\u00e9: Made with agave nectar (1\/2 the sugar) which adds a tasty\u00a0citrus-like aftertaste. Made in CO.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Virgil&#8217;s: Full bodied taste, anise (licorice) and caramelized cane sugar make it smooth and creamy. My current favorite.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\u00a0If you happen to buy any of these, &#8220;we&#8221; would love to come over for dinner! Ha!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Christmas\u00a0day\u00a0Amy surprised me with a huge, heavy box.\u00a0Until I opened the box I was convinced it was a tool of some kind. I was \u00fcber-shocked to discover that the tools inside were for relaxation and enjoyment: 8 different brands of root beer! Yum!!! 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