Oh, wow, I'm waaaay behind in updates!!! Eek. Anywho, on to the important stuff.....So, a recent trip to Jungle Jim's in northern Cincinnati(OH) resulted in a sizable beverage procurement. As you can clearly see in the wide angle shot of my fridge :) I may have a beverage problem. But as I try to sample about one a week, this still otta' last me a bit. This weeks post is for Fentiman's Dandelion and Burdock soda. I'm not going to sugar coat it, I HATE licorice. Anise seed flavouring is listed as the last ingredient here. I still register very high notes of licorice/anise because I hate it so much. The other notes combining, I like. The anise flavouring can take a long walk off a short pier into the English Channel. Just a point of interest, burdock is a wicked looking weed that inspired the invention of Velcro. So, this is just a weed soda.
I had a very hard time trying to pin this soda down. Would I buy it again? No. Is it terrible? Even with the anise notes, No. Is it a lunch soda? No. Dinner soda? No. Sitting around on the patio watching lightening bugs soda? Perhaps. Did I enjoy it? yeah, enough. I really can't tell you what food to pair this with. Like I said, it may well just be best enjoyed on the patio with nothing else but bug watching.Taste.............Anise and weeds
Meal Pairing.............Patio with bugs
Refresh Factor.............2
Buzz Factor.............0
Belch Factor..............1
i can't honestly say i like licorice either. I'm glad you got this one instead of me... i guess i'll have to get around to reviewing curiousity cola at some point. I'm kind of sad you didn't acknowledge the corgi-ish stylings... but I guess i'll get to talk about that when the time comes. Nice review!
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