Today's concoction is Polar Classics: Premium Root Beer. I attempted doing some homework on the brand but at best was only able to find a Facebook page which did lead me to discover its origin of Worcester, MA, which I've had the pleasure to visit once but unfortunately did not make my tasty acquaintance with this root beer while I was at its home. The page also had a link to the site that lead nowhere as well as it boasted most proudly their coveted awards of Motor Trend's "Best Soda to Drive With" and Car and Driver's "Top Soda to Consume While Driving." What makes a soda worthy of the favored attention of two big motor magazines? Maybe my motoring taste-buds need more experience for this one but maybe we'll find out what kind of root beer motorists and grease monkeys hail most excellent behind a wheel.Okay, this one is right up my avenue of tastes! I took a sip out of the bottle and immediately had to stop and arm myself with a frozen mug. For those of you who don't know me, I keep a mug armory of a variety of sizes in my freezer at all times. I am always prepared to properly serve whatever root beer is in my fridge to any and all who come to visit. Now when it comes to root beer, you might think it would be preferable to always drink it out of a nice iced over mug, but I would advise to say that it isn't meant for every root beer. For those beverages made with a fizz that foams, a smooth creamy texture, and a ripe vanilla sweetness, IT IS A HEAVENLY PAIRING HERALDED BY THE ANGELS AND STITCHED INTO THE FABRIC OF FATE! *Ahem...right, but as you move across the bar in a leftwards motion, the characteristic of those root beers is best served cold but not more than what your refrigerator provides. Any more and you start dulling the herby flavor and sharpening the usually comparably increased amount of carbonation. So anything I might place below a 10 I would probably suggest be best enjoyed from it's chilled bottled exterior.
So, Polar Classics. The texture is very smooth; enough to not call it syrupy but it's still approaching the county line on it. Not a lot of carbonation, hence the near syrupy viscosity. There isn't a lot of head when you pour this one but it does provide enough to give it the aesthetic appeal of a creamy drink when poured into a frosty mug. Sugar is the most notable catalyst for the foam and the amount of head you achieve can be indicative of how sugary a mixture is. That or I'm afraid you need to work on your pouring skills.
Taste. This ones for the creamy vanilla lovers and the moderates leaning that direction, and I guess motorists too. Not too sweet but enough for someone with a weakness to sweet stuff to get a good flavor high. The taste is of a mild caramel vanilla, heavier on the vanilla side than the caramel but overall not an extraordinary flavorful amount. It definitely leans away from the roots in its flavor, which kind of fades into the background without being completely drowned out. But this is why I might not recommend this to those who find themselves more on the left side of the scale.
Burp factor; mild and short-lived but what's noticeable is satisfying. Not a lot of carbonation to really kick it off.
I have to admit, I didn't test the affect it has on drivers, that mystery remains still at large. Though perhaps we may have caught a glimpse of car fanatics root beer of choice. However I am still looking for my pulled-over-for-drinking-root-beer story and perhaps I'll have to have another look back at this one and experience what Motor Trend magazine deems most worthy of automotive fizzy drinks. Until next time, may your mugs stay frosty, frothy, and frequently filled!
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