I made this as coldbrew when my friend Todd was visiting, and we took it along on a picnic in the Sawtooth Forest to see a hummingbird feeder site. This is a really lovely root beer tea! The flavoring is spot on and the green rooibos base doesn’t really impede the flavoring in any way, while coldbrewing like a champ. I think part of what really sells it is the tea is very sweet, really adding to that feel of drinking pop without adding any additional sweeteners. This is achieved by a high level of licorice root, however, which can be a contentious ingredient for a lot of tea drinkers, so if you are sensitive to it, this probably isn’t the tea for you. To me, the “sticky” sweetness left in my mouth just really sells the mouthfeel of actual root beer in a way the flavoring alone couldn’t.
I’m on my last liter, and I added CO2 to this one, and I really can’t tell the difference from a canned root beer. This will definitely be missed!
Flavors: Licorice Root, Root Beer, Sweet