For me, that beverage was always going to be sarsaparilla (or sars as we like to call it here in Australia).
But which sars would you choose to be your new favourite drink? I mean, for cola it's easy (sorry Pepsi ... not even close). For sars though there is no clear cut brand winner (in my opinion). This got me wondering ... should there be a clear cut winner? Probably not. But there does need to be a comparison. Yes!
There needs to be some kind of Excel spreadsheet that can then produce graphs and statistics to let all of mankind know what is in each bottle of sars. There needs to be a ranking system based on presentation. And surely if I'm going to start drinking sars in large quantities I need to know which one I prefer the taste of?!?
Yes. I am going to test all the sars I can find. And then I'll review them seperately. It will be exciting. It will make for some gripping and almost daily web reading. My wife can't wait (I have taken over one of the shelves in the fridge). So, let's see the contenders to date.
Of the variations of sars I've been able to find I have decided to put them into three of my own categories. Regular, Glass bottled and imported. The imported drinks are all American Root Beer (which in my opinion is the same drink). Care to see them? Of course you do.
The regular contenders (above)
- Golden Circle
- River Port
- Wimmers
- Shweppes
- Tru Blu
- Kirks
The glass bottled contenders (above)
- Bundaberg (regular and diet)
- Saxbys
- Wimmers (again)
- Bickfords
- Cascade
The imported contenders (above)
- Hank's
- A&W
- Thomas Kemper
Stay tuned—my favourite guitar pun by the way—as I reveal what I liked and disliked with every sars I drank. Each article will be written in a style assuming others apart from me will care. Exciting times.
Coincidentally, I believe I'll also start exercising again very soon. I'm going to need to.
Oooh, you had me at 'some kind of Excel spreadsheet that can then produce graphs and statistics'. I assume, boldly, that some sort of uniform set of criteria has been established and that said criteria are endorsed by the appropriate governing bodies.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it seems you are suggesting that each sars will be measured against its 'peers' in each category. Does that mean there will eventually be some sort of championship battle? I certainly hope so.
I'll stay tuned - because I like a good pun.
A bold assumption indeed. But one I can work with. Well, apart from the governing bodies. I don't recognise the authority of the official Sarsaparilla committees.
ReplyDeleteBut I do plan on using the same system of measurement when it comes to judging the competitors. Measurement. Funny when you're talking about a rating system for beverages.
Awesome results, are you a member of the sars page on facebook?
ReplyDeleteWhat of the Sarsaparilla Cordials?
ReplyDeleteWoolworths/Safeway have always sold a Golden Circle Sarsaparilla Cordial. And most pubs use a cordial to mix Sarsaparilla if they have it at all. If you really want to rate the drink you have to compare the pub varieties
There's a Sars page on Facebook!? I didn't know that :)
ReplyDeleteI am a regular buyer of the Golden Circle cordial (I've 4 litres here right now) but it's hard to compare a post-mix as it will be partly based on the soda used in its mix (assuming they all use soda water). If I knew how to include pub mixes in a 'brand' way I'd give it a go.
And I really need to work out when comments are posted on this Blog!