IBC Root Beer

Back at it again after a long absence . . . I already have an aversion to IBC Root Beer, because it tries to pass itself off as a hand-crafted micro-brewed root beer but it is nothing more than a Barq's, A&W, or Mug in a bottle. But be that as it may, it is really not all that bad (cough, cough).

Let's start with the downside - It has high-fructose corn syrup and a lot of it - 43g. And it has a pretty standard taste - nothing is really gonna blow your socks off. Good, but not spectacular. My little professors thought differently though. Professors # 2 & 3 said this was the best root beer they ever had (although I think they say this every time they taste a brew). Professor # 2 also said that this root beer was quite frizzy - kinda like when your foot falls asleep frizzy! I'm assuming she means that this root beer had a good amount of carbonation in it :) The picture show Professor # 2 holding a bottle of IBC.

IBC had a real nice head and it had a nice licorice/anise smell to it. I thought it was quite creamy, but it also finished with a good bite. And the packaging is great - a very very cool bottle! All in all - I must admit - IBC is really not all that bad. It is fun to be reviewing some brews again

I give this brew a . . . C +