Hippo Size Beverages Jumbo Root Beer

Hippo Size Beverages Jumbo Root Beer Hippo Size Beverages Jumbo Root Beer Poured

This is root beer number 38, drank on 28 November, 2013.

Purchased at: Galcos

Made in: Mukilteo, WA

Bottled by: Orca Beverage Soda Works

Cap style: twist off bottle cap

Volume: 12 fl. oz

Notable text on the bottle: Looking for a drink with GARGANTUAN flavor? Go for the Hippo. The original Texas size drink, Hippo Beverages satisfy that immense craving with a selection of great flavors using our best extracts and flavors. Open wide and experience the little bottle with big taste - Hippo Size Beverages since 1927.

Sweetened with: cane

Natural or artificial flavor? both

Ingredients: carbonated water, cane sugar, natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, extract of wintergreen, sodium benzoate (a preservative)

Calories: 160

Review: Big taste is putting it mildly. I think this is a great root beer, with a strong medicinal-like bite and a distinctive sweetness. Good carbonation on the tongue and mouthfeel.

liquid color: extremely dark, porter-like darkness

Head? none

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