Dodger Thoughts

Jon Weisman's outlet for dealing psychologically with the Los Angeles Dodgers, baseball and life

Root beer reviews: Rat Bastard

Rat Bastard Root Beer is a dull, lifeless brew that buzzes with the tasteless annoyance of a mosquito in a bug zapper. It needs to be gulped for the taste to have any sustain, but even that victory is short-lived. “Rat Bastard?” More like … well, no, it’s exactly like “rat bastard.”

Sampling date: August 13, 2012

Ingredients: Carbonated water, cane sugar, molasses, citric acid, caramel color, caffeine, natural and artificial flavors, herbal blend (American, Siberian and Korean ginseng, jasmine , clove, dong quai – angelica, skullcap (Mud Dog weed); African Capsicum, ginko bilboa; gotu kola; goldenseal, echinacea, reishi and shitake and cordyceps), sodium benzoate

Nutritional information: 12-ounce serving, 190 calories, 0 grams fat, 40 grams sugar, 65 milligrams sodium, 0 grams protein

Headquarters: Gardena, California

Rankings to date:
1) Route 66 Root Beer
2) Bulldog Root Beer
3) Capt’n Eli’s Root Beer
4) River City Root Beer
5) Cool Mountain Root Beer
6) Rat Bastard Root Beer 

Previous

Billingsley, Cruz and sunshine energize Dodgers, 5-0

Next

A.J. Ellis waxes about changing teammates

5 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    Mosquito in a bug zapper is music to my years.  Guess I should try this stuff.

  2. Anonymous

    I’m going to start requesting beer reviews. You shouldn’t waste “dull, lifeless brew that buzzes with the tasteless annoyance of a
    mosquito in a bug zapper” on root beer, Jon. Good work though.

  3. I actually tried this for the first time last week. It’s like watered-down Barqs.

    Really getting into Birch beer lately, though. Tends to have a more consistent range, if less variety across brands.

  4. New post up top. 

  5. But tell us how you really feel…

Comments are closed.

Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norén