Root beer

Frostie Root Beer

Orca Beverage Soda Works · Classic cane-sugar root beer

Mukilteo, Washington, USA

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A nostalgic, cane-sugar root beer revived under the Orca Beverage label from a recipe that traces back to 1939. The pour is sweet and rounded, leading with classic root-beer-candy character before a soft wintergreen lift and a gentle whisper of spice carry it to a creamy, vanilla-tinged finish. It is an unfussy crowd-pleaser rather than a showpiece, the kind of bottle built to be poured over a scoop of vanilla ice cream as readily as sipped straight from the bottle.

Taste profile
Flavor fingerprint for Frostie Root BeerSweetness 4 of 5, Carbonation 3 of 5, Body 3 of 5, Creaminess 3 of 5, Bitterness 1 of 5, Spice-heat 2 of 5, Aroma intensity 3 of 5, Finish 3 of 5SweetnessCarbonationBodyCreaminessBitternessSpice-heatAromaFinish

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Flavor wheel
Flavor wheel for Frostie Root BeerHighlighted: Root & sassafras, Wintergreen & birch, Spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg), Vanilla & cream, Caramel & molasses.✓ Root✓ WintergreenAnise✓ Spice✓ Vanilla✓ CaramelWoodyHerbalOff-notes

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Scores

Our score
36/50
What drinkers think
7/9
early estimate
Critics vs. the crowd
-3
A crowd favorite

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The maker

Frostie is a heritage root beer brand dating to the 1930s that is now owned and bottled by Orca Beverage Soda Works, a specialty soda company that has revived numerous vintage American soda labels. Orca bottles the cane-sugar formula in 12 oz longneck glass bottles at its facility in Mukilteo, Washington, where it has operated for more than 35 years.

Ingredients & nutrition

Carbonated Water, Cane Sugar, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate (A Preservative), Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors.