Jones Pure Cane Soda Root Beer

Jones sodas come in clear glass beer bottles which bear metal twist off caps similar to those of large soda bottles back in the 1980s. Personally, I think the clear bottle is a bit weird, not to say creepy. The label is silver, with white trim and black print, and a color photograph, the nature of which varies from one bottle to the next. The label encourages users to "Send us your photo. If we like it we will put it on our label".

The soda bears a faint scent of sugar and caramel.

This is another root beer that is sweetened with only cane sugar, and it feels slightly thin, though not so much as Boylan's Natural Kind. An initial fizzy sweetness is followed by a definite taste of mint, and the soda is not at all syrupy. A slight flavor of - nutmeg? appears as the soda cools. The fizziness also falls as the soda cools, though not quite enough.

Grade: 6; the photos are a nice gimmick, but they don't make Jones a great root beer.

180 calories per 12 ounce bottle = 15 Calories per ounce (high)
Kosher (Star-K Kosher Certification)
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