beer_name: Brewer Patriot Collection - 1790 Root Beer Brew
text: Pours to a murky amber-copper color with a thick tan head. Nice lacing and a good level of carbonation. The aroma is spicy...ginger, molasses, sassafras, with touches of vanilla. It definitely has the earth root characteristic in the aroma. Very interesting. The flavor is herbal and earthy with the ginger and molasses. I get the licorice and/or star of anise in the flavor along with sassafras again. It leaves my mouth dry after the finish, but has a sweet twang in the middle. An interesting brew to try once, definitely not one that I would have again. If you were looking for an alcohol infused A&W, this ain't it. Interesting, but tough to choke down. I sense a drain pour coming.