A & W 10

There are so many different kinds of A & W that I sincerely believe I could review only A & W Root Beers for the next three months.  Anyway, here I go to A & W TEN.  If my calculations are correct, there are in fact six sodas, all made by the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group that have a new 10 calorie version.  Here is a little quip from a press release I found online:

The new versions get their fewer calories by starting with the diet versions, which are sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame potassium, and adding a little high-fructose corn syrup.

Wow . . . “aspartame, acesulfame, high-fructose” . . . they sure know how to make a soda sound delicious.

So, let me get this straight, same great old diet soda with a little high-fructose corn-syrup mixed in – hmmmm.  Sounds like one of A & W’s rocket scientists came up with this one.

The bottom-line is that this is pretty much the A & W Diet Root Beer with a little sugar mixed in to take the edge off of the obnoxious taste. It is refreshing and creamy like all A & W Root Beers, and it’s got that nice frothy character to it.

The Professor’s Grade:  D +