Review - Stewart's Key Lime Soda

Bottler: Dr. Pepper

Calories per Ounce: 15

Caffeine: No

Aaron's Comments: Stewart's seems to have a knack for taking things that are normally food and distil the essence of their flavor into liquid form. In this case, Stewart's has taken a slice of key lime pie and bottled it as a soda. And it is quite a good soda, with, as one would expect, a strong lime flavor. Serving the soda over ice has the effect of enhancing the lime flavor. As an ice cream float the lime flavor mixes well with the vanilla from the ice cream, resulting in an experience that is much like actually eating a key lime pie, albeit one made of ice cream and lime soda.

Review - Stewart's Orange 'n Cream Soda

Bottler: Dr. Pepper

Calories per Ounce: 15.8

Caffeine: No

Aaron's Comments: If you somehow took a Dreamsicle and managed to transform it into a soda, it would taste like Stewart's Orange 'n Cream soda. For those of us that like Dreamsicles, this makes this orange and vanilla flavored soda an almost perfect drink. Served over ice, the vanilla flavor is muted and the orange flavor jumps forward. Oddly, when made into an ice cream float, the vanilla flavor fades away almost entirely, which surprised and somewhat disappointed me. Even so, this soda is fantastic straight, and that makes up for any other shortcomings.

Review - Stewart's Root Beer

Bottler: Dr. Pepper

Calories per Ounce: 13.3

Caffeine: No

Aaron's Comments: Stewart's Root Beer is, thus far, my favorite root beer brand. Stewart's manages to combine the smooth up-front taste of vanilla with a decidedly spicy undercurrent of flavor that I can't quite place, but may be cinnamon. The only real drawback for the blend is that when it is consumed over ice, it loses much of its punch. As a root beer float, on the other hand, the spiciness is enhanced by the ice cream, creating a superior experience.