A&W Root Beer Float

I came across this in the impulse fixture by the register of my local Wino Mart, and, burdened down by beer though I was, I managed to squeak in this purchase at the last minute. I love the graphics on the bottle, and I have been known to drink a good homemade root beer float in my day, though I usually prefer my soda unadulterated.

After the walk home and a quick chill, I popped open the bottle and poured the contents into a glass. There was very little foam, and the whole thing was the color of coffee with too much milk. Although the bottle claims that it contains real milk, the thick sludge that A&W is attempting to pass off as a Root Beer Float tastes more like the guar gum and carrageenan that are used to artificially give the drink its "float-like" consistency. It tastes like non dairy creamer with a splash of Root Beer. The drink coats both mouth and glass with a slimy film that just screams heavily processed industrial runoff.

I am usually a big fan of root beer, my favorite being Barq's because of the addition of my good friend caffeine, but this garbage water masquerading as root beer has turned me off on the stuff for a couple weeks at least. I can only hope that I purchased the only bottle in existence and that the good folks at A&W will think twice before unleashing this terrible drink on the world.