Friday, January 6, 2023

Crooked Oak Root Beer

There's surprisingly little information out there about Crooked Oak Soda. Even their own website has a cryptic About page, which doesn't tell visitors anything about them and they have just three flavors. The bottle reads "Crafted by the fine people at Columbus Brands," a generic enough name that I can't find anything about it among search results out of Los Angeles. The label and language on it seem to try to impart some concept of small batch creation and product scarcity, but with nothing online to back that up it could all be hot air for all we know. The address on their website leads to a non-descript warehouse-like structure in L.A. with a sign for LA Bottleworks that probably just private labels dozens of sodas for many customers. Nevertheless, I picked it up to add the crown cap to the collection.

Nothing unique about the smell. A creamy root beer scent that should be expected. You know for "craft, small batch" beverage I'd sort of expected something a little more special. It's still an average root beer that isn't unpleasant at all to drink but the finish could feel fuller. It falls a bit flat at the end. 

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