When we were in Aldi Monday, we passed by the soda selection, which is fairly small. See the root beer reminded me that I wanted to make the Root Beer Pulled Pork so I asked Vince if we had root beer at home. He didn’t know and said “Let’s get a 12 pack. I’ve been wanting to try it.”
We drink way less soda than we once did but we do still keep it around. When we had a Kroger here, I could often get soda on sale – 4 – 12 packs for $10, but with Kroger gone, I rarely see those kinds of deals. Walmart has 12 pack anywhere from $7.50 to $8.50 so even though we’re not drinking a lot of soda these days, price is a concern, but taste is what matters most.
When it comes to root beer, I like the sweet root beer, and don’t like root beer with a “bite”. My favorites are IBC and A&W, and I never find those on sale.
Price:
I think the last time I bought IBC, I think I paid about $6 for four bottles. The Suds root beer at Aldi was $2.69 for a 12 pack, which is about .23/can.
Nutrition:
Comparing A&W to Suds, as far as nutrition, based on info from this site for the A&W stats, and the photo above for the Suds stats, A&W has 170 calories and Suds has 180 calories. A&W has 80 mg of sodium, while Suds has 46 mg. A&W has 47 g. carbs, while Suds has 46 g. Everything is so similar except the sodium.
As with most root beers, Suds has no caffeine.
Taste:
While I didn’t have an A&W or IBC root beer for comparison, I don’t think I could tell the difference in the Suds or the A&W root beers. There’s no bite, no aftertaste. It has plenty of fizz and I didn’t feel like it was overly fizzy or lacking fizz.
Conclusion:
Considering price and taste, this will be my root beer of choice.
Dottie says
Reading and seeing the pictures makes me want a root beer float, LOL.
Nelle Coursey says
I love root beer floats!
cassews says
mmmm root beer floats. Have you tried a diet orange soda float? Take diet orange soda of your choice of course and vanilla ice cream of your choice, tastes just like a dreamcicle. Yummm….Blows it with the vanilla ice cream for calories, but on a hot day its sooooooo good.
Judy Laquidara says
I don’t drink diet anything. I’ve never felt like the artificial sweeteners were something I wanted to consume.
Susan Nixon says
Oh, good to know if we get a yen for Root Beer floats, because A & W is the only one I like. I’m not a huge fan. I do like the kind we make ourselves, but I haven’t done that in 35 years, and I’m not starting it back up again. =)
Judy Laquidara says
I tried making it ourselves and didn’t have much luck. Maybe you need to tell me how you do it. I don’t mind root beer but since I’ve stopped drinking so much soda, I’m not nearly as loyal to Dr. Pepper as I once was.
Lorraine says
Ginger beer from Aldi’s….yum!
Judy Laquidara says
Around Christmas they had some kind of sparkling, fizzy cider that was bottled kinda like the ginger beer. We LOVE that stuff and, of course, it’s seasonal. I’ve heard, but thankfully haven’t had to try it, that the ginger beer is great for an upset tummy.