Openly discussed, Boylan's is reviewed as possibly the best soda on earth. A delightful array of old-fashioned soda fountain flavors put forth by Boylan Bottling Company, Boylan's mixed its first birch beer in a pharmacy in 1891 when sodas were natural and delicious (early soda-makers were often pharmacists).
In comparing a bottle of Boylan's-whatever flavor you like-to a mass-marketed brand of the same flavor you'll find that there is a clear, complex natural falvor, and a lower level of carbonation of an artisanal soda. Bigger brands have largely artificial flavors and lots of chemicals along with high fructose corn syrup. There is often a higher level of carbonation to cover the inferior flavors. Whatever your favorite flavor, there's usally a counterpart in the Boylan's line.
Black Cherry. The flavor most people clamor for. Classic black cherry flavor.
Ginger Ale. A lovely ginger ale that is at a disadvantage in our tasting because we have moved on to drinking the heavier, spicier ginger beers. This one is elegant and refreshing: if you drink ginger ale, you must try it.
Sugar Cane Cola. People who actually like the taste of commercial cola may find this too complex, and may prefer Sugar Cane Cola instead. It is a melange of cola nuts, lemon, lime, cinnamon, and vanilla.
Orange Creme. A marriage of Orange and Creme = Creamsicle. We love it.
Creme - A charming cream soda.
Lemon Lime - A natural lemon lime soda for 7-up fans.
Original Birch Beer. A very authentic tasting birch beer: complex, sharp, minty, exciting. And so sophisticated that Boylan's created a second brand, Creamy Red Birch Beer, for people who want the creamy vanilla taste of today's root beers. *
Root Beer. Not the creamy, one-note vanilla style of today's root bears; but a spicy, sassafras root beer.*
**The difference between birch beer and root beer: They're close, but made from different barks. Birch beer is made from birch bark extract (and can vary in color depending on the species of birch tree the sap is extracted from). Root beer is made from non-specific roots and barks (often sassafras and/or sarsaparilla plus herbs like wild cherry, wintergreen and ginger. The original root beer, created in the mid-1800s by Philadelphia pharmacist Charles Hires, was actually a beer-a very low alcohol, naturally effervescent beverage made by fermenting sugar and yeast with the aforementioned ingredients. Today's products have no alcohol content.
Article by The Nibble.com
Please note that due to the packaging on Boylan's (Glass Bottles) we are only offering this product by delivery in our immediate delivery areas or by pick-up only.
