16 - Slice Root Beer
Slice soda makes another “healthy” set of sodas, including root beer that contains prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics with only 3g of sugar and 30 calories per 12 oz can.
You might recall Slice as a drink that used to contain up to 10% real fruit juice. It was similar to Crush or Fanta at that time, but they appear to have rebranded to go toe-to-toe with Olipop and related brands.
I believe I found this drink in Hy-Vee or Target.
Branding
Slice has maintained its logo from yesteryear and added new flavors to its line-up. The root beer maintains a dark brown coloration with a root beer mug added on.
Taste and Ingredients
This root beer contains 1% juice, likely the apple juice listed in the ingredients list.
I found the drink very flat and medicinal-tasting, with more of a root beer flavor than Olipop had. Perhaps Slice’s choice to use real cane sugar rather than Olipop’s Stevia is what makes it better. Or maybe it’s because Slice doesn’t contain all the random plant ingredients.
The Wrap Up
While Slice has made a comeback, I was not impressed with their root beer. It is probably the best pre/pro/post biotic root beer I have had so far, but that’s not saying much.
Still, it’s not completely awful, and if you’re trying to break your soda habit, this one may help you do it in a somewhat healthy manner.