28 - Red Arrow Root Beer
Red Arrow Root Beer from the prolific Orca Beverage Inc is supposedly a craft soda known for its authentic, old-fashioned flavor featuring distinct hints of wintergreen, licorice, and a traditional spice kick. Inspired by the historic 32nd Infantry “Red Arrow” Division, it is caffeine-free, gluten-free, and brewed with real cane sugar.
Branding
Red Arrow’s branding is a distinctive white and red. It might not exactly jump out if put next to Dr. Pepper, but when the bottles are among other root beers, it may stand out from the crowd.
You can see what it looks like in general in the following photos:
Orca skipped the logo for the bottle cap and went with their own branding there.
Taste and Ingredients
When you first twist off the metal cap on this root beer, you will find it has a pleasant aroma. Your first sip, though, is of a very flat and smooth brew. In fact, if I didn’t know better, I would have said the drink had expired; it was so flat.
Anyway, the drink is kind of creamy and I thought it tasted a bit like vanilla. However, the ingredients state that Red Arrow contains wintergreen and licorice extract. I didn’t find either of those flavors very strong, and if they existed, they were quite subtle.
Here’s the full ingredients list:
The Wrap Up
In general, I found Red Arrow to be decent. It’s not great because I expect root beer to have more fizz and perhaps a slightly stronger profile overall, but it’s not bad.
I have found Red Arrow in several different locations, so perhaps it will be easier for you to find it as well. If you try it, be sure to let me know your thoughts.
Related Drinks
Here are some of Orca’s other root beer-related drinks: