Berghoff's Famous Chicago Root Beer

Berghoff's was a famous old time Chicago restaurant that among other things was known for its fresh draft, homemade root beer! While the restaurant is now defunct, the brew survives and is rated highly among many root beer enthusiasts. Today, we see if we can break our losing streak of reviewing medicore bottles and find something to celebrate for a change!

John:

1st taste: "Wow, this is delicious. Four stars for sure!"

2nd taste: "Actually, it's a little too syrupy and sweet, not as good as i first thought. 3 stars though."

3rd taste: "Ugh. That aftertaste is too sugary and lingers. I don't want to drink any more, but I'll finish out the glass to be fair. 2 stars.

4th taste. "This aftertaste is disgusting; it's like artificial sweetener. And I can't get rid of it. My mouth is coated in this stuff and it's gross. Only root beer in history to go from four stars down to one in less than 2 minutes. I still can't get rid of that foul aftertaste. Please Bring Dr. Brown's back to wash it down! *

FRED: FIRST TASTE IS DECIEVING. THE RATING GOES DOWN WITH TIME. TOO SWEET AND SYRUPY. BIT GUMMY. AFTERTASTE LINGERS SWEETNESS. **(revised--see below)

FRED (revised via phone communication): "LOWER MINE TO A ONE. I STILL HAVE THAT [EXPLETIVE] AFTERTASTE AND IT'S AWFUL." *