Sunday, March 6, 2011

Empire - Real Cola

Brand: Empire (1930)
Size: 12 oz
Location: Bristol, RI
Sweetener: Sugar cane (46g)
Color: very dark brown
Aroma: light cola smell
Paired with: Trader Joe's Orange Chicken


Dr Fizz: It smelled and looked like a cola. I haven't really had colas besides the typical Coke, Pepsi or RC. While most specialty sodas are usually root beers or orange/grape/lime there don't usually seem to be colas. It must be pretty intimidating to go up against Coke and Pepsi. I had high hopes for this soda.

 Very Very Dark Cola

The cola smell was very mild, despite being such a dark color. The taste was fairly acidic, making the cola quite sour. It also had a fairly high fizz, higher than Coke. I couldn't detect any natural flavoring. There wasn't any creamyness to it and it wasn't very satisfying paired with the meal, which was also sour.

The wife says, "OOH it's thick, but not in a good way!"

Overall, I don't think it was very good. Nothing stood out as special. I still prefer Coke.

His Rating: 6/10
Her Rating: 3/10

Lil' Fizz's Rating: Orange Chicken is 10/10

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