Not Your Father's Root Beer (10.7%)
Not Your Father's (NYF)

Not Your Father's Root Beer (10.7%)Not Your Father's Root Beer (10.7%)
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From:
Not Your Father's (NYF)
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
Ranked #1
ABV:
10.7%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,147
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 15.09%
Reviews:
96
Ratings:
763
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 06, 2024
Added:
Oct 29, 2012
Wants:
  380
Gots:
  193
Kovac passed down his family’s beer making tradition by working tirelessly with his son to craft the first version of “Not Your Father’s Root Beer.” At 10.7% ABV, the silky, smooth and satisfying finish is unmatched in flavor. It appeals to craft beer aficionados as well as those who don’t typically drink beer but crave something unique.
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Ratings by Houser:
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Rated by Houser from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Jun 18, 2016
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Whyteboar from Michigan

4.28/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This, or at least the ones I have in my cellar that were from the original brewery, is flat out root beer with a kick, so good with some French Vanilla ice cream as a float or just as is.
Drinks like a soda too, and not no diet soda.
Sorry, I’ve never tried the version that was after the original.
Jan 06, 2024
 
Rated: 4.11 by kodt from Illinois

Nov 15, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.05/5  rDev -28.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Bomber from WinCo. Dark brown with thick creamy head. Aroma is root beer, some sassafras, some vanilla. Taste takes a downturn. Alcohol burn up front. Licorice obscures the root beer aroma. Sweet, medicinal, earthy. Finishes the same. Started out nice and went downhill from there.
Jun 01, 2023
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Rated by Yshua7

5/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I love it!!Sad you can’t get the real stuff any more, the Pabst one can’t compare to it.
Mar 06, 2023
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Reviewed by DillonWheaton

3.91/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Definitely one of the best options available for those who love soda and want an alcoholic drink other than Jack and Coke. I've rated this one unobjectively as an overall product to the target demographic.
Oct 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.87 by cjtuggle from Ohio

Dec 31, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by WolverineFan1243 from Colorado

Jul 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.2 by Mebuzzard from Colorado

Jul 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by BarrelAgedG from California

Jul 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.22 by rsuarez1982 from Texas

May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by petrusek23 from Ohio

Dec 03, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Jul 31, 2018
 
Rated: 2.96 by ben_tries_brews from Tennessee

Jul 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by StephenBechler from Illinois

May 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.72 by npendres from Wisconsin

May 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.65 by TheCrowsEye from California

May 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.26 by KevinMc from Illinois

Mar 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by JuiceMan818 from California

Jan 19, 2018
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.24/5  rDev -23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Mahogany brown in color with an fingernail of brown around the rim and covering half of the top. The aroma is flat root beer with a slightly sweet, boozy edge. The taste is smoky root beer and black licorice. There's plenty of booze and it isn't well hidden. There's a bit of dry stickiness and there's definitely a boozy burn on the way down. Not sure what I was expecting, but not sure what some of the others see in this. My opinion of this beer increased greatly as it warmed.
Nov 04, 2017
Not Your Father's Root Beer (10.7%) from Not Your Father's (NYF)
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 763 ratings