Virgil’s Special Edition Bavarian Nutmeg

Ahhhh . . . a Virgil’s that I actually like.  Where the regular Virgil’s falls short the special edition brew falls forward . . . I think?  Anyway, by the title of the root beer you’d think that the nutmeg is of a special variety in that it’s from Bavaria.  But low and behold the nutmeg is not from Bavaria, the well water is.  So a more accurate title would be “Virgil’s Special Edition Bavarian Well Water – it doesn’t quite hold the same sparkle though.

All of that aside, I think this brew is pretty good!  I like the fact that this has all natural ingredients, but the fantastic part is that these flavor actually blend together pretty well.  The combo of honey, licorice and vanilla give this beer a silky smooth, creamy feel.  The nutmeg (not from bavaria by the way), clove and cinnamon give a nice bite to finish each root beer swallow.

The particular bottle I drank from was a little flat, but I suspect that it’s because I allowed this to sit for quite a while.

Nice job Virgils . . . nice job.  Although, when you give a root beer a “5 word” title with one of the words being “special” than it better be pretty darn good.  And if you look at it that, you might be a bit disappointed.

The Professor’s Grade:  B