{"id":17282,"date":"2014-07-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17282"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:21:07","slug":"review-nabisco-limited-edition-root-beer-float-oreo-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/25\/review-nabisco-limited-edition-root-beer-float-oreo-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Nabisco Limited Edition Root Beer Float Oreo Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nabisco<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite what others think, I can also be sensitive. Reminding me of the destruction of the SDF-1 in Robotech, I shed a few tears next to my wife when Crimson Typhoon and Cherno Alpha ate it big time in Pacific Rim. I admit I also cried a tiny bit when I reacquainted myself with Buckaroo Banzai\u2019s synth engulfed end credits. I can hum that song all day.<\/p>\n

So sue me. I am not invulnerable to the charms of nostalgia. I have a fucking soul too.<\/p>\n

Does the salty smell of fresh popcorn not invoke memories of carefree Saturday matinees at the cinema? It\u2019s hard to deny the sight of lightning bugs doesn\u2019t drum up images of summery things like Italian ice cups served with wooden spoons that threatened to leave splinters in your mouth.<\/p>\n

Root beer floats harken back to a time of childhood innocence. The memories of Daddy teaching you how to ride that bicycle without training wheels. Yelling and screaming lovingly about how stupid you are as the neighbors peer through the curtains, hoping to not get caught. Those were some damn good times.<\/p>\n

I suppose the Oreo creates the same feelings for me. As a child, I dipped them in milk after learning another lesson (like most latchkey children do) from television. Me love you long time TV.<\/p>\n

Oreo have released so many varieties that they are becoming the Beanie Babies of cookies. After the fruit punch ones<\/a>, I kind of hit the wall real hard. As much as I love the different flavors, I began to get Oreo-fatigue and pined for a normal Oreo.<\/p>\n

\"Nabisco<\/a><\/p>\n

Yet, the Root Beer Float Oreo grabbed my interest as they sat there next to the lemon one and above the Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cup version and right beside the mint chocolate variety. After ripping open the package, a deep buttery smell emanated elegantly. A faint, but playfully \u201cfizzy\u201d sweet and herby scent of root beer followed.<\/p>\n

However, the Oreo filled with the promise of creamy and frothy root beer float dreams decided to kick my balls to the tune of the Benny Hill theme song. I was at best, disappointed. At worst, I wanted to chase harmless rabbits and their cutesy little noses with the gas-powered lawn mower.<\/p>\n

\"Nabisco<\/a><\/p>\n

Tasting the cream filling alone yielded a familiar, sweet, but not strong root beer flavor. Actually on subsequent licks, the root beer taste was so light that it barely registered. It could be that each cookie I dissected apart Hannibal-style revealed an almost 80 percent cream to 20 percent root beer flavor ratio.<\/p>\n

When I ate the cookie whole, the buttery nuttiness from the Oreo overwhelmed any root beer taste. Strangely, I did experience a ghostly menthol-like \u201ccoolness\u201d when I swallowed. It could be from whatever flavoring effect Nabisco pumped in to replicate the carbonization of a root beer. Although, I wished they would have amped up the root beer taste instead.<\/p>\n

Dipping them in milk doesn\u2019t help. Dipping them in store bought chocolate milk makes it worse. In fact, dipping them in bourbon is criminal and left me sullen because I ruined a tumbler of Maker\u2019s 46.<\/p>\n

There are positives. They are not as sweet as some Oreo flavor (looking at you Watermelon and Berry Burst Ice Cream). Additionally, they appear to be more readily available, at least in my area, so everyone can join in and be sad chasing rabbits.<\/p>\n

I know that root beer is one of the trickier flavors to emulate and I have to give credit to Nabisco for at least attempting this. If anything, I admire their tenacity to not back down on trying unconventional flavor choices. (Where\u2019s my blueberry version dammit?)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m conflicted because Root Beer Float Oreo cookies do not taste awful. But if you’re expecting them to taste like the beloved soda float, they suck at it.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 cookies – 140 calories, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 15 milligrams of potassium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 12 grams of sugars, and less than 1 gram of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Nabisco Limited Edition Root Beer Float Oreo Cookies
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.99
\nSize:<\/b> 12.2 oz. package
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Publix
\nRating:<\/b> 4 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> They are not overwhelmingly sweet. Typing \u201cCrimson Typhoon\u201d in my review. The Golden Oreo is buttery and rich. The music in Benny Hill.
\nCons:<\/b> The root beer flavor is very weak. Trying not to type \u201cRoot Beer Floats? More like Root Beer Flats!\u201d in my review (GONG!) The Golden Oreo overpowers any root beer flavor. Cherno Alpha biting it so soon. The music in Benny Hinn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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