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When the boss was gone, the staff
indulged in beer and pretzels.

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he boss was out of the of-
fice.
Carefully and without
too much advance notice,
I brought in the loot and set up
shop. Displayed on the tables in
the lunchroom was a vast as-
sortment of beer and pretzels.
Was this happy hour, some of
my astonished co-workers asked
when I told them what would be
featured as a Kosher Bites taste
test?
No, sillies, I said. It is up to our
fearless tasters to determine ex-
actly which of the two kinds of
pretzels would be the best to
snack on and which of the three
kinds of beer would be the best
to sip. •
Jews, I was told, don't drink
beer.
Yeah, right, and I suppose we
don't breathe either.
Who doesn't want to knock

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14 Mile Road and Middlebelt • (810) 855-5808 • Open Tues. thru Sun.

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Do you remember when you
were a kid and could eat your
weight in sugar and not feel a
thing or gain an ounce? Noth-
ing was too sweet for the
palate; in fact, the sweeter, the
better.
Well, it had been a long time
since I tried my last root beer.
So long, I can't even remember
when it was.
After tasting the three root
beers, I suddenly remembered
why I do not indulge in it very
often. Root beer is way too thick
and syrupy and sits very heav-
ily in my stomach. Although I
loved it as a kid, I can't tolerate
it as an adult.
Of the three, I liked the ba-
sic, light taste of A & W the best.
Although it was a bit bubblier
than I like my pop, it was not
medicinal tasting like Dr.
Brown's (no pun intended) and
was not as heavy as IBC. .
Of the pretzels, I liked Har-
ry's much better than the dry
and dusty Newman's.
The staff agreed:

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"Exceptionally frothy."
— Jeff Hermann

Dr. Brown's Root Beer:

"Watch your nose. This one is
very fizzy."
— Debbie Schultz

"A little harsh, not as smooth as
A & W."
— Lisa Wylin

A & W Root Beer:

"Smoother than Dr. Brown's."
— Gayle Baldi

"Always the best."
—Kevin Camp

Newman's Own Organic
Bavarian Pretzels:

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back a cold one after watching
the gardener mow the expansive
lawn on a sweltering summer
day? Who doesn't like to sip on a
draft at a gathering of the testos-
terone enhanced in a dark and
smoky bar during Red Wing -
hockey night?
But this wasn't that kind of
beer. No, this was root beer, a de-
cidedly neutral beverage.
For our test, we tried Dr.
Brown's Draft Style Root Beer,
A & W Root Beer and IBC Root
Beer, all under rabbinic supervi-
sion. To complement the drinks,
we sampled Newnian's Own Or-
ganic Bavarian Pretzels and Har-
ry's Sourdough Pretzels.
The pop (not soda, this is the
Midwest after all) ranged in calo-
ries from 110 to 170 per serving,
carried no fat grams, and had
anywhere from no sodiurn .to 35
milligrams.

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"Good flavor, yet lighter than
Dr. Brown's."
—Anne Ward

"Not even if the cupboards were
bare."
— Julie Edgar

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