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KIOKI Drop #6

Rootbeer Beef Jerky

Yes, root beer jerky. Sweet, a little nostalgic, and one of the most divisive drops ever. Plenty of Taste Testers loved it. They just didn't think it tasted enough like root beer.

Sweet, soda-shop inspired
Voted Kill It by Taste Testers
Small-batch beef jerky

RIP. Gone but not forgotten.

The Taste Testers voted this one out, so it won't be made again.

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KillFinal Taste Tester verdict:
Kill It · 52% of tasters

Drop summary

The drop

Root Beer dropped as KIOKI Batch #6, for Taste Testers first.

The flavor

Sweet, soda-shop inspired.

What testers said

Many people thought the root beer flavor just wasn't identifiable, but plenty loved the jerky anyway.

How it scored

52%Kill

KILL the Root Beer.

48% Keep · 52% Kill. One of the closest votes ever.

Conclusion

Even though many people enjoyed this jerky (some even put it in their Top 10 flavors), it was killed because it didn't live up to the name. The general consensus: reformulate it, rename it, or both.

What Taste Testers said

If it didn't say 'root beer' I would have thought it was a sweet teriyaki.

– Jason

I haven't liked root beer my whole life but honestly I love this jerky!

– Mike

But honestly for me I wouldn't change the flavor maybe the name if you had to but the flavor was awesome!

– Tonya