Which root beer would you say is the best you have tried? I actually just tried this one out called "Natural Brew", and it's pretty much the best I have tried.
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Root Beer
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I don't know where to find them. I can always find Virgil's, which is good, and occasionally Henry Weinhardt's, but that's it.
Barq's has always been my favorite. Virgil's is good too, though I like their other flavors better.
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I really like Dad's Root Beer. I have been thinking about making my own for some time. My grandma used to make it and it was fantastic.
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Mug is my least favorite of what I tried. Barq's is better. But I like A&W out of those three.
Tried Virgil's. Liked it. Tried some Maine-made root beer, can't remember the brand- that was much more spicy.
Tried Virgil's. Liked it. Tried some Maine-made root beer, can't remember the brand- that was much more spicy.
most of the 'Popular commercial brands" are not actually root beer and they are basically caramel colored sugar water
If the ingredients do not contain
Sassafras albidum
Smilax regelii
Smilax glyciphylla
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Aralia nudicaulis
Manihot esculenta
or a variation of the above then it isn't ROOT Beer
Ever heard of Charles Hires? that's the guy who formulated and brought the first commercial root beer to market
A&W Root Beer, Dad's Root Beer, Mug Root Beer, Barq's (all the large brands) no longer contain the actual ingredients needed to actually be a ROOT beer
Virgils is one of my favorites widely available
it contains: cane sugar and a number of natural spices, including anise, licorice, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, sweet birch, molasses, nutmeg, pimento berry oil (allspice), balsam oil, and cassia oil .
Natural Brew is another one...it contains: Filtered Water, Sugar, Bourbon Vanilla Extract, Anise, Licorice ROOT, Birch Oil, and Wintergreen oil..
but i suggest you also try
Maine Root
Boylans Root Beer
Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Root Beer
Mystic Seaport
as they actually contain ingredients that classify them as "ROOT' Beer
enjoy
If the ingredients do not contain
Sassafras albidum
Smilax regelii
Smilax glyciphylla
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Aralia nudicaulis
Manihot esculenta
or a variation of the above then it isn't ROOT Beer
Ever heard of Charles Hires? that's the guy who formulated and brought the first commercial root beer to market
A&W Root Beer, Dad's Root Beer, Mug Root Beer, Barq's (all the large brands) no longer contain the actual ingredients needed to actually be a ROOT beer
Virgils is one of my favorites widely available
it contains: cane sugar and a number of natural spices, including anise, licorice, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, sweet birch, molasses, nutmeg, pimento berry oil (allspice), balsam oil, and cassia oil .
Natural Brew is another one...it contains: Filtered Water, Sugar, Bourbon Vanilla Extract, Anise, Licorice ROOT, Birch Oil, and Wintergreen oil..
but i suggest you also try
Maine Root
Boylans Root Beer
Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Root Beer
Mystic Seaport
as they actually contain ingredients that classify them as "ROOT' Beer
enjoy
Boylans is good stuff. I rarely drink soda but occasionally I go to a pizza place that carries boylans.
Maine Root was probably the one I referenced. Definitely a whole different flavor.
It is interesting how the "major" brands taste pretty different compared to the Coke-Pepsi, 7-up-Sierra Mist, etc.
It is interesting how the "major" brands taste pretty different compared to the Coke-Pepsi, 7-up-Sierra Mist, etc.
