The next time you're drinking a root beer, sift through the list of ingredients on the backside of a bottle of A&W, Dad's, Barq's, Mug, IBC, or Red Arrow. You're most certain to find mentions of ...

I like root beer. Let me clarify that, I think I like root beer. The traditional recipe for root beer comes from sassafras, which has been banned by the FDA as a carcinogen since 1960. So it’s fair to ...

Of all the favorite summertime beverages to choose from, root beer generally makes the top five. It’s been an American classic long before most of us were born, and with more than 2,000 brands to ...

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If there’s one dessert drink that captures the heart of childhood summers and old-fashioned American desserts, it’s the root beer float. Imagine that perfect mix of creamy vanilla ice cream and fizzy, ...

Frothy, sweet and deliciously complex, root beer is the kind of bubbly libation that’s exactly right on a hot day. It’s refreshing straight out of the can or bottle — and an instant treat poured over ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Everyone knows that the best root beer is perfectly sweet and spicy, ideally, as sweet as its distant cousins in the cola sector, but with a ...