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 ...

The upcoming holiday season bodes many social engagements with all the seasonal trappings. No doubt all of these parties will include liquid refreshments, some hard, some soft and many sparkling. It ...

Chris Kilham, the Medicine Hunter, fondly recalls drinking A&W root beer as a child with his parents. “The big frosty mugs – I loved root beer,” he said. Recently, Kilham had the opportunity to go on ...

In the woods near my childhood home grew a cluster of small trees. I only noticed them after my older brother pointed them out to me. He showed me that some of the leaves were shaped like mittens, but ...

This was the second time we tried to make sassafras beer, and the result was outstanding. I accidentally left one bottle in the fridge while on vacation, but it actually kept its fizz and tasted even ...

What you need to get started making your own root beer. Equipment Can be found individually or in a kit from the Bell’s General Store, Daane’s Wine & Liquor or online. Root beer, as we know it, is a ...

The start of the warmer season isn’t necessarily cued by spring holidays or even, in some cases, the weather itself. Instead, the opening of seasonal businesses such as root beer stands and drive-ins ...

Even the biggest root beer fans might not know the history of the iconic soda. Let’s get to the “root” of root beer: The main ingredients in root beer are pretty much the same as any other soda: water ...