Root Beer

[hungryone]

If you can get your hands on Sprecher, it is excellent (as is the Sprecher ginger ale). http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/soda.php

[wish I never left]

Just tried Boylan's. It was okay, but very mildly flavored. I won't be buying it again.

[dansteino]

We stock the following "specialty" root beers (and related products):

Boylan's Root Beer (Boylan's Birch Beer and Creamy Red Birch Beer)
Virgil's Root Beer
Maine Root Root Beer (Maine Root Sarsaparilla)
Abita
Dr. Brown's

Root beer is not my thing . . . but all move well. Abita and Dr. Brown's are the best sellers . . . followed by Boylan's.

I have been especially surprised at the recent popularity of the Maine Root . . . although I should not be surprised since their ginger beer is extraordinary.

I believe Virgil's is available at Whole Foods and Rouses. Maine Root is available at Whole Foods.

P.S. Keep a look out for GUS (Grown-Up Sodas). http://www.drinkgus.com/ We have 4 flavors(Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, Ginger) right now . . . and are trying to get the remaining four. Exceptional product.

[Pas Bon]

Root Beer for grown-ups:

http://www.hitimewine.net/istar.asp?a=6 ... 620%211478

[RouxTheDay]

I clicked on this to kill some time because apparently Outlook didn't close properly and is being checked and this takes FOREVER but I digress....

I'm amazed to see a long thread on Root Beer and no mention of Barq's. I might drink one diet root beer a year so I'm not into it like you guys but where do they fit on the chart? (if at all)

[hungryone]

Barq's is okay, but not "really" root beer to me. (Can we all remember the "is it root beer?" tagline on the yellow label?) No creamy, foamy head--just cola-style fizz.

[Alex]

I like IBC and Abita

[wish I never left]

I've never liked Barq's. We had it in the midwest where I grew up, but I was a much bigger fan of IBC and similar styles.

[chefairline]

I ALWAYS have Abita and Barq's longnecks iced down by the checkout. Barq's is selected about 75% of the time.

They are a natural with a good roast beef po'boy.

[wish I never left]

Just another brief review:

I had a so called 'Natural Brew' rootbeer with lunch today. I am regretting that I bought a fourpack of this stuff. Despite all of the wonderful claims made by the marketing department, this stuff just tasted extremely medicinal to me. Otherwise, it had a nice mouthfeel, but that taste was just too bad to really enjoy.