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Name a better root beer.
Protip: YOU FUCKING CAN'T
>inb4 some obscure indie shit
No one cares about that shit, it has to be well known

>> No.19376768

Sarsaparilla.

>> No.19376777

>>19376760
Stewart's with real sugar. Mug is for white trash.

>> No.19376795

>current year
>still drinking hfcs

>> No.19376800
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19376800

literally the first root beer: High-Resolution

>> No.19376833

>>19376800
Many years ago when I live in Salt Lake City I would go to the Hires Big H and get root beer in a frosted mug with a burger and fries that were better than anything I've had before or since.

>> No.19377048
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>>19376760
I moved away from the east coast a few years ago and haven't seen it since.

>> No.19377123

>>19377048
wut, at least on the west coast this used to be widely available. I haven't thought to look for it in years though so maybe its popularity fell off

>> No.19377131

>>19376760
Bangs is better

>> No.19377139

>>19376777
checked. trips of absolute truth.

>> No.19377153

>>19377123
I'm in Kroger territory now and I check every so often, but no luck. Apparently Total Wine still stocks it, but I don't have one within reasonable driving distance. Oh well.

>> No.19377281

A&W. The rest of your are fucking faggots.

>> No.19377286

>>19377281
you must be white as snow to like A&W. did you have a mayonnaise sandwich with your can of swill?

>> No.19377296

>>19377131
based

>> No.19377298

>>19377153
Local liquor store still stocks it here in Indiana. I've had exactly 1 in my life....didn't impress me too much.
For me it's the Bourbon Bang
>2oz bourbon
>1 can bangs
Serve over ice

>> No.19377326

i had faygo root beer once and it was pretty great. never able to find it around me anymore though

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>>19376800
They had this at the soda fountain in my college cafeteria twenty years ago. Haven’t seen it since, even in stores.

I had this one as a kid in the Midwest, never saw it after I moved away except at a World Market.

>> No.19377353

not your dad's rootbeer is pretty good. its like what you thought beer in a mug tasted like as a kid.

>> No.19377356

>>19377349
based world market chad, I swear whoever decides what to stock there is a genius. they consistently are literally the only retail place to get cult fanbase foods/drinks

>> No.19377362

>>19377353
>its like what you thought beer in a mug tasted like as a kid.
Insanely accurate description that I would never have ever come up with.

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>>19377356
Yeah they’re one of the only places I get soda now because they actually have stuff I want. Saw this there the other day and my eyes popped, I hadn’t seen it since I was a kid

>> No.19377398

>>19376760
mug is hands down the worst root beer

>> No.19377401

my local world market used to carry a good variety of boutique sodas but now it's basically just fentiman's and boylan's, which are fine but not once you've had the *real* good stuff.

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bangs

>> No.19377450

>>19377403
>not famous anymore
>not olde tyme

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>>19377403
Loved the old cans and old recipe. I think the cans also used to say "the one with bite!" and they weren't lying, it did actually have a bit of kick to it.

Now of course it's shit like all the other big brands. Capitalism destroys everything

>> No.19377462 [DELETED] 

>>19377286
you must be black as a retard gorilla nigger to make this post

>> No.19377464

>>19377403
barqs

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>>19376760
A&W reigns supreme. All others are inferior.

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>>19376800
I found an ancient bottle of Hires extract at an antique store awhile back. Apparently people used to make vast quantities of root beer at home. Blows my mind

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oliet bangs

>> No.19377506

>>19377485
yup. and it was carbonated by fermentation. It was approximately 0.5% ABV

>> No.19377522

>>19377394
for me it's the stroopwafels visible in the back

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>>19376760
IBC blows the absolute fuck out of most grocery store root beer. Their cream soda is ass but their root beer is God-tier.

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>>19377506
Huh, yeah I read about the fermentation but it never clicked that there would be some alcohol as a result. Wild.

I can't imagine anyone having the patience to make this today. Imagine waiting 5 days for root beer

>> No.19377579

Virgil's

>> No.19377582

Oliet bangs

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>>19377458
>>(pronounced B A R K S)

>> No.19377627

Stewart's from the tap in a frosted mug, or Boylan's from the bottle.

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For me its AEW

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>>19376760

>> No.19377940

>>19377739
DUDE

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>>19376760
>not one mention of the best root beer
Fuck you yankees

>> No.19377966

>>19377403
>It's good
Wow, talk about a ringing endorsement.

>> No.19377977

>>19377549
Make it and post results

>> No.19378090
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19378090

I'm not hating on Mug at all but, I was disappointed by the lack of bite. Root Beer has changed since I was a kid. It's nothing but sugar now.
I recently found Frostie at my local Food Lion & this shit is damn good with a low price, too.
If you see it, give it a shot. I go with the diet because the real sugar sodas are always too much for my stomach & I'm a fat fuck.

>> No.19379066

>>19376760
A&W is better.

>> No.19379070

>>19377485
My parents used to bottle up big batches of that in our basement. Good times.

>> No.19379217

>>19377538
Still remember the mission

>> No.19379316

Why is that shit so hard to find, anyway?

>> No.19379389
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>>19376760
no other brand comes close

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>>19376760
You have to be joking Right?

>> No.19379832

>>19379437
A&W is better in restaurants, but worse from the store.

>> No.19379851

>>19377627
>>19379389
Objectively correct posts. Boylan's is ultra S-tier

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All day

>> No.19379870

>>19376777
checked^ and agreed

>> No.19380697

>>19376760
>no indies
Regard. The local brewery in my town makes heavenly root beer with real sugar.

>> No.19380706

>>19376760
If you know of a place that brews it's own root beer, go there. Fresh brewed root beer is amazing shit.

>> No.19380721

>>19376760
all root beer is crap

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for me, its maine root
but I can never find it, so Mug Moment tm for all the other times

>> No.19380976

Weinhard's, like 20 years ago.

>> No.19381149

>>19380963
They sell this at my Aldi. Pretty good.

>> No.19381549

>>19377538
this but i like their cream soda as well.
best is when it's so cold it gets the little ice crystals in it. the old fashioned soda machine at an old local game shop would get them that cold without freezing them completely. soo fucking good.

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>>19376760
Thread derailed with ginger ale

>> No.19382564

>>19376760
Boylan is better and it isn't even special. Sarsaparilla is also pretty good.

>> No.19382574

>>19377286
Thanks, nigger

>> No.19382583

>>19379389
You should give their birch beer a try too.

>> No.19382615

bundaberg

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>>19382265
posting goat

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>> No.19382632

>>19377946
based we had this on tap at my old job

>> No.19382633

>>19376760
Obviously bangs is better

>> No.19382653

>>19378090
frostie ginger beer is DISGUSTING tho watch out

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>>19377450
What the fuck? When did they take this from us? I WANT TO GO BACK! STOP RUINING EVERYTHING!

>> No.19382991

>>19376760
IBC.

>> No.19383021

>>19382583
Haven't seen it sold around here but sounds nice, thanks for the recommendation

>> No.19383320

>>19376760
IBC

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Only one worth drinking, everyone else in this thread is wrong

>> No.19384373

>>19376760
there are several good ones, a&w kind of shit the bed with a reflavor, but walmarts great value kind of hits just right for the price.

>> No.19384440

>>19377403
I was actually surprised at its unique taste, thought all root beer tasted the same

>> No.19386160

>>19382583
been hooked on their Birch Beer since first trying 4 years ago but it hasn't been around since early 2021, dangit.
Try HeySong Sarsaparilla if you have any Asian groceries around, you'll enjoy!