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Best / favorite root beers?

Nothing tops A&W from the tap. None of that bottled or canned shit. That stuff is garbage at best. Gotta go to a restaurant and get a mug or buy a gallon to take home.
'Dad's' is pretty good too. You can find that at local gas stations.

>> No.6128912

Barq's is the worst. I like me some root beer, but love the shit out of it if it's A&W. Their cream is heavenly too. How do they get it so good?

>> No.6128916
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>>6128907
malzbier. vitamalz.

>> No.6128926

>>6128912
I actually don't mind Barq's. I buy cases of it occasionally. Mug, however, is pretty shit.

>>6128916
Do tell?

>> No.6128946
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Not exactly root beer, but a damn fine product if you can get your hands on it.

>> No.6128958
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>>6128926
it is not exactly a root beer but a malt beer. the older, more sophisticated sister of the root beers.
i think karamalz is superior

>> No.6128963

Gotta go with Virgil's, not sure if its sold outside of NE though.

>> No.6128985 [DELETED] 

>>6128958
>>6128916
Is this even considered root beer?
We're talking about sarsaparilla.

>> No.6128991

>>6128963
I can buy it here in VA and I've seen it in NC. They make some good soda.

>> No.6128993

>>6128907
All soda floats are disgusting except for melon soda + vanilla

>> No.6128994

>>6128963
Virgils is great, they sell it in California, so is the cream soda

>> No.6128998

>>6128994
>>6128963
I think I know the name, but I can't say I've had it.

>> No.6129022
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>>6128998
it comes in a keg

>> No.6129027

>>6128993
Why do you hate fun?
>>6129022
Now THAT is fucking badass.

>> No.6129040

>>6128907

whats that stuff, the liquid and the cream

is this one of those weird and fake american beverages?

>> No.6129048

>>6129040
Are you fucking serious?

It's root beer soda with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream in it. Called a root beer float.

>> No.6129050

>>6129040
No, this is a root beer float. The cream is probably ice cream, likely vanilla as that's the most common flavor to pair with a root beer float.

Look 'em up - if you like root beer they're heaven.

>> No.6129060

>>6128916
>>6128958
Are germans taking over /ck/?
You already have me worried with that german food thread

>> No.6129062

>>6129050
>they're heaven

>make heaven with root beer made in heaven as seen in >>6129022
>ascend into planar form

Yes. YES. YES!

>> No.6129068

>>6129040
>weird and fake american beverage

liquids can be fake now?

>> No.6129076

>>6129048
>and whipped cream in it
Oh I just took another look at it. It's just soft serve vanilla ice cream. My bad.

>> No.6129089

>>6128912
Lol i prefer barqs over all others. I like how barqs has a little bite on it, instead of pure sweet.

>> No.6129165

I miss root beer. We don't get it in the UK but I love it.

>> No.6129169

>>6128912
barq's has more of a nuanced flavor to me. A&W is just straight vanilla.

>> No.6129226 [DELETED] 

>>6128993
My favorite is rootbeer and mint chocolate chip

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>>6128907
O.P. A+W IS VERY GOOD BUT I CHALLENGE THEE.

>> No.6129271

>drinking sodas

>> No.6129316

>>6129271

>not drinking soda

>> No.6129329

>>6129316
Drinking pop

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Best on tap

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>>6128907
a local burger place that's been around since the 30s make their own root beer. shit is fucking amazing. A&W is also top tier for the branded stuff. pic related is the local shit

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>>6128907
this local place that has been around since the 30s or whatever makes some amazing fucking root beer. it's like crack.

pic related

>> No.6129622

>>6129022
Yeah this stuff is pretty good.

There's two breweries near me (Red Hare, Burnt Hickory) that make some damn good root beer. I dunno what my favorite is.

I'm generally not a soda fan but root beer and ginger ale are delicious. Especially with liquor.

>> No.6129627

>>6129586
its OK i guess

>> No.6129632

>>6129022
>>6129622
Really? I thought it was mediocre, standards like AW, Barqs, and that one with the dog are better

>> No.6129666

>>6129022
Got a 4 pack of this in my fridge right now. Excellent stuff

>> No.6129679

>>6129632
Well I only had some special release but I can't imagine it being too different. The only weak part was the carbonation. Is the regular kind pretty lightly carbonated?

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Anybody remember these?
Man, these were perfect. I tried one at a gas station once and it was the best thing I had ever had. So bummed they discontinued it.

>> No.6129723

>>6129720
Looks like dirty cum

>> No.6129739

>>6129723
Tasted exactly like a root beer float though man.

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I tried this eons ago in San Francisco, it was so creamy and smooth, but I never got to have it ever again.

>> No.6129788

>>6128912
The barq's red creme soda is great. But I can only get it from a local pizza place and only from their drink fountain or whatever

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Shasta has some pretty good root beer

>> No.6129803

Dad's is good, Barq's is ok, Mug is meh, and A&W is shit-tier sugarwater.

Bundaberg root beer was really popular at a local soda shop a while ago, but I don't care for it.

Jones root beer is fucking terrible. So disappointing.

>> No.6129861

>>6128907
if anyones every been in Guadalajara, they make the best root beer right in front of you at swap meets

>> No.6130008

>>6129771
this right here is the best rootbeer i've ever tasted. i once tried a draft rootbeer made by rogue brewery. that takes second place. i'll make it a point to try virgil's sometime this week.

>> No.6130018

>>6128907
IBC all the way motherfuckers

>> No.6130058

>>6128963
They sell it in Seattle.

>> No.6130064
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19 fucking 19 root beer

This shit is so cash if you're ever in the upper midwest you need to try it

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>>6129060
Don't be worried. It will be for ze best.

>> No.6130412

>>6130064
>corn syrup.

lol no, but hay enjoy that mercury

>> No.6130609

http://www.delicioussparklingtemperancedrinks.net/rbeer/Beers.html

where does your favorite rank

>> No.6130621

>>6128907
Non-American here, what's it topped with, ice cream?

Looks pretty tasty.

>> No.6130651

>>6130621
root beer float

just drop a scoop of vanilla ice cream into a mug of root beer

>> No.6130663

Henry Weinhard's is fantastic.
>>6130621
Non-mericans don't know about root beer floats??
No wonder we're so much fatter than you. You don't know the temptation

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THE BEST

>> No.6130673

>>6129089
That's because they add caffeine to it. It's not in other brands.

>> No.6130692

>>6129022
Virgils tastes like angels tears, so fucking good.

>> No.6130768

>>6130668
/thread

>> No.6130813

>>6130668
this stuff is not sold anywhere near me, or even my state

so i went to the website, and it's $32 for twelve bottles

>> No.6130846

>>6129022
All of Virgil's stuff is great. Their root beer is my favorite and I especially like their Black Cherry Cream Soda. Abita would be my #2 choice for root beer followed by Dad's.

>> No.6130849

>>6130813
Dude I live in Sweden and It's available here. Tough luck not finding it in your state.

>> No.6130861

So we all agree Barq's is the best mass produced rootbeer?

>> No.6130883

>>6130861
by itself it's just okay, but with ice cream it's great.
Its got more bite and less sweetness than mug or A&W which balances with the sugary ice cream very nicely.

>> No.6130893

>>6130861
>wintergreen

nah.
also, kindly fuck of with that "so we all agree"

>> No.6130896

>>6130893
>the fuck is wintergreen

So we all agree you're not making any sense, right?

>> No.6130908

>>6130893
>wintergreen
WHAT DOES IT MEAN

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>>6130849
well that makes sense, swedes love to wrap their lips around dark things and drink the liquid that comes from them

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>>6130908
>>6130896

it's the plant that makes cheap rootbeer taste like toothpaste.

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stuck with mainstream root beer in my area

>> No.6133205

>>6128912
Barqs is one of the few root beer's that has caffeine

>> No.6133215

just make your own to suit your tastes

>> No.6133591

>>6133215
ok alton

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Can only be obtained in the greater Chicago area, but boy, is it fucking delicious.