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What is the best root beer?

>> No.6474578
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Sprecher of course.

>> No.6474600
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Dads Root beer.

>> No.6474604

Britfag here, broke my root beer virginity the other day with A&W and it was disgusting. Is it meant to taste like that?

>> No.6474625
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Being a Britbong is suffering sometimes. Root beer is hard to come by and often way overpriced

Best I've had so far is A&W but got a bottle of Virgils chilling, worst so far is Dad's but that's not saying I didn't like it. I've liked all I've tried

>mfw there used to be a stall doing homemade sarsaparilla, root beer, ginger beer and dandelion and burdock but they closed down due to lack of demand

>> No.6474638

Stewarts. It has a delicious thick taste to it.

>> No.6474782

Good advice: try Blue Sky! I'm not big on root beer, but it's fantastic.

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>>6474782
Forgot pic

>> No.6474793

>>6474782
Ehh it's a little generic tasting, their ginger ale is good though.

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>>6474547
Dang that's good!

>> No.6474847
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6474847

Abita Root beer is only root beer

>> No.6474864

>>6474793
That's true, but it doesn't need to be outstanding to be quality! On a side note, their ginger ale is pretty fine, but way strong if you're not used to it...

>> No.6475390
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6475390

I would have to go with Boylan's.

>> No.6475396

I've always liked Barq's out of the ones pictured, much creamier taste and mouthfeel

>> No.6475398

>>6475396
I only like Barq's simply because it has caffeine... normal root beer or a majority of all root beer doesn't seem to have any though. I have no favorite in terms of taste. They're all good.

>> No.6475401
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anyone who doesn't select virgil's needs to check themselves before they wreck themselves

it is the definitive best root beer

>> No.6475415

Has anyone ever had an actual alcoholic root beer?

>> No.6475421

>>6475401
>My preference is the best preference and anybody who says otherwise is wrong because I say so!

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>>6475421

you catch on pretty quick. that's exactly right

>> No.6475440

>>6474547
Henry Weinhards or IBC

>> No.6475444

>>6475401

I tried Virgil's one time and it was terrible. I'd fucking take a warm can of cheap ass store brand root beer over Virgil's any day.

>> No.6475450
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>> No.6475486
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6475486

>Yfw your local breweries make your favorite variation of a drink.

A wonderful feeling..

I prefer there birth beer however

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>>6474547
I'd say Virgil;s Special Edition Bavarian Nutmeg is the best I've had.
>>6474795
I need to find some of this stuff, butterscotch root beer sounds pretty good.
>>6475486
I assume you mean birch beer, which is some awesome stuff that seems way overlooked.

>> No.6475515
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6475515

Barqs because it bites at your mouth the way root beer should. God damn it's refreshing as a float.

>> No.6475522

>>6474578
I had that shit once. Every bottle treated like dirty dish water. It was awful

>> No.6475531

>>6475515
Barqs is great.
>>6475486
This is also a great option, my local brewery, Holy City makes a great Birch Beer.

>> No.6475545

I usually go IBC or A&W, mostly because it's the easiest to get around here and I'm not really in the mood for overpriced specialty root beer. I just want a smooth soda with a bit of a punch; not a gourmet , hipster concoction.

>> No.6475691

>>6474604
A&W is shit tier corn-syrup tonic, keep trying different root beers you won't regret it m8

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This is the best

>> No.6475718
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Root beer is gay

>> No.6475723

>>6475450
This

A shame I will never have one ever again, since their distribution is fucked up beyond all repair.

>> No.6475750

>>6475718
This. A&W tastes like a doctors office.

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>> No.6475789
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>root beer
>not sarsaparilla
>not even birch beer

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>>6474547

The best root beer I have ever had was the stuff a local brewer used to make for a local festival each year. $1 a bottle, 50 cent refills if you kept your bottle, returning the bottle at the end of the day got you 25 cents back. The bottles were really cool though, so often times I kept them.

As for stuff that you can buy, pic related was from my childhood. I just hope they still make it with real sugar; haven't had one in ages. Checking the website, it seems they do. Good on you, gents. Maybe I should go get some from BevMo since it seems they carry it there.

>> No.6475824

>>6474547
When it comes to root beer i only like it with pizza
And that root beer would only be BARQ's

>> No.6476120

>>6475713
i drank one of these tonight for the first time and uh...

i dunno about that being the best anon

>> No.6476153

Another Britfag here, I found some Bundaberg root beer in a petrol station in Wales years ago and it was bretty good.

>> No.6476445

IBC > Barqs > MUG > Frostie > Stewart's > A&W > every other big brand

Local stuff is almost always great though.

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>>6475779

How did you cheese heads get your hands on our root beer?!

>> No.6476557

>>6475507
Ma niga
I just poured myself some, shit is amazing but relatively pricey

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>>6476458

http://blog.gourmetrootbeer.com/2013/03/brownie-caramel-cream-root-beer/

"The Body has a very rich sassafras flavor that gives way to luscious caramel and cream that thankfully tastes nothing like brownies. It’s absolutely delicious. There is a prickly carbonation Bite but not much in the spice department, rather, it is nice and smooth. The Head is medium height but fizzes away in less than a minute unfortunately. The Aftertaste is more rich caramel and cream that lasts just long enough to make you want more but not so long as to be annoying when you can’t get it.

Well, I wasn’t prepared for that. I really love this flavor. I love creamy caramel flavored root beers and this takes it to a whole new level. You can really get lost in that caramel and never want to come back. It seems that the milk comes from real cream, but it works like I’d never imagined. Sweet and rich and smooth and lovely. This blew me away. The Head is disappointing but just barely good enough. I guess you can’t judge a root beer by it’s label. See how it rates against other root beers."

That sounds good but I ain't paying $30-$40 for a 12-pack of pop.