Food and Drink Summer is for Root Beer

**gblowfish** · 07-13-2013, 06:13 PM

I really love Root Beer. I not supposed to drink sugary soft drinks, so when I do have a root beer, its Diet. I like IBC, Stewart's, Frost Top and A&W pretty much in that order. What root beer is good where you live?

I've also had Frosty and Barq's, Dad's, and Hires -which is close to impossible to find any more.

Best regular root beer is in my hometown Independence, MO, at Mug's Up. Link:
http://mugsup.com/

One of my St. Louis pals told me about a place in Brentwood called "Carl's" that he likes.

Tell me about your root beer fix!

Oh, BTW: IBC makes great cream and black cherry sodas too. They started in the depression brewed by a beer brewery in St. Louis to keep in business.

keg in kc · 07-13-2013, 06:16 PM

I kinda like Culver's root beer when I happen to grab a burger there.

A&W isn't what it used to be. At least it doesn't seem like it to me.

blaise · 07-13-2013, 06:16 PM

Jones root beer is awesome.

OrtonsPiercedTaint · 07-13-2013, 06:17 PM

I had a Diet Birch Beer from an Amish store the other day. It just made me wish I had, had an A&W Diet Root beer instead.

**gblowfish** · 07-13-2013, 06:17 PM

One of the things about A&W is it's owned by Dr. Pepper. They also own Hires.
http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/hires/

They took Hires off the market to keep A&W on the shelf. Too bad, Hires was a better product. The new A&W 10 calorie is pretty good for a diet root beer.

Nothing is better than draft, home brewed root beer like Mugs Up. It's the ultimate.

KCUnited · 07-13-2013, 06:18 PM

McCoy's has pretty good house made root beer. I take a growler of it down to my father in law whenever we go, he's old and loves that shit.

**gblowfish** · 07-13-2013, 06:24 PM

A friend of mine in California likes this stuff, but if you want to buy it online, it's $50 for a 24 pack. Yikes!

http://thomaskemper.com/our-sodas#.UeHvTVOkXWY

Here's the story of how IBC got started in St. Louis:
http://www.ibcrootbeer.com/history.aspx

**gblowfish** · 07-13-2013, 06:30 PM

Killebrew Root Beer in Minnesota is good too. I've had this before. Tasty stuff:
http://killebrewrootbeer.com/

Ace Gunner · 07-13-2013, 06:41 PM

best root beer on the market imo

Psyko Tek · 07-13-2013, 06:46 PM

my youngest son loves
DR brown,s he got it at pink's shot dogs in LA
used to get it at bev-mo but he says it's gone

and yeah I lover hires in the day

SPATCH · 07-13-2013, 06:52 PM

I had Maine Root - Root Beer the other day from the fountain. Holy shit, man. I had never heard of the stuff, but it was one of the best sodas I have ever had.

**gblowfish** · 07-13-2013, 07:01 PM

When I was a kid, we had Dog N Suds Root Beer. I have a Dog n Suds mug around here somewhere.

Captain Obvious · 07-13-2013, 07:23 PM

Rusty Jug in El Dorado Springs. Homemade root beer and kick ass BBQ.

**gblowfish** · 07-13-2013, 07:30 PM

I get Frost Top at my local Ace Hardware store. It's $1.19 for a quart. It's pretty good.
http://www.frostop.com/

**TribalElder** · 07-13-2013, 07:30 PM

Sarsaparilla is my jam

07-13-2013, 06:13 PM
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	Summer is for Root Beer I really love Root Beer. I not supposed to drink sugary soft drinks, so when I do have a root beer, its Diet. I like IBC, Stewart's, Frost Top and A&W pretty much in that order. What root beer is good where you live? I've also had Frosty and Barq's, Dad's, and Hires -which is close to impossible to find any more. Best regular root beer is in my hometown Independence, MO, at Mug's Up. Link: http://mugsup.com/ One of my St. Louis pals told me about a place in Brentwood called "Carl's" that he likes. Tell me about your root beer fix! Oh, BTW: IBC makes great cream and black cherry sodas too. They started in the depression brewed by a beer brewery in St. Louis to keep in business.
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07-13-2013, 06:16 PM	#2
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	I kinda like Culver's root beer when I happen to grab a burger there. A&W isn't what it used to be. At least it doesn't seem like it to me.
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07-13-2013, 06:16 PM	#3
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	Jones root beer is awesome.
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07-13-2013, 06:17 PM	#4
OrtonsPiercedTaint MVP Join Date: Dec 2012 Casino cash: $10004980	I had a Diet Birch Beer from an Amish store the other day. It just made me wish I had, had an A&W Diet Root beer instead.
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07-13-2013, 06:17 PM	#5
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	One of the things about A&W is it's owned by Dr. Pepper. They also own Hires. http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/hires/ They took Hires off the market to keep A&W on the shelf. Too bad, Hires was a better product. The new A&W 10 calorie is pretty good for a diet root beer. Nothing is better than draft, home brewed root beer like Mugs Up. It's the ultimate.
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07-13-2013, 06:18 PM	#6
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $2258244	McCoy's has pretty good house made root beer. I take a growler of it down to my father in law whenever we go, he's old and loves that shit.
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07-13-2013, 06:24 PM	#7
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	A friend of mine in California likes this stuff, but if you want to buy it online, it's $50 for a 24 pack. Yikes! http://thomaskemper.com/our-sodas#.UeHvTVOkXWY Here's the story of how IBC got started in St. Louis: http://www.ibcrootbeer.com/history.aspx
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07-13-2013, 06:30 PM	#8
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	Killebrew Root Beer in Minnesota is good too. I've had this before. Tasty stuff: http://killebrewrootbeer.com/
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Psyko Tek special teams Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mesa AZ Casino cash: $10015665	my youngest son loves DR brown,s he got it at pink's shot dogs in LA used to get it at bev-mo but he says it's gone and yeah I lover hires in the day __________________ Psyko Tek The keyboard has been drinking,
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07-13-2013, 06:52 PM	#11
SPATCH birth of spatch Join Date: May 2008 Casino cash: $10006207	I had Maine Root - Root Beer the other day from the fountain. Holy shit, man. I had never heard of the stuff, but it was one of the best sodas I have ever had.
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gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	When I was a kid, we had Dog N Suds Root Beer. I have a Dog n Suds mug around here somewhere.
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Captain Obvious The Planet's Only Superhero Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MO Casino cash: $8596472	Rusty Jug in El Dorado Springs. Homemade root beer and kick ass BBQ.
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07-13-2013, 07:30 PM	#14
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	I get Frost Top at my local Ace Hardware store. It's $1.19 for a quart. It's pretty good. http://www.frostop.com/
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07-13-2013, 07:30 PM	#15
TribalElder Arrowhead Trail of Tears Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: KansasCity Casino cash: $2380441	Sarsaparilla is my jam
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