Like Rootbeer?

BottomFeeder
BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
edited June 2007 in The Clubhouse
I've been searching for the best rootbeer on the planet. Yes, rootbeer. Not very exciting, I know, but I don't get out much.
Yeah, A&W, Mug, Barq's etc. are fine, but I'm chugging the "craft brews." Henry Weinhards, Thomas Kemper, Americana, Virgil's, Bulldog. & I'm still searching.

So, what's your favorite root beer? Gimme some names! I've got a couple of other rootbeer nuts and we're going to have a competition.
Thanks!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,437
    edited June 2007
    Boylan's is excellent. Stewart's isn't bad, but I like their Birch Beer better. Dad's in the bottle is very good as is Frostie's in the bottle.

    You should check out www.sodaking.com
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2007
    My daily driver is Diet Barq's. Agreed on Stewarts - the best I've found so far is Abita ( www.abita.com ) - but on some occasions, it's just a hair too sweet for my palate.

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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited June 2007
    F1nut wrote: »
    Boylan's is excellent. Stewart's isn't bad, but I like their Birch Beer better. Dad's in the bottle is very good as is Frostie's in the bottle.

    You should check out www.sodaking.com

    WOW! GREAT TIP ON THE WEB SITE! You're my rootbeer hero! You've opened up a whole new world for my taste seeking tongue! Have you ever ordered anything from them and, if so, was it a good experience?

    Thanks also, Russman, for your tip as well!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,437
    edited June 2007
    Not me, but a friend and yes, it was a good experience.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited June 2007
    Rootbeer, very refreshing.
    Here is a link to a previous post.
    Rootbeer
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited June 2007
    I am partial to an ice cold bottle of Virgils...

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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited June 2007
    What are you eating, that looks kinda good.
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  • POLKOHOLIC
    POLKOHOLIC Posts: 407
    edited June 2007
    those bowls look very similar to something i was about to purchase at bed bath and beyond.

    instead i got shot glasses
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2007
    I'm not very well versed in the different offerings the world of Root Beer has, but the best I've ever had is definitely Virgils.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited June 2007
    LOL... that picture is OOOLD. I just happened to be browsing the forums then, too :D

    The bowl is also old, not even microwave safe (get very hot in the 'wave). The food, I believe, was baked Ziti
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited June 2007
    oh, to make my contribution to the thread, i like Stewarts
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited June 2007
    Frosty rootbeer is my personal favorite.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,183
    edited June 2007
    Old Philadelphia is great Root Beer, Stewarts are very good as well.
    The Average I like A&W but they mostly all taste the same there.

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  • duksbak
    duksbak Posts: 134
    edited June 2007
    Henry Weinhards has my vote^^

    good stuff!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,679
    edited June 2007
    It was Twin Kiss, a franchise drive-in kind of place in MD and PA way back when. Last time I was in the neighborhood, there was still a Twin Kiss somewhere north of Harrisburg, PA (en route to Bucknell).

    When I was a lad, they sold root beer to go in 1 gallon brown glass jugs, and it was bitchen.

    EDIT: Well, there's still a Twin Kiss in Westminster MD... which I should've remembered, 'cause our son goes to school there! They don't make a big deal 'bout their root beer, so I am guessing they've got generic root beer now.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited June 2007
    Sprecher. Brewed here in Milwaukee.

    Hands down, the best root beer on the planet, IMO, of course. ;)

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    Link to the brewery
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited June 2007
    nadams wrote: »
    I am partial to an ice cold bottle of Virgils...

    The other day at the liquor store, I saw a 4-pack of Virgil's for $20:eek:
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited June 2007
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Sprecher. Brewed here in Milwaukee.

    Hands down, the best root beer on the planet, IMO, of course. ;)

    rootbeerfloat.jpg

    Link to the brewery

    Yes! That's the one I was trying to remember. Good stuff there. Old Dominion makes a good root beer, but personally I like birch beer better. I've had some good ones in Pennsylvania Dutch country, but their names escape me at the moment.
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited June 2007
    Sioux City Sarsaparilla and Sioux City Rootbeer

    Sioux City Sarsaparilla; Some people say this one's a perfect 10! Also known as "The Granddaddy of All Root Beers"

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2007
    Rootbeer is awesome! Never cared for it until I had some home made stuff but now that I can't get that anymore I've started sampling more common brands. Great thread!
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited June 2007
    There's a place in Addison (and I think they are a national chain) called BJ's.

    Their homemade rootbeer is excellent, IMO, at least for the addison location.

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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited June 2007
    For an everyday root beer I like IBC.

    But it's hard to beat homemade. If you have a local homebrew shop they should be able to get you started on making your own. It's really not that difficult of a process, and can actually be a lot of fun.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2007
    They have home made rootbeer at Hard Times Cafe which is really good.
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  • bamamusicfan
    bamamusicfan Posts: 25
    edited June 2007
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Sprecher. Brewed here in Milwaukee.

    Hands down, the best root beer on the planet, IMO, of course. ;)

    rootbeerfloat.jpg

    Link to the brewery

    Really good root beer. Sprecher's cream soda is awesome!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,950
    edited June 2007
    Aw man....I have to check that out.I am a huge Cream soda fan.Cream soda makes the best ice cream floats too.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited June 2007
    Order a 12 pack, it's like $10. They'll have it to you in Chicago in a day.
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited June 2007
    Just had a bottle of Americana. Excellent!

    cmy330go - Do I look for a beer homebrew shop that also helps you do rootbeer?
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