Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor. Root beer is typically, but not exclusively, non-alcoholic, caffeine-free, sweet, and ...
For decades, until the 2010s, the iconic Sioux City sarsaparilla bottle was sold in retail stores in the United States.. Sarsaparilla (UK: / ˌ s ɑːr s p ə ˈ r ɪ l ə /, US also / ˌ s æ s p ə ˈ r ɪ l ə / sas-pə-RIL-ə) [1] is a soft drink originally made from the vine Smilax ornata (also called 'sarsaparilla') or other species of Smilax such as Smilax officinalis. [2]
A&W Root Beer is an American brand of root beer that was founded in 1919 by Roy W. Allen [3] and primarily available in the United States and Canada. Allen partnered with Frank Wright in 1922, creating the A&W brand and inspiring a chain of A&W Restaurants founded that year. Originally, A&W Root Beer sold for five cents (equivalent to $0.88 in ...
Made from sarsaparilla vines rather than the roots of a sassafras tree, the flavor is very close to root beer. Either way, Sioux City knows what it’s doing, and you'll get both in this four ...
An 1894 American Trade Card for Hires Root Beer A Hires Root Beer mug from the 1930s or earlier. Hires Root Beer was created by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pharmacist Charles Elmer Hires. The official story is that Hires first tasted root beer, a traditional American beverage dating back to the colonial era, while on his honeymoon in 1875. [2]
Barq's (/ ˈ b ɑːr k s /) is a brand of root beer created by Edward Barq and bottled since the beginning of the 20th century. It is owned by the Coca-Cola Company. [2] It was known as "Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer" until 2012. [3]
A new limited-edition flavor of A&W Root Beer just leaked, and fans are beyond ready to get their hands on a bottle (or two).. About a week ago, someone got their hands on apparent product images ...
Grandpa Graf's (also known as Graf's Root Beer, Graf's, or Gran'pa Graf's) is a carbonated soft drink that can presently be purchased in eastern and northern Wisconsin groceries. The beverage is a root beer flavored drink that originated in 1873 from John Graf.