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IBC Root Beer is another brand of commercially produced root beer that emerged during this period and is still well-known today. [9] Safrole, the aromatic oil found in sassafras roots and bark that gave traditional root beer its distinctive flavor, was banned in commercially mass-produced foods and drugs by the FDA in 1960. [1]
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]
Stewart's Fountain Classics is an American brand of premium soft drinks. Stewart's are nostalgic "old fashioned" fountain sodas, having originated at the Stewart's Restaurants, a chain of root beer stands started in 1924 by Frank Stewart in Mansfield, Ohio. In 1990, the bottling rights to Stewart's were acquired by the Cable Car Beverage ...
The world's largest root beer float was created in 1990, when Barq's Root Beer cooperated with a Pick N Save grocery store in Dekalb, Illinois by mixing 1,500 U.S. gallons (5,700 L) of Barq’s root beer with 1,000 U.S. gallons (3,800 L) of vanilla ice cream in an above-ground swimming pool.
Dr. McGillicuddy's liqueurs are between 30 and 60 U.S. proof (15–30% alcohol by volume), depending on the flavor. The liqueurs are available in a range of bottle sizes 50 mL, 100 mL, 200 mL, 375 mL, 750 mL, 1 L and 1.75 L. [6] According to the brand website, a character named Dr. Aloysius Percival McGillicuddy created the liqueur.
[6] [5] [1] Dr. Swett's Root Beer was being sold by 1885 as a type of medicine and beverage. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 5 ] [ 10 ] [ 3 ] [ 11 ] [ 1 ] It had begun being marketed in the 1870s. [ 12 ] The drink was originally sold in 5 gallon packages at the price of $1.00 and was available in Boston and New York.
Expand your horizons beyond Mug, A&W, and Barq’s to these choices for tastiest root beer you can find. Some feel gourmet, or are just priced that way. 11 of the the Best Root Beers You Can Drink
IBC Root Beer was founded in 1919 by the Griesedieck family as the Independent Breweries Company in St. Louis, Missouri. Root beer found a market as a legal beverage during the era of Prohibition . The Independent Breweries Company closed, but the trademark was purchased by the Kranzberg family, which operated the Northwestern Bottling Company.