Author Topic: Who makes better root beer? IBC or A&W? (Read 698 times)

indy007 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2005, 05:04:50 PM »

A&W if it's on tap. I'm lucky enough to have an A&W fast food place a few minutes away. That's the only time I'd pick it though. If it's a grocery store choice, IBC or maybe a microbrew.

SOB · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2005, 05:32:58 PM »

This is easy. Henry Weinhards.

BlkKnit · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2005, 06:18:02 PM »

A & W is the one, boys. None better (or even as good).

but, it does give me a tummy ache

Toad · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2005, 06:33:50 PM »

Don't forget the local microbrews! This stuff is REALLY good!

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Lost Trail Root Beer
Made from the original formula encountered by Joe Marshall, great-great grandfather of Shelly Schierman. Perfect for an afternoon at the kids’ ball game or watching your favorite horse opera back at the bunk house.

“I been a lookin’ for the Santa Fe Trail three days now. Met up with some good folks. They give me some grub and something to wet my whistle. Say they call it “Root Beer” — been a makin’ this brew from roots and herbs. Think I’ll forget the trail and just settle here.”

From the journal of Joe Marshall, somewhere off the Santa Fe Trail, May 15, 1848

Lost Trail

Nilsen · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2005, 06:35:44 PM »

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Originally posted by Schaden
what is root beer exactly anyway?

was wondering that myself.

Toad · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2005, 06:44:50 PM »

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What is root beer?

Root Beer is a sweetened, carbonated beverage originally made using the root of a sassafras plant (or the bark of a sassafras tree), with sassafras as the primary flavor.

Way more than you wanted to know, trust me!

Encyclopedia Rootanica

bigsky · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2005, 06:54:34 PM »

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Originally posted by SOB
This is easy. Henry Weinhards.

at least they can make one thing good.

Wolf14 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2005, 07:20:32 PM »

I have to agree with some of the others.

If you have an oppertunity to get A&W from the stand then yes A&W.

If you cant then IBC all the way.

Chairboy · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2005, 07:21:39 PM »

Henry Weinhards is good, but I really liked Thomas Kemper. If you see any, give it a shot.

SOB · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2005, 07:35:18 PM »

I dig Henry's more, but the Thomas Kemper stuff is definitely no slacker. It's good stuff too.

bigsky · « **Reply #25 on:** June 15, 2005, 08:01:17 PM »

i will have to put them to the test. my son really likes rootbeer, his favorite is ibc but ill see if i can get weinfarts here.

Tarmac · « **Reply #26 on:** June 15, 2005, 11:27:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
was wondering that myself.

Do they have root beer in Yuroland?

If not, it is a delicious carbonated soda pop that is difficult to describe in its yumminess.

SLCR · « **Reply #27 on:** June 16, 2005, 12:15:35 AM »

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Originally posted by SOB
This is easy. Henry Weinhards.

Henry's is one great root beer! It's very close to a micro root beer.

-SLICER

SOB · « **Reply #28 on:** June 16, 2005, 12:19:41 AM »

There was a distributor down here who had it available in kegs, a while back, but a friend of mine told me he checked into it and they didn't offer it anymore. I haven't followed up though.

rpm · « **Reply #29 on:** June 16, 2005, 12:30:26 AM »

IBC kicks A&W's arse every day of the week and twice on Sunday's.