Barq's is an American soft drink company. "Barq's" was long the name of the company's signature product, now known as Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer, a brand of root beer notable for being the only major United States root beer to contain caffeine. It has been bottled since the start of the 20th century and is currently sold by the Coca-Cola Company. A rare root beer of Braunschweig, Germany Root beer is a (usually) non-alcoholic fermented beverage made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses among other ingredients. ... The Coca-Cola Companys headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is an international beverage and food manufacturer whose headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... A&W Root Beer, now the most popular root beer in the United States, was first brewed in June 1919, in Lodi, California by Roy Allen at a parade for returning World War I veterans. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... A rare root beer of Braunschweig, Germany Root beer is a (usually) non-alcoholic fermented beverage made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses among other ingredients. ... Caffeine (sometimes called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate, and theine when found in tea) is a xanthine alkaloid found in the leaves and beans of the coffee tree, in tea, yerba mate, guarana berries, and in small quantities in cocoa, the kola nut and the... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The Coca-Cola Companys headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is an international beverage and food manufacturer whose headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America. ...

History

The Barq's Brothers Bottling Company was founded in 1890 in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana by Edward Charles Edmond Barq and his younger brother, Gaston. The Barq Brothers bottled carbonated water and various soft drinks of their own creation. Early on their most popular creation was an orange flavored soda called Orangine, which won a gold medal at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Official website: http://www. ... Bubbles of carbon dioxide float to the surface of a carbonated soft drink. ... Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis and its fruit. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds fair, was held in the U.S. city of Chicago in 1893 to celebrate... A Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ...

Edward Barq moved to Biloxi, Mississippi in 1897 with his new wife. The following year he opened the Biloxi Artesian Bottling Works. 1898 is often given as the debut year for what was later to be known as "Barq's root beer," but some sources say this particular product was not produced until some two years later. Biloxi and Mississippi coast Biloxi is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

For many decades Barq's was not marketed as a "root beer." This was in part a desire to avoid legal conflict with the Hires Root Beer company, which was attempting to claim a trademark on the term "root beer." It was also due to differences from other root beers at the time. The base was a sarsaparilla drink of the style of the late 19th century, in a formulation with caffeine, less sugar, and higher carbonation than other brands, though with less of a foamy "head." It was decided to market the soft drink simply as Barq's. Hires Root Beer is a soft drink marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... Binomial name Smilax regelii Killip & Morton Sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii and other closely related species of Smilax) is a vine that bears roots with many useful properties. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Magnified view of refined sugar crystals. ...

The traditional slogan was the simple affirmation "Drink Barq's. It's good."

For a time it was marketed with the slogan "Is it root beer?" before the company decided to market the product as such.

In 1976 the Biloxi Barq's Company was bought by two lawyers named John Oudt and John Koerner. Their plans to merchandize the brand nationally were complicated by the existence of the New Orleans based Louisiana Barq's Company, which had long been marketing Barq's and Barq's Red Drink (a cream soda) in Southern Louisiana largely independently of the Biloxi firm, dating back to early 20th century oral agreements between Barq family members and friends. (Those who traveled back and forth between Mississippi and Louisiana noted subtle but distinct differences between the Barq's sold in the two places, as the Biloxi and New Orleans plant both made their own syrup, and some partisans considered one or the other "better.") There were various legal conflicts over who exactly had the rights to the Barq's name and formula which were not fully resolved until the Coca-Cola company bought out both branches in the 1990s. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Cream soda is a sweet carbonated soft drink. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

In the 1990s, Barq's ran a funny series of commercials with the following jingle: "This is the Barq's Root Beer Jingle, singing about Barq's Root Beer! Barq's spent all their money on the music so they couldn't afford to buy lyrics."

In recent years Barq's has been marketed with the slogan "Barq's has bite!", a reference to its sharper taste in comparison to other Root Beers. Many people believe this "bite" comes from the caffeine found in the drink, but is in fact partly due to the higher level of carbonation and partly due to the lower sugar content. ^{[citation needed]}

Barq's products

• Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer (formerly known simply as "Barq's," and for a time in some markets as "Barq's Sr.") Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer is also available Caffeine Free in areas distributed by Swire Coca-Cola such as Utah.
• Diet Barq's
• Barq's Red Créme Soda (for decades the only other product under the Barq's brand name, long known in New Orleans as "Barq's Red Drink")
• Barq's French Vanilla Créme Soda
• Barq's Root Beer Floatz
• Barq's Floatz Frozen Ice Cream, made by J&J Snack Foods.

External links

• Barqs.com - Official website
• Barq's - The blog with BITE! - Unofficial fan site. Read Barq's. It's Good! Since 2004.