IBC Root Beer was founded in 1919 by the Griesdieck 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 IBC company closed but the trademark was purchased by the Kranzberg Family who operated the Northwestern Bottling Company. In the late 1930s, it was sold to the National Bottling Company owned by the Shucart Family. Popularity and distribution declined after World War II. In 1976, it was sold to Taylor Beverages, which was then sold to the Seven-Up Company in 1980. After Dr. Pepper and Seven Up merged, distribution of IBC became national throughout the United States. Ultimately Dr. Pepper & Seven-Up, Inc. was acquired by Cadbury-Schweppes.
IBC is now organized within the Mott's unit of Cadbury-Schweppes.
Rootbeer is a non-alcoholic beverage made from some combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sasafrass root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses among other things.
Many local brands of rootbeer exist and home-made rootbeer is made from concentrate or rarely from roots.
Rootbeer is also used as a flavoring for candy, cough drops, popcorn, ice cream floats, cakes and breads.
Rootbeer is a 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.
There was an upsurgence in the popularity of rootbeer in the United States during the period of prohibition in the early 20th Century as local breweries resorted to brewing rootbeer since other, alcoholic, beverages were outlawed.
Rootbeer is also used as a flavoring for candy, cough drops, popcorn, rootbeer floats, jelly beans, cakes, popsicles, milk, barbecue sauce, and breads.
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