A glass of root beer with foam

Root beer is a beverage also known as Sasparilla outside of North America. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms: alcoholic and soft drink. Image File history File linksMetadata Rootbeerfoam. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Rootbeerfoam. ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Fermentation. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ...

Ingredients

The soft drink version of root beer is non-alcoholic and is generally made using root beer extract or other flavored syrups along with carbonated water. The soft drink version of root beer constitutes about 3% of the American soft drink market.^[1] Effervescence from soda. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ...

The alcoholic version is made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, artificial sassafras root bark flavoring (the natural form is mildly carcinogenic), nutmeg, anise, and molasses among other ingredients in some cases including caffine. For other uses, see Fermentation. ... For other uses, see Vanilla (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cherry (disambiguation). ... Species Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Glycyrrhiza aspera Glycyrrhiza astragalina Glycyrrhiza bucharica Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza eurycarpa Glycyrrhiza foetida Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza iconica Glycyrrhiza korshinskyi Glycyrrhiza lepidota Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora Glycyrrhiza triphylla Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Binomial name Killip & Morton Sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii and other closely related species of Smilax) is a plant that comes in vine and, in the case of Aralia nudicaulis L., bush variants that bears roots with many useful properties. ... This article is about the Sassafras tree. ... In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. ... For other uses, see Nutmeg (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Pimpinella species, but the name anise is frequently applied to Fennel. ... Molasses or treacle is a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar. ...

Many local brands of root beer exist, and homemade root beer is made from concentrate or (rarely) from actual roots. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic root beers have a thick and foamy head when poured.

Traditional use

Antique root beer dispenser. The barrel would hold a block of ice which would cool carbonation coils at the base in the days before refrigeration.

Root beer is a traditional beverage and herbal medicine. Throughout history, the beverage was often alcoholic, usually around 2%. As a medicine it was used for treating cough and mouth sores. Commercially prepared root beer was developed by Charles Elmer Hires on May 16, 1866. He presented root tea powder at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial exhibition. In 1893 he began selling bottled carbonated root beer. There was an upsurgence in the popularity of root beer in the United States during the period of prohibition in the early 20th century as local breweries resorted to brewing non-alcoholic root beer since alcoholic beverages were outlawed.^[2] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 484 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1605 × 1987 pixel, file size: 921 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 484 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1605 × 1987 pixel, file size: 921 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Charles Elmer Hires (August 19, 1851—July 31, 1937) was the inventor of root beer. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Opening day ceremonies at the Centennial Exhibition The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official worlds fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. ... The term Prohibition, also known as A Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ...

Commercial soft drink brands

• A&W Root Beer — Cadbury-Schweppes
• Barq's — Coca-Cola
• Boylan Bottling Company
• Carter's
• Dad's Root Beer — Hedinger Brands, LLC
• Fanta
• Faygo
• Dr.Fitz's
• Frostie
• Frostop
• Grandpa Graf's
• Hank's
• Henry Weinhard
• Hires Root Beer
• Hosmer Mountain Root Beer
• IBC Root Beer — Cadbury-Schweppes
• Jones Soda Root Beer
• Mug Root Beer — PepsiCo
• Railroad Root Beer
• Ramblin' Root Beer — Coca-Cola, Replaced in mid-1990s with Barq's
• Route 66 Route Beer — Route 66 Sodas, LLC
• Sarsi — Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.
• Shasta
• Stewart's Fountain Classics — Cadbury-Schweppes (Winner, 2006 World Cup of Root Beer)
• Sprecher Root Beer
• Tommyknockers - When under the right lowlight, this brand glows in the dark.
• Vess
• White Rock Root Beer

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Commercial brands

Canadian root beer containers of a variety of brands.

U.S. root beer brands in Canadian containers.

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• A-Treat Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Abita
• Barrelhead — Cadbury-Schweppes
• Blumers
• Bundaberg Root Beer — Australian brand of brewed drinks
• Frozen Run
• Goose Island
• Hank's Root Beer
• Henry Weinhard's Root Beer
• Myers Avenue Red root beer [1]
• Old Dominion Root Beer
• Natural Brew Hand Crafted Draft Root Beer contains sweet birch, licorice root, sarsaparilla, cinnamon, clove, anise, wintergreen, and vanilla
• Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer - PA regional brand specializing in red birch beer.
• RICHardson Root Beer
• RipSaw Root Beer - A Michigan root beer bottled in Alpena by The Fletcher Street Brewing Company.
• Route 66 Root Beer
• Saint Arnold Brewing Company - Texas regional brand, made with cane sugar [2]
• Snapple
• Sprecher Brewery
• Thomas Kemper
• Tommyknocker's
• Triple XXX
• Virgil's Root Beer — Reed's, Inc.

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