On my first date was to an A&W drive-in to share a root beer float. Well...I didn't drive, I was only 4 years old. Her parents drove, but I paid for our float. It was in 1954.

Yech...why do t you just drink poison?

Compared to other soft drinks, root beer is quite wholesome.

I know it's Spring when I take the convertible Mustang to the local drive-in rootbeer stand and get a frosty mug, and a coney dog from a young, pretty car hop girl.

I did not know of its existence until some where past the beginning of my twenty first journey around the sun.

I did a decent effort of catching up on twix, snickers, milkways, and the like.

With my work I just burned it all off easy.

Seriously..and I assume you grew up near Charlotte...made for over 100 years just up the road from ya. And anyone from around here...likely drinks Pepsi...but calls every soda "a Coke"...

I don't think I've ever uttered the word "soda" or "pop".... but I drank a lot of Cokes...regardless of flavor.

It was a struggle to get anyone to tell me what Cheerwine was, they would think I was joking.

Like I said, products with sugar was night on the level of tribal taboo.

My grandparents used to make Sassafras Root beer. They would make up a large batch, and store in in the cellar. On occasion the bottles would blow the caps off and make a big mess. It was a long time ago and I was a little kid and only vaguely remember it.

We used to go to A&W and get the Papa Burger, or the Mama burger and a frosty root beer. To this day I still don't understand sitting in a car to eat. We have a Sonic a few blocks away. If we get something, I just get it and take it home and eat.

Growing up in the Bay Area we always drank Mug Root Beer, I still enjoy a glass every now and then.....

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Most folks aren't likely to have heard of this or will be able to find it easily, but it's darn tasty.
I did have a 2 week period in 2014 where I drank a lot of these. Other than that, the closest that I get to a normal soft drink is by having some sort of unsweetened, either plain or naturally flavored seltzer water.
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Yep. I still have one of the mugs around here somewhere.

When it comes to Ginger Ale and Root Beer, nothing I have had out of a can tastes as good as out of a glass bottle.

When my nieces and nephew from Israel come to visit, they always want root beer. I don't think they can get it there and/or my sister hides it from them.

Here in WI as well.

We have a local bottler that has butterscotch root beer made with real sugar not HFCS. I like most root beer but not Barqs since it upsets my stomach. Dogs and Suds, Dad's, Mug, A&W, Frosties are all good. We make some at home now and then and it is a bit more bready than the store bought or A&W made at the restaurant.

Also, I love ice cream and I love root beer but not together in a glass. Same thing with nuts and desserts. They just don't belong together.

When we go out for pizza they have a self serve soda fountain, when we are finished I fill my cup with root beer (may be Mug brand) and take it home to make a float.

But that may be a thing of the past... I sense my wife is getting ready for another "lets get Scott's blood sugar under control crusade"* Which is a good thing... but also means no more pizza and root beer.

*Wife posted a rant about diabetes on Facebook.

I still like A&W but the formula changed back in the 90's or my taste buds did.
I sure do like those drive-ins though.
Your table is always ready.

These are better than any energy drink:
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