sparky's was the most expensive at 2.39 a bottle

Root beer + ice = nono.
At least good root beer.
I usually chill my IBC in the freezer before I drink it.

I love root beer, unfortunately, over in Blighty, we don't have a lot of it about. A lot of chinese supermarkets sell A&W, which i make do with, but i think is probably the poorest of all root beers i've tasted.
I must admit i've only ever had root beer once from a proper brown glass bottle and can't remember the brand. But this was in San Fran and from a place that had some really fancy root beer for sale.
When i'm in the states i usually go for Mug or Barqs/Bargs(not sure which spelling), as these are the easiest to find in convenience stores.

I put the bottles in the fridge....pint glasses in the freezer. When you pour the root beer into the frozen glass, ice forms at the top. Mmmm....

argh,,that image makes me drool...

i put in my vote for stewarts & barq's as my faves...i know barq's is part of the evil coke empire,,but i still likes it

yes,,,root beer is near impossible to find in the uk,,,except for singapore-made a&w sold at southeast asian supermarkets,,,it sucks but is sufficient when that is the only thing going..

also australian bunderberg root beer is available but that is a whole different beast...it is more of an herbal taste..not amazingly sweet like it's US cousins..

i tend to make myself sick on root beer everytime i visit the states..

i have been told that for a short while in the 70s,,mcdonalds sold root beer in the UK,,but it did not go down very well..most people were expecting it to be alcoholic

the first tasting/judging went down last night.... In the Revelation Region we had a surprise upset when Triple XXX beat out Jackson Hole Buckin' RB. and in the other regional Kutztown easily handled Faygo.

two of the three judges:

Jordan Cooper (rev rec.) & Popeye V. (Farside).. not pictured Jeff Caudill (Gameface)

Hey Scott....are these blind tastings?

yes they are

Hey jebcrow.
I didnt know bundaberg made a root beer, but I am on the otherside of Australia.
We cant really get Root beer in Australia. We always thought it was a funny name because Root means to have sex in Aust'.
But we do get the odd Sarsparilla here and there, this is the name we use here. Its noted as a bit of an old fashioned drink, I love it but only really get to drink it when I go to the local indonesian restaurant.And its poured over ice because in true indo fashion the cans are warm,
More useless information...I first tried root beer on a tour of an aircraft carrier docked in the fremantle port. I was about 9 or 10 and I thought it was the stupidest soda drink I had ever had.

I can't believe you left something else out and kept Rat Bastard, unless it was as a warning to everyone not to drink Rat Bastard, ha ha.

And if you need tasting help, let me know

yeah.. rat bastard straight up sucks. ill be setting up a LASK bracket soon. youre definitely invited

went to raley's and found some.
dranked it today as suggested.
delicious

When you get to the FInal Four....I'm going to get a pack of each.

Last year the Whole Foods near me had a huge Virgil's display. The best part was they had a keg of it on tap for people to try. No one was ever around it so I helped myself to quite a few cups.

i didnt find virgils unfortunately
i did pick up some elis's, fitz's, and albita
there were some more... but i'll get those on my next trip

I like the roots beer myself


but seriously I make my own root beer with this


some recipes here
http://www.gourmetrootbeer.com/recipes.html

I like barley beer (w/ hops and amber waves of grain)

I just found IBC in a small mini market here in my town, It was really good, I tried in a chilled glass as suggested here, and was great!!

drank fitz's yesterday... it sucked

Picked up a 4-pack of Virgil's at Trader Joe's.
It's still how I remembered it.
Good taste but watery.
Not as creamy as I like my root beer despite their claim on the label.

bleh...i'm glad this is not on your list, Scott.

i've never had it bert... but i am finding out that i have bought some turds for this thing. no more steaz

are you doing any birch beers??

pennsylvania dutch birch beer is worthy i reckon...

it's pretty weak in flavor...at least to me it is...and it's almost flat. kinda funny how it says "sparkling filtered water" instead of carbonated water. i didn't think there was a difference between the 2. it definitely lacks the kick or bite of sarsparilla, and only a hint of the flavor. it tastes more of cream soda, and a crappy one at that, than rootbeer.

Scott should do a Cream Soda battle next.

cream or birch probably,,, but this battle shit is pricey