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Oct 09, 2020

Root Beer

They are stopping the sale of A&W Root Beer. Not real root beer in a long time of course.
Wife bought a 12 pack of Diet A&W Root Beer. It lists things that more akin to carmel and is not the least bit strong enough to be kin to root beer.The original root beer was a bit alcoholic, I think, but don't quote me. Grand Ma's last batch of spring tonic made from Sassafras roots etc,I thought was going to kill us. She showed us which roots to dig and skin etc.
That was the foundation of the original root beer I think.
Wife use to work at Dog and Suds in Coldwater, Michigan early 60s on roller skates, Into the90's and beyond, they changed owners but still had great root beer. I told her Mother the price to cross the border was gallon of that root beer. still have one brown gallon empty jug from there.I remember many great frosted cold mugs of A&W and other Root Beers,diabetes be hanged.
So where do we find great, fully carbonated Root Beer now?