never really been a fan of Birch Beer, maybe because all I've ever had was the store brand though

when i was a junior in highschool i was at some summer program at rose-hulman college and for one of our big parties we had a root beer kegger.

all of the college kids were talking about how these root beer kegs they were getting were the best rootbeer in the world. i am not big on rootbeer, but it was pretty delicious. the school was in indiana, but i think they went to illinois somewhere to get the kegs.

entertaining to see a v obese engineering kid doing rootbeer kegstands

In a frosty mug.

Sprecher sells a root beer mix - whether that's the same as what they bottle, I dunno - for those who want to make their own. I haven't made my own soda, mostly because it has a way of tainting homebrew beer stuff, but a dedicated homebrew root beer/soda tap is definitely in my future.

Link to root beer extract for homebrew

sprecher's is the best. not close.

Berghoff ainec. Pure cane sugar is the key. You can't buy it in the grocery store but I am fortunate to have a store close by called the Soda Pop shop. Any soda you could imagine is sold there. Everything you can remember from your childhood is available.

IBC > A&W > Barq's > MUG

IMO. They're all good though, you can't go wrong.

+1

santa cruz makes a decent one as well. nothing like sprecher's imo, but it's decent. kind of different.

best rootbeer float ever is sprecher's/haagen dazs vanilla. any float fan should have that combo at least once.

IBC is the best i've had.

floats are the nuts of all time.

I chose Hires, but I can't find it here anymore, so I usually get Barq's. Never had IBC, probably just an American thing.

I'm in the minority that really doesn't like A&W.

both barq's and mug are pretty bad i can't believe anyone would say mug was their favorite. i think that's the worst and is barely root beer.
a&w is good. i think baumeister root beer is my favorite. i'm sure i've had IBC root beer but i don't know offhand what it's like, but i usually like the bottled ones. don't really know the other brands mentioned in the poll either.

mmmmm rootbeer.

I love root beer.

Recently, I discussed with a few coworkers the different names for soda + ice cream floats.

I'm curious how many people here know what a "black cow" is?

I haven't had IBC. From what I've had (which is a disgusting amount as a kid) MUG and its never been close.

IBC, basically anything in a glass bottle> all